Joey Jordison

Nathan Jonas Jordison (born April 26, 1975 in Des Moines, Iowa), better known by his stage name Joey Jordison, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He grew up in Waukee, Iowa with his parents and two sisters, and was given his first drum kit at the age of 8. He performed in several bands until joining The Pale Ones in summer of 1995, a band which would change their name to Slipknot.

With Slipknot, Jordison has performed on four studio albums, and produced the live album 9.0: Live. He is also the lead guitar in the band Murderdolls, which he helped establish while on tour with Slipknot. Originally named The Rejects, he has performed in both of their albums. Outside the majority of his projects, Jordison has performed with other heavy metal groups such as Rob Zombie, Metallica, and Ministry. While most of his performances with these bands were on tour, some albums, such as House of Secrets and the reissue of Hellbilly Deluxe 2 feature studio recorded tracks which have him performing. Jordison uses several drum brands including Pearl and drum.

In November 28, 1995, Mark Anthony Cadavos approached Jordison while he was working, offering him a position in a new project called The Pale Ones.^[9] Intrigued and at a point where he was "lost",^[11] Jordison attended rehearsals at Anders Colsefini's basement and immediately wanted to be part of this new band. Speaking of this moment he said, "I remember trying so hard not to smile, so I didn't look like I wanted to join, I remained poker-faced, but I thought they ruled."^[12] A lot of Slipknot's early development was discussed by band members while Jordison worked night shifts at Sinclair's garage.^[13] Slipknot would become pioneers to the New Wave of American Heavy Metal.^[14][15] Jordison is accompanied by two custom percussionists,^[16] giving their music a feel that Rolling Stone touted as "suffocating".^[17]
Each member of Slipknot is assigned a number; Joey was assigned "#1".^[18] Joey has produced one album with Slipknot: 2005 live album 9.0: Live.^[19] In August, 2008, Jordison broke his ankle and Slipknot had to cancel some of its England tour dates.^[20] On August 22, 2009, Jordison was taken to the emergency room for a burst appendix (although there is no solid evidence), less than an hour before he was to take the stage for Auburn, Washington's KISW Pain in the Grass concert.^[21][22] As a result, Slipknot canceled following shows in August and September, to give Jordison time to recover.^[23]
In August 2010 Jordison was voted the best drummer of the past 25 years by readers of Rhythm magazine. Competitors included Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Dave Grohl etc. When asked to comment he stated "I'm at a loss for words. This is beyond unbelievable. Something like this reminds me every day why I continue to do this."