Trivium Taps Former Whitechapel Drummer Alex Rüdinger for Upcoming Tour
Last month, Trivium‘s longtime drummer Alex Bent stepped away from the band in what sounds like a completely amicable split. The band had a set at Aftershock Festival coming up, so they recruited Sepultura’s Greyson Nekrutman to fill in. With the band’s fall tour coming online very soon and Sepultura still very much busy closing out their career, Trivium needed to find yet another replacement drummer and it seems they’ve found him in ex-Whitechapel drummer Alex Rüdinger.
Announced via post on social media, the band announced Rüdinger’s selection as their new temporary drummer. The plan at the moment is to have Rüdinger hold it down on the drums while the band figures out who will take up the mantle moving forward.
The band’s statement is as follows:
“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.
“We want to sincerely thank Greyson Nekrutman 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 and Sepultura for making it possible.
“As we look ahead to our North American tour with Jinjer and Heroit and into a new album cycle, the realities of scheduling made it clear that Greyson wouldn’t be able to continue with us for the tour. There’s nothing but respect between us — Greyson is a humble, confident, and passionate musician, and we’ll always be fans.
“That said, we’re excited to share that we’ve reconnected with a drummer we’ve known for over a decade — Alex Rüdinger (formerly of WHITECHAPEL). Fun fact: we asked Alex to join TRIVIUM nine years ago, but the timing didn’t align.
“Alex Rüdinger will join us on tour starting next week and will be part of our writing sessions for the next TRIVIUM record. We’re thrilled to finally share the stage with him and explore what’s ahead.
“See you on the road.”
Rüdinger also released a statement, explaing how exciteed he was to join Trivium — albeit temporarily for now.
“Beyond thrilled to be doing this.
“I’ve been so focused on learning material that I’ve barely had time to even process it. Been GRINDIN’, transcribed 14+ songs, learning & drilling them on the kit (trying to remember to rest, a challenge for me. Lol!) — just truly so stoked to do this.
“I have more I want to say but, for the moment, I’mma get back to practicing…! Getting the material all sick is my top priority!“Will make a better post soon. But yeah — just, so stoked y’all.”
You can catch Trivium at any of the dates listed below.
TRIVIUM ON TOUR:
W/ JINJER + HERIOT:
10/31 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues
11/1 — VA Beach, VA — The Dome
11/2 — Montclair, NJ — The Wellmont Theater
11/4 — London, ON — Centennial Hall
11/6 — Québec, QC — Videotron Centre
11/7 — Wallingford, CT — Toyota Oakdale Theatre
11/8 — Portland, ME — Cross Insurance Arena
11/10 — Warren, OH — Packard Music Hall
11/11 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo River Works
11/12 — Lancaster, PA — Freedom Hall
11/14 — Gary, IN — Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana
11/15 — Milwaukee, WI — The Eagles Ballroom
11/16 — Cincinnati, OH — The Andrew J Brady Music Center
11/18 — Indianapolis, IN — The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
11/19 — Waukee, IA — Vibrant Music Hall
11/20 — Minneapolis, MN — Uptown Theater*
11/22 — Winnipeg, MB — Burton Cummings Theatre
11/24 — Edmonton, AB — Midway Music Hall
11/25 — Calgary, AB — Grey Eagle Events Centre
11/26 — Missoula, MT — The Wilma
11/28 — Spokane, WA — The Podium
11/29 — Garden City, ID — Revolution Concert House
12/1 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Union Event Center*
12/3 — Riverside, CA — Riverside Municipal Auditorium
12/5 — Albuquerque, NM — Revel
12/6 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion
12/7 — Fayetteville, AR — JJ’s Live
12/9 — Springfield, MO — Shrine Mosque
12/10 — Kansas City, MO — Uptown Theater
12/12 — New Orleans, LA — The Fillmore New Orleans
12/13 — Dothan, AL — The Plant
12/14 — Orlando, FL — Hard Rock Live
*NO JINJER
