Joey Jordison

Joey Jordison
Joey Jordison
	Jordison in 2008
Background information
Also known as	#1
Born	Nathan Jonas Jordison; April 26, 1975; Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Died	July 26, 2021 (aged 46); Waukee, Iowa, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal; industrial metal; groove metal; alternative metal; horror punk; thrash metal; extreme metal; nu metal;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter;
Instruments	Drums; percussion; guitar; bass; keyboards; piano;
Years active	1990–2021;
Formerly of	Vimic; Sinsaenum; Slipknot; Murderdolls; Scar the Martyr;
Website	Official website; Tribute website by Jordison's family;

Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021) was an American musician. He was the original drummer of the nu metal band Slipknot, and the guitarist for the horror punk supergroup Murderdolls.

Jordison played in Slipknot from the beginning 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.