New Slipknot Members Unmasked By Angry Roadie

12/04/2014
. (Classic Rock) An angry former Slipknot roadie has unmasked the band's new drummer as Jay Weinberg and their bassist as Allessandro 'Vman' Venturella. The band had said they might never confirm the identities of the men who were brought in to work on latest album .5: The Gray Chapter. The lineup changes followed the death of founding bassist Paul Gray 2010 and the dismissal of drummer Joey Jordison last year.

But drum tech Norm Costa, who's worked with Slayer, Mastodon and others before being hired then fired by Slipknot recently, last night posted a picture of a tour itinerary on Instagram.

It names Weinberg and Venturella as members of the band alongside Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson and Corey Taylor.

Costa tagged the image "#blowitup #f***slipknot." It followed the posting of Weinberg's drumkit seen from backstage, which had been tagged "#jayweinberg #slipknot #newdrummer #f***slipknot." Read more and see the photos here.

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