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It’s been a wild few weeks for Trivium<\/strong>. The band parted ways with longtime drummer Alex Bent<\/strong><\/a> and recruited current Sepultura<\/strong> drummer Greyson Nekrutman<\/strong><\/a> for their Aftershock festival performance.<\/p>\n However! Nekrutman<\/strong> is busy with Sepultura<\/strong><\/a>, so Trivum<\/strong> has tapped Alex R\u00fcdinger<\/strong> (ex-Whitechapel<\/strong>, etc.) for both touring and writing purposes. It’s not clear if he’s permanently in the band, though Trivium<\/strong> does state that “we’re excited to share that we’ve reconnected with a drummer we’ve known for over a decade” and they’re “thrilled to finally share the stage with him and explore what’s ahead.” So he’s basically in the band, right?<\/p>\n “Hi everyone: As we prepare to hit the road next week for our North American tour we wanted to explain where we are with our drummer,” wrote Trivium<\/strong>. “We want to sincerely thank Greyson Nekrutman<\/strong> for stepping in and crushing it with us at Aftershock festival. It was an honor to share the stage with such a powerhouse talent, and we’re grateful to both Greyson<\/strong> and Sepultura<\/strong> for making it possible.<\/p>\n “As we look ahead to our North American tour with Jinjer<\/strong> and Heriot<\/strong> and into a new album cycle, the realities of scheduling made it clear that Greyson<\/strong> wouldn’t be able to continue with us for the tour. There’s nothing but respect between us \u2014 Greyson<\/strong> is a humble, confident, and passionate musician, and we’ll always be fans.<\/p>\n “That said, we’re excited to share that we’ve reconnected with a drummer we’ve known for over a decade \u2014 Alex R\u00fcdinger<\/strong> (formerly of Whitechapel<\/strong>). Fun fact: we asked Alex<\/strong> to join Trivium<\/strong> nine years ago, but the timing didn’t align. Alex R\u00fcdinger<\/strong> will join us on tour starting next week and will be part of our writing sessions for the next Trivium<\/strong> record. We’re thrilled to finally share the stage with him and explore what’s ahead. See you on the road.”<\/p>\n R\u00fcdinger<\/strong> added in a separate post: “Beyond thrilled to be doing this. I’ve been so focused on learning material that I’ve barely had time to even process it.<\/p>\n “Been GRINDIN’, transcribed 14+ songs, learning & drilling them on the kit (trying to remember to rest, a challenge for me. Lol!) \u2014 just truly so stoked to do this. I have more I want to say but, for the moment, I’mma get back to practicing\u2026! Getting the material all sick is my top priority! Will make a better post soon. But yeah \u2014 just, so stoked y’all.”<\/p>\n