Not a surprise at all. Still a big shame. He really fit the band. Since Gene, Dave and Johnny are too busy these days, I really hope Jon Allen gets the job. Out of the handful of drummers that haven't been in Testament at some point of their careers I'd pick Bobby Jarzombek, Matt Vander Ende, Alain Demers, Tad Leger, Hannes Grossmann, Patrice Hamelin, Peter Haas or Marquis Marky. I'm not a big drum guy, but hearing any of them in Testament would rule. They'll probably get a friend of theirs in the band, someone they can trust and have fun with, which is a good thing as long as he's not too busy with other projects. I just hope it's no one in the vein of Nick Barker, who's a great and very talented dude, but that kind of style doesn't fit Testament at all and it was probably the only member of the band I was happy to see leave.