Ex-Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison dies

Limp Bizkit and their fans paid tribute to the former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison during their show in Iowa on Monday (August 2).Jordison, who left the band in December 2013, passed away at the age of 46 last week.During their show in Clive, Iowa on Monday, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst took a moment during the gig to say: “Slipknot’s from somewhere around here, aren’t they?”The crowd responded with chants of “Joey, Joey, Joey”, which was met with approval by Durst and his bandmates.“Rest

Monte Conner Monte Conner is a three-decade music industry veteran who signed Slipknot, the aggressive Iowa hard rock band whose cofounder, drummer Joey Jordison, died on Tuesday, to Roadrunner Records in 1998. He is currently VP of A&R at Nuclear Blast Records.

Joey Jordison, a founding member of Slipknot, who drummed for the influential metal band in its most popular period and helped write many of its best-known songs, has died Monday at age 46, his family said.

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Slipknot have paid tribute to their founding member and former drummer Joey Jordison, who has died aged 46. 

Joey Jordison‘s former Slipknot bandmates have paid an emotional tribute to the late drummer after his death was confirmed yesterday.A representative for his family said that he died peacefully in his sleep on Monday (July 26). A cause of death has not yet been confirmed.“Joey’s death has left us with empty hearts and feelings of indescribable sorrow,” a statement from Jordison’s family read.

Joey Jordison has died "in his sleep" at the age of 46, a representative for his family has confirmed.The star was the founding drummer of the heavy metal band Slipknot and co-wrote many of the group's greatest hits, including Gematria (The Killing Name) and My Plague.The cause of death has not been announced, but no foul play is suspected.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Joey Jordison, a founding member of Slipknot, who drummed for the influential metal band in its most popular period and helped write many of its best-known songs, has died Monday at age 46, his family said.“We are heartbroken to share the news that Joey Jordison, prolific drummer, musician and artist passed away peacefully in his sleep,” his family said in a statement.

Joey Jordison, acclaimed metal drummer and one of the founding members of Slipknot, has died at age 46, according to a statement from his family. Jordison "passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 26th, 2021," the statement reads.

Joey Jordison, the former drummer for Slipknot, has died at the age of 46. The musician's death was confirmed by his family in a statement to Billboard.