Craig Jones: Last News

Slipknot‘s mystery new member ‘Samples’ has spoken for the first time in a new interview.‘Samples’, who replaced long-time keyboardist Craig Jones after his departure in June last year, has yet to have his identity confirmed by the band. ‘Samples’ can currently be identified by the black cracks over his mask and his mouth that is literally zipped shut.Now, fans can hear his voice for the first time in a new promotional interview the band did with video game Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.

It might be nearly 25 years later, but luckily for Ice Cube, there’s always another Friday around the corner.

Slipknot fans have begun referring to the mystery member who replaced keyboardist and sampler Craig Jones last year as ‘Samples’ following the reveal of the band’s new masks this week.Jones’ departure was announced almost a year ago with his replacement introduced almost immediately after, just prior to The Nine’s headline slot at that year’s Download Festival.Impressively, Mr Samples’ identity still remains unknown. At the time of them being brought into the band, they were christened ‘Greg Bones’, ‘The Gimp’, ‘Leatherface’, ‘Zipper Dude’ and ‘Hoodie Guy’ by fans.The new nickname came about, however, when Slipknot posted photos of each member’s new mask to Instagram.

Slipknot have confirmed the identity of their new drummer after he made his debut with the masked metal band last week.Today (April 30), the band took to social media to post a new promo photo of its nine members in their classic red jumpsuits and masks, resembling an iconic photo taken in 1999. In the photo, the band tagged eight of its nine members – one of whom has been revealed to be Eloy Casagrande.A post shared by Slipknot (@slipknot)Eloy Casagrande – the former drummer of Brazilian metal icons Sepultura – has now been confirmed as Slipknot’s new drummer.

Slipknot have teased a mystery upcoming event with a cryptic billboard message in California that reads ‘ONE NIGHT ONLY’.The apparent advert popped up on a billboard on the highway to Coachella 2024 over the last week, bearing the band’s logo alongside a second slogan of ‘LONG MAY YOU DIE’.Also included on the banner is a link to youcantkillme.com, a vintage website that is adorned with references to the band’s self-titled 1999 album (via Revolver).The site also carries the band’s upcoming live dates, and includes a note that the page was last updated on April 25 – next week. All taken together, fans have started to speculate that the band are teasing a possible 25th anniversary show for the ‘Slipknot’ album.It comes at a time when rumours of new music from the band has been percolating among their fanbase.The last album the nu-metal icons released was ‘The End, So Far’, which arrived back in August 2022.

Slipknot are getting their Dead By Daylight debut, thanks to an upcoming cosmetic collection.In a livestream on the official Dead By Daylight YouTube channel (which you can watch below), associate art director Leisha Riddel described the crossover. The Slipknot cosmetics being added to the game include seven masks and one full outfit; these designs are all based on “core” Slipknot members, but have been altered slightly to better fit with the style of the horror game.Subliminal Menace for The Legion is the outfit coming to Dead By Daylight, and will feature a white mask and flowing robes inspired by DJ Sid Wilson.Next up is a Metallic Grill for The Wraith, based on guitarist Mick Thomson, along with the Dominant Eye for The Deathslinger, which is based on guitarist Jim Root.

Slipknot drummer who was fired from the band, has now revealed that he has joined Suicidal Tendencies.In December of last year, Slipknot shared an official statement on social media, claiming that they were “intent on evolving”, and made the “creative decision” that Weinberg will leave the band. His departure was 10 years after he joined the line-up, and just months after keyboardist Craig Jones left the group in June.Following the announcement, Weinberg went online to reveal how he was left “heartbroken and blindsided” by the decision.Today (March 5) Weinberg took to his official Instagram account to announce that he has joined the California crossover thrash icons as their full time drummer.

Ice Cube has shared the story of how he was “pushed” into making Next Friday – the sequel to the iconic 1995 movie Friday.The former NWA rapper was a guest on the latest episode of the YouTube show Mavericks with Mav Carter, where he spoke about his venture into acting and screenwriting – the latter of which came at the suggestion of director John Singleton.Carter asked Cube if he ever felt “pushed into” something he wasn’t passionate about.“I was pushed into doing Next Friday,” he replied, before quickly correcting himself: “Not pushed, but I always thought, ‘We did a great movie, don’t touch it.'”A post shared by THE HIP-HOP WOLF® (@thehiphopwolf)He continued: “My people was like, ‘Yo, have you thought about ever doing a part two?’ And it’s like, ‘Nah.’ [They] said, ‘You should think about it; people love the movie.’ So, I’m glad I did it, because part two led to part three, led to me meeting [comedic actors] Mike Epps and Katt Williams, Terry Crews.”However, Cube admitted that if it was up to him, he “probably wouldn’t have” made the 2000 film, especially after hearing that co-star Chris Tucker wanted no part of it either.“But, you know, by the time I heard he didn’t wanna do it, I was invested in doing another one,” he said. “We figured out the best way to keep going.”The West Coast rap legend concluded: “I’m grateful that I was pushed on that.

lipknot’s founding member and percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has spoken to NME about the band’s upcoming tour, as well as numerous new releases, career highlights and the importance of nostalgia.Earlier this week, the masked metal icons announced news of a 2024 UK and European tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. As tickets have gone on sale, Crahan has opened up to NME about why it was so important for the band to go back to their roots, and revealed that there are plenty of surprises in store for the new year.“25 years is swirling in our brain now,” Clown told NME.

