Trivium Announce Alex Rüdinger As New Interim Drummer For Their Fall Tour And Next Album

Trivium has announced former Whitechapel drummer Alex Rüdinger as the band’s next interim drummer, following Alex Bent’s departure from the band earlier this month.

Trivium has announced that former Whitechapel drummer Alex Rüdinger will be taking over drumming responsibilities for the band following Alex Bent’s departure this month.

Bent would announce his seemingly amicable departure hours before the band were set to perform at Aftershock Festival, leading to Sepultura drummer Greyson Nekrutman joining the metal group for their Aftershock performance.

Now, once again, Trivium have shared that Rüdinger will be filling the drummer’s position in the interim while the band decide on who’ll take the mantle in the future.

The band would release the following statement, thanking Nekrutman for stepping in and announcing Rüdinger as the new drummer. The metal legends would also reveal that the band originally asked Rüdinger to join them over nine years ago, which makes the pick all the more impressive.

Trivium’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 honour 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 would also share his own statement confirming his position as Trivium’s new interim drummer and how excited he is to take on the role.

“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 practising…! Getting the material all sick is my top priority!”

“Will make a better post soon. But yeah – just, so stoked y’all.”

When chatting to Blunt at Louder Than Life festival, bassist Paolo Gregoletto and guitarist Corey Beaulieu shared that while no Australian tour had been confirmed, the band was “in talks” for something in 2026 that would be “really killer” if it goes ahead.

Given Rüdinger’s interim position, it’s tough to know if the former Whitechapel drummer will be joining the band when they eventually make their way down under, but we’d be more than keen to see his interpretations of those 14+ tracks.