The property of the late drummer Joey Jordison has settled its lawsuit in opposition to Slipknot.
A discover of unconditional settlement was filed on September seventeenth in Los Angeles County Superior Court docket by Steamroller, LLC — the successor in curiosity of Jordison. In response to paperwork obtained by Blabbermouth, a request for dismissal was filed the identical day, although phrases of the settlement weren’t launched.
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Jordison’s property sued Slipknot and core members Corey Taylor and Shawn “Clown” Crahan in June 2023 for allegedly profiting off the drummer’s loss of life, amongst different accusations.
The lawsuit alleged that Taylor and Crahan didn’t return “not less than 22 objects” that had been the property of the late drummer after “promising to return all of Jordison’s belongings.”
The grievance alleged that these objects, together with “musical devices, gear, and wardrobe,” had been used “in a touring Slipknot museum known as Knotfest and line[d] their pockets with revenue off of Jordison’s devoted fanbase.” The lawsuit additionally said that Taylor and Crahan had agreed to return the objects following the drummer’s elimination from the band in 2013 and previous to his passing in 2021.
Jordison’s property went on to accuse the Slipknot camp of appearing “callously” in utilizing Jordison’s loss of life as a advertising instrument for Slipknot’s 2022 album, The Finish, So Far.
Said the lawsuit: “It’s clear that Taylor and Crahan didn’t truly care about Jordison or his household; they cared solely about drumming up publicity and gross sales of the brand new album.”
Taylor and Crahan responded by denying the allegations and asking for the grievance to be dismissed through their very own authorized paperwork.
Slipknot, in the meantime, lately wrapped up a North American tour celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary of their 1999 self-titled album. The band has two extra US dates — appearances on the Louder Than Life on Thursday (September twenty sixth) in Louisville and October eleventh on the Aftershock competition in Sacramento (get tickets right here) — earlier than enjoying Knotfest Brasil (October nineteenth) and concert events in Mexico, Europe, and the UK. Discover tickets to these reveals right here.