Joey Jordison

Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison is an American metal musician. He is best known for his role as the drummer for the band Slipknot. He is also well known as the guitarist for Murderdolls, a glam metal/horror punk band which he founded in the 2000s, that is currently on hiatus due to the Murderdolls' members' main projects.. In 2006, he was the drummer for the industrial metal band Ministry. For the most of 2007, Jordison took over the drumming duties for the nu-metal band Korn before going back to the studio to work on Slipknot's fourth studio album.


[edit] Biography
Nathan Jonas Jordison was born April 26, 1975 in Des Moines, Iowa at the Mercy hospital. Jordison went to Waukee High School in Waukee, Iowa. While in high school, Jordison played drums in the drumline as well as a jazz band. Although before he played drums he played the guitar.

Jordison had worked at a Sinclair gas station in Fresno, Iowa and played in various extreme metal bands from around the Des Moines area, including Modifidious and Anal Blast. Slipknot released an album in 1996 named Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat. Only 1000 copies were ever made and sold worldwide. It wasn't until their second album (which was their first record to be released by Roadrunner Records) that they began to garner significant attention, charting at a respectable #51 on the Billboard chart. Jordison, along with his band, played in several Ozzfest tours, headlining the tour in 2001.

Another Slipknot album, "Iowa," was released in 2001. This saw Jordison's band reaching super-stardom, the album debuted in at #1 in the US Billboard charts and number #1 in both the United Kingdom and Canada's national charts. After touring relentlessly, Slipknot went on hiatus.

During this time Jordison remixed "Fight Song" for Marilyn Manson and was also featured in Manson's "Tainted Love" video. In 2002, Jordison, with Wednesday 13 and Tripp Eisen, formed what would become his second most popular band, Murderdolls.

Joey played live with such Rock & Metal bands as Korn, Marilyn Manson, Emperor, Metallica, American Headcharge, Staind, Justice, Satyricon, and 3 Inches of Blood. He performed "unmasked" (i.e. not in his Slipknot persona) with the Murderdolls and added guitar to the album "Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls". He also toured as drummer with Olive on their tourof the USA and UK in 1999. The glam metal/horror punk band, Murderdolls became popular (in the United Kingdom and Japan in particular) before the group went on hiatus in order for Jordison to return to Slipknot. During this time the other members of the Murderdolls worked on their side projects. Meanwhile, his attachment to the Murderdolls seems to have been severed as Wednesday 13, almost having picked up where they left off in regards to Jordison and Eisen, are still functioning.

Since returning to Slipknot, Jordison recorded a fourth album with the group, "Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)", released in 2004. The album climbed to #2 on the Billboard chart, and also reached #1 status in the United Kingdom.

In the summer of 2004 at Download Festival, Lars Ulrich of headliners Metallica was unable to perform with the band. Jordison stepped up and filled in for Ulrich. Joey played most of the set with Metallica. In December of 2004 Joey filled in for drummer Frost of Norwegian black metal band Satyricon for the band's tour of the United States after Frost was unable to get into the country. He also drummed for Ministry on their tour for the Rio Grande Blood album. In May of 2007, while on the road with Korn, Joey filled in for drummer Jon Wysocki of Springfield-based Hard Rock / Alternative Metal Band Staind at a concert in Hartford,CT after Wysocki couldn't make the concert due to family issues. He also played with the band American Head Charge. On April 19, 2007, it was announced that Joey would be touring with Korn for about 5 months while David Silveria was on hiatus from the band.[1] Joey has also now began producing albums, his first being Fire up the Blades by the band 3 Inches of Blood.

Joey accompanied Korn on drums at the 2007 Download Festival. This record-breaking performance was Jordison's fifth Download appearance since its inception in 2003, and marks him as the only artist to play the festival multiple times in four different high-profile bands. Past Download performances include Murderdolls (main stage 2003), Slipknot (main stage 2004 and 2005), a guest appearance with Metallica (main stage 2004) and with Korn (Dimebag Darrell stage 2007).





