Slipknot Cancel European Dates Due To Injury

Due to injury cased to Joey Jordison, Slipknot was forced to cancel imminent European Festival dates including Reading and Leeds. Jordison broke his ankle and cannot go on for an estimated 4-6 weeks. This is a huge disappointment for the band and fans alike.

In Slipknot's latest blog entry on Myspace.com, they stated:

"To Our Fans:

It is with huge regret and disappointment that we have been forced to cancel our imminent European festival appearances at Leeds, Reading, 2 Days a Week, Area 4, as well as exclusive performances for MTV Europe and Virgin TV. The other night, Joey Jordison broke his ankle and doctors have advised Joey to stay off his leg for 4-6 weeks to prevent further injury or permanent and more serious damage.

We know you will be hugely disappointed and so are we. Canceling shows is never an easy decision and we apologize to all our fans, friends and family for not being there to throw down with you. We will be back in Europe this November and can't wait to see you all then.

Stay (sic),
Slipknot"

As said in the blog, Slipknot will be up and running November of this year.

The band has just finished off headlining the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival and their fourth studio album All Hope is Gone hitting stores August 26th.

Comments

[swe_fender]

PEW! Im going to see them on 13 November in Denmark, lucky theyre up again in November =)

[Mootallica]

Agh, that sucks.

Get well soon Joey.

[Guitar Spider]

I hope they don't cancel the australian dates!!!! That would suck. Hope joey recover's real soon

[boxcharles]

When I first read that someone in Slipknot was injured, I thought...

Damn, Mick was shredding too fast and broke one of his fingers.

[VIRUSDETECTED]

That doesn't surprise me, really. It 'kinda chuckled when I saw the title though, their fans are so intolerant.

[Green_Jelly]

Probably the worst thing to happen to a drummer. Sucks for them.

[berserker20]

I guess I was lucky. I saw them on the Mayhem tour on 8/17/2008 and Corey said Joey had a severe ankle sprain, guess it turned out to be broken instead. He still played for us though & beat the shit out of those drums & gave us a great show.

[bfmvrock]

theyre coming to the uk in december with machine head so i thought theyd cancelled that! thank god, but unlucky for reading and leeds people

[Spaz91]

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

[power_gamer_6]

Too bad for Joey.
Don't like the band but show cancellations are always lame.

[ginjaninja]

bahaha i know loads of people who are going to reading to see slipknot, metallica and ratm.
balls for them.

also, is it just me, or do slipknot keep getting injuries?

[robarge00]

apparently slipknot has never heard of a fill in.

[Brendan.Clace]

Wait wait.....


Def Lepperd..... 1 arm

Joey could totally pull it off.....

[merfsullivan]

Spaz91 wrote:
Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

Good point, no one needs their ankles to play the bass drum.

That's too bad, those are some huge festivals, lots of people will be disappointed.

[sowhat360]

merfsullivan wrote:

Spaz91 wrote:
Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

Good point, no one needs their ankles to play the bass drum.

That's too bad, those are some huge festivals, lots of people will be disappointed.

Too bad, if he played anything else he probably would've been ok to play. I saw a metallica show a day after hammet had his appendix removed and he sat in a chair for the whole show.

[-blaze-]

I've always wondered.. what does (sic) mean?

[the agony scene]

robarge00 wrote:

apparently slipknot has never heard of a fill in.

yea there first time back in europe in years with a new album and they're just going to bitchslap joey like that.

[BigJonnyC]

Im sure plenty of kids on youtube would be happy to fill in for JJ
.

Im sure other drummers on the reading/leeds bill could fill in without a problem.

[randyaintdead82]

Brendan.Clace :
Wait wait.....


Def Lepperd..... 1 arm

Joey could totally pull it off.....

yep joey will use one leg to pound the hell outta TWO bass drums that is a brilliant idea (well i wish)

[Symmetry4321]

That sucks for them, and for reading

[Yrkuk]

Glad i didn't go to leeds fest and went to V fest instead

[mercurymay]

hahahaha i'm sure there are a thousand hungarian metal heads cursing the world right now. i swear that's the only metal band they've heard of here apart from Maiden :P

[rockfan7]

Green_Jelly wrote:

Probably the worst thing to happen to a drummer. Sucks for them.

He could die? He could have both is legs cut off? All the drumsets in the world could blow up? His legs could catch on fire and could never use them again? Obviously not the WORST thing that could happen. But still Joey Jordison is a great drummer and this seems like a big bummer for him

[Yrkuk]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

You plank!!

[flea878]

That must be really shit for him, i'd imagine they were all excited about playing leeds and reading, especially for showcasing the new stuff. And for those who said that another drummer at leeds/reading could fill in, i doubt it. Most (not all) of the other acts are hardly very metal, and the drummers probably couldn't play in Joey's style. Better not to play than to play a cobbled together performance with a drummer who doesn't know the set very well i guess.

[flea878]

Oh and i just heard that Bring me the Horizon are now playing instead, for anyone who cares...

[ImagineTheThorn]

Yrkuk wrote:

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?


You plank!!

That killed me, lol.

[Fiddelers elbow]

Christ, talk about bad timing...

[tilinmyowngrave]

they could have got meg white to cover for him.

Or joey could play everything with one bass drum...

i don't know which one is more likely...

