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Fans React to New Slipknot Drummer + Mask

Fans have shared their reactions online to the new Slipknot drummer and their mask, which made their debut last night (April 25) during the band's first show of 2024.The Slipknot show took place at Pappy + Harriet's in Pioneertown, Calif. near Joshua Tree National Park. Initially, the group's first performance of 2024 was to be at Las Vegas' Sick New World festival this Saturday (April 27), but earlier this week, they […]

todayApril 26, 2024

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Setlist + Video – Slipknot Play First Show With New Drummer

Slipknot played their first show of 2024 last night (April 25), which was also their first show with their new drummer after parting ways with Jay Weinberg last November. The band even adopted a mostly classic look, bringing back the red jumpsuits and some familiar masks from early in their career.Their first performance of 2024 was initially set to take place at Las Vegas' Sick New World festival this Saturday (April […]

todayApril 26, 2024 2

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Slipknot Announce Intimate First Show With New Drummer

Slipknot have announced an intimate first show with their new drummer before Las Vegas' Sick New World festival this weekend.Until today (April 23), the Knot's first show of 2024 was set to take place at the festival, which will take place this Saturday, April 27. Late last week, a Slipknot billboard popped up in the California desert, and they launched a throwback website, youcantkillme.com, which contains teasers for the 25th […]

todayApril 23, 2024 2

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Keith LeBlanc, Pioneering Hip Hop Drummer, Dies At 70

Keith LeBlanc, a pioneering drummer who has worked with the likes of Grandmaster Flash and the Sugarhill Gang, has passed at age 70.Variety reports the musician died Thursday (April 5), following a battle with an undisclosed illness.LeBlanc, alongside bassist Doug Wimbish and guitarist Skip McDonald, were the house band for the groundbreaking record labels Sugar Hill Records and Tommy Boy Records. LeBlanc drummed on scores of important early Hip Hop […]

todayApril 6, 2024 6

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Gerry Conway, Cat Stevens/Fairport Convention Drummer, Dead at 76

Gerry Conway, veteran folk and rock drummer who played with Cat Stevens, Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention and others, died on Friday at the age of 76.Fairport Convention singer, guitarist and co-founder Simon Nicol paid tribute to Conway in a Facebook post over the weekend. He revealed that Conway battled motor neurone disease — also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease — which results in the gradual loss of motor […]

todayApril 1, 2024 2

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Slipknot Share First Photo Teasing New Drummer

For the first time, Slipknot have shared a photo teasing their new drummer.After Jay Weinberg was dismissed from the group last year, fans have been speculating about who Slipknot's third drummer will be. The band has remained quiet, until now, sharing a picture of a broken drumstick on social media.It is accompanied by a one-word caption: "rehearsal."Slipknot are expected to debut their new drummer on April 27 at the Sick […]

todayMarch 10, 2024 2

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Jay Weinberg Officially Joins Suicidal Tendencies as New Drummer

Several months after parting ways with Slipknot, Jay Weinberg has announced he has officially joined Suicidal Tendencies as their new drummer.The drummer shared a blurry photo of himself playing drums on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday (March 4) with the caption, "Tomorrow. 9AM PST." Now, in a new post, he's shared a statement regarding his new position, writing "You can't bring me down" as the caption for the post.Read his full […]

todayMarch 5, 2024

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Sepultura Drummer Suddenly Quits Band, Replacement Announced

Sepultura on Tuesday (Feb. 27) announced the sudden departure of their longtime drummer Eloy Casagrande and named his live replacement, just eight months out from the planned start of the Brazilian metal legends' "Celebrating Life Through Death" farewell tour.Casagrande, seen above, had been with the band since 2011 and plays on all Sepultura releases from The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2013) to Sepulquarta (2021).Replacing Casagrande for the […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024 2

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Kansas Drummer Phil Ehart Recovering From ‘Major’ Heart Attack

Phil Ehart of Kansas will be taking time off from touring as he recovers from a major heart attack.The news was announced via Kansas' social media, which noted that there is "no timetable for his return to the road."The statement did clarify that even with the time off, "Phil is remaining in a prominent role with Kansas during his recovery, serving as band manager, as he has done for 40 years."Eric […]

todayFebruary 23, 2024

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