Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has officially become Suicidal Tendencies new drummer, following the departure of Greyson Nekrutman, who recently quit the band to join Sepultura.
Earlier today, Weinberg wrote on social media: “When I think of the culture and community of heavy music that I’ve loved and considered my creative home for 20 years, I think of Suicidal Tendencies: a foundational pillar and source of inspiration ever since I fell in love with punk, metal, and hardcore.”
“Having toured and played shows together all over the world, I’ve been so fortunate to become friends with my musical heroes who have been a part of this band’s incredible history. It’s an absolute honor and privilege to play with Suicidal Tendencies, and I can’t wait to start this incredibly exciting new chapter in just one week! See you all in the pit!”
Weinberg‘s pairing with Suicidal Tendencies comes less than two months after he was announced as the new drummer of Infectious Grooves, the long-running outfit formed more than three decades ago by now-Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo alongside Suicidal Tendencies‘s frontman Mike Muir.
Infectious Grooves has scheduled two U.S. shows this month — March 23 and March 24 at the Garden Grove Amphitheater in Garden Grove, California — before embarking on a short tour of Australia in late March and early April.
