“Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson,” the band posted in a since-deleted social media post<\/p>\n
\n\tSlipknot has apparently booted\u00a0turntablist Sid Wilson from the band.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cEffective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson,\u201d the band posted in a since-deleted social media post, which was shared by Stereogum<\/a> on Friday, Aug. 14. \u201cWe wish him the best in his future endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tReps for the band did not immediately return Rolling Stone\u2018s requests for comment.<\/p>\n \n\tWilson, who joined the band in 1998, was known at #0 and served as Slipknot\u2019s keyboardist and turntablist. His departure is one in a series in recent years. In 2019, Slipknot<\/a>\u00a0announced they were parting ways with Chris Fehn<\/a> amid the longtime percussionist\u2019s lawsuit that alleged the band had shorted payment he claimed was due to him. A few years later, pinhead-masked keyboardist-sampler Craig Jones, who had joined the nonet in 1996, also left the band in 2023<\/a>. Later that year, Slipknot split with drummer\u00a0Jay Weinberg over what they called a \u201ccreative decision<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tWeinberg, who dedicated a decade of his life to the metal band, spoke with Rolling Stone<\/a> in April about the decision. \u201cProcessing it over the last two years, I\u2019ve wanted to take that experience and obviously learn from it,\u201d Weinberg said. \u201cI\u2019m going into creative environments, say a studio or playing live, where there is love for one another, and respect for one another, in ways that I\u2019ve never experienced before.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tLast year, Slipknot struck a deal <\/a>with HarbourView Equity Partners and sold a majority stake in their catalog, including publishing and recording royalties. \u201cAfter 25 years of taking on the music business, we find ourselves with a partner that is willing to sign onto continuing what Slipknot started,\u201d Slipknot\u2019s M Shawn \u201cClown\u201d Crahan said in a statement to\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter,<\/a>\u00a0at the time. \u201cOnly they want to go even bigger. Get ready. Hail The Knot.\u201d<\/p>\n \t