TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy will sit out some of the band’s upcoming North American tour dates. As he revealed in a video message shared via social media, Heafy is going home to spend time with his wife who’s expecting twins. In this statement, he also revealed that Jared Dines, Howard Jones, and AVATAR‘s Johannes Eckerström will be filling in.
He said: “I just had to fly back unexpectedly home to Orlando. As you know, my wife and I are expecting twins, and as you also know with pregnancy, there are no definitive answers on when things are happening, especially when it’s two. So I had to get back. I took an emergency flight to get back home. I’m home now. We’re basically just on watch.”
He continued: “It’s very weird for me to be on the best North American tour of my career, and then to have to fly home. The plan was, obviously, to do the entire thing, but, thankfully, right now Howard Jones, Jared Dines and Johannes are all working together with Paolo[Gregoletto, bass], Corey [Beaulieu, guitar] and Alex [Bent, drums] to make the set happen. And I truly believe that you guys are gonna get a once-in-a-lifetime show and I’m so upset to be missing it. But I was able to share the stage with Howard and Jared, and then share a souncheck with Johannes, and I know that the set’s gonna be absolutely incredible.”
Remaining tour dates:
Oct. 26 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theater
Oct. 28 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
Oct. 29 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
Oct. 30 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Oct. 31 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Nov. 02 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
Nov. 03 – Berkeley, CA – UC Theatre
