After being let go from the mask metal band Slipknot, Jay Weinberg, the former drummer for the group, is speaking out.
Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band and son of Max Weinberg, expressed on social media on Saturday, Nov. 11, that he had not expected the band to decide to part ways with him after ten years.
Weinberg, 33, posted on his Instagram Story, saying he was deeply saddened and caught off guard when he received the phone call on the morning of November 5th, and most of the people learned the news shortly after.
“I’ve been incredibly moved and grateful for the overwhelming love and support from this amazing community, which I regard as my creative and artistic home, despite the initial shock,” Weinberg mentioned.
Slipknot announces the band’s parting ways after Jay Weinberg’s departure
“One week prior, on November 5th, Slipknot declared their breakup with Weinberg. Weinberg joined the rock group in 2013 and took over for Joey Jordison when he left. No one can ever fully capture Joey Jordison’s unique sound, style, or energy, but Slipknot, the band, and the fans are grateful that Jay honored Joey’s contributions and contributed to the last three albums.
But Slipknot, who was always thinking forward, took the bold choice to break up with Jay. The band wished Jay well and conveyed their excitement for what lies ahead.”
Weinberg played drums for Slipknot during his tenure on their Grammy-winning album 5: The Gray Chapter (2014), The End, So Far (2022), and We Are Not Your Kind (2019).5: The Gray Chapter and We Are Not Your Kind both made their Billboard 200 debuts at number one.
Jay Weinberg shares his time in Slipknot
Weinberg made a lengthy statement on Saturday in which he said, “There’s been some solace despite the distress and uncertainty. For many of you who are reading this, we had not yet met ten years ago. We are now, too. He is eternally grateful for that in ways he can never fully articulate.”
The drummer went on, “He looks forward to making loud, passionate, and heartfelt music that they can enjoy together again, but he doesn’t know how or when.
In the meantime, know that spending the last ten years with you and sharing their passion for this unique area of the music and art industries has been the pleasure of a lifetime.
After founding drummer Jordison left the band in 2013 to join the band with late bassist Paul Gray (who passed away in 2010) and percussionist Shawn Crahan, Slipknot was formed in 1995.
Slipknot has not yet disclosed Weinberg’s replacement on the drums. Presently, the band’s schedule includes appearances at Welcome to Rockville on May 12, 2024, and the Sick New World Festival in Las Vegas on April 27, 2024.
More about Slipknot
American heavy metal band Slipknot (drummer Joey Jordison, bassist Paul Gray, and percussionist Shawn Crahan) formed the band in 1995 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.
The band went through multiple lineup changes in its early years before settling on Crahan, Jordison, Gray, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root as its core lineup for more than ten years. After bassist Gray passed away on May 24, 2010, Donnie Steele assumed leadership from 2011 to 2014.
On December 12, 2013, Jordison was fired from the band, and Steele left during the.5: The Gray Chapter recording sessions. Jay Weinberg joined as the drummer, and Alessandro Venturella joined as the bassist. Percussionist Crahan is the only original member remaining in the current lineup following Jordison’s departure in December 2013.
Michael Pfaff succeeded Fehn, who was fired in March 2019 prior to the founding of We Are Not Your Kind. The band broke up with Jones and Weinberg in 2023.
