Joey Jordison, the founding drummer of heavy metal band Slipknot, has died aged 46.
Key points:
- Joey Jordison left Slipknot in 2013 after a rare disease left him unable to play the drums
- He said physical therapy helped him "beat" transverse myelitis, a rare inflammatory disease
- Slipknot's website and social media pages went dark for the mourning of Jordison
A representative for Jordison's family told Rolling Stone magazine he died "peacefully in his sleep" on Monday.
"Joey's death has left us with empty hearts and feelings of indescribable sorrow," his family said in a statement.
"Those that knew Joey, understood his quick wit, his gentle personality, giant heart and his love for all things family and music."
Slipknot's website and social media pages went dark after the news.
The band's profile photos were switched to black and an entirely blank post was tweeted in mourning of their former member.
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Jordison said he was "blindsided" when he was asked to leave the band in 2013.
"I want to make it very clear that I DID NOT QUIT SLIPKNOT," he said in a Facebook post.
"This band has been my life for the last 18 years and I would never abandon it, or my fans."
He later revealed that he had been suffering from transverse myelitis, a rare inflammatory disease that left him unable to play the drums.
"Toward the end of my career in Slipknot I got really, really sick with a horrible disease called transverse myelitis," he told the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards in 2016.
"I lost my legs. I couldn't play any more. It was a form of multiple sclerosis, which I don't wish on my worst enemy.
"I got myself back up, and I got myself in the gym, and I got myself back in therapy to beat this f***ing shit."
Jordison's family said there would be a private funeral service.
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2021-07-28 00:22:46Z
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