[edit] Roadrunner United
Recently, Jordison played a big part in the 25-year anniversary of Roadrunner Records, the record label which both of his bands - Slipknot and Murderdolls - are signed onto. Jordison was one of the four "team captains" for the project. His role involved organizing a "core band" of other musicians past and present on the Roadrunner label, and choosing vocalists to sing on his songs. Jordison produced, wrote, and played drums in the songs Annihilation By The Hands Of God (Drums), Tired 'N Lonely (Drums/Bass), No Way Out (Drums/Bass), Constitution Down (Drums) and Enemy Of The State (Drums). (Roadrunner United). It is said that in the first meeting about which musicians on the Roadrunner label to approach for this project, Jordison's was the first name to come up. On the DVD for The All-Star Sessions, Jordison can be seen working on the tracks at SR Studios in Des Moines, Iowa, and is not wearing his famed Slipknot Kabuki mask.


[edit] History behind his mask
There is meaning behind each Slipknot members' mask. They are a reflection of their personalities or a past personal experience. Jordison's Japanese Nō mask reflects a personal experience; when he was younger he came home drunk on Halloween to find his mother sitting in the dimly lit living room wearing that mask. Joey was terrified of the emotionless stare of the mask. In the early days of the Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat album he wore one plain white. For the self-titled album Slipknot, he decorated it with a few stripes and dots of paint. For Iowa he painted fake blood all over his mask, and for vol. 3 he did a variation of designs on it, more notable with claw slashes. He also quotes: "The design enables it to feel however you want it to feel; scary, evil or perverted. All those things held in one mask". He has made about 1000 different styles for his mask. His new mask showed at the Fuse Fangoria Award show is gray with red and black markings.


[edit] Filmography
Dawson's Creek (1 episode, 2002)- Living Dead Girl (2002) TV Episode (as Murderdolls)
Rollerball (2002) - Slipknot Band Member
Welcome To Our Neighborhood (1999) - himself
Disasterpieces (2002)- himself
Voliminal (2006) - himself
Guns, God and Government For Marilyn Manson (band) (2002) - himself
We Sold Our Souls For Rock 'n' Roll (2001) - himself (Slipknot)
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005) - himself
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[edit] Joey Jordison's equipment

[edit] Joey's Signature Pearl EX kit
For Christmas 2006, Joey and Pearl released a Jet Black Export EX kit with Joey's own display heads. The kit was announced as limited edition, but due to phenomenal demand, Pearl might possibly make it a permanent addition to their Export range of kits. The kit consists of:

Drums-

22" x 18" bass drum x2
10" x 8" tom
12" x 9" tom
13" x 10" tom
14" x 14" floor tom
16" x 16" floor tom
6-1/2" x 13" signature snare JJ-1355
Hardware-

Ha-100 hi-hat to bass drum attachment
H-820W hi hat
C-800W cymbal stand
BC-800W boom/cymbal stand
P-120P pedal
S-800W snare stand
3x TH-88I tom stands

[edit] Joey's Guitars and Accesories

6 - String Gibson Les Paul (Vintage Sunburst)
6 - String Gibson Les Paul (Ebony)
6 - String Gibson Les Paul Menace (Blood Red Fade)
6 - String Gibson SG (Goth Black)
6 - String B.C. Rich Metal Master Warlock (Tribal Flames)
6 - String B.C. Rich Bich (Cherry Red) [As seen in the Roadrunner United All Star Sessions DVD]
4 - String Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass [As seen in the Roadrunner United All Star Sessions DVD]
5 - String Gibson Thunderbird Precision Bass (Cherry Red)
Strings: Ernie Ball
Picks: Dunlop Jazz III, Dunlop Tortex Wedge, Dunlop Ultex Tri
Guitar Pickups: EMG 81 & 85 or EMG 81 & 89
Bass Pickups: Fender Vintage Quarter Pounder Single Coil Jazz Bass Pickups or EMG Precision Bass Pickups
Amps: Marshall
Pedals: Dunlop
(While playing Bass, Joey uses a pick and does not pluck with his fingers)

[edit] Disasterpieces Iowa Tour:

Orange County drums with Paiste cymbals:
22"x18" bass drum (x2)
8"x8" tom
10"9" tom
12"x10" tom
13"x6.5" maple snare drum
16"x16" floor tom
18"x16" floor tom
14" RUDE hi-hat
16" RUDE crash/ride
17" RUDE crash/ride
8" signature splash
9" RUDE Cup Chime
18" RUDE crash/ride
20" RUDE Power Ride
18" RUDE china
19" RUDE crash/ride

