During a recent conversation with Red Maggotz, Eloy Casagrande talked about Sepultura fans’ backlash towards him for leaving the band.
When the interviewer asked whether anyone contested his decision to join Slipknot after Sepultura, the drummer replied:
“Yes, of course, a lot of people contested me. A lot of people didn’t like my decision, especially Sepultura fans, all the fans that came with me during the Sepultura era. Sepultura has a brilliant career. It’s been years since they created the band. So yeah a lot of people didn’t like my decision but everybody has their preferences, their tastes.”
Casagrande Is Happy With His Decision
Eloy understands some people don’t like Slipknot’s music:
“Some people like Sepultura. Some people don’t like Slipknot. Some people like pizza. Some people like hamburgers. Some people like pepperoni pizza. Some people like cheese pizza. So it’s kind of like that. People like to say out loud their preferences. It was a choice of mine. I did it for myself and yeah a lot of people didn’t like my decision but people that matter to me got on my side.”
Then, the musician shared his initial thoughts on Slipknot:
“My wife, my mother, my close friends. It was a fully conscious decision. I knew all the consequences about that. But yeah, a bunch of other people didn’t like my decision at all but when I met the guys and we spent 10 days together, being there with them was always very professional, very objective, and focused. Slipknot is a big company.”
How Did Slipknot Fans React To Eloy?
Casagrande joined Slipknot after Jay Weinberg’s departure. While some Sepultura fans were angry at him, most Slipknot fans liked his performance with the band. After seeing his first big festival show on April 27 at Sick New World, one wrote:
“Jay fanboys are gonna hate this – but Eloy is a much better fit.”
Another one said:
“I like Jay but he’s not even close to being on Eloy’s level.”
One other commenter added:
“Eloy made me get back to Slipknot after 10 years.”
Casagrande also started to be involved in Slipknot’s songwriting process. The group’s guitarist Jim Root revealed last month that the drummer had sent him some demos to work on.
You can watch Casagrande’s full interview below.