Destruction’s longtime drummer, Vaaver, will not be able to complete the upcoming North American tour with Sepultura and Arsis due to the birth of his second child. Standing in for Vaaver will be Randy Black (DuskMachine, ex-Primal Fear).

Destruction frontman, Schmier, states: “I've known Randy for many years. He’s a down to earth guy and a killer drummer! So when we thought about who could replace Vaaver on this North American tour, only a few drummers came to my mind and Randy was our first choice. Who else could do a stand-in job like this with a great attitude and amazing skills! It will be a great experience for us to play with such a powerhouse drummer and I’m sure Destruction fans will appreciate his performance as well!"

Vaaver states: “I am going to be a father for the second time in my life and it's going to happen in June of 2015. I therefore have to apologize to all our fans for not being able to participate in the 2015 spring North American tour. I am convinced that Randy, an amazing drummer, a truly experienced thrasher, and a good friend of ours, will smoothly take over my drum throne for that period and will set the stage on fire.”

Randy Black adds: "I take this as a very cool challenge and an honour to step in on drums for Vaaver to help the guys out and be a part of this great tour! I can assure the Destruction fans that I’m working my ass off getting the drum parts tight and brutal!"

Vaaver will be performing with the band all shows until the Mexico tour that takes place immediately before the North American dates.

Find Destruction’s live itinerary at this location. Check out Randy performing songs from his project DuskMachine at the 26th International Drummer Meeting Salzgitter 2014, below: