Joey Jordison of SlipKnot

While growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, Jordison quickly developed an interest in music; learning to play the guitar and drums. Jordison joined multiple bands throughout his high school years, which lead to him being invited to join The Pale Ones, at age 20. Jordison immediately embraced the idea and quickly became involved in all aspects of the band, which evolved into Slipknot. Jordison's dedication to music has lead to performances and work with many other bands over his career, including Metallica, Korn, Ministry, Satyricon, OTEP, Marilyn Manson, and 3 Inches of Blood.

Biography

Early life Joey Jordison was born at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa on April 26, 1975.[1] He grew up in a country area outside of Waukee and spent most of his youth isolated, until he learned to drive. He embraced music at an early age, attributing it to the influence of his parents, "they always sat me down in front of the radio, rather than the TV."[1] He started his first band while in elementary school. He played guitar until receiving his first drum kit as a gift from his parents at age eight. At a young age, Jordison's parents divorced, he and his two younger sisters stayed with their mother. His mother remarried and set up a funeral parlor, where Jordison would occasionally help. Jordison has stated he felt a sudden responsibility to be the man of the house, and this responsibility turned him into a more mature person at a young age. [1]

Joey Jordison did not enjoy his time at school, admitting, "I was really introverted and didn't have many friends."[1] His grades suffered due to his focus on music.[2] Despite being involved in multiple projects, he did not have his first serious band until he was 15; he formed Modifidious, in which he played drums, he later described them as "total speed-metal thrash".[2] The band helped Jordison break new ground, playing for live crowds in support of local bands including Atomic Opera who featured Jim Root and Heads On The Wall, which featured Shawn Crahan.[3] After a multitude of line-up changes, including the presence of Craig Jones and Josh Brainard — who would later appear in Slipknot — the band released two demos: Visceral and Mud Fuchia in 1993.[3]

After leaving school he was hired by a local music store called Musicland. However, in March 1994, after a recommendation from a friend, he got a job at a Sinclair garage in Urbandale working the night shift. Jordison preferred the night shift, because it left his weekends free and he could hang out with his friends and listen to music while working.[3] In early 1995, Modifidious disbanded due to a lack of interest, owed to the shift in interest from thrash metal to death metal in America. Following this Jordison joined a local band called The Rejects as a guitarist, with whom he only played a couple of shows. Jordison was also involved in a band called Anal Blast with Paul Gray; however, this was formed partly as a joke.[4] Gray also attempted to recruit him for another band, Body Pit, but he declined the invitation to remain in The Rejects.[3]

Slipknot Main article: Slipknot (band) In September 1995, Paul Gray approached Joey Jordison while he was working, offering him a position in a new project called The Pale Ones.[4] Intrigued and at a point where he was "lost", 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."[5] A lot of Slipknot's early development was discussed by band members while Jordison worked night shifts at Sinclair's garage.[5] He is considered one of the most dedicated members of the band and is involved in most elements of the band including writing, mixing and production,[6] and is reportedly "the first to arrive and the last to leave."[7] Each member of Slipknot is assigned a number; Joey was assigned "#1". Although Jordison has always been closely involved in almost every aspect of the creation of Slipknot and the Murderdoll's music, including the mixing and production stages, he has only fully produced one album from either band; with Slipknot's 2005 live album 9.0: Live.[6]

Murderdolls Main article: Murderdolls While touring Ozzfest in 2001 — while supporting Slipknot's album Iowa — Joey Jordison met Tripp Eisen, then of Static-X, and the two discussed forming a side project.[8] In 2002, Jordison revived his band The Rejects, renaming them the Murderdolls.[9] Jordison became the Murderdoll's guitarist and he contacted Wednesday 13, of Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13, to play bass. Wednesday would eventually move to vocalist, while Ben Graves, Eric Griffin, and Acey Slade completed the band's lineup.[10] The band signed with Roadrunner Records and released an EP entitled Right to Remain Violent. The Murderdolls would return in August 2002 with their debut album Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls.[11] The band uses horror films, including Friday the 13th and Night of the Living Dead, as an inspiration of their lyrics.[12] On October 30, 2002, the Murderdolls made an appearance on an episode of Dawson's Creek entitled "Living Dead Girl".[13]

