The former drummer of US heavy metal band Slipknot, Joey Jordison, has died at the age of 46. Reports states that Jordison’s family said he passed away peacefully in his sleep.
They did not reveal his cause of death, but said his passing had left them with feelings of indescribable sorrow.
Jordison was one of Slipknot’s original founding members, starting the band in 1995 along with percussionist Shawn Cruhan and bassist Paul Gray.
The group released a successful self-titled debut album four years later and they went on to sell millions of albums globally, find mainstream US chart success and win a Grammy award.
Slipknot is best known for a unique aggressive style of music and wearing horror-style masks while performing.
Jordison was a part of the group until 2013. In later years, he revealed he left after being diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a form of multiple sclerosis.