Slipknot fans now have a nickname for Craig Jones’ new mystery replacement

nme.com:

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.

Samples’ name was not listed alongside their instrument and the caption simply reads ‘Samples/Media’ instead, leading people to refer to them as Samples or Samples Media.A post shared by Slipknot (@slipknot)Before his identity was revealed, percussionist Michael Pfaff was lovingly referred to as ‘Tortilla Guy’ in reference to the texture of his mask.

Pfaff joined the band in 2019, replacing Chris Fehn.Meanwhile, Slipknot recently confirmed that, as heavily rumoured, their new drummer was former Sepultura sticksman Eloy Casagrande.