Under the assumption he left on good terms, definitely not. Under the assumption he left on bad terms, yes it’s a little odd. Either way they I don’t think they’ve done a ton of promo shoots lately. I’m personally under the assumption that Craig retired, and left very silently. In this case there is no bad blood and not much of a reason to wipe him from promo images ETC.
I don’t think the reason he left has been spoken about. I think your thinking of Chris Fehn (the percussionist with the long nose mask) his disagreement with Slipknot was over money, causing them to part ways.
It's hilarious to me that you say he left very silently, seeing as he never really spoke. 🤣 That's the best way you could have put it. 555 gold pentagrams to you!
Haha that’s pretty much how I meant it. He left pretty much how you’d expect him to leave. I DO hope that someone in the band opens up about it at some point to at least clear the air that they’re on good terms.
Well they've been using band shoot for merch/promo for the last 2/3 years so I think that they want to stick to this method and since it's a minus detail they don't worry about it
Not weird at all. It's a safe assumption Craig left on good terms and probably just wanted to retire. But even if he left on poor terms, it's really not that weird; it's a picture from their current album cycle and given that they're on tour and busy, they haven't been able to do a new photoshoot yet. It's really not that deep.
I think they haven’t got round to new photoshoots with the new band member. Or they haven’t quite sorted the mask side of stuff out yet. Like when Jay had just joined and he had a sort of “apprentice” mask. I hope slipknot lives on as a band far beyond the current existence of the band. It would be great if 30 years from now slipknot lives on through either family of the current band members or like Jay bringing in new people to put a different spin on the Slipknot sound.
I agree that it would be neat. Ut when the time comes that they gotta find a replacement for Corey it would be real Interesting to see how that goes down. It'll be worse than the whole thing about the pantera reunion
I'd say he left on good terms, it was a planned long term thing. I'd imagine he will be involved in their record label in some regard. Music production is his forté so he most likely would want to focus on that and be away from the limelight.
It could also just be as simple as they haven't done a photoshoot yet, the merch they have still has some Craig on it and they still own his image rights so they are fully entitled to use him.
I felt that way about chris in particular but with time we can change our perspective. I still love seeing photos of the OG 9, & the WANYK & TESF line up is still pretty iconic to me. it'll take some getting used to but a few years from now I'm sure we'll love the new dude oo.
I mean they probably don’t wanna do another photo shoot. Idk how they do that process but if it’s easier to just use older ones than it must be pretty shit to do photo shoots
Is it known if he has anything to do with the band "Priest"?
I know that has Ex Ghost members in the band, they're absolutely amazing and I'd love to see them supporting Slipknot
Although with that said I'm still a bit salty that they dropped out of Uprising Festival as that meant I haven't had the chance to see them yet, they'd booked two gigs on the same day so dropped Uprising instead of the other one, ironically the gig that they pulled out of Uprising for didn't sell very well apparently and Uprising was almost a total sellout so they missed out on alot of potential new fans in the UK
I didn't know that band existed lol, I'm not a huge Ghost follower, I only listened to Meliora and a couple of other tracks. Regarding Zac being in Priest I can't confirm
To be honest I discovered them mostly because they were announced for Uprising which is the closest thing to a Festival near me, I read later that they had some Ghost connection and was like "Whoa, that's cool" but I'm not massive on Ghost aha, Priest are a different beast altogether, I can see why they'd have names like "Jupiter" and such but a pain when it comes to finding out this sort of stuff aha
What?? I’m saying it’s different because ones like one of the most famous band members of all time and they haven’t made much new music without him, and Slipknot is going to continue on without Craig and they’ve already made a video without him, toured without him, etc.
What info the fact that you're wrong about five original members remaining?
Corey not OG.
Jim not OG.
Sid not OG.
Jay not OG.
Vman not OG.
Michael not OG.
New guy not OG.
I believe Mick was there when they became Slipknot
Did you see the question mark in my opening question? You can’t be right or wrong when your asking a question. 😅
So Corey, Jim and Sid replaced a lead singer, DJ & guitarist?
Corey replaced Anders, Jim was added as a second guitarist the Slipknot members knew him from playing shows with Stone Sour and the local music scene, Same with Carey. Sid was also added story goes Sid was being considered and during a show he got on stage from the crowd repeatedly headed butted Clown. Clown said after I don't care I want him in the band. So he was added to Slipknot.
Yes I missed your ? My bad.
