Sepultura‘s farewell tour was set to mark the top of an period, however simply weeks earlier than the primary present, longtime drummer Eloy Casagrande abruptly left the band — to finally be part of Slipknot, even when these particulars have been unknown at that time — in a transfer that blindsided his former bandmates. Now, in a brand new interview with Overdrive.ie, Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser mirrored another time on the shocking departure and the way the band moved ahead with drummer Greyson Nekrutman stepping in on the final minute.
When requested whether or not Casagrande‘s choice to go away was related to Sepultura‘s upcoming farewell tour, Kisser did not maintain again his frustration. “I do not know, man. It’s a must to ask him. As a result of we have been very shocked by his choice,” Kisser stated, including that Casagrande‘s exit got here after years of preparation for the tour. “We have been engaged on the Sepultura farewell tour for 2 years — with him — and three weeks earlier than the primary present, he determined to go away out of nowhere. It was actually bizarre.”
Kisser emphasised how concerned Casagrande had been in planning the farewell exhibits. “And he determined three weeks earlier than the primary date that we had been working for 2 years to occur, along with his approval and every thing – we have been discussing setlist and all the consequences and every thing — however he determined to go at that second and he left,” he defined. The sudden change left the band scrambling for a substitute, however Kisser quickly had a possible candidate in thoughts: Greyson Nekrutman.
“My son, Yohan, confirmed me his movies,” Kisser stated. “Derrick [Green, Sepultura singer] noticed him taking part in with Suicidal Tendencies in L.A. And he got here to my thoughts immediately. And I known as him, and 48 hours later, we have been collectively. [Laughs]”
Regardless of the sudden shift, Kisser expressed confidence in Nekrutman‘s capability to fill Casagrande‘s sneakers. “Yeah, we needed to rebuild or to rehearse with Greyson,” he stated. “He did an incredible, superb job. Each time it is higher. Each time we acquired related, taking part in, touring extra, and attending to know one another higher. And it is implausible.”
Curiously, there’s been a noteworthy drummer shuffle between Sepultura, Slipknot, and Suicidal Tendencies, which truthfully feels just like the musical chairs sport in actual life. Casagrande left Sepultura for Slipknot, former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg joined Suicidal Tendencies, and Nekrutman stepped into Sepultura‘s lineup.
For Kisser, it looks like a win-win state of affairs for all concerned. “For us, it is nice. I assume for Eloy, Slipknot is nice as effectively. And for Jay — possibly it was higher for everybody.”
In the meantime, Casagrande not too long ago shared his aspect of the story in an interview for the duvet story of the January 2025 challenge of Fashionable Drummer journal, detailing how he acquired the decision from Slipknot and why he finally determined to go away Sepultura. “Every part occurred on the finish of 2023 after I acquired a name from Slipknot‘s supervisor asking me if I used to be keen on doing an audition for Slipknot,” he stated.
At that time, Sepultura‘s farewell tour was already on the horizon. “That 12 months, Sepultura determined to cease taking part in, so it was a really pure choice for me to maintain taking part in with another person as an alternative of simply retiring,” Casagrande defined. He described the Slipknot audition course of as extremely secretive. “On the finish of 2023 and the start of 2024, I wasn’t supposed to speak to anybody about that. The audition was a giant secret. No one might learn about it. Sepultura did not even know, it was simply one thing between me and the fellows from Slipknot. It was my choice to do the audition. I stated, ‘Okay, I am keen on doing an audition as a result of Sepultura goes to cease. I’ve one and a half years left of working with them and I’ll be carried out.'”
Casagrande‘s admiration for Slipknot made the transition a simple selection. “By way of the years, I’ve performed many occasions with Slipknot,” he stated. “We shared phases after I was taking part in Sepultura, and that was the place that I at all times needed to be. I grew up listening to their music, so I needed to have the expertise taking part in stay with Slipknot with a masks on my face.”
The second he joined Slipknot on stage was surreal for Casagrande. “In my first present with the band I used to be pondering, ‘Oh, that is actually occurring. Oh my god. I am unable to imagine it.'”
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