Former SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg has officially joined SUICIDAL TENDENCIES.
The 33-year-old Nashville-based musician wrote on social media: “When I think of the culture and community of heavy music that I’ve loved and considered my creative home for 20 years, I think of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: a foundational pillar and source of inspiration ever since I fell in love with punk, metal, and hardcore.
“Having toured and played shows together all over the world, I’ve been so fortunate to become friends with my musical heroes who have been a part of this band’s incredible history.
“It’s an absolute honor and privilege to play with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, and I can’t wait to start this incredibly exciting new chapter in just one week! See you all in the pit!“
Weinberg will make his live debut with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES with a two-date Japanese run of shows (March 14 in Osaka and March 16 in Chiba). The band is also slated to perform at the No Values festival on June 8 in Pomona, California, with a series of European festival dates scheduled for June and July.
In addition to Weinberg and Muir, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES‘ current lineup features lead guitarist Dean Pleasants, rhythm guitarist Ben Weinman (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) and bassist Tye Trujillo (son of METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo).
Weinberg‘s pairing with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES comes less than two months after he was announced as the new drummer of INFECTIOUS GROOVES, the long-running outfit formed more than three decades ago by Robert Trujillo alongside Robert‘s then-SUICIDAL TENDENCIES bandmate Muir.
INFECTIOUS GROOVES has scheduled two U.S. shows this month — March 23 and March 24 at the Garden Grove Amphitheater in Garden Grove, California — before embarking on a short tour of Australia in late March and early April.
Weinberg was recruited by INFECTIOUS GROOVES for the band’s first live appearances since a one-off show in 2019 due to longtime drummer Brooks Wackerman‘s commitment to AVENGED SEVENFOLD.