Watch Slipknot carry out first gig with new drummer
Slipknot have carried out their first dwell present with their mysterious new drummer – take a look at fan-shot footage of the gig under.
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Yesterday, the nine-piece Iowan nu-metal outfit introduced a last-minute intimate present on the Pappy + Harriet’s barbecue bar in Pioneertown, California set to happen on April 25 PDT. Now, fan-shot footage of the present has emerged shortly after the band took to the stage.
The intimate gig marks Slipknot’s first live performance with their new drummer – who continues to be unnamed – following the surprising firing of Jay Weinberg late final 12 months. Their new drummer is closely purported to be former Sepultura percussionist Eloy Casagrande, thought the band have but to verify his identification.
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Moreover debuting their new drummer, who sports activities a white masks and a smaller drum package, the band additionally reverted to their traditional 1999 jumpsuits, with frontman Corey Taylor donning a reproduction masks from their debut period.
Different unique members within the band have additionally integrated parts of their 1999 masks into their fashionable seems to be, whereas newer members are rocking their very own seems to be. All of this ties into Slipknot celebrating their twenty fifth anniversary this 12 months.
Taylor mentioned onstage mid-performance: “Tonight it doesn’t matter the place you got here from, it doesn’t matter while you have been born. This 12 months is 19-fucking-99. We’re going to play you some songs from past that 12 months, however god rattling it, it began in ’99 and it’s beginning once more right here tonight.”
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The intimate gig comes after percussionist and founding member Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan informed NME that the band are “going again to fundamentals” this 12 months to have a good time their twenty fifth anniversary. “We’re going again to fundamentals. I’m able to kick all people within the face once more! I’m able to do a 100-person venue once more! I’m able to do a 500-person venue…”
They will even be returning to the UK this winter to have a good time the twenty fifth anniversary of their self-titled debut album. Visit here for remaining tickets.
Chatting with NME about what Slipknot have deliberate for 2024, Crahan mentioned: “I’m prepared to maneuver on from what has been, and transfer onto a world that I do know must be. As an illustration, usually we’d have about two years on and one-and-a-half years off — we’re not doing that anymore.”