Terwijl de Braziliaanse thrash-/groovemetalband Sepultura zich voorbereidt op hun afscheidswereldtournee, heeft drummer Eloy Casagrande de band plotseling verlaten. Greyson Nekrutman, die onlangs drumde voor Suicidal Tendencies, is aangekondigd als vervanger voor deze laatste tour van de band.
Sepultura deelde een uitgebreid statement op hun socials over dit vertrek van Casagrande en de aanstelling van Nekrutman:
The Celebrating Life Through Death Tour, a farewell tour over the next 18 months that will celebrate the band’s 40th anniversary and also its farewell to the stage.
Beginning of December the group clearly defined the intention at the announcement, it is a ‘conscious and planned death’. As poetic as it sounds, a tour of this magnitude took nearly of year of preparing and planning which would require a lot commitment, ethics and loyalty to their fans, as well as respecting for the band’s history – something that is a clear priority to Andreas Kisser, Derrick Green and Paulo Xisto.
However, on February 6th a few days prior to the first rehearsal, drummer Eloy Casagrande informed the band that he was leaving Sepultura to pursue a career in another project. The band were taken by surprise, without prior warning, he immediately left the band, abandoning everything related to Sepultura.
Luckily American virtuoso Greyson Nekrutman will take the position of Eloy Casagrande and is welcomed as the band’s new drummer for the ‘Celebrating Life Through Death‘ farewell tour.
Greyson comments: Today I express my heartfelt gratitude for the incredible opportunity to join the legendary ranks of Sepultura for their farewell tour.
To contribute to this legacy is a privilege that fills me with both honor and excitement. Sepultura‘s fearless approach to exploring new territories in the metal sphere is something that I have always admired and strived to emulate in my own musical endeavors. I am eagerly looking forward to adding my own spirit and passion to the mix, to connecting with the fans who have supported the band through its evolution, and to the electrifying experiences we’ll create together on stage. Here’s to the new chapters we’ll write together, to the stages we’ll conquer, and to the powerful music we’ll unleash upon the world.
Casagrande zelf heeft nog niets gezegd over zijn vertrek, maar Suicidal Tendencies heeft hem succes gewenst op hun socials: “Wishing you all the best in your journey through music and life. The SxTx Familia !“. Er gaan echter wel geruchten dat Casagrande de nieuwe drummer van Slipknot gaat worden, gezien dit plotselingen vertrek en het feit dat hij zich gaat focussen op een ander project.
Sepultura live zien kan samen met Jinjer, Obituary en Jesus Piece op 3 november tijdens The Rock Circus in Den Bosch en op 5 november in Ancienne Belgique in Brussel.