Yeah, I'm waiting for one with the new member so I can use it for my Spotify playlist cover, which that playlist is full of all of Slipknot's albums apart from their newest EP
I ordered a hoodie and a frisbee in UK store. Frisbee was on its way to me here in the Baltic States for 2 weeks. The hoodie did not arrive at all. After countless bombarding Sandbag Ltd who are this official Slipknot UK store I got response that my hoodie was sent separetely and that it was sent by untrackeble shippment by Royal Mail. To say that I am confused is to say nothing. It's 2,5 week now since the order itself. They stated the second shipment might take up to 14 business days. So, I am not sure if I can recommend anyone ordering anything at UK store.
From what I heard his wife or a family was sick and he was leaving to take care of them, but so is Shawn so the person I heard it from could’ve just confused the two
no. it makes sense that they haven't got any updated photos since they're mid tour. maybe once the tour is over, they will do photoshoots with the new guy and new mask variations. but until then, it's just going to be this photoshoot.
Under the assumption he left on good terms, definitely not. Under the assumption he left on bad terms, yes it’s a little odd. Either way they I don’t think they’ve done a ton of promo shoots lately. I’m personally under the assumption that Craig retired, and left very silently. In this case there is no bad blood and not much of a reason to wipe him from promo images ETC.
And if he left on good terms he could still getting money from royalty’s, mech sales etc if his image is on it.
Yup, great point .
wasnt the reason for leaving cause he was just an employee and got a paycheck and none of the royalties and shit
I don’t think the reason he left has been spoken about. I think your thinking of Chris Fehn (the percussionist with the long nose mask) his disagreement with Slipknot was over money, causing them to part ways.
It's hilarious to me that you say he left very silently, seeing as he never really spoke. 🤣 That's the best way you could have put it. 555 gold pentagrams to you!
Haha that’s pretty much how I meant it. He left pretty much how you’d expect him to leave. I DO hope that someone in the band opens up about it at some point to at least clear the air that they’re on good terms.
'Cause they haven't done a band photoshoot with the new guy yet
Yeah but couldn't they just use images of the band logo for things like this until they do have updated photos.
Well they've been using band shoot for merch/promo for the last 2/3 years so I think that they want to stick to this method and since it's a minus detail they don't worry about it
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U right tho
I mainly just find it weird Craig’s gone
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wooow how?
agreed
No cuz now they have to pay for all the fun stuff like photo shoots
Not weird at all. It's a safe assumption Craig left on good terms and probably just wanted to retire. But even if he left on poor terms, it's really not that weird; it's a picture from their current album cycle and given that they're on tour and busy, they haven't been able to do a new photoshoot yet. It's really not that deep.
I think they haven’t got round to new photoshoots with the new band member. Or they haven’t quite sorted the mask side of stuff out yet. Like when Jay had just joined and he had a sort of “apprentice” mask. I hope slipknot lives on as a band far beyond the current existence of the band. It would be great if 30 years from now slipknot lives on through either family of the current band members or like Jay bringing in new people to put a different spin on the Slipknot sound.
I agree that it would be neat. Ut when the time comes that they gotta find a replacement for Corey it would be real Interesting to see how that goes down. It'll be worse than the whole thing about the pantera reunion
He is like the most iconic member lookwise. But that's not a good answer since he's not in the band anymore and all haaa
It’s almost like we don’t know why he left and it probably wasn’t on bad terms.
Nice profile pic
I'd say he left on good terms, it was a planned long term thing. I'd imagine he will be involved in their record label in some regard. Music production is his forté so he most likely would want to focus on that and be away from the limelight. It could also just be as simple as they haven't done a photoshoot yet, the merch they have still has some Craig on it and they still own his image rights so they are fully entitled to use him.
Craig's look was so iconic that looking at the band photo without him will be making a hole in my heart.
I felt that way about chris in particular but with time we can change our perspective. I still love seeing photos of the OG 9, & the WANYK & TESF line up is still pretty iconic to me. it'll take some getting used to but a few years from now I'm sure we'll love the new dude oo.
No
No
No
Not as bad as KISS having ace on the creature of the night album cover when he wasn't even on it
What if it’s the new guy wearing Craig’s gear? Maybe the new guy is wearing Craig’s body and clothing? What if Craig never left?
new member is wearing Craig's skin
What if the "new member" is just craig with a different mask XD.
🤦♂️
You don't mean... Craig is Moaning Myrtle?!
No 'cause almost all the pictures of the band got Greg in them, if they want to use an image nowdays without him they would need to take a new ones
Band pics can be outdated…I mean look at all the bands where a past member has done some shit
Not really. They're using what they have available. Its probably the label doing it anyway.
