Mathew Madiro (born September 30, 1991) is an American musician. He is the current drummer for

From Ashes to New From Ashes to New is an American rock band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The band's lineup frequently shifted in its early years, musician Matt Brandyberry being the founding and sole constant member of the group. The band has released three stu ...

and former drummer of heavy metal band

Trivium The trivium is the lower division of the seven liberal arts and comprises grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The trivium is implicit in ''De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii'' ("On the Marriage of Philology and Mercury") by Martianus Capella, but the ...

. He was also the touring drummer for

The Word Alive The Word Alive is an American metalcore band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2008. The band was signed to Fearless Records since their formation. In 2022, they changed their label and signed to Thriller Records. The band currently consists of v ...

Career

Mathew Madiro played his first

show on May 5, 2014 in Buffalo, NY, as

Nick Augusto Nick Augusto (born August 4, 1986) is an American drummer, best known as the former drummer of heavy metal band Trivium, in which he played from 2009 until 2014. He was the former touring drummer for Light the Torch from 2016 to 2017. Career ...

departed from the band the day before, while the band still was on a co-headlining tour with

Volbeat Volbeat are a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal, and rockabilly. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano, drummer Jon Lars ...

. He had been working for Trivium as a drum technician for 2 years and did not have any experience as a touring musician or recording artist, except for practicing in some amateur local bands. Reportedly, he had only 24 hours to learn all his parts for the upcoming show. On July 30, 2015 Trivium released a music video for the title track off the upcoming 7th album ''

Silence in the Snow ''Silence in the Snow'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Trivium. It was released on October 2, 2015, through Roadrunner Records. It is the first and only album to feature third drummer Mat Madiro, who joined the band in ...

''. The video became the second featuring Madiro, with '' Vengeance Falls'' "Through Blood and Dirt and Bone" being the first. On October 24, 2015 Madiro played a show at

San Manuel Amphitheater The Glen Helen Amphitheater (originally Blockbuster Pavilion and formerly Hyundai Pavilion and San Manuel Amphitheater) is a 65,000-capacity amphitheater located in the hills of Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, California. It is the la ...

, which later turned out to be his final as a member of Trivium. In December 2015, shortly before

Knotfest Knotfest is a music festival created in 2012 by American heavy metal band Slipknot. The event has been held both as a touring festival and a destination festival in several countries including the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Mexico, C ...

in Mexico, it was announced that the band had decided to part ways with Madiro on amicable terms. When asked, if he was going to switch back to his previous position as a drum tech in Trivium, he stated that he was not. In February 2016, he was invited to play with

because their drummer Tim D'Onofrio married and left on honeymoon. Madiro was announced as the band's new drummer for the band on March 12, 2017. In 2021, he joined

as a touring drummer, following the departure of Matt Horn.

Discography

With Trivium

* ''

'' (2015)

With From Ashes To New

* '' The Future'' (2018) * ''

Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reactio ...

'' (2020)

References

External links

1991 births Living people American heavy metal drummers People from Honey Brook, Pennsylvania 21st-century American drummers {{US-drummer-stub