Slipknot is letting everyone into their search for a new drummer, sharing the first photo from their practice space which shows a small casualty from rehearsals.
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How much information can you really get from a photo of a split ProMark oval wood tip drumstick? Captioned simply "Rehearsal," Slipknot has apparently revealed too much, as fans speculate that the stick in question could -- at one point -- have belonged to Brazilian drummer Eloy Casagrande before meeting its demise.
Before their latest tease, fans had been poking perhaps the most famous drummer of the past few years, Jorge Garrido (El Estepario Siberiano), for information on whether or not he would be the one to replace the group's latest drummer, Jay Weinberg. But alas, Estepario's got his own band now -- The Cost -- and for what it's worth, he also believes it's going to be Eloy behind Slipknot's set.
Brazilian-born Casagrande is best known as the drummer of the Christian rock/metal band Iahweh, and formerly of heavy metal titans Sepultura, with the group for almost 13 years -- from 2011 until this year -- before being replaced by Greyson Nekrutman.
Of course, ProMark sticks are among the most used of all brands, so who will actually be revealed as the band's new masked marauder behind the set is still anyone's guess. Slipknot is not expected to reveal their new drummer until April 27, during their scheduled performance at Las Vegas' Sick New World Festival.
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