Avenged Sevenfold announce repalcement for Mike Portnoy

Contributed by alex101. Posted by ben on Friday, January 21, 2011 at 2:30 PM (EST)

In late reported 2010 we reported that Avenged Sevenfold would be looking to replace drummer Mike Portnoy, who had been filling in on drum duties after the death of their founding drummer, Jimmy Sullivan, in December, 2009.

The band has announced that they have ended their search, and brought former Confide drummer Arin Ilejay on board as a permanent player. Avenged Sevenfold told NME that Ilejay was recommended to them by their longtime drum tech Mike Fasano.

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thepopeofchili-town (January 21, 2011)

Isn't Confide the band that did that terrible Postal Service cover? They went from Mike Portnoy to that? Yeesh.

jakegreen (January 21, 2011)

yes. and their drummer is shitty. much like the rest of the band.

Babrook (January 21, 2011)

You mean the drummer from Confide who is drumming his three inch dick off in that Postal Service cover music video when you can tell it was a drum machine?

Props to this guy, though, he's moving up. He went from a shit band to a garbage band. Grats dude.

lookingforcorpses (January 21, 2011)

Garbage band who are playing arenas.

thepopeofchili-town (January 21, 2011)

No they're not.

lookingforcorpses (January 21, 2011)

Umm, yeah, they are.

thepopeofchili-town (January 21, 2011)

They just finished an ampitheater tour opening for Disturbed. They're popular, but they're not U2.

lookingforcorpses (January 21, 2011)

http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/splash/

thepopeofchili-town (January 21, 2011)

Disregard my previous statement.