East Coast grindcore kids Escuela Grind have basically had a circle pit version of music chairs going on with their lineup lately, with quite a few of their members shifting to different positions to fill slots. It seems like everyone’s found their true seat though, with the addition of their new drummer Jake Sanders.
With Sanders now behind the kit, former drummer Jesse Fuentes will take one guitar duties, since their current guitarist Tom Sifuentes has left the band again. As a reminder, Sifuentes originally exited the band back in 2024 after speaking up about some concerns he had about his hearing. They’re on good terms, with Escuela Grind hoping to welcome Sifuentes back at some point along with a third guitarist.
Along with announcing the addition of Sanders, Escuela Grind also said they’ve finished recording their next album. They made a post on their socials yesterday (Saturday, April 17), saying:
“The next chapter of Escuela Grind
“It’s time to introduce you all to our new drummer! @jrs.drms blast beats are on another level. We look forward to sharing the stage with him for our upcoming tour in Europe.
We are excited to announce this as our drummer & key songwriter Jesse will be joining Justin & Krissy on guitar duty.“We appreciated Toms return to guitar over the last year & hope he can join us for third guitar madness in the near future. We have officially wrapped up recordings for the next EG release and we cannot wait for everyone to hear what is coming next!”
Welcome to the family, Jake! Seems like you’ll fit right in.