[howrylak1]

I know that he is good, and it would be difficult to find a suitable replacement, but he does wear alot of make up, couldn't they just dress another drummer up like him?

[soulflyV]

Guitar Spider wrote:

I hope they don't cancel the australian dates!!!! That would suck. Hope joey recover's real soon

Yeah, I'd hate to miss Machine Head.

[Devix_SG]

boxcharles wrote:

When I first read that someone in Slipknot was injured, I thought...


Damn, Mick was shredding too fast and broke one of his fingers.

LMAO

[I Walk Alone]

boxcharles wrote:

When I first read that someone in Slipknot was injured, I thought...

Damn, Mick was shredding too fast and broke one of his fingers.

Too bad James plays way more leads and more complicated guitar than Mick and also doesn't look like as much of a douche.

I'm glad I got to see Joey before all this went down. Maybe they could find a replacement, but a lot of people go to a Slipknot show to see Joey himself, just because of his talent at drums. It'd be a ripoff to the fans for them to find a fill-in.

[messenjah]

im just glad theyre not gonna miss the december 14th show in brussels im going to

[ReaperWaits]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

Oh dude...Ouch..

[snazzyness]

What a coincidence that they've just cancelled and announced this UK tour

[Shredder666]

Joey Jordison is amazing, and it's too bad he got his injury, but Slipknot as a whole is very mediocre (in my opinion), so I couldn't care less.

However, an injury to a drummer is devastating, and I feel sorry for the Slipknot fans.

[sebbsmith]

I'm not going to reading, but I'd be totally gutted. Get well Joey!

[sebbsmith]

I Walk Alone wrote:

Too bad James plays way more leads and more complicated guitar than Mick and also doesn't look like as much of a douche.

C'mon man, its Slipknot. They all look like a bunch of douches.

[iksero]

here's an idea, Doesn't slipknot have like 3 drummers/percussionists? just have joey on the timpani and have one of the others doing the drumming!

[Masonpwiley]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

They use their feet. Which requires movement of their ankles.

[Spaz91]

Whoops I forgot he played two bass drums.

[rhcp_freak]

randyaintdead82 wrote:

Brendan.Clace :
Wait wait.....


Def Lepperd..... 1 arm

Joey could totally pull it off.....

yep joey will use one leg to pound the hell outta TWO bass drums that is a brilliant idea (well i wish)

He oughta take lessons from Chad Smith.

And what on earth is (sic)?

[strat0blaster]

Mulldarran wrote:

Oh no! Now all the 14 year old "metal" kids can't go see their favourite "metal" band... How sad.

Yes, we all know Slipknot isn't Slayer or Down.

I don't particularly like Slipknot, but I like tools who say stupid biased and stereotypical comments to make themselves feel like less of a tool even less than I like Slipknot.

[Gibson_SG_uzr55]

I Walk Alone wrote:

boxcharles wrote:

When I first read that someone in Slipknot was injured, I thought...

Damn, Mick was shredding too fast and broke one of his fingers.


Too bad James plays way more leads and more complicated guitar than Mick and also doesn't look like as much of a douche.

I'm glad I got to see Joey before all this went down. Maybe they could find a replacement, but a lot of people go to a Slipknot show to see Joey himself, just because of his talent at drums. It'd be a ripoff to the fans for them to find a fill-in.

umm, I can play about all of Jim's leads, but I can only do one or two of Micks. They have two different styles, its hard to compare.

anyway, too bad for Joey, I hope his ankle heals.

[JRowe3388]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

Ever heard of a bass pedal?

[JRowe3388]

I Walk Alone wrote:

boxcharles wrote:

When I first read that someone in Slipknot was injured, I thought...

Damn, Mick was shredding too fast and broke one of his fingers.

Too bad James plays way more leads and more complicated guitar than Mick and also doesn't look like as much of a douche.

I'm glad I got to see Joey before all this went down. Maybe they could find a replacement, but a lot of people go to a Slipknot show to see Joey himself, just because of his talent at drums. It'd be a ripoff to the fans for them to find a fill-in.

James is much better I think. Did you hear the track he did with John 5? It was amazing.

[fhqwgads]

I don't get this. Maybe the other acts in Reading and Leads can't fill in but surely they could find SOMEONE if they tried. Last time I counted, their band was 9 people! Honestly, the drums are important but I doubt it would be impossible for them to entertain people because of one persons injury.

[boycew02]

Yrkuk wrote:

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

You plank!!

LOL! xD

[Mattallica1]

thats quite a lame reason, does he need his ankle to play drums?

[2mins2midnite]

meh im going to see machine head and children of bodom. im at the bar when slipknot comes on

[guitaringnathan]

at least danny carey is all right now, hes the only durmmer i care about.

[klaheto]

how sad.....

[grille]

ohh lucky for me going to see them 12 november

[mtllica]

get well soon Joey

[NightEmbers]

Of course he needs his ankle, DOUBLE BASS?

and its funny cause the DJ I think the one with the cool new mask broke both of his legs jumping in the crowd on their first tour date so hes already in a wheelchair

[Clutch32192]

2bad joey is awesome...get well soon...Amazed...last person in slipknot i thot 2 get hurt, thot corey like staged dived & no one caught him. Rock on slipknot & come back to atlanta

[Skaterpirate69]

Mattallica1 wrote:

thats quite a lame reason, does he need his ankle to play drums?

well yea!, have you ever tried to play a double bass with one foot? it would be kinda freakin hard

[johnyfacemelter]

WHAAAT. I just saw slipknot at the mayhem festival and joey was there crawling around on stage with the giant medical boot things on, they could totally keep on rockin.

