In December, we speculated that Travis Smith is no longer the drummer of TRIVIUM. Well, now Noisecreep has confirmed our speculation as the band has officially announced MARUTA's Nick Augusto. The band issued the following statement:
"We're really happy to have our good friend and fellow Floridian Nick Augusto join the Trivium family," Vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy commented. "Nick's drumming is very technical and diverse, and he brings a real intense energy to the band and we can't wait for everyone to hear the new song, 'Shattering the Skies Above,' that we just recorded with Nick. I think it's the best Trivium recording we've ever done; it's raw, full of energy, and I think Nick's drumming really pushed us to a new level."
In addition to the new track, the band recorded a cover of the SEPULTURA classic, "Slave New World." For all those that doubt Nick's drum skills, the band posted the following video of him recording the new song and he clearly knows what he's doing:
[youtube width="575" height="360"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_wOKORTjbg[/youtube]
