TRIVIUM has tapped Chicago native Paul Wandtke as the band’s new touring drummer.
Wandtke made his live debut with TRIVIUM earlier today (Saturday, December 5) at Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico.
Wandtke has previously drummed for the hit musical “Rock Of Ages” and sat behind the kit for KILL HANNAH during the band’s main-support run with the SMASHING PUMPKINS.
TRIVIUM in May 2014 parted ways with drummer Nick Augusto due to personal differences. Stepping in for him on TRIVIUM’s recent dates and on the band’s latest album, “Silence In The Snow”, was the group’s drum tech, Mat Madiro.
“Silence In The Snow” debuted at No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart, having shifted 18,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 8.
The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
“Silence In The Snow” was released on October 2 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to 2013’s “Vengeance Falls” was produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette (SLASH, ALTER BRIDGE, THE AMITY AFFLICTION) and was mixed by Josh Wilbur (GOJIRA, LAMB OF GOD).
@TriviumOfficial toma el escenario del @knotfestmexico pic.twitter.com/dviocN4Rqn
— RKOpuntoFM (@RKOpuntoFM) December 5, 2015
Source: Blabbermouth
