The band played a last-minute show which marked the inclusion of a new drummer; Eloy left Sepultura in February
A show booked last minute by Sliding knot at the Pappy + Harriet bar, in the United States, delighted Brazilian fans this Thursday 25th. The event, organized to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band’s first album, was also the first performance of the group’s new drummer, who, second. according to fans’ rumors, it is the Brazilian Eloy Casagrande.
Although neither the band nor he had given official confirmation on the presence of the Brazilian – Slipknot, famous for their characteristic masks, tend to remain a mystery about the identity of their members -, Internet users have begun to collect clues about the hiring of the drummer. On X, formerly Twitter, posts compared the mysterious musician’s tattoos and playing style to Eloy.
OR Estadao I contacted the drummer to ask him about a possible move to Slipknot, but have not yet received a response. In this case the article will be updated.
On Thursday the members took to the stage wearing the distinctive tracksuits that marked the group’s beginnings. They are celebrating the anniversary of the band’s 1999 debut album Slipknot with a tour.
The rumors about Eloy’s presence became even stronger after Mi Vieira, singer of Gloria, the drummer’s former band, published a video of the performance with what was associated with praise for the musician. “I’m very happy for you, king. And tomorrow I will publish the classic photo to show how the world turns,” she wrote.
Check out the posts written by fans of the band and Mi:
Destroy the tits, I’m very happy for you king, and tomorrow I will post the classic photo to show how the world turns!
I love you trapeze https://t.co/sL5LF1w5iM
— Mi Gloria – Official (@migloria) April 26, 2024
The drums come to life with Eloy pic.twitter.com/lDo0L9fljy
— Tramas3030 (@Tramas3030) April 26, 2024
If Slipknot wanted to keep Eloy a mystery, they forgot to cover up the tattoo on his left arm pic.twitter.com/kAwV6K6qw1
— Glauber Macario (@glaubermacario) April 26, 2024
Ladies and gentlemen, Eloy Casagrande in Slipknot pic.twitter.com/lUQYl2TGmY
— Lucas Freitas (@rukaaxu) April 26, 2024
Who is Eloy Casagrande?
Eloy became known as the drummer for Sepultura, the country’s biggest heavy metal band, which he joined in 2011, at the age of 20. The announcement of the musician’s departure shortly before the band’s farewell tour caught fans and even the group by surprise in February. Sepultura began performing with Celebrating life through death in March – the drummer was replaced by American Greyson Nekrutman.
At the time, according to the group, Eloy said he would pursue a career in another project. “We were caught by surprise, without warning or any kind of discussion about how to make the transition. The communication was made and he immediately left the band, abandoning everything related to Sepultura,” the statement read.
In November, Slipknot announced the departure of Jay Weinberg, then the band’s drummer. Shortly after, the musician also said he was taken aback by the decision. “I was shocked to receive the phone call I received on the morning of November 5; news that many of you would hear about shortly thereafter,” he wrote in a statement on Instagram. Read here.
Eloy started playing drums at the age of 7 and, at 13, was the winner of the Batuka International Drum Fest. In 2005, a year after the award, he was also the winner of the Modern Drummer’s Undiscovered Drummer Contest.
Besides Sepultura, he was also a member of the bands Gloria and 2ois. Eloy was also part of the Catholic Christian rock band Iahweh and the backing band of singer André Matos, who died in 2019.
Source: Terra
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