During an interview with Veja São Paulo, Eloy Casagrande opened up about leaving Sepultura for Slipknot. He says he took the gig because Sepultura “was going to break up, and [he] didn’t want to stop playing drums at the age of 33.” Casagrande said the following about being approached by Slipknot [translated from Portuguese]: “The…
Eloy Casagrande (ex-Sepultura) has officially commented on his addition to Slipknot. The drummer said the following: “It’s an exciting moment. Unthinkable until then. There is nothing to lose, there is nothing to win. There is just living. We’re here as one. Thank you Slipknot for trusting me. Thanks all the maggots and fans around the…
Slipknot have officially confirmed the identity of their new drummer. As previous rumors suggested, the musician is none other than Eloy Casagrande (ex-Sepultura). The band recently shared a photo of the drummer along with a brief comment: “Slipknot officially welcomes Eloy Casagrande.” The group also tagged Casagrande and seven other band members in a post…
It looks like Slipknot may have accidentally revealed the identities of their new drummer and sampler/keyboardist. According to Reddit user tmt1983, the source code for a teaser video on youcantkillme.com includes image files named after each member including one called “eloy.jpg” and one called “jeff.jpg.” This has led fans to believe that the rumors suggesting…
Trouble have officially welcomed Garry Naples (Novembers Doom, etc.) to the band as their new drummer. Guitarist Rick Wartell said the following about his addition: “The band is very excited to have Garry join us as a permanent member. He’s an accomplished musician, with extensive recording and touring experience, and his playing style is a…
Chelsea Grin have officially parted ways with drummer Pablo Viveros. However, instead of continuing with their touring drummer Nathan Pearson, the band will now be moving forward with frontman Tom Barber’s Darko bandmate Josh “Baby J” Miller (ex-Spite, ex-Emmure). The band commented: “We hope everyone has been doing well; we have some updates. We have…
Igorrr have officially welcomed Rémi Serafino to the band as their new drummer. With this news, the group have also confirmed the dates for their summer European/UK tour. Tour Dates: 06/05 Romans-Sur-Isère, FRA – La Cordonnerie 06/06 Esch-Sur-Alzette, LUX – Les Francofolies 06/08 Havsbad, SWE – Sweden Rock Festival 06/09 Leipzig, GER – Conne Island…
Scar Symmetry have parted ways with drummer Henrik Olsson and guitarist Benjamin Ellis. Lawrence Dinamarca (ex-Nightrage, etc.) and Stephen Platt (Collibus, etc.) will now be taking their places. Guitarist/vocalist Per Nilsson commented: “We regret to announce the departure of our drummer, lyricist and founding member Henrik Olsson and our guitarist Benjamin Ellis. This year it’s…
Earlier today (March 14), Suicidal Tendencies played their first live show with drummer Jay Weinberg (ex-Slipknot) at Yogibo Meta Valley in Osaka, Japan. You can see fan-filmed footage from that set below. Weinberg commented: “Tonight in Osaka was an absolutely exhilarating first show with Suicidal Tendencies. My sincere gratitude to everyone who made it an…
Fallujah have recruited Kevin Alexander to handle drums for their upcoming album and tour. The band commented: “Kevin Alexander (@kevymetal66 ) will be taking over drums for Fallujah’s upcoming 6th studio album. Kevin, @scott_carstairs and @mike__low have been working in the studio for the last 4 days and will be wrapping up drum tracking this…
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