{"id":47772,"date":"2026-08-16T01:54:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T20:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47772"},"modified":"2026-08-16T01:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T20:54:35","slug":"slipknot-announces-sid-wilsons-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47772","title":{"rendered":"Slipknot Announces Sid Wilson&#8217;s Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAfter reports of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/sid-wilson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sid-wilson\" data-tag=\"sid-wilson\">Sid Wilson<\/a>\u2018s departure from <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/slipknot\/\" id=\"auto-tag_slipknot\" data-tag=\"slipknot\">Slipknot<\/a>, the band has confirmed he is no longer part of the lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn a statement that briefly appeared on the band\u2019s website, they announced they would \u201cno longer be associated\u201d with the DJ and keyboardist, who joined the metal group in 1998 before they released their self-titled debut album the following year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cEffective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson,\u201d said the band in a statement, which was captured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcCTtU8Ra6K\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Stereogum<\/a>. \u201cWe wish him the best in his future endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ u-margin-tb-250 u-margin-t-4@desktop-xl u-margin-b-3@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  u-margin-b-025 u-border-t-4 u-padding-t u-border-color-brand-red\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"u-flex u-padding-tb-1 u-border-t-1 u-border-b-1 u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-border-color-grey-medium-light\">\n<article class=\"o-card  u-flex u-flex-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p@mobile-max u-width-50p\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/08\/slipknot-sid-wilson-recovery-burns-hospitalized-1236049795\/\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150 u-margin-t-1\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-16x9 u-margin-t-n0\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sid-wilson.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Sid Wilson\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"o-card  u-flex u-flex@mobile-max u-flex-flex-grow-1 u-padding-l-125@tablet u-margin-t-125@mobile-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-width-50p u-border-l-1@tablet u-border-dotted-l@tablet u-border-color-grey-medium-light\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/07\/joey-jordison-dead-slipknot-drummer-murderdolls-guitarist-1234800912\/\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150 u-margin-t-1\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-16x9 u-margin-t-n0\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Slipknot-Drummer.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"SLipknot drummer Joey Jordison dead\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe announcement comes after TMZ reported in late July that Wilson had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/31\/sid-wilson-kicked-out-of-slipknot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">kicked out of the band<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOne of the original nine members of the band, Wilson\u2019s exit comes after the departures of Craig Jones in 2023 and Chris Fehn in 2019, as well as the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/07\/joey-jordison-dead-slipknot-drummer-murderdolls-guitarist-1234800912\/\">deaths of Joey Jordison<\/a> in 2021 and Paul Gray in 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After reports of Sid Wilson\u2018s departure from Slipknot, the band has confirmed he is no longer part of the lineup. 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