[johnyfacemelter]

oh, and he got injured by jumping off of the stack on the first tour date, corey told us the story and called his drum set handicap accessible.

[Mr.Garreth]

Yeah there is no use getting a replacement for the likes of Joey Jordison. :P

[Thrasho]

-blaze- wrote:

I've always wondered.. what does (sic) mean?

(SIC) is an english term that means "Said In Context"
but i guess slipknot just uses it as another way to say "Sick".
to answer your question
as for slipknot i don't like them, but sucks for the drummer, hope he gets better

[MakeItWitChu]

Thrasho wrote:

-blaze- wrote:

I've always wondered.. what does (sic) mean?

(SIC) is an english term that means "Said In Context"
but i guess slipknot just uses it as another way to say "Sick".
to answer your question
as for slipknot i don't like them, but sucks for the drummer, hope he gets better

it's also a song on their first album

[jimbo5]

MakeItWitChu wrote:

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?


Do you know what Joey does with his feet?..... You know, the double bass and shit... dumbass

I love how this guys name who said "don't drummers sit down" is spaz :\
10 points for describing yourself in one word.

[Metonyx]

Well that sucks. But really, they could find a thousand replacements if they tried. Maybe they were aiming for consistency.. But they could keep it a secret and just go on with the show.. No one will notice cause the replacement is in a costume/mask too.

[Abe Knuckleball]

Not a fan but my friend who is going to Leeds is, she wont be happy

[sick&twisted]

No body can fill in for Jordison. Its Jordison!!! Cant be replaced....

[sick&twisted]

johnyfacemelter wrote:

WHAAAT. I just saw slipknot at the mayhem festival and joey was there crawling around on stage with the giant medical boot things on, they could totally keep on rockin.

[sick&twisted]

That probably wasnt Joey, Sid also has broken ankles

[disturbedcalgar]

Yrkuk wrote:

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?


You plank!!

I almost fell over laughing at this

[colster6000]

Thrasho wrote:

-blaze- wrote:

I've always wondered.. what does (sic) mean?

(SIC) is an english term that means "Said In Context"
but i guess slipknot just uses it as another way to say "Sick".
to answer your question
as for slipknot i don't like them, but sucks for the drummer, hope he gets better

(sic) is also used when quoting some writing where spelling mistakes are made and included in the quote to indicate that its not the quoter's bad spelling but the original writing's.

[Macabre_Turtle]

iksero wrote:

here's an idea, Doesn't slipknot have like 3 drummers/percussionists? just have joey on the timpani and have one of the others doing the drumming!

1.You need your foot to play timpani
2.There is no timpani in Slipknot
3.The extra percussionists... well... they're not very skilled...

[chuckflan333]

On tuesday he played on the broken ankle. It was incredible.

[nathanhimmerich]

Spaz91 wrote:

Whoops I forgot he played two bass drums.

you know, even if he didnt play a double bass, the high hat is still controlled with the left foot. its isnt oober prominent in slipknot, but its kinda hard to avoid using it, if you normally do.

i feel sorry for joey, thats horrible timing. wouldve been semi-ok during production or marketing.

[kill it]

joey is a great drummer but a hired gun like gene hoglan could nail their set down and allow them to tour while joey recovered.

[SkidRow92]

He doesn't need double bass...pleanty of people back in the day got by with one bass drum...

[ticklemeemo]

colster6000 wrote:

Thrasho wrote:

-blaze- wrote:

I've always wondered.. what does (sic) mean?

(SIC) is an english term that means "Said In Context"
but i guess slipknot just uses it as another way to say "Sick".
to answer your question
as for slipknot i don't like them, but sucks for the drummer, hope he gets better

(sic) is also used when quoting some writing where spelling mistakes are made and included in the quote to indicate that its not the quoter's bad spelling but the original writing's.

Also known as, "In Context". :/

[_GoingBlind_]

fhqwgads wrote:

I don't get this. Maybe the other acts in Reading and Leads can't fill in but surely they could find SOMEONE if they tried. Last time I counted, their band was 9 people! Honestly, the drums are important but I doubt it would be impossible for them to entertain people because of one persons injury.

seriously...have you guys heard Joey's drumming. They do not play staright forward anything. Th e have time signature breaks every 5 seconds, I know this session drummer plays like symphony x stuff, dream theater, rush,.....slipknot is not only faster, but the songs are really complicated to grasp for percussion. And all of joey's fills are recognizable.....oh for the ongoing debate. I am a bigger fan of Jim's style of playing, huge fan....but Mick is better.

[Huntingtoner]

Masonpwiley wrote:

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?


They use their feet. Which requires movement of their ankles.

+ over 9000!!!!

[BlisteringDDj]

thank God they didn't have to cancel Oslo!

[HighPotency]

Don't they have like, 2 people that do beat pads anyways?

