July 28, 2021, 3:58 am Joey Jordison performed with Slipknot on the main stage during the Download Festival 2009 at Donnington Park, in Derby. Joey Jordison, one of metal band Slipknot’s founding members, has died aged 46. Drummer Jordison established the group with percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray in 1995 and they went on to global and chart success. Their self-titled debut album was certified double platinum in the US with more than two million sales, while three of their studio albums have gone platinum in the UK. In a statement widely reported by US media, his family said: “Joey’s death has left us with empty hearts and feelings of indescribable sorrow.