Overview

• Trivium confirmed the amicable split with Alex Bent, who spent nine years in the band and played on their last three studio albums.
• Greyson Nekrutman debuted with Trivium at Aftershock, delivering a seven-song set learned in two days as praised publicly by frontman Matt Heafy.
• The band announced Nekrutman will handle drums for the North American fall run with Jinjer and Heriot, beginning October 31 and running through mid-December.
• Sepultura stated Nekrutman’s role with Trivium is temporary and that he will rejoin them in 2026 for their farewell tour.
• Heafy thanked Sepultura for the short-term arrangement and said Trivium performed “Slave New World” as a nod to the Brazilian metal veterans.