[WARLOCK123]

why dont they just hire a touring drummer to fill in

[surbus]

I don't get this. Maybe the other acts in Reading and Leads can't fill in but surely they could find SOMEONE if they tried. Last time I counted, their band was 9 people! Honestly, the drums are important but I doubt it would be impossible for them to entertain people because of one persons injury.

good point i would rather go see them without joey or with a fill-in than not go and see them at all

[surbus]

I don't get this. Maybe the other acts in Reading and Leads can't fill in but surely they could find SOMEONE if they tried. Last time I counted, their band was 9 people! Honestly, the drums are important but I doubt it would be impossible for them to entertain people because of one persons injury.

good point i would rather go see them without joey or with a fill-in than not go and see them at all

[.:!j.man!:.]

Fred Durst once said all slipknot fans are fat and ugly... im not sure about other regions but where I live its true (there freaks),

Sorta put me of the band sadly but then again they are a hit or miss bunch.

[markojuo]

youre ****ing kidding me right? Of course you need your ankle to play drums, ever heard of pedals and double bass technique?

ps. OMG! no question mark at the end of the article title, whats UG coming to?

[distortion4116]

_GoingBlind_ wrote:

fhqwgads wrote:

I don't get this. Maybe the other acts in Reading and Leads can't fill in but surely they could find SOMEONE if they tried. Last time I counted, their band was 9 people! Honestly, the drums are important but I doubt it would be impossible for them to entertain people because of one persons injury.

seriously...have you guys heard Joey's drumming. They do not play staright forward anything. Th e have time signature breaks every 5 seconds, I know this session drummer plays like symphony x stuff, dream theater, rush,.....slipknot is not only faster, but the songs are really complicated to grasp for percussion. And all of joey's fills are recognizable.....oh for the ongoing debate. I am a bigger fan of Jim's style of playing, huge fan....but Mick is better.

Slipknot does not have time signature changes every 5 seconds. If they do anything its a "tempo" change not a signature. i'll give joey credit for being fast, but their music isn't really THAT complex, certainly not as complex as symphony x or dream theater.

[kerjacklebass&!]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

ummm yeah but theres this little thing called teh bass pedal

[Cjk10000]

_GoingBlind_ wrote:

fhqwgads wrote:

I don't get this. Maybe the other acts in Reading and Leads can't fill in but surely they could find SOMEONE if they tried. Last time I counted, their band was 9 people! Honestly, the drums are important but I doubt it would be impossible for them to entertain people because of one persons injury.

seriously...have you guys heard Joey's drumming. They do not play staright forward anything. Th e have time signature breaks every 5 seconds, I know this session drummer plays like symphony x stuff, dream theater, rush,.....slipknot is not only faster, but the songs are really complicated to grasp for percussion. And all of joey's fills are recognizable.....oh for the ongoing debate. I am a bigger fan of Jim's style of playing, huge fan....but Mick is better.

You don't play drums [or music much either] do you?

Fail.

[spiker69]

robarge00 wrote:

apparently slipknot has never heard of a fill in.

apparently uv never seen joey on the drums b4..no drummer can do wat he does

[Metalology]

merfsullivan wrote:

Spaz91 wrote:
Hang on, dont srummer sit down?


Good point, no one needs their ankles to play the bass drum.

That's too bad, those are some huge festivals, lots of people will be disappointed.

Dude, I use my ankle exclusively for double kick.

spiker69 wrote:


robarge00 wrote:

apparently slipknot has never heard of a fill in.


apparently uv never seen joey on the drums b4..no drummer can do wat he does

Pfffft, Joey is nobody special. There are so many drummers that could easily keep up to him. Danny Carey being one of them.

[Stratogibson]

Thrasho wrote:

-blaze- wrote:

I've always wondered.. what does (sic) mean?


(SIC) is an english term that means "Said In Context"
but i guess slipknot just uses it as another way to say "Sick".
to answer your question
as for slipknot i don't like them, but sucks for the drummer, hope he gets better

(sic) is a Slipknot song

[Stratogibson]

.:!j.man!:. wrote:

Fred Durst once said all slipknot fans are fat and ugly... im not sure about other regions but where I live its true (there freaks),

Sorta put me of the band sadly but then again they are a hit or miss bunch.

I guess Fred Durst has to put down other bands to get publicity cause his band hasn't done anything lately.

[Eternium]

sick&twisted wrote:

That probably wasnt Joey, Sid also has broken ankles

It had to be Joey, because you can't drum with a broken ankle. Sid is a DJ and doesn't use his feet. I still think it's awesome that Sid went to all of the Mayhem shows (I went to Atlanta)with two broken feet.

[trendkill-]

Green_Jelly wrote:

Probably the worst thing to happen to a drummer. Sucks for them.

shatering one of ur leg bones are worse i believe

[Eternium]

spiker69 wrote:

robarge00 wrote:

apparently slipknot has never heard of a fill in.

apparently uv never seen joey on the drums b4..no drummer can do wat he does

Joey's a damn good drummer, but he's far from the best. Most importantly, Slipknot isn't Korn, they just don't seem to be a band that's willing to use fill ins... even with nine members.

[slaytanic4ever]

the agony scene wrote:

robarge00 wrote:

apparently slipknot has never heard of a fill in.
yea there first time back in europe in years with a new album and they're just going to bitchslap joey like that.

yeah, and they wouldnt want one

[trendkill-]

for all u tools who have never seen a drum kit ever
theres something called a bass drum in the kits which requires a FOOT pedal which u need an ANKLE to keep your foot atached to ur leg...so no matter his drumming style drumming would put to much pressure on the ankle ****ing it up more

[xcmasta91]

doesnt slipknot have 2 drummers though

[HostileFTW]

this is what happens when you on;y know how to play with double bass pedals.

