MusicEloy Casagrande praises Greyson Nekrutman, who replaced him in Sepultura

If the relationship between Eloy Casagrande and his former colleagues Grave hasn’t gotten that good since he left to enter the Slipknotfortunately the same cannot be said about his replacement. Greyson Nekrutman, American brought in to fill his spot on the farewell tour Celebrating Life Through Deathreceived praise from his instrument colleague.

In an interview with Modern Drummer (via Igor Miranda website), Casagrande praised not only Nekrutman’s talent, but also the fact that they both joined Sepultura at a very young age. The American, former member of Suicidal Tendenciesjoined the group formed in Brazil at the age of 21 — the same situation as his predecessor, who joined his now former partners at the end of 2011.

“When I see him playing, I remember myself in that same position. When I joined Sepultura, I was his age. This is quite interesting. He’s a very good drummer. I used to watch the videos he posted on social media, when he played more jazz and did drum solos. He is a brilliant musician and I wish him and the rest of the band all the best. I have a lot of respect for him.”

Eloy went further and revealed that he had a dream: to reunite all the drummers who had been through Sepultura at some point. This also includes the founding member Iggor Cavalera and its direct replacement Jean Dolabellawho preceded the member of Slipknot.

“I would like to talk to him more one day. Maybe we could get all the Sepultura drummers together.”

Previous contact

Also during the interview, Eloy Casagrande revealed that he had received Greyson Nekrutman in his studio before the start of the Sepultura tour. The American used the structure to rehearse — and had a little help from the former occupant of the post.

“Greyson came to my studio in São Paulo when he joined the band to do some rehearsals and we had a really good conversation. He only had two or three weeks to learn all the songs, so I gave him some advice, like, ‘we used to play this song faster’ or ‘be careful with this one because we used to play it slower.’ But I wasn’t teaching him how to play the songs, because he can play anything he wants. He’s an incredible drummer.”

Sepultura and Slipknot

Sepultura’s farewell tour should continue until 2026, with a final show in São Paulo. It is speculated that the presentation will take place in a large space and will welcome several former members. An EP of new tracks recorded with Greyson Nekrutman is expected to accompany a live box set from the tour.

In turn, Slipknot continues to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its debut album, with the show already brought to Brazil for the Knotfestin October. There are plans to release a new album, the first with Eloy Casagrande.