SLIPKNOT’s ELOY CASAGRANDE Shares ‘The Heretic Anthem’ Drum-Cam Video

SLIPKNOT’s drummer Eloy Casagrande has posted an audio recording of him singing the track “The Heretic Anthem” with his bandmates during one their recent appearances at festivals.

SLIPKNOT ‘s new drummer Eloy Casagrande has shared a drum-cam video of him performing the song “The Heretic Anthem” with his bandmates during one of their recent festival appearances. Check it out below.

In an interview on Tone-Talk, SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root talked about the process by which Casagrande joined SLIPKNOT and how he has influenced the overall sound of the band. He explained: “We didn’t even try anybody else. Eloy’s name came up. He contacted us, actually, about wanting to be a part of it and started sending a bunch of videos in. I think him and our bass player [Alessandro ‘Vman’ Venturella] might’ve had a little bit of a relationship before. I think they knew each other. They had mutual friends. And Vman’s really in tune with a lot of really great, proggy, heavy musicians that are passionate about their instruments. And it just seemed like a no-brainer. And he’s really respectful of the legacy of [SLIPKNOT’s original drummer, the late] Joey [Jordison], and Joey was a huge influence on him. And he’s so humble. The dude has so much humility. And you could tell he just lives and breathes his craft, to the point where I see his passion and it ignites my passion for my instrument. And Brazilians, South Americans in general, are so passionate about what they do. Our manager told me, he was out to dinner with four or five promoters from South America, and they were all really stoked. They’re all, like, ‘It’s so good you’ve got a Brazilian drummer in SLIPKNOT now. We kind of feel like we’ve won the World Cup.’ It’s a cool feeling. And God, he just fits in so well. I don’t know, man. I mean, there’s a lot of things I can say about it. I’m just glad it happened when it did. And we’re lucky to have him — we are really lucky to have that dude.”

In 2024, the only gig of theirs up to now, SLIPKNOT adopted the classic style that brought back red jumpsuits of 1999 and the elements from their earlier masks in their contemporary versions, which is tied to this fact the band is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its founding this year.

After separating from Jay Weinberg in November of last year, SLIPKNOT teased fans with a hint of an upcoming drummer two months ago, putting an image of a single broken drumstick on the internet with an accompanying title “Rehearsal.”

The group explained in a statement to the public that the breakup with Weinberg was a purely creative decision. Jay was followed by an own statement and said that the band felt “heartbroken and blindsided” by his demotion.

Weinberg has since joined the SUICIDAL TENDENCIES as well as the INFECTIOUS GROOVES.

Casagrande unexpectedly left SEPULTURA 3 and one-half months ago, just prior to when he was scheduled to begin rehearsals for band’s 40th anniversary celebration that was recently announced as a goodbye tour.

“February 6th, a few days prior to the first rehearsal, drummer Eloy Casagrande informed the band that he was leaving SEPULTURA to pursue a career in another project,” the group stated in an announcement.

Casagrande joined SEPULTURA about 13 years ago, as an alternative to Jean Dolabella..

SLIPKNOT‘s most recent album “The End, So Far” was released on August 20, 2022. The album was the band’s last album to be released in full before the departure of guitarist Craig Jones, who quit the band in June 2023. The other member was Weinberg.

SLIPKNOT recently announced the North American portion of the “Here Comes The Pain” tour. The band will be celebrating their 25th year anniversary. their iconic debut record, “Slipknot” which launched the group back to 1999.

In addition to the recently announced dates around the world The “Here Comes The Pain” tour, which is produced through Live Nation, will include arena shows across the country throughout the summer. Some highlights are New York’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome as well as the Austin Moody Center and more with the direct support of Kentucky’s thriving and youthful metal forerunners, the hardcore group KNOCKED LOOSE. ORBIT CULTURE and VENDED are confirmed as supported on a few dates.