On Monday, Buzznet posted a story on Ilan Rubin, drummer of Lostprophets and the man behind The New Regime, becoming the touring drummer for Nine Inch Nails. Turns out, Rubin is actually leaving LP all together ...



"As of January that's [NIN] going to have to be my full time thing," Rubin recently revealed to NME."I know that I'm not just in to fill in for a couple of months. I'll be there for whatever needs to be done, and that's basically that's my new position. They're [LP] very supportive of me going because they knew it would be good for me. They're fans of NIN themselves so I can honestly say there's no hard feelings. I'll be able to leave on a positive note and remain friends with everybody."

Rubin confirmed that he, and his drum kit, will still appear on Lostprophets' upcoming third full-length, explaining, "I've been a part of this album from the beginning so it was only natural that I see it through 'til the end."

Before joining LP, Rubin played drums in the punk-rock band Denver Harbor. In 2005, Rubin replaced original drummer Mike Chiplin who left the band after seven years.

On Tuesday, Rubin will digitally release Coup, the debut record from his rock solo project The New Regime.



Coup track list:

"The Colla​pse"
"Order​ Resto​red"
"All These​ Chang​es"
"Take Contr​ol"
"Time Erase​"
"Haunt​ My Mind"
"This War Time"
"The Credi​t 'We' Deser​ve"
"Tap Danci​ng In A Minef​ield"
"Somet​hings​"

Lostprophets are still in the studio, working on the followup to 2006's Liberation Transmission, set for release in 2009.

Is leaving Lostprophets a huge mistake for Rubin or a major victory?