Think about being requested to return jam with Slipknot and telling them you’d moderately simply ship in a video of your taking part in as an alternative. In accordance with Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor in an interview with Revolver, new drummer Eloy Casagrande was the one one of many band’s drummer decisions to truly comply with getting in a room with the then-eight.
“I feel we simply kinda went, ‘You recognize what? Let’s simply inform individuals.’ It was actually so simple as that, you recognize? Eloy was the one one who was courageous sufficient to get within the room with us. There have been a handful of different folks that we had been , and none of them wished to jam with us. They only wished to do their very own factor and ship it in — a really TikTok factor, you recognize? And we had been like, ‘That is not the way in which this works, dude.’
“Eloy rearranged his schedule to return see us. He was so hungry to jam and simply see what would occur that we had been instantly impressed simply by that alone. He did not get it instantly — attending to know him was simply as necessary as jamming with him — however by the point we made that call, we had been, like, ‘Let’s inform the world now. He is earned it.’ Our viewers is so used to us form of conserving our playing cards near our chest, however to me it was extra refreshing to simply form of come out and go, ‘Yeah, he is our dude.'”
Guitarist Jim Root added his personal opinion, together with a joke about Eloy and Slipknot bassist VMan: “Yeah, he is a super-cool dude. He is actually quiet, however he simply lives, eats and breathes drums. If he is obtained an idle second, he is obtained a follow pad in entrance of him or a follow equipment. I lately purchased a brand new place that has somewhat tiny demo studio hooked up to the storage. I’ve obtained a drum set in there and a giant sofa that you may flip right into a mattress.
“Eloy and VMan got here to remain right here for every week between the Rockville and Sonic Temple festivals, and Eloy was, like, ‘Is it potential that I can keep within the room with the drums?’ [Laughs] At actually seven the following morning, I might hear drums being performed out in my studio. He is like some form of Jedi drum grasp, which is inspiring to me. He makes me wish to be a greater guitar participant to match his skills, you recognize?”
Slipknot has a boatload of reveals booked all through the remainder of 2024 in celebration of their 1999 self-titled debut album (and new material, apparently). Get these dates beneath, get your tickets here, and put together to be awed by the sheer drumming prowess of Casagrande.
8/6 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Middle (w/ Knocked Free & Orbit Tradition)
8/7 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake (w/ Knocked Free & Orbit Tradition)
8/9 Baltimore, MD CFG Financial institution Area (w/ Knocked Free & Orbit Tradition)
8/10 Camden, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (w/ Knocked Free & Orbit Tradition)
8/12 New York, NY Madison Sq. Backyard (w/ Knocked Free & Orbit Tradition)
8/14 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion (w/ Knocked Free & Orbit Tradition)
8/15 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Middle (w/ Knocked Free & Orbit Tradition)
8/17 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Area (w/ Knocked Free & Orbit Tradition)
9/1 Pryor, OK ROCKLAHOMA
9/7 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre (w/ Knocked Free & Vended)
9/8 Ridgefield, WA RV Inn Kinds Resorts Amphitheater (w/ Knocked Free & Vended)
9/9 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life
9/11 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Middle Amphitheater (w/ Knocked Free & Vended)
9/13 Inglewood, CA Intuit Dome (w/ Knocked Free & Vended)
9/15 Phoenix, AZ Speaking Stick Resort Amphitheatre (w/ Knocked Free & Vended)
9/17 Austin, TX Moody Middle (w/ Knocked Free & Vended)
9/18 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion (w/ Knocked Free & Vended)
9/21 Des Moines, IA Knotfest Iowa at Waterworks Park (w/ Knocked Free & Vended)
10/11 Sacramento, CA Aftershock Pageant
10/19 São Paulo, BR Knotfest Brasil
11/8 Guadalajara, MX Calle 2
11/9 Mexico Metropolis, MX Parque Bicentenario
12/5 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome
12/6 Dortmund, DE Westfalehallen
12/8 Stuttgart, DE Schleyerhalle
12/9 Leipzig, DE Quarterback Immobilien Area
12/11 Zürich, CH Hallenstadion
12/12 Paris, FR Accor Area
12/14 Leeds, UK First Direct Area
12/15 Glasgow, UK Ovo Hydro
12/17 Manchester, UK Co-op Dwell
12/18 Birmingham, UK Utilita Area
12/20 London, UK The O2
12/21 London, UK The O2
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