After joining in 2014 following the departure of original drummer Joey Jordison, the band has confirmed current Slipknot beat slayer Jay Weinberg is leaving the group.
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The band has offered their gratitude to Jay -- son of Bruce Springsteen's longtime E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg -- for his ten years of service and dedication, while simply saying the decision for the split was a creative one.
“We would like to thank Jay Weinberg for his dedication and passion over the past ten years,” Slipknot said in a statement on their website posted on Sunday. “No one can ever replace Joey Jordison’s original sound, style or energy, but Jay honored Joey’s parts and contributed to the last three albums and we, the band, and the fans appreciate it. But as ever, Slipknot is intent on evolving. The band has decided to make a creative decision, and to part ways with Jay. We wish Jay all the best and are very excited for what the future holds.”
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Weinberg, who performed on the band's albums .5: The Gray Chapter in 2014, We Are Not Your Kind in 2019, and their latest, 2022's The End, So Far has still not publicly commented on his departure as of yet.
There's plenty of time to kill as Slipknot have no live plans on the books until the end of April 2024 when they're set to headline Las Vegas' Sick New World festival alongside System of a Down, Alice In Chains, A Perfect Circle, and tons more.