Eloy Casagrande on His Slipknot Debut: “Thank You… For Trusting Me”

It’s
been
a
whirlwind
of
a
week
or
so
for

Slipknot‘s
new
drummer,

Eloy
Casagrande.
After
making
his
debut
as
the
band’s
new
drummer
at
a
special,
intimate
show
at
a
tiny
venue
in
the
middle
of
the
Californian
desert,
the
Brazilian
madman
behind
the
kit

took
to
his
Instagram
page
to
share
his
gratitude
for
the
opportunity.

Posted
in
both
English
and
his
native
Brazilian
Portuguese,
Casagrande
thanked
his
new
bandmates
for
giving
him
the
opportunity
to
join
the
band
and
be
part
of
their
25th
anniversary
at
the
same
time.
His
entire
statement
is
as
follows:

“It’s
an
exciting
moment.
Unthinkable
until
then.
There
is
nothing
to
lose,
there
is
nothing
to
win.
There
is
just
living.
We’re
here
as
one.

“Thank
you
Slipknot
for
trusting
me.
Thanks
all
the
maggots
and
fans
around
the
world.

“See
you
on
the
road.
Here
comes
more
pain.”

You
may
recall,
but
Casagrande
was
selected
to
take
the
place
of
former
Slipknot
and
current
Suicidal
Tendencies
drummer

Jay
Weinberg.
That
position
opened
up
after
the
band
decided
to

move
on
from
Weinberg
after
nearly
a
decade
with
Slipknot,
citing
the
need
to
“make
a
creative
decision”
about
the
band’s
future.

Now
with
Casagrande
handling
drums,
fans
have
expressed
excitement
over
his
skills
behind
the
kit.
The
dude’s
a
monster
with
a
pair
of
drumsticks
in
hand,
thanks
to
his
hyper
aggressive
playing
style.
Just
watch
any
clips
of
him
playing
anything
live
and
you’re
sure
to
wonder
how
the
hell
the
drum
heads
and
cymbals
are
able
to
withstand
how
hard
he
hits
everything.
And
don’t
even
get
me
started
about
his
machine-gun-esque
double
bass
—
that
shit’s
nasty.

Slipknot’s
got
a
lot
of
touring
coming
up
to
celebrate
the
band’s
debut
self-titled
album
that
came
out
back
in
1999.
You
can
find
the
full
list
of
tour
dates
below.

SLIPKNOT
LIVE
DATES
2024:

May
12:
Daytona
Beach,
FL
–
Welcome
To
Rockville
[Tickets]
May
19:
Columbus,
OH
–
Sonic
Temple
Festival
[Tickets]
Aug
06:
Noblesville,
IN
–
Ruoff
Music
Center
*
[Tickets]
Aug
07:
Burgettstown,
PA
–
The
Pavilion
at
Star
Lake
*
[Tickets]
Aug
09:
Baltimore,
MD
–
CFG
Bank
Arena
*
[Tickets]
Aug
10:
Camden,
NJ
–
Freedom
Mortgage
Pavilion
*
[Tickets]
Aug
12:
New
York,
NY
–
Madison
Square
Garden
*
[Tickets]
Aug
14:
Gilford,
NH
–
BankNH
Pavilion
*
[Tickets]
Aug
15:
Mansfield,
MA
–
Xfinity
Center
*
[Tickets]
Aug
17:
Toronto,
ON
–
Scotiabank
Arena
*
[Tickets]
Sep
01:
Pryor,
OK
–
ROCKLAHOMA
[Tickets]
Sep
07:
Auburn,
WA
–
White
River
Amphitheatre
#
[Tickets]
Sep
08:
Ridgefield,
WA
–
RV
Inn
Styles
Resorts
Amphitheater
#
[Tickets]
Sep
09:
Louisville,
KY
–
Louder
Than
Life
[Tickets]
Sep
11:
Nampa,
ID
–
Ford
Idaho
Center
Amphitheater
#
[Tickets]
Sep
13:
Inglewood,
CA
–
Intuit
Dome
#
[Tickets]
Sep
15:
Phoenix,
AZ
–
Talking
Stick
Resort
Amphitheatre
#
[Tickets]
Sep
17:
Austin,
TX
–
Moody
Center
#
[Tickets]
Sep
18:
Dallas,
TX
–
Dos
Equis
Pavilion
#
[Tickets]
Sep
21:
Des
Moines,
IA
–
Knotfest
Iowa
at
Waterworks
Park
#
[Tickets]
Oct
11:
Sacramento,
CA
–
Aftershock
Festival
[Tickets]
Oct
19:
São
Paulo,
BR
–
Knotfest
Brasil 
[Tickets]
Nov
08:
Guadalajara,
MX
–
Calle
2
[Tickets]
Nov
09:
Mexico
City,
MX
–
Parque
Bicentenario
[Tickets]
Dec
05:
Amsterdam,
NL
–
Ziggo
Dome
[Tickets]
Dec
06:
Dortmund,
DE
–
Westfalehallen
[Tickets]
Dec
08:
Stuttgart,
DE
–
Schleyerhalle
[Tickets]
Dec
09:
Leipzig,
DE
–
Quarterback
Immobilien
Arena
[Tickets]
Dec
11:
Zürich,
CH
–
Hallenstadion
[Tickets]
Dec
12:
Paris,
FR
–
Accor
Arena
[Tickets]
Dec
14:
Leeds,
UK
–
First
Direct
Arena
[Tickets]
Dec
15:
Glasgow,
UK
–
Ovo
Hydro
[Tickets]
Dec
17:
Manchester,
UK
–
Co-op
Live
[Tickets]
Dec
18:
Birmingham,
UK
–
Utilita
Arena 
[Tickets]
Dec
20:
London,
UK
–
The
O2
[Tickets]
Dec
21:
London,
UK
–
The
O2
[Tickets]

*
w/
Special
Guests
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Loose
and
Orbit
Culture
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