Weapons N’ Roses have introduced the departure of their long-term drummer Frank Ferrer after 19 years.
Ferrer was the longest-serving sticksman within the band, having joined them in 2006 to exchange Bryan Mantia, years earlier than frontman Axl Rose was reunited with Slash and bassist Duff McKagan. Their earlier drummers included Steve Adler and Matt Sorum.
In an announcement on social media, the band stated: “Weapons N’ Roses announce the amicable exit of Frank Ferrer, the longest-serving drummer of their storied run. The band thanks Frank for his friendship, creativity, and durable presence over the previous 19 years, they usually want him success within the subsequent chapter of his musical journey.
“Frank first joined GNR throughout a present in June 2006 serving to anchor the rhythm part throughout subsequent excursions, together with their current outings that includes the reunited trio of Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan. His final present with the band passed off November 5, 2023 in Mexico.”
No data on who will exchange Ferrer has but been introduced by the band.
His departure comes simply months after Matt Sorum shared his ideas on being excluded from the band’s reunion, admitting he’s “rather more at peace” with it now than he was at first.
“I’ll be sincere to start with, it was just a little bizarre,” Sorum stated. “I’m, like, ‘OK, properly, it’s a reunion. OK, properly, make it a reunion.’ Nevertheless it didn’t go that method. So, I’m rather more at peace with it than I used to be within the very starting.”
He additionally revealed that Ringo Starr of The Beatles referred to as him to ask about being excluded from the reunion. “A man that referred to as me and truly talked to me about it was Ringo [Starr],” he stated.
“And he stated, ‘You didn’t get invited to the occasion.’ I stated, ‘No, I didn’t get invited to the occasion.’ And also you’ll know this, being an individual, when you don’t get invited to a celebration, I imply, come on – it’s gonna sting just a little bit. It’s like I didn’t get invited to the occasion.”
Sorum continued: “However he advised me a narrative about him and John [Lennon] and Paul McCartney. And I’m, like, ‘Is he truly saying…? He’s speaking about John Lennon. That is loopy.’ That proper there stated to me, the universe is on my aspect. I’m on the telephone with Ringo speaking about not being invited to the occasion. That shit, I’m, like, bing!”
Elsewhere, GNR have been lately added to the line-up for Black Sabbath‘s remaining reunion gig.
The long-lasting heavy metallic band will return for one final live performance at Villa Park of their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday, July 5.