[boomtank]

Stratogibson wrote:
I guess Fred Durst has to put down other bands to get publicity cause his band hasn't done anything lately.

his band broke up, banana

[darth awsome]

Sissy.

You would think some one in a band as "Metal" as Slipknot would play through the pain. Its more br00tal that way.

[Lucas Bundy MAN]

shatering one of ur leg bones are worse i believe[/quote]

probably elbows

[Multiplayerjon]

Lucas Bundy MAN wrote:


shatering one of ur leg bones are worse i believe

probably elbows [/quote]

Broke My Bone right next to elbow (Humerous) hurts like F***

Man i hate news like this but... you jus gotta live with it... how'd he do it anyway?

xcmasta91 wrote:

doesnt slipknot have 2 drummers though

U musn't be a fan... one drummer... joey

[Multiplayerjon]

darth awsome wrote:

Sissy.

You would think some one in a band as "Metal" as Slipknot would play through the pain. Its more br00tal that way.

YOu just don't under stand

[A-440]

So he'll stick his finger into his eye but won't play with a broken ankle?

[PeeR.]

20 november Amsterdam

[jacky zee]

wanna see em in december with machine head and children of bodom

[FenderMaster]

hope joey gets well soon, awesome guy

[strat07]

The new album rocked. Get well soon Joey!

[mrheaphy]

sure all he does is sit down

[guitarLG2087]

saw them in hartford last week and corey didnt announce joey had a broken foot until after the show then showed the crowd the cast, hes the ****in man!

[Year Zero]

They have two other drummers why why can't they continue?

[pyropunkrocker]

Dude you totally need your ankle to play the kick, especially a drummer as fast as joey.

[Masonpwiley]

spiker69 wrote:

robarge00 wrote:

apparently slipknot has never heard of a fill in.

apparently uv never seen joey on the drums b4..no drummer can do wat he does

Apparently, the only drummers that exist are ones that are in mainstream bands.

I checked my fingers into myyy-

[guitaringnathan]

Stratogibson wrote:

.:!j.man!:. wrote:

Fred Durst once said all slipknot fans are fat and ugly... im not sure about other regions but where I live its true (there freaks),

Sorta put me of the band sadly but then again they are a hit or miss bunch.

I guess Fred Durst has to put down other bands to get publicity cause his band hasn't done anything lately.

actually hes directing childrens films now, lol (sorry)

[xXZechfilthYXx]

I'm glad i got to see them this summer ^_^

[kennyvspenny]

prayers can be answered, children. just believe.

[liquidknowledg4]

ummm get someone to cover for him? Their shit isnt that hard to play.

[sabres61]

he was playing on the 19th and corey said he had the injury for the last 5 shows, you couldn't tell he was hurt though.

[reignofrock]

I hope Slipknot's new album returns to Iowa style. Subliminal verses was terrible, if you're a true Slipknot fan you should agree. Corey's voice has gone downhill and Mick Thompson and Jim haven't stepped up their guitar work enough to make up for it. Their "solos" on subliminal verses... sporadic and easy to forget. Slipknot is dead in the water. Old school fans that were there at the beginning will agree I'm sure.

[placebic]

Sucks to hear. Thought it was going to be about some other member.

There've been times that Joey has filled in for other drummers, but there isn't a person out there with that "Joey" feel to fill in on his part. Plus, the whole act he's known for durring live shows...

Here's hoping for a good recovery.

[Sepulturick]

Stupid Slipknot twats. Joey Jordison is an average drummer, they could have easily got some other guy to replace him for the shows. Seen Slipknot live myself and they were shit anyway. Defend them all you want slipknot fans, i couldn't give a ****. Slipknot fans are like fundamental christians. they won't admit to a single flaw in the band which means that their opinions are utterly and totally worthless. **** off

[phishfan08]

I agree 110% with the dude above me.
they arent that great but I'm sorry to hear about the injury.... I guess.
Anyone want to perform a resurrection on John Bonham?

[vandal_12]

The only one out of nine people in the band that knows what he's doing, and he can't play.
outch

[Axe Master 3000]

rockfan7 wrote:

Green_Jelly wrote:

Probably the worst thing to happen to a drummer. Sucks for them.


He could die? He could have both is legs cut off? All the drumsets in the world could blow up? His legs could catch on fire and could never use them again? Obviously not the WORST thing that could happen. But still Joey Jordison is a great drummer and this seems like a big bummer for him

Ouch.....thats harsh dude

[DHell]

I had high hopes for the new album but I'm listening to it right now and it really sucks. 2 good songs on the complete cd and these are the one already release. It's not aggressive at all. What happenned to slipknot?.

[lzrdsixsix6]

.:!j.man!:. wrote:

Fred Durst once said all slipknot fans are fat and ugly... im not sure about other regions but where I live its true (there freaks),

Sorta put me of the band sadly but then again they are a hit or miss bunch.

Fred Durst must be a Slipknot fan

[geckonox]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

yeah, but he has to use bass drums and hi hats, which you use with your feet... get well soon joey

[Iliaz]

They shan't be missed!