Other musical endeavours In 2001, Joey Jordison worked on a remix of "The Fight Song" by Marilyn Manson,[14] he also appeared in the music video for Manson's cover of "Tainted Love".[15] Later in the year Manson revealed that Jordison had been working with him on his new album The Golden Age of Grotesque, Jordison worked with him on guitars however, the track did not appear on the album.[15] In 2004, Jordison appeared on OTEP's album House of Secrets, drumming on six tracks for the album.[16] In 2008, Jordison appeared on Puscifer's album "V" Is for Viagra. The Remixes, with a remix of the track "Drunk With Power".[17]

Joey Jordison performing with Metallica in 2004. Following the performance fellow Slipknot band member Corey Taylor congratulated Jordison proclaiming "You just made rock history, dude!"[18]Joey Jordison has performed with other bands, solely as a touring member. While preparing for the Download Festival in 2004, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was hospitalized for a mysterious illness.[19] Metallica's vocalist James Hetfield searched for volunteers to replace Ulrich; Jordison had already performed with Slipknot earlier that evening, however he and Dave Lombardo of Slayer volunteered. Jordison performed on 10 of the 13 songs that made up the set and was called their "hero of the day".[18] In late 2004, Joey Jordison performed with Satyricon on their tour of the United States when drummer Frost was refused entry in to the country.[20] However the tour was cut short after guitarists Steinar Gundersen and Arnt Gronbech — who were also only touring members — were charged after sexually assaulting a fan in Toronto.[21] In 2006, Joey Jordison joined Ministry for their "MasterBaTour 2006" which consisted of 60 dates across the United States and Canada.[22] He also appeared in the music video for their single "Lies Lies Lies".[23] Korn recruited Jordison in 2007 to join them on tour when drummer David Silveria went on hiatus from the band.[24] While touring with Korn, Jordison set a record for the most appearances at the Download Festival in England, as the only performer ever to have performed five times.[25] He also appeared in the music video for Korn's single "Evolution".[26]

In August 2004, Joey Jordison became involved in Roadrunner United, a celebration of Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary. As one of four "team captains" who wrote and produced material for the album, he also performed the drum tracks for six songs and bass guitar for three.[27] Jordison said of the experience, "I thought it was a great idea and was really excited about it, because it was a chance to work with a lot of artists that I really respected while I was growing up."[28] In 2007, 3 Inches of Blood recruited Jordison to produce their album Fire Up the Blades. Jordison is a fan of the band and when he heard that Roadrunner wanted to have some demos produced he said; "I was the first one to jump at it, I'm like; 'I want this fucking band'."[7] From these demos the label commissioned a record, vocalist Jamie Hopper said of Joey Jordison; "he's an amazing producer".[29]

Mask On a Halloween during his youth, Jordison's mother surprised him while wearing a plain white Kabuki mask, commenting on the experience he exclaimed, "[she] scared the fucking shit out of me!"[1] When Slipknot decided to wear masks during performances, Jordison chose the same mask his mother had used to surprise him. Speaking of that mask he says, "that thing literally fit on my face - it is my face."[30] The mask — like the other band members' — has evolved over the band's history. The third version — worn for the tour of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) — included "more elaborate detail", but remained similar to the original design.[31] The largest change to the mask came for Slipknot's fourth album All Hope Is Gone, when Jordison added "a black crown of thorns, with black blood trickling down the forehead and Frankenstein-esque stitches".[32]

Joey Jordison Discography See also: Slipknot discography Slipknot 1996: Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. 1999: Slipknot 2001: Iowa 2004: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) 2005: 9.0 Live 2008: All Hope Is Gone Joey Jordison Producer credits 2002: Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls (Murderdolls) 2005: The All-Star Sessions (Roadrunner United) 2005: 9.0 Live (Slipknot) 2007: Fire Up the Blades (3 Inches of Blood) Murderdolls 2002: Right to Remain Violent 2002: Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls Other appearances 2004: House of Secrets (OTEP) 2005: The All-Star Sessions (Roadrunner United)
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