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 interchange 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 mentioned: “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 happened November 5, 2023 in Mexico.”
No data on who will change 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 “way more at peace” with it now than he was originally.
“I’ll be sincere at first, it was a little bit bizarre,” Sorum mentioned. “I’m, like, ‘OK, effectively, it’s a reunion. OK, effectively, make it a reunion.’ But it surely didn’t go that means. So, I’m way 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 really talked to me about it was Ringo [Starr],” he mentioned.
“And he mentioned, ‘You didn’t get invited to the get together.’ I mentioned, ‘No, I didn’t get invited to the get together.’ 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 a little bit bit. It’s like I didn’t get invited to the get together.”
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 mentioned to me, the universe is on my facet. I’m on the cellphone with Ringo speaking about not being invited to the get together. That shit, I’m, like, bing!”
Elsewhere, GNR have been not too long ago added to the line-up for Black Sabbath‘s ultimate reunion gig.
The enduring heavy metallic band will return for one final live performance at Villa Park of their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday, July 5.
