Possibly some backtracking by the band? Not sure. The original post has been taken down. I'll be over here with some popcorn....

[The statement is still up in the "News" section of their official website. A similar thing happened back in June when keyboardist Craig Jones was booted from the band, as they posted it on their social media and then removed the posts shortly afterwards.]

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Slipknot have parted ways with longtime drummer Jay Weinberg, as just announced on social media.

Jay played his final show with SLIPKNOT this past Friday (November 3) at the Hell & Heaven festival in Toluca, Mexico.

He is the son of longtime Bruce Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg. He toured as a drummer with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, substituting for his father in 2009. 

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— Slipknot (@slipknot) November 5, 2023

Corey Taylor is a huge horror fan, so it's no surprise that he would agree to go through "Blood Prison" during the Inkcarceration Festival last month at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. He got a taste of his own medicine with masked monsters terrorizing him!

Corey Taylor went on a journey through the horrifying Blood Prison at the Ohio State Reformatory with two lucky winners while at Ink. The tour experience was in support The Taylor Foundation: Helping veterans and first responders find connection and healing, by partnering with carefully selected local organizations in order to create a community and network for those in need of support. Learn more at https://www.wearettf.org/

Check out a video of his walk through. Watch your Volume....I mean, This is Corey Taylor we're talking about, so there is swearing! 

'CMF2' releasing Sept 15th preorder at https://coreytaylor.lnk.to/CMF2

NEW ALBUM "THE END, SO FAR" ARRIVES WORLDWIDE SEPTEMBER 30TH. ALBUM PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW. KNOTFEST ROADSHOW FALL 2022 DATES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 20TH.

SLIPKNOT have shared "Yen," a brand new single off their widely anticipated new album, THE END, SO FAR, which will be released September 30^th on Roadrunner Records (album art / track listing below). Available today on all streaming platforms, "Yen" is a showcase of SLIPKNOT's exceptional range and sees one of the world's most popular and deeply enigmatic bands relentlessly charting new ground as they continue to redefine, revitalize, and reimagine the scope of rock music.

"Yen" follows the forthcoming album's lead single "The Dying Song (Time To Sing)" which arrived last month accompanied by an official music video directed by the band's own M. Shawn 'clown' Crahan - watch it HERE. The track garnered widespread acclaim upon its arrival with The FADER declaring "It absolutely rips," and Rolling Stone praising it as a "punishing new elegy."

Produced By SLIPKNOT and Joe Barresi, THE END, SO FAR is available for pre-order today with several vinyl variants available at www.slipknot1.com. THE END, SO FAR includes the band's 2021 surprise single "The Chapeltown Rag" and follows their widely celebrated 2019 album WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND, which marked SLIPKNOT's third consecutive #1 on the Billboard 200. The release made a massive global impact with #1 debuts in the Official Album Charts of twelve countries around the world, including the UK, Australia, Canada and Mexico, with Top 5 debuts in an additional twelve countries including Germany, France and Sweden.

This fall SLIPKNOT will embark on the third leg of their enormously popular KNOTFEST Roadshow headline tour, VIP tickets for which are available now. Leveling up their live show yet again, the upcoming tour will begin September 20^th in Nashville, TN and will see the band joined by special guests Ice Nine Kills and Crown The Empire. The fall run will also include highly-touted festival appearances at Louisville's Louder Than Life and Sacramento's Aftershock (tour itinerary below). Furthermore, SLIPKNOT are set to spend the summer traversing Europe for a slate of international festival and headline dates including their own KNOTFEST Germany and Finland festivals. For tickets and more information on SLIPKNOT's KNOTFEST Roadshow Fall 2022 tour and upcoming international dates, visit www.slipknot1.com.

Track Listing:

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— Slipknot (@slipknot) July 19, 2022