Joey Jordison |
Joey Jordison (born Nathan Jonas Jordison April 26, 1975), was an
American musician, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his
work as the former drummer and co-songwriter for the American heavy metal band Slipknot as
well as guitarist in the American horror punk band Murderdolls.
Jordison played in Slipknot since their formation in 1995 until his departure from the band in December 2013. He was the drummer and founder of the American heavy metal band Scar the Martyr which formed in 2013 and disbanded in 2016. He grew up in Waukee, Iowa with his parents and two sisters, and was given his first drum kit at the age of 8. He performed in several bands until joining in the summer of 1995 with the group The Pale Ones, which would later change their name to Slipknot. Of Slipknot's nine-member lineup which lasted from 1999 to 2010, Joey was the third to join the band. With Slipknot, Jordison performed on four studio albums, and produced the live album 9.0: Live. Outside his major projects, Jordison has performed with other heavy metal groups such as Rob Zombie, Metallica, Korn, Ministry, Otep and Satyricon. Jordison is also known for his session work which includes performances on many albums for many different artists. Jordison used several drum brands including Pearl and ddrum. In 2018 JoeyJordison talked about suffering from acute transverse myelitis with symptoms starting in 2010, but not being diagnosed for a long time. This progressed to the loss of use of his left leg The neurological disease had temporarily cost him the use of his legs and caused him to be unable to play the drums before rehabilitation. He recovered with the aid of medical help and intensive work in the gym. On July 26, 2021, Jordison died in his sleep at the age of 46. |
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