According to Corey Taylor’s wife Alicia, Eloy Casagrande has been doing well with Slipknot.
When Alicia recently shared a post on X, writing ‘Slipknot Forever,’ one Slipknot fan asked:
“How’s Eloy fitting in?”
She responded by saying:
“Effortlessly. Camp is energized and in high, positive spirits. They are having fun and enjoy playing with him behind the kit. He’s wonderful on and off stage. I am so grateful he is here.”
Fans Share The Same Feelings With Alicia
Casagrande performed his first show with the band on April 25 at the Pappy + Harriet’s barbecue bar in Pioneertown, California. It was an intimate gig with a 350-capacity. The drummer’s first big concert was on April 27 at the Sick New World Festival. Apparently, fans also agreed with Alicia over Eloy’s compatibility with the band. After seeing footage from the show, one of them wrote on Reddit:
“Jay [Weinberg]fanboys are gonna hate this – but Eloy is a much better fit.”
Another said:
“I like Jay but he’s not even close to being on Eloy’s level.”
One other fan started to listen to Slipknot again with Casagrande’s addition:
“Eloy made me get back to Slipknot after 10 years.”
Eloy Is Excited To Be Playing With Slipknot
Slipknot officially announced in late April that Casagrande was the band’s new drummer after Jay Weinberg’s departure. Eloy talked about joining Slipknot in an Instagram post:
“It’s an exciting moment. Unthinkable until then. There is nothing to lose, there is nothing to win. There is just living. We’re here as one. Thank you Slipknot for trusting me. Thanks all the maggots and fans around the world. See you on the road. Here comes more pain.”
In a later interview, the musician also spoke about what felt different while performing with Slipknot than his former band, Sepultura. Eloy noted:
“The first big change when wearing a mask is mental. It’s another persona in there. The mask has life. If someone else puts it on, it won’t be the same. I created it together with Shawn [Crahan] — we worked out the design together — so it’s a combination of Slipknot and my personality. But when you put the mask on, something different happens. I can’t explain it yet.”
Slipknot’s guitarist Jim Root revealed in a new chat with Tone-Talk that they already started to work on some new music with Casagrande. He said Eloy sent him some videos and he now tries to write some riffs on them.
You can check out Alicia’s tweet below.
Effortlessly. Camp is energized and in high, positive spirits. They are having fun and enjoy playing with him behind the kit.
He’s wonderful on AND off stage. I am so grateful he is here. 🖤
— uh-lee-see-yuh Taylor (@AliciaETaylor) May 13, 2024