Slipknot has parted ways with keyboardist and DJ Sid Wilson after nearly three decades together, the band announced in a since-deleted Instagram and website post on Friday. The statement read: “Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.”
Wilson joined Slipknot in 1998, recruited for his DJing skills as the band’s ninth member. He arrived just before the group’s mainstream breakthrough, when they signed to Roadrunner Records and released their 1999 self-titled debut album, which peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard 200 in May 2000.
The band has since achieved significant commercial success, landing six top 10 albums and three No. 1s on the Billboard 200: All Hope Is Gone (2008), .5: The Gray Chapter (2014), and We Are Not Your Kind (2019). In 2006, Slipknot won a Grammy Award for best metal performance for “Before I Forget,” among 11 career nominations.
TMZ reported last month that Wilson had been notified on July 31 that he was being let go from the group. Guitarist Jim Root subsequently posted on Instagram urging caution about the reports, writing “Don’t believe everything you read.” Friday’s statement marks the band’s first official word on Wilson’s departure.
Slipknot’s most recent album, The End, So Far, was released in 2022 and debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Source: Billboard
