Slipknot’s mysterious drummer. Credit: Reproduction/TikTok
O Slipknot performed last Thursday night, the 25th, at Pappy & Harriet’s bar in Pioneertown, California, near Joshua Tree National Park. The show was the band’s first with the new drummer, whose identity has not yet been revealed.
The new drummer’s presentation was scheduled to take place this Saturday, the 27th, during the Sick New World festival, in Las Vegas, but on Tuesday, the 23rd, the group announced that this intimate show would take place. Tickets sold out in minutes for the price of $9.
In addition to playing for the first time with the drummer he replaced, Jay Weinbergwho left the band in November last year and is now with the Suicidal Tendenciesthe band returned to its roots performing in clothes and masks reminiscent of the time of their debut album Slipknot, which turns 25 years old in 2024.
Since leaving Eloy Casangrande of Grave, fans have speculated that the drummer is the new member of Slipknot, but nothing has yet been confirmed by the band. The group has a tradition of always being mysterious about the arrival of new members, but fans have already found clues to their theory.
One of them is the discovery of the name “Eloy” in the source code of the website youcantkillme.com, which was updated this week. Another clue is a publication from the band indicating the return to rehearsals with a photo of a drumstick known to be used by Eloy. With the release of videos from the recent performance, fans point out that the posture, playing style and tattoos are the same as those of the Brazilian drummer.
Some fans who were present at the show shared videos of the performance on X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok. Check it out below.
Another new feature at the show was the performance of the song “Prosthetics”, a track that the band hasn’t played since 2019. See the show’s setlist (via Setlist.fm) after the videos.
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Slipknot – April 25, 2024
01. “People = Shit”
02. “Eyeless”
03. “Disasterpiece”
04. “Before I Forget”
05. “Custer”
06. “Psychosocial”
07. “The Heretic Anthem”
08. “Unsainted”
09. “Wait and Bleed”
10. “Prosthetics”
11. “Vermilion”
12. “Duality”
13. “Spit It Out”
14. “Surfacing”
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