Fans think they’ve figured out who Slipknot’s new drummer is

nme.com:

Slipknot began teasing a new drummer online, and now fans are convinced they’ve worked out who the new member is.The metal icons hinted at the latest addition to the line-up with a post on Saturday (November 9), when they shared a picture of a single broken drumstick with the caption ‘Rehearsal’.With the update, the band seemed to reveal that they have locked in a new drummer and begun practising with them, following the sudden departure of Jay Weinberg last November.Now, eagle-eyed fans are convinced that they’ve worked out who the new member is, and are taking to social media to share their thoughts.The general consensus is that the new member is likely the former Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande.

This comes following the Brazilian metal band recently announcing that they had parted ways with the longtime member ahead of their final world tour.Sharing the update last month, Casagrande said that the decision “needed to be made thinking about new cycles that will come” following the band’s impending split after four decades.

Eagle-eyed fans have also pieced together that the Promark brand of the drumstick pictured on Slipknot’s post is the same type used by Casagrande.“Most obvious new member recruitment in Slipknot history,” one of the comments on the Instagram post reads, with many others mentioning Casagrande’s name.“It’s definitely him,” another wrote on Reddit. “Why would he leave Sepultura (which is a rather big band)?