Arin Ilejay is a drummer who is currently playing for the American metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....

 as their new supporting drummer. He was also the former drummer for the American metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 band Confide.

Early life

Richard Arin Ilejay was born in Ventura, California to Ric Ilejay, of American, Filipino and Mexican descent, and Charlotte Tuttle, of American, Dutch and German descent. Both of Arin's parents have musical backgrounds. Arin's dad is a professional guitar player and his mother a gospel singer. Arin started playing drums at the age of nine. Arin learned funk, jazz, rock and Latin jazz at a very young age with his dad. Playing in Top 40 bands, jazz/rock bands and playing with his friends in Christian rock bands taught Arin versatility. Arin's only other formal training was with the Palmdale High School drumline under musical director Tom Hixon.

Avenged Sevenfold

In January 2011, the band released the following statement,

"We recently asked several friends who knew Jimmy and his style, and also knew our music and each of our personalities to suggest drummers to tour with us starting this year. Our longtime studio drum tech Mike Fasano recommended Arin Ilejay. We've rehearsed with Arin and have been impressed with his technical skills, attitude and work ethic. We're very excited to tour with Arin and hope all of you will give him the warm welcome to the family we have,"

Ilejay took over for founding Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, who temporarily stepped in for original Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan who died in December 2009. It is currently unknown if his position within the band will be permanent, although he has stated he's enjoying life with the band.

Arin is currently endorsed by DW drums.

Earlier in 2011, Arin recorded Avenged Sevenfold's latest single; "Not Ready to Die," which featured on Call of Duty : Black Ops in the recently released zombie map pack.

With Confide

• Shout the Truth
  Shout the Truth
  -Personnel:Confide*Ross Michael Kenyon - lead vocals*Jeffrey Helberg - rhythm guitar, vocals on "This I Believe"*Aaron Richard Van Zutphen - lead guitar, vocals on "This I Believe", "Vultures Among the Dead" and "If We Were a Sinking Ship"....
  
  (2008)
• Shout the Truth (re-issue) (2009) (remastered his old drum recordings)

With Avenged Sevenfold

• Not Ready to Die
  Not Ready to Die
  "Not Ready to Die" is a song by the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, featured on the soundtrack to the 2010 video game Call of Duty: Black Ops, on the Zombie map "Call of the Dead". Recorded by the band in April 2011, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 2 May...
  
  (2011) - Single from "Call of the Dead
  Call of Duty: Black Ops
  Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,...
  
  " albums

External links

• http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/