SLIPKNOT’s social media post announcing Jay Weinberg’s departure has been removed from all of the band’s official platforms. However, the announcement can still be found on SLIPKNOT’s web site.
On Sunday, November 5th, the band released the following statement via social media: “We would like to thank Jay Weinberg for his dedication and passion over the past ten years. 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.”
As a result of this announcement, it means that Weinberg’s final show with the band occurred this past Friday at the Hell & Heaven festival down in Mexico. The announcement ends a roughly 10 year tenure with the band, after Weinberg was tapped as the band’s replacement for Joey Jordison.
The now-33-year-old Jay, discovered SLIPKNOT when he was a pre-teen, through his father Max, who himself plays drums for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and had been the band leader for Conan O’Brien’s talk show. He was hooked immediately and was a huge fan of SLIPKNOT by the time he was invited to Los Angeles to try out as replacement for Joey Jordison in 2013.
This now marks the second time this year that a member has been ousted from the group. Back in June, long-time keyboardist Craig Jones was removed from the band just hours before they were supposed to kick off their European tour this past summer. In that case, Jones had been a member since 1996.
