If you’ve seen Lamb Of God perform over the last couple years, you may have noticed founding member Chris Adler hasn’t been behind the drumkit.

The band have officially announced Adler’s departure and introduced touring drummer Art Cruz as a full member.

The band made the announcement today on their Facebook page following their return from a European festival tour.

“We’d like to officially welcome Art Cruz, who has been playing drums with us on tour for the last year, as the new drummer of Lamb of God. Art will be joining us in the studio as we begin pre-production and recording of a new album,” the post says.

The band continue by thanking Adler for his contributions since the band started out.