Person · Male
Joey Jordison
- From
- Des Moines, United States
- Active
- 1975–2021
- Releases
- 0
- metal
- rock
About
Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021) was an American musician. He was the original drummer of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designated #1, and the drummer and rhythm guitarist for the horror punk supergroup Murderdolls.
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Jordison played in Slipknot from when it was founded in 1995 until December 2013. He was also the drummer and founder of Scar the Martyr, which formed in 2013 and disbanded in 2016. At the time of his death, Jordison was playing in the blackened death metal supergroup Sinsaenum.
With Slipknot, Jordison performed on the band's first four studio albums, and produced the 2005 live album 9.0: Live. Jordison performed with various other acts (including Rob Zombie, Metallica, Korn, and Ministry) and did session work.
Member of
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Modifidious drums (drum set)
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Slipknot drums (drum set)
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Murderdolls background vocals, drums (drum set), guitar, bass guitar
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Scar the Martyr membranophone
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Sinsaenum drums (drum set)
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Vimic membranophone
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Also known as
Nathan J. Jordison · Nathan Jonas Jordison
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ba67b04a-0c85-45b0-93ee-0d0e66fc19df
- ISNI
- 0000000055784042
- IPI
- 00344173378
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.