[edit] Slipknot Self Titled Album Tour
OCDP or Pearl MMX drums with Zildjian cymbals (this is before the Paiste endorsement in May 2001)(as seen in the "wait and bleed Video)


22x18 bass drum
14x5 snare
10x8,12x9,13x10 toms
14x14 floor tom (on the left side of bass drum)
16x16 floor tom
14" Avedis Mastersound hi-hat
16" Z custom medium crash
17" Z custom medium crash
18" Z custom medium crash
18" Z custom china
20" Avedis rock ride
10" Avedis splash
8" Avedis splash
9.5" ZIL BEL
Tama Iron Cobra double bass pedal
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[edit] Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses Tour kit (2004-2005):

Pearl MMX Masters Series drums (Emerald burst with black hardware)
Paiste Signature,2002 and RUDE Cymbals with a Custom White Finish (All cymbals have Slipknot "S" Stamped on, and all cymbals have the BIG Paiste Signature logo on them instead of the RUDE, 2002, or SMALL signature logo:
22"x18" bass drum (x2)
10"x8" tom
12"9" tom
13"x10" tom
14"x12" tom
16"x16" floor tom
18"x16" floor tom
14"x12" championship marching snare
13"x6.5" (JJ-1355) Joey Jordison signature pearl snare drum
14" Rude hi-hat
16" Rude crash/ride
18" Rude china
17" Rude crash/ride
8" Signature splash
6" Signature splash
8" 2002 cup chime
18" Rude crash/ride
13" Signature power hi-hat
20" Dimensions powerbell ride (discontinued) or 20" 2002 rock bell ride
14" Signature thin china
13" Signature mega cup chime

[edit] Ministry 2006 Tour Kit:

Pearl MMX Masters drums and Paiste cymbals:
Pearl Masters series MMX 4ply 100% aged maple shells - Arctic white with black hardware
Paiste Signature and RUDE cymbals with a custom white finish:
22x18 bass drum (x 2)
12x9 tom
13x10 tom
16x16 floor tom
18x16 floor tom
13"x6.5" (JJ-1365) Joey Jordison signature steel snare drum
14" Rude hi-hats
20" Rude china
16" Rude crash/ride
17" Rude crash/ride
18" Rude crash/ride
19" Rude crash/ride
6" Signature splash
8" Signature splash
10" Signature splash
14" Rude crash/ride (discontinued)
13" Rude hi-hats
20" Rude china
20" Rude power ride
13" Signature mega cup chime

[edit] Korn 2007 Tour kit:

Pearl MMP Masters Premium drums (Custom Paisley Wrap) & Paiste Cymbals (custom Korn logo stamped on):
22x18 bass drum (x 2)
14x6.5 maple snare drum
8x7 tom
10x8 tom
12x9 tom
13x10 tom
16x16 floor tom
18x16 floor tom
6x12 Quarter Tom
6x15 Quarter Tom
6x18 Quarter Tom
6x21 Quarter Tom
20x14 gong drum
20" Rude china
14" 2002 wild hat top & 14" Rude hi-hat bottom
17" Rude wild crash
8" Signature splash
10" Signature splash
18" Rude wild crash
19" Rude wild crash
20" 2002 power ride
21" 2002 wild china
15" 2002 wild china
17" 2002 wild china
13" Signature mega cup chime

[edit] Drumset standards

Joey uses a Pearl DR-503 Icon drum rack with straight bars that includes the clamps, memory locks, and the Uni-Lock mounting system.
Joey also uses Remo Emperor/Ambassador/Powerstroke3 drum heads and Ahead Joey 1 Slipknot Signature sticks.
Joey uses Pearl Eliminator pedals. This is evident on Slipknot's "Voliminal: Inside The Nine" DVD and in other drum videos. Quote Pearldrum.com: "I use Pearl Eliminator Pedals and I swear by them." - Joey Jordison.
Pearl Powershifter Eliminator pedals with the red cam and iron cobra wood beaters as seen in Voliminal and the music video for "Before I Forget".
Joey has been seen using a few Meinl Cymbals in the studio, and when playing with Korn before their upcoming tours with Joey in 2007.
Joey sometimes uses Ahead Drumming Gloves to bypass sweat on his hands, which would affect his performance.