Condolences For Joey Jordison's Passing, Slipknot Personnel Upload Black Photos

JAKARTA - Joey Jordison, a former member of Slipknot passed away on Monday, July 26. According to a family statement, he died peacefully in his sleep at home.

This news shocked the music world considering that Jordison was the figure behind the founding of Slipknot.

Despite having left the Iowa band for a long time, members of Slipknot still feel the tremendous influence of Jordison. Corey Taylor, Jim Root, and Shawn 'Clown' Crahan paid a simple tribute to their former bandmate.

A few hours after this news circulated, the three members of Slipknot uploaded a photo of a black box on their respective social media.

Slipknot's social media account also uploaded the same photo with the caption 'RIP Joey'.

Joey Jordison was the drummer for Slipknot from 1995 to December 2013. After leaving the band, he founded Scar The Martyr and disbanded in 2016.

Joey Jordison's funeral will take place behind closed doors due to the pandemic situation. He died at the age of 46 years.