Enterprise Earth drummer Brandon Zackey parts ways with band to join Whitechapel

Enterprise Earth has just announced that drummer Brandon Zackey is no longer a member of the band. Zackey, who has spent the last five years with Enterprise Earth, has been filling in a drums for Whitechapel for the last two years. 

Drummer Aron Hetsko, who has sat in on tours the last few years, will step into being a full time member of Enterprise Earth. Zackey will join Whitechapel full time. 

Enterprise Earth shared the following:

It's with a bittersweet heart that we announce the departure of our drummer of the last 5+ years, Mr. President, Mr. Hands, the one and only, Brandon Zackey.

As some of you are already aware, Brandon has been filling in for a lil ol' band called Whitechapel over the last 2 years and has missed a few of our tours due to overlapping schedules, with Aron Hetsko filling in for us on most of those. Brandon has officially accepted the position as Whitechapel's full time drummer, with our encouragement and blessing.

Brandon is our bandmate, brother, and the best damn drummer any of us have ever played with and we could not be more happy for him to join one of the most legendary bands in our genre as there is no one more worthy of the position. While we wish we could clone him, unfortunately the intense schedules of being in two full time touring bands is A LOT and has already resulted in several tour conflictions, in addition to Brandon spending nearly all of his time on the road between both bands. Because of this, we have amicably decided to part ways as it's the best thing for all of us.

In addition to being an incredible drummer and bandmate, he has been a vital part of EE on and off the stage. His house was our home base for years (Thanks Annette Frawley, Jim, and Angie Zackey we love you too!) and he will forever be a part of the EE family. We love Brandon dearly, so please continue to support his journey!

With Brandon's departure we'd like to announce our new drummer Aron Hetsko! After a few tours with Aron, we knew we had our guy should Brandon no longer be able to do both gigs. He's worked tirelessly to honor and faithfully recreate all of Brandon's parts with fire and intensity to the best of his abilities, which is no easy task given Brandon's prowess, while adding his own flair and personality. We could not be more stoked on having Aron join team EE and after watching him play, we're confident all of you will be too!

Check out Aron's playthrough for Malevolent Force on our YT, link in bio.

Enterprise Earth will support Nekrogoblikon on their upcoming North American tour with headlining dates featuring Dead Icarus.

Purchase Enterprise Earth tickets here

09/11 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Pearl On Main
09/12 Boise, ID @ Shrine
09/15 Kelowna, BC @ Revelry
09/22 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave Bar
10/01 Raleigh, NC @ Kings Downtown
10/02 Nashville, TN @ Cannery Hall

Full list of supporting dates:

09/14 Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club  
09/16 Calgary, AB @ Dickens  
09/18 Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre  
09/19 St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam  
09/20 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room Lounge  
09/21 Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs  
09/22 Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest*
09/23 Fort Wayne, IN @ Pierre's  
09/25 Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall  
09/26 Flint, MI @ Machine Shop  
09/27 Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall  
09/28 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre  
09/29 Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally's
* = Nekrogoblikon only (Festival date)