Joey Jordison

Joey Jordison was more than a drummer with freakish speed; to me he was an architect of Slipknot's chaos. Coming out of Des Moines, Iowa, he helped build one of metal's most theatrical and uncompromising bands, and the fact that he wrote songs and played guitar too tells you his musical mind ran far deeper than the kit. I find his death at 46 genuinely tragic, a talent cut off mid-stride. Yet what stays with me is how durable his grooves feel, the kind of rhythm that keeps living in listeners long after the player is gone. Quietly monumental.

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Name (English)

Joey Jordison

Name (Japanese)

ジョーイ・ジョーディソン

Reading

じょーい・じょーでぃそん

Born

April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021

Origin

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Occupation

guitarist / Carmen Lyra / songwriter / violinist / drummer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

• Official sitehttps://www.slipknot1.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey%20Jordison
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295817

Tags

• Iowa
• guitarist
• Carmen Lyra
• songwriter

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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