Joey Jordison: 5 Things To Know About Slipknot Drummer Who Has Died At 46

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.

Former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison has died, his family announced yesterday. He was 46.“We are heartbroken to share the news that Joey Jordison, prolific drummer, musician and artist, passed away peacefully in his sleep on 26 Jul 2021”, reads a statement from the family.

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Slipknot fans have been sharing footage of Joey Jordison‘s final gig with the iconic metal band after the drummer’s death was confirmed yesterday.A representative for Jordison’s family said the 46-year-old 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.

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.

, Jordison left in 2013, citing «personal reasons,» later revealing the real reason he exited was due to a neurological disease.«I got really, really sick with a horrible disease called transverse myelitis, I lost my legs,» he told the audience at the Golden Gods Awards in 2016. «I couldn't play anymore.

Facebook post that he did not quit but was fired. He also performed as a guitarist for the band Murderdolls, was a drummer for Scar the Martyr and played with Sinsaenum prior to his death.