Nine Inch Nails have announced the identity of their new drummer, following the news that Jerome Dillon was forced to drop out of their current US tour because of an unspecified heart condition. The drummer had to be hospitalised twice during Sep, forcing the cancellation of gigs in Sacramento, San Diego and Tucson.
Now Australian Alex Carapetis has been named as the latest addition to the NIN line up, and he played his first show with the band on Friday in Chicago, replacing temporary stand in, Josh Freese, who filled in at the Utah and Denver shows earlier in the month. Carapetis has previously played with Nikka Costa, Lenny Kravitz and Delta Goodrem.
Trent Reznor said on the band's official website: "Alex is doing great and fitting in well. Josh Freese helped us out by playing the Salt Lake City and Denver shows as a substitute, while Alex Carapetis took over in Chicago. I can't begin to tell you what a difficult job it is to replace your drummer in this band, and these guys have truly risen to the high-pressure situation that it is."