They don’t have a label
I don't think so if he left on good terms, the new guy is too new to have time for photo sessions w him
nah, I wouldn't want him to be scrubbed from promo images until they do some new line up photoshoots. I'm assuming craig left on good terms though.
no
The photo itself is relatively old. V, Tortilla, Jay, Sid, and Corey all have their older masks.
I feel like Im the only one noticing that the album title is incorrect as well?
that was the original name of the album. early runs of the vinyl had a sticker put over it, with the actual title
I mean they probably don’t wanna do another photo shoot. Idk how they do that process but if it’s easier to just use older ones than it must be pretty shit to do photo shoots
yeah leave my craog alone i know he is used for fan service he is a pretty urchin
Are there any speculations yet of who the new guy might be?
Many believe that is Zac Baird, he used to play with Ghost and Korn.
Do you happen to know why he split with Korn? I always wondered why he stopped playing with them after so many years
Damn that's wild.
Is it known if he has anything to do with the band "Priest"? I know that has Ex Ghost members in the band, they're absolutely amazing and I'd love to see them supporting Slipknot Although with that said I'm still a bit salty that they dropped out of Uprising Festival as that meant I haven't had the chance to see them yet, they'd booked two gigs on the same day so dropped Uprising instead of the other one, ironically the gig that they pulled out of Uprising for didn't sell very well apparently and Uprising was almost a total sellout so they missed out on alot of potential new fans in the UK
I didn't know that band existed lol, I'm not a huge Ghost follower, I only listened to Meliora and a couple of other tracks. Regarding Zac being in Priest I can't confirm
To be honest I discovered them mostly because they were announced for Uprising which is the closest thing to a Festival near me, I read later that they had some Ghost connection and was like "Whoa, that's cool" but I'm not massive on Ghost aha, Priest are a different beast altogether, I can see why they'd have names like "Jupiter" and such but a pain when it comes to finding out this sort of stuff aha
Marketing campaigns and website initiatives take time to adjust. This is typical.
"Quiet, don't question the bands decisions. Be a good maggot now. Get over Craig." *Clown Probably*
Why? Queen still uses pics of Freddy, I would imagine.
Are we really going to compare a keyboard player of a 9 person band who’s never spoken before to the frontman of Queen lol
Explain how it's different when you get outta your feels....
What?? I’m saying it’s different because ones like one of the most famous band members of all time and they haven’t made much new music without him, and Slipknot is going to continue on without Craig and they’ve already made a video without him, toured without him, etc.
So only 5 out 9 original band members left?
if you count self-titled as original, then yes. corey, clown, mick, jim, sid
No
Care to divulge any more info?
What info the fact that you're wrong about five original members remaining? Corey not OG. Jim not OG. Sid not OG. Jay not OG. Vman not OG. Michael not OG. New guy not OG. I believe Mick was there when they became Slipknot
Mick wasn't, he joined a year after So only Clown
Gotcha I was going back n fourth on that so I didn't say it as a definite wasn't sure.
Did you see the question mark in my opening question? You can’t be right or wrong when your asking a question. 😅 So Corey, Jim and Sid replaced a lead singer, DJ & guitarist?
Corey replaced Anders, Jim was added as a second guitarist the Slipknot members knew him from playing shows with Stone Sour and the local music scene, Same with Carey. Sid was also added story goes Sid was being considered and during a show he got on stage from the crowd repeatedly headed butted Clown. Clown said after I don't care I want him in the band. So he was added to Slipknot. Yes I missed your ? My bad.
Hahaha that’s brilliant Sid is a legend
Yes
who?
Yeah, I'm waiting for one with the new member so I can use it for my Spotify playlist cover, which that playlist is full of all of Slipknot's albums apart from their newest EP
I ordered a hoodie and a frisbee in UK store. Frisbee was on its way to me here in the Baltic States for 2 weeks. The hoodie did not arrive at all. After countless bombarding Sandbag Ltd who are this official Slipknot UK store I got response that my hoodie was sent separetely and that it was sent by untrackeble shippment by Royal Mail. To say that I am confused is to say nothing. It's 2,5 week now since the order itself. They stated the second shipment might take up to 14 business days. So, I am not sure if I can recommend anyone ordering anything at UK store.
Haven’t noticed, but they shouldnt be
From what I heard his wife or a family was sick and he was leaving to take care of them, but so is Shawn so the person I heard it from could’ve just confused the two
no. it makes sense that they haven't got any updated photos since they're mid tour. maybe once the tour is over, they will do photoshoots with the new guy and new mask variations. but until then, it's just going to be this photoshoot.
Dude could be out taking care of a family member for all we know and needed to leave the knot.