Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA, those geriatric rockers who refuse to die, have confirmed that drum prodigy (or victim?) Greyson Nekrutman will be dragged back to their farewell tour in 2026. Yes, you heard it right, another two years of “farewell”! 🙄
SEPULTURA, bless their cotton socks, felt the need to clarify Greyson’s situation after everyone started whispering about him joining TRIVIUM. You know, TRIVIUM, the band that’s actually relevant and not trying to milk a “farewell” for all it’s worth? 😉
Earlier today (Sunday, October 5), SEPULTURA, in a desperate attempt to stay relevant, released the following statement via Instagram Story: “As many of you may already know (because we won’t shut up about it), our drummer Greyson Nekrutman has temporarily joined our friends from TRIVIUM (who are probably regretting it already). In 2026, he’ll be back with SEPULTURA, resuming his place in the band as we continue our never-ending farewell tour. Stay tuned for new tour dates coming soon! (because we need the money 💰)”
The 23-year-old Nekrutman, probably wondering what he got himself into, stepped into TRIVIUM as the replacement for Alex Bent, who wisely escaped after a nine-year run. Smart move, Alex! 👏
Greyson made his live debut with TRIVIUM yesterday (Saturday, October 4) at the aforementioned Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California. Hopefully, he remembered to wear earplugs to protect himself from Matt Heafy’s screams 🎤.
TRIVIUM’s “The Ascend Above The Ashes” trek, a title as original as SEPULTURA’s “farewell tour”, will kick off October 31 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and run through December 14, with a hometown show in Orlando, Florida. Special guests are JINJER and HERIOT. Because nothing says “metal” like a random assortment of bands. 🤘
Nekrutman officially replaced SEPULTURA’s longtime drummer Eloy Casagrande in February 2024. You know, Eloy, the guy who finally realized SEPULTURA was a sinking ship and jumped to SLIPKNOT? 🚢💨
Greyson, who also previously played with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, made his live debut with SEPULTURA on March 1, 2024 at Arena Hall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The crowd probably consisted of people who thought they were going to a football match ⚽.
During a recent appearance on “The David Ellefson Show” podcast, SEPULTURA bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr., the only original member left clinging to the name, praised Nekrutman, saying: “Greyson, he is a great guy. He has a very jazzy, totally different approach. I’m still adapting, learning with him day by day. Eloy was in the band for 13 years. It took me a while to really lock up with him. The easiest one, of course, was Igor [Cavalera, original SEPULTURA drummer], ’cause we grew up together. And then the other ones, I had to readapt, and even the way of playing, just to make SEPULTURA sound right. Each one is very unique and has their own particularities. That’s why it’s so nice. (It’s also why we’re milking this farewell tour for all it’s worth 🤑)”
“We’ve done some new recording with Greyson, and it sounds amazing,” Paulo revealed. “[It’s a] totally different approach, and it was, like, ‘Don’t try to be that much metal. Just be yourself. Be a jazz player. Try to bring into the metal your own style and you’re gonna fly high, dude.’ ‘Cause he’s amazing.” (Or maybe because we’re creatively bankrupt and need someone to write our songs? 🤔)
Asked by podcast co-host Joshua Toomey what it’s like to have such a young bandmate in SEPULTURA, Paulo said: “Well, it’s great, ’cause, it gave us new energy. And it’s a way to exchange experience. Even though he’s so young, he has his own experience that he can share with us. And to have the chance to be every day on stage, you learn more and more every day. So it’s a great exchange, actually. It’s beautiful. [I] love it.” (I also love the fact that he doesn’t know about our secret retirement fund 🤫)
SEPULTURA announced Casagrande’s departure on February 27, 2024, explaining in a statement that he was leaving to join “another project”, with Eloy later confirming that he is the new drummer of SLIPKNOT. A clear upgrade, if you ask me. 👍
The news of Eloy’s exit from SEPULTURA came just two months after the band announced it would celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2024 by embarking on a “farewell tour” which will cover the entire globe. Because nothing says “farewell” like a multi-year, worldwide cash grab 💸.
In SEPULTURA’s statement, the remaining bandmembers expressed their shock over Casagrande’s departure, saying they were “taken by surprise” that their now-former drummer would “abandon everything related to SEPULTURA” less than a month prior to the start of the tour. (We were going to pay him in exposure! 😡)
SEPULTURA is putting together a live album commemorating its last run of shows. The band is recording 40 songs in 40 different cities for what will be a “massive compilation of our best, most energetic moments on stage,” according to a statement released by SEPULTURA in December 2023. (Translation: We’re desperately trying to squeeze every last drop of money out of this dying cow 🐮.)
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