[chaoticchild555]

NightEmbers wrote:

Of course he needs his ankle, DOUBLE BASS?

and its funny cause the DJ I think the one with the cool new mask broke both of his legs jumping in the crowd on their first tour date so hes already in a wheelchair

Actaully, the show I went to 8/6/08, Sid was running around again with big casts on, Corey nicknamed him MoonBoots! Haha, it was ****ing awesome! But yea, he broke BOTH ankles, Joey broke one, Clown is going to end up fracturing a hand or getting a skull fracture, Mick's fingers are gonna fall off... yea, I can see it now... haha.

[metalfreak_6666]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

yea but he has to use his feet to use bass petals

[metalfreak_6666]

shit i guess someone already said that lol

[RUSTDOGG666]

wtf is up with that pic?

[ArcherTheVMan]

there's a rumour that foo fighters might be filling in for them...?

[seanius]

I miss the old slipknot. The new album is still good (most of it), but it'll never compare to their earlier stuff in my opinion. Especially miss the lyrical stylies of their earlier stuff too...guess corey's just getting old. =P

[savory_softy]

Man that blows.
But I respect them for their loyalty to Joey in not continuing and to the people saying 'but you sit to play drums,' ever heard of double kicks? And remember, he isn't part of the drum kit, he has to move around to get on stage and the like as well. I drink to his fast recovery.

[Harley Fay]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

Yes they sit down, but Joey uses a double kick bass pedal. He is a monster on the drums and it sucks for all the fans that have to miss their show. Myself, I can't wait for them to come somewhere even close to Michigan so I can finally see them.

Get well soon Joey

[AerialOverdrive]

iksero wrote:

here's an idea, Doesn't slipknot have like 3 drummers/percussionists? just have joey on the timpani and have one of the others doing the drumming!

If only the others could play his parts lol

[LazyLatinoRocke]

Just another one to add the Slipknot's big list of injuries.

[kdcisgod]

Macabre_Turtle wrote:

iksero wrote:

here's an idea, Doesn't slipknot have like 3 drummers/percussionists? just have joey on the timpani and have one of the others doing the drumming!

1.You need your foot to play timpani
2.There is no timpani in Slipknot
3.The extra percussionists... well... they're not very skilled...

utterly and completely owned

[cubfan1091]

idk if someone said this but travis barker toured with a broken foot, and at a sperate time with one arm cuz the other was broken

[touji-za-nai]

phew, Europe is safe

[BTBAM_7]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

are you mentally retarded?
umm bass pedals?

[BTBAM_7]

o and blake from between the buried and me rapes joey he can play way faster and btbam breaks time like 60 times a song

all you people saying no one can do what joey does obviously dont listen to any hardcore metal and just no main stream stuff like slipknot

[CapnKickass]

well there's always those dualist double kick pedals, only requires one foot to operate.

[rawker_dood93]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

He uses his feet for the bass drums, and he is freakin amazing at it. IF he gets permenatly injured it will be a sad, sad day to all.

[Benjibum]

Nooo! I hope they dont cancel the Aussie dates... Maybe Shawn will break his nose or something.

Three percussionists, and they lose a bass drum?
I guess its better to be safe than sorry though...

[korn_dawg]

rockfan7 wrote:

Green_Jelly wrote:

Probably the worst thing to happen to a drummer. Sucks for them.

He could die? He could have both is legs cut off? All the drumsets in the world could blow up? His legs could catch on fire and could never use them again? Obviously not the WORST thing that could happen. But still Joey Jordison is a great drummer and this seems like a big bummer for him

Dying has nothing to specifically with him being a drummer, just a human being. And you act like they wouldn't make a million drum sets around the world the day after they all blew up :P

[ibanez_player1]

boxcharles wrote:

When I first read that someone in Slipknot was injured, I thought...

Damn, Mick was shredding too fast and broke one of his fingers.

nice

[theocao]

LOl joey broke his ankle PWNED

[phenom1991]

rhcp_freak wrote:

randyaintdead82 wrote:

Brendan.Clace :
Wait wait.....


Def Lepperd..... 1 arm

Joey could totally pull it off.....

yep joey will use one leg to pound the hell outta TWO bass drums that is a brilliant idea (well i wish)
He oughta take lessons from Chad Smith.

And what on earth is (sic)?

Well think of it this way....(sic) is said by fans to each other "stay (sic) maggot". In that it probably means "wick". (sic) itself means "Said in Context"

[phenom1991]

(sic) is as related with Slipknot as "Nutty" is with Metallica

[phenom1991]

And sorry for my typo

^^*"Sick*

...not wick lol

[metallirock08]

sowhat360 wrote:

merfsullivan wrote:

Spaz91 wrote:
Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

Good point, no one needs their ankles to play the bass drum.

That's too bad, those are some huge festivals, lots of people will be disappointed.


Too bad, if he played anything else he probably would've been ok to play. I saw a metallica show a day after hammet had his appendix removed and he sat in a chair for the whole show.

You guys are dumb.
Obviously you can't play double bass with a broken ankle. Even while mending, it will annoy the injured ankle.
But yeah, that's true. I don't know why Slipknot didn't get a fill in.

