Trivium 'wouldn't be around' without Nick Augusto

Trivium

Trivium

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy has spoken out about the departure of drummer Travis Smith, saying that the band "wouldn't be around anymore" had Smith stayed.

Smith left the US metallers last year, with drum tech Nick Augusto stepping in to replace him.

Heafy told the Artisan News Service: "Basically — and I'm not pointing any one finger — between the four of us in the old lineup, if that lineup continued, the band wouldn't be around anymore. And I'm not saying it's just [Travis] or just one other guy from our band right now [that were causing the friction in the group], it's just… the chemistry wasn't there."

Check out the video below for more on Smith and his replacement Augusto.

Rich Chamberlain

Rich is a teacher, one time Rhythm staff writer and experienced freelance journalist who has interviewed countless revered musicians, engineers, producers and stars for the our world-leading music making portfolio, including such titles as Rhythm, Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, and MusicRadar. His victims include such luminaries as Ice T, Mark Guilani and Jamie Oliver (the drumming one).