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 Knocked Loose and Orbit Culture
# w/ Special Guests Knocked Loose and Vended