[Hamham272]

reignofrock wrote:

I hope Slipknot's new album returns to Iowa style. Subliminal verses was terrible, if you're a true Slipknot fan you should agree. Corey's voice has gone downhill and Mick Thompson and Jim haven't stepped up their guitar work enough to make up for it. Their "solos" on subliminal verses... sporadic and easy to forget. Slipknot is dead in the water. Old school fans that were there at the beginning will agree I'm sure.

There I was thinking he was "singing" in Subliminal verses. His voice hasn't gone downhill douche. His voice hasn't gone downhill... it's got better. You just fail at recognising this. Bugger on the ankle injury, would be as gutting for the band as much as the fans.

[metallirock08]

Hmm.
Would it be possible that they wanted time off? And made up this excuse?
I'm pretty sure if they were very loyal, they'd get a replacement.

[seanius]

I would like to take back my comment from earlier, after listening to the album a couple more times over again i have in fact noticed that this album DOES in fact incorporate some of their older styles, which in my opinion is SOOOOOPERRRR. I still stand next to my comment about this album NOT being as good as Slipknot or Iowa, but nonetheless is still a great album. At the moment "Gematria" is my favourite song on this particular album...Probably dont have to say this but, BUY IT!!

[seanius]

HAHAHA, it just occurred to me that i havent actually said anything about slipknot's touring dumdums...well, i wasn't going to see them anyways so it doesnt bother me directly, but sucks to hear that joey's broken. Hope he heals fully.

[sunofnothing4]

This is stupid, if joey is soo good than he can use this

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Duallist-Sing leFoot-Double-Pedal?sku=445400

Not here to bash (I WAS a fan) but shit, he injured ONE ankle not both.

[Megan_26]

tilinmyowngrave wrote:

they could have got meg white to cover for him.

Or joey could play everything with one bass drum...

i don't know which one is more likely...

Ahaha Meg White- that made me laugh.

[Seventeen]

Bonham could pull off triplets with one bassdrum.

[l2wis]

sebbsmith wrote:

C'mon man, its Slipknot. They all look like a bunch of douches.

ROFL :P I cudn't care tbh! I say give Adrian Smith his guitar back!

[Circus]

kdcisgod wrote:

Macabre_Turtle wrote:

iksero wrote:

here's an idea, Doesn't slipknot have like 3 drummers/percussionists? just have joey on the timpani and have one of the others doing the drumming!

1.You need your foot to play timpani
2.There is no timpani in Slipknot
3.The extra percussionists... well... they're not very skilled...

utterly and completely owned

1) No you don't. What the hell?
2) No there isn't ;D
3) Yes they are. Just because they *don't* do Joey's kind of stuff on the albums, doesn't mean they *can't.* A lot of stuff that people think is Joey doing maddeningly fast bass or toms is actually Chris. Shawn just runs around throwing things like some kind of anti-womble.

[sofarsogood]

good slipknot sucks

[ierostyle]

Yrkuk wrote:

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?


You plank!!

agreed giant plank

[MAXMEDLOW]

Multiplayerjon wrote:

Lucas Bundy MAN wrote:


shatering one of ur leg bones are worse i believe


probably elbows

Broke My Bone right next to elbow (Humerous) hurts like F***

Man i hate news like this but... you jus gotta live with it... how'd he do it anyway? xcmasta91 wrote:

doesnt slipknot have 2 drummers though

U musn't be a fan... one drummer... joey[/quote]

lmao. that guy is tryin to be so smart. i dont even like slipknot and i know that they hav three drummers, not one!

[rotaguy]

Sepulturick wrote:

Stupid Slipknot twats. Joey Jordison is an average drummer, they could have easily got some other guy to replace him for the shows. Seen Slipknot live myself and they were shit anyway. Defend them all you want slipknot fans, i couldn't give a ****. Slipknot fans are like fundamental christians. they won't admit to a single flaw in the band which means that their opinions are utterly and totally worthless. **** off

fail. i mean seriously how old are you 12? im a fan and yes i know for a fact slipknot has thier flaws. but what musician doesn't?

[dxpaintball8000]

What I want to know is what nobody else is asking. How the hell did he break his ankle?

[reelbigfish432]

gutted for the mugs going to reading and leeds. (i wish i was lol)

[Markhimself]

dxpaintball8000 wrote:

What I want to know is what nobody else is asking. How the hell did he break his ankle?

HAHAH im with you on that one, probably broke it playin hopscotch or sumthin....

[CrudeSapphire]

Good point, no one needs their ankles to play the bass drum.

That's too bad, those are some huge festivals, lots of people will be disappointed.

Yes he does, he needs his both anckles to play the dubble base drum.

Anyway Im going to see them in November in Belgium, can't waaaaait!
Too bad they're not going to reader, allot of people must be dissapointed

[CrudeSapphire]

I hope Slipknot's new album returns to Iowa style. Subliminal verses was terrible, if you're a true Slipknot fan you should agree. Corey's voice has gone downhill and Mick Thompson and Jim haven't stepped up their guitar work enough to make up for it. Their "solos" on subliminal verses... sporadic and easy to forget. Slipknot is dead in the water. Old school fans that were there at the beginning will agree I'm sure.

They weren't allowed to ''solo'' moron
But yeah Corey's voice did went downhill
Anyway I still like him
But Subliminal Verses owns!
I mean, look at this album, they tried to make it 'heavy' and there are like, what, 5 kool songs on the album?