Slipknot last week (November 5), saying he was left “heartbroken and blindsided” by the decision.In an official social media statement released last week, the Iowa band said that they are “intent on evolving”, and have made the “creative decision” that Weinberg will leave the band. It was the second time in five months that the band lost a member, after keyboardist Craig Jones left the group in June.Now, in a statement shared to Instagram, Weinberg has reflected on his departure from the band, writing: “I was heartbroken and blindsided to receive the phone call that I did on the morning of November 5th; the news of which, most of you learned shortly after. However, I’ve been overwhelmed by — and truly grateful for — the outpouring of love and support I’ve received from this incredible community I consider to be my creative and artistic home.“This is not the ending to the journey I’d dreamt of, and committed myself to seeing through — not by a long shot.

Slipknot have announced that they have parted ways with drummer Jay Weinberg. In an official social media statement, the Iowa band said that they are “intent on evolving”, and have made the “creative decision” that Weinberg will leave the band. It is the second time in five months that the band have lost a member, after keyboardist Craig Jones left the group in June.

Slipknot‘s Tortilla Man may have inadvertently revealed the name of the band’s new keyboard player on social media.The newest addition to the line-up was teased early last month following the abrupt departure of Craig Jones, the metal group’s longtime keyboardist and sampler. Fans soon began sharing their theories on who could be behind the mask.Many people online have even suggested that the mystery musician is actually still Jones, who is simply sporting a new look.However, a general consensus seemed to be that the member could be one of two people: Zac Baird (Korn, Ghost, Evanescence) or Nathan Church.The latter previously played keys and samplers in the band Downthesun, who were signed to Slipknot’s label Maggot Corps, and have various other links to the band (their sole 2002 self-titled album was executive produced by Shawn “Clown” Crahan).According to Consequence, Michael “Tortilla Man” Pfaff – whose identity was revealed last year after he joined Slipknot in 2019 – posted a since-deleted backstage selfie from a recent gig.The image saw Pfaff standing in front of a clothing rack that was labelled with the first names of his current Slipknot bandmates: “Corey” (frontman Corey Taylor), “Sid” (DJ Sid Wilson), “Mick” (guitarist Mick Thomson).One tag looked like it read “Zac”, adding further weight to the Zac Baird theory.

Slipknot fans have been sharing their theories on the identity of the newest member.The new member was teased by the band last week, following the abrupt departure of longtime keyboard player and sampler Craig Jones.Intrigue about the latest addition to the metal band was piqued last Thursday (June 8), when Slipknot posted a statement on social media saying that Jones had parted ways with the band. They said nothing more about the situation, other than they wish him the best of luck.

Slipknot have today (June 9) surprise released a new EP, ‘Adderall’ – you can listen to it below.The release follows on from last year’s offering, ‘The End, So Far‘ and standalone single, ‘Bone Church‘.The band have also shared some new videos – one for ‘Memories (Adderall – Rough Demo)’ and one for ‘Death March’, directed by M. Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan.

Slipknot are two members down on their European tour, which started this week. Percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan announced earlier this week that he would be sitting out the tour in order to care for his sick wife. Meanwhile, yesterday, the band announced that they had “parted ways” with sampler and keyboardist Craig Jones.Jones originally joined the band in 1996 during the making of their demo album ‘Mate.

Slipknot are seemingly teasing the addition of a new member.Today (June 8), the band took to social media with an image of an unknown hooded member in a new mask. The post did not come with an accompany caption, leaving many fans confused.The unnamed member’s mask is that of a black leather hood, with a zipper mouthpiece and red paint around the eyes and mouth.Check out the new mask below.pic.twitter.com/6oShnmaHXc— Slipknot (@slipknot) June 8, 2023Prior to posting the image, Slipknot posted a statement on social media saying that longtime sampler and keyboardist Craig Jones has parted ways with the band.

The kind actions of a stranger helped a family through a frightening time after their son was rushed to hospital.

READ MORE: Twitter stunned by raunchy video of brazen pair 's****ing on paddleboard' at beach WalesOnline reports that the brazen thugs have refused to tell police who else was involved. The court heard that the two defendants were arrested within days of the assault but it took police more than three years to charge them, a delay which the judge described as "so egregious it is quite startling".The victim, a Lithuanian national, had been living and working in London and the incident took place in July, 2018, when he visited west Wales in his campervan.Craig Jones, prosecuting, said on the night of July 18 he was parked up in the centre of Newquay near the Sea Horse Inn and was preparing for bed when a group of people who had seemingly "taken against his presence having convinced themselves without any foundation that he was a paedophile" approached the vehicle.The gang used mobile phone torches to locate and beat the man, strip him naked, as well as steal from him his iPad, phone and laptop along with cash and bank cards.Mr Jones said the victim was then forced to go to the Sea Horse pub to "degrade and humiliate" him further.The tourist was eventually taken to hospital where a CT scan revealed a subarachnoid haemorrhage - bleeding on the brain - in addition to the obvious cuts, bruises and severe swelling around the eyes.Defendant Jones also effectively made admissions about her involvement in the attack in a Facebook post in which she talked about "the boys" going to the van of a man they believed to be "paedo" and beating him up, something which made her "happy".Following inquiries in the town, police arrested Jones and her partner Davies.

A family were the target of a terrifying evening arson attack due to an alleged unpaid debt, a court has heard.

A jealous and insecure man made his partner think she was being stalked in a "bizarre and wicked" ploy to test whether she was being faithful.

Slipknot are getting their first ever Funko ‘Pop! Rocks’ figures – and they’re now available to pre-order.The latest artist collaboration with the vinyl collectible company sees frontman Corey Taylor, programmer/sampler Craig Jones and DJ Sid Wilson immortalised as big-headed toy figures.Set to arrive sometime in February, fans can pre-order the Slipknot figures on the FYE website here.The new figures follow previous ‘Pop! Rocks’ collaborations with Kiss, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard and Rob Zombie.A post shared by Funko (@originalfunko)In September it was revealed that iconic synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys were the latest musicians to receive the Funko Pop! treatment, being presented as collectible