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American musician
Alex Bent
Born (1993-01-31 ) January 31, 1993 (age 31)
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[2]
Oakland ,
California , U.S.
[2] Genres Occupation(s) Instrument(s) Years active 2005–present
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Musical artist
Alex Bent (born January 31, 1993) is an American musician best known as the drummer for
heavy metal bands
Trivium ,
[3]
[4] Arkaik
[5]
[6] and
Dragonlord .
[7] Bent is a former drummer for
Battlecross
[8]
[9] and
Brain Drill .
[5]
Bent has also toured with
Decrepit Birth
[1] and
Testament .
[5]
Early life
Bent was born January 31, 1993, in
Oakland, California . When Bent turned 11 years of age, he asked his father to assemble his old drum kit. After teaching himself how to perform percussion for just over one year, he competed in drum competitions and auditioned for various musical ensembles.
[1]
When Bent turned 15, he performed with Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band,
[10] Modesto Junior College Jazz Band in addition to other local musical groups. Within the next 3 years, he participated in the
Guitar Center Drum Off making it to Regional Finals.
[1]
Musical career
Bent performing with Trivium in 2017
Early career
In 2011, Bent joined Arkaik, touring with
Decrepit Birth and
Hatriot in 2012 and becoming a settled member of
Brain Drill
[11] and
Dragonlord in 2015.
[12]
Battlecross and Testament
In April 2015, American blue collar metal band
Battlecross employed Bent for their "Summer of Doom Tour" with
Crowbar and Lord Dying.
[13] Later that year, Bent filled in for
Gene Hoglan of
Testament .
[14]
[15]
[16]
Trivium
At the recommendation of producer Mark Lewis,
Trivium had Bent audition for the role as their new drummer,
[17] replacing former drummer
Paul Wandtke .
[18] In January 2017,
Trivium confirmed Bent as their drummer for their February 2017 European tour
[19] with
Sikth and Shvpes.
[5]
Discography
Trivium
Brain Drill
Boundless Obscenity (2016)
Dragonlord
Battlecross
Arkaik
References
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"Artists A-F – Axis Percussion" . Axispercussion.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017 .
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"Alex Bent – Sick Drummer Magazine" . Sickdrummermagazine.com . December 29, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
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"Trivium Announce Alex Bent as New Drummer for European Tour, Share Audition Video" . Revolvermag.com . January 23, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
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"TRIVIUM Bassist Says Drummer PAUL WANDTKE Wasn't 'The Right Fit' " . Blabbermouth.net . February 15, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
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"Trivium Name New Drummer, Paul Wandtke Comments on Exit" . Loudwire . Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"Video: Trivium Perform Live with New Drummer Alex Bent for the First Time" . MetalSucks . February 12, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"TESTAMENT Guitarist's DRAGONLORD Mixing Third Album" . Blabbermouth.net . April 19, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
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"Battlecross Officially Welcome Drummer Alex Bent To Their Lineup" . Theprp.com . April 6, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
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"Trivium News" . Metalunderground.com . Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
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"Alex Bent – Sick Drummer Magazine" . sickdrummermagazine.com . December 29, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"Alex Hernandez-Bent – Metal Storm" . metalstorm.net . Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"TESTAMENT Guitarist's DRAGONLORD Mixing Third Album" . blabbermouth.net . April 19, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"Battlecross Officially Welcome Drummer Alex Bent To Their Lineup" . Theprp.com . April 6, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"TESTAMENT Taps BATTLECROSS Drummer ALEX BENT For Upcoming Shows" . blabbermouth.net . October 8, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"Testament Taps Battlecross Drummer Alex Bent for Upcoming Shows" . screamingguitars.com . October 10, 2015. Archived from
the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"Testament to hit studio after Slayer tour" . teamrock.com . January 25, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"TRIVIUM Bassist Says Drummer PAUL WANDTKE Wasn't 'The Right Fit' " . blabbermouth.net . February 15, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"Drummer Paul Wandtke is Out of Trivium, Alex Bent is In" . MetalSucks . January 23, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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"Trivium Announce Alex Bent as New Drummer for European Tour, Share Audition Video" . revolvermag.com . January 23, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .
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