[DeAd-RiP]

Sepulturick wrote:

Stupid Slipknot twats. Joey Jordison is an average drummer, they could have easily got some other guy to replace him for the shows. Seen Slipknot live myself and they were shit anyway. Defend them all you want slipknot fans, i couldn't give a ****. Slipknot fans are like fundamental christians. they won't admit to a single flaw in the band which means that their opinions are utterly and totally worthless. **** off

damn you and you're getting their first, and i agree slipknot suck some pretty major balls. now consider the fact people i know drummers my age (17) that could dump on anything joey has tracked.

so yea he's ok not great but ok..... And thats all there is to slipknot to me lol. *toddles of to listen to decapitated, who had a turly awesome drummer (R.I.P Vitek)*

[rockalance]

boxcharles wrote:

When I first read that someone in Slipknot was injured, I thought...

Damn, Mick was shredding too fast and broke one of his fingers.

lol Mick a shredder?

P.S. Joey and Corey are the only good members of that band, IMO

[alienmetalman]

funk all of you cock-gobbling pussies! bet you would take a day off if your mouths got funked up!

[goldsausage]

What I wanna know is...why does breaking an ankle stop you using drums? I mean, don't they sit down?


(joke )

[xdasboot]

SPICE GIRLS!!!!!.....



lol j/k,


poor joey, maybe he should stop killing the drums and maybe his ankle would be fine,

[Cjk10000]

alienmetalman wrote:

funk all of you cock-gobbling pussies! bet you would take a day off if your mouths got funked up!

Proof this guy is not a musician.

[themightymitch]

sick&twisted wrote:

No body can fill in for Jordison. Its Jordison!!! Cant be replaced....

goldsausage wrote:

YOU SUCK!

What I wanna know is...why does breaking an ankle stop you using drums? I mean, don't they sit down?


(joke )

[themightymitch]

damn i messed that last comment up... ignore it

[jsbassboy]

Travis Barker played with one leg for an entire tour. And recently played with just one arm. I think Jordison should suck it up and play.

[mchugh92]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

yeah but with a broken ankle it would hurt like hell to use the double bass drum, especially the way he does it lol, i have to say im not surprised this happened, after all he does bang the livin daylights outta that kit, he must spend a fortune on skins, cos they must wear out so quick with him lol, and NOW his ankle has worn out cos of his insane drummin, but hey, hes only human at the end of the day, a very talented one at that who pushed himself to the limits for his fans so show a little respect haters, slipknot aint all that bad

[mchugh92]

jsbassboy wrote:

Travis Barker played with one leg for an entire tour. And recently played with just one arm. I think Jordison should suck it up and play.

dude travis barker plays VERY differently from jordison, you need all four of your limbs to play the stuff he plays, it just aint possible to do it with one leg

[zalant]

Joey filled in for Lars a couple of years back, so I know that the concept of a replacement drummer exists in Joey's mind. Don't get me wrong; I'm not suggesting that Lars could really pull off the stuff Joey does and fill in for him, but I find it hard to believe that there isn't someone, somewhere who could at least cover that post adequately until Joey heals up.

[TSCREAM420]

strat0blaster wrote:

Mulldarran wrote:

Oh no! Now all the 14 year old "metal" kids can't go see their favourite "metal" band... How sad.

Yes, we all know Slipknot isn't Slayer or Down.

I don't particularly like Slipknot, but I like tools who say stupid biased and stereotypical comments to make themselves feel like less of a tool even less than I like Slipknot.

i second that!!!!
Mulldarran is a F'in Moron, Slipknot is probably the top Metal Act Today! and when i say that i mean, Today!!!

Until BLS starts touring again!

[Spankyx2]

Metonyx wrote:

Well that sucks. But really, they could find a thousand replacements if they tried. Maybe they were aiming for consistency.. But they could keep it a secret and just go on with the show.. No one will notice cause the replacement is in a costume/mask too.

Well for one he is 5 foot three so finding a drummer is not that easy, and to replace him with a stand in is shitty, as he is one of the most if not the most popular members of the band. it would be like having someone fill in for eddie van Halen at a van Halen show. sure there are people who could fill in, but it woulndt be right.

[Clutch32192]

I read an article where joey filled in with Korn and he said he had a broken thumb or finger (Cant remember) but he said every time he did a rim shot or a really hard hit he had blinding pain,(I can see that) and he said somen bought gettin knocked out with a metal pole & gettin lit on fire in slipknot...I nvr heard about that.

[slashzsystem]

not really.... double kick mabe??

Brendan.Clace wrote:

Wait wait.....


Def Lepperd..... 1 arm

Joey could totally pull it off.....

[pyritmann]

oh man why cant they just throw some kid off youtube in a jordison mask and have him play, no one would ever no the difference. i dont like slipknot anyways, and i dont live in europe.

[canadheadbng22]

wow. that blows. his ankle was due for a breaking. you can only play the double bass at 200 mph for a limited time. stay sic.

[canadheadbng22]

wow. that sucks. his ankle was due to blow out eventually. he only plays 200 mph. stay sic.

[SIMPLY GOD]

Spaz91 wrote:

Shame.

Hang on, dont srummer sit down?

fuk u crack me up lol i dropped my gat when i read that i was lafin 2 hard