{"id":21547,"date":"2026-01-13T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=21547"},"modified":"2026-01-13T00:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T05:31:06","slug":"jay-weinberg-ex-slipknot-steps-down-as-suicidal-tendencies-drummer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=21547","title":{"rendered":"Jay Weinberg (ex-Slipknot) Steps Down as Suicidal Tendencies Drummer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former\u00a0<b>SLIPKNOT<\/b>\u00a0drummer\u00a0<b>Jay Weinberg<\/b>\u00a0has announced his departure from\u00a0<b>SUICIDAL TENDENCIES<\/b>\u00a0after an almost two-year run with the California crossover thrash\/hardcore punk legends.<\/p>\n<p>Weinberg took to his official Instagram account to share a shit ton of photos from his time with <b>SUICIDAL TENDENCIES<\/b>, and he included the following message: &#8220;As an exciting and busy 2026 takes shape, I&#8217;d like to thank @suicidaltendencies for bringing me onboard for an incredible year and a half of shows! What an absolute blast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With @chloweinberg&#8217;s &amp; my first child on the way, I&#8217;ve been dedicating time to passion projects like @portraitsofanapparition, a growing series of collaborations, finally building a proper at-home creative space, and some new in-the-works projects that I can&#8217;t quite announce just yet. Although there&#8217;s a lot of work left to complete over the next five months, it&#8217;s been a joy to commit to finally getting these things across their artistic finish lines before my focus naturally shifts to becoming a first-time father.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Though I won&#8217;t be jamming with the fellas, I can&#8217;t possibly overstate the love and respect I have for them, the\u00a0<b>SUICIDAL<\/b>\u00a0Army and extended family, and all the cyco fans I&#8217;ve met across six continents playing shows with one of my favorite bands!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<b>Mike<\/b>,\u00a0<b>Dean<\/b>, @benweinman, and @tyetru: you guys picked up a friend when he was down, and gave him the opportunity to truly feel the message of\u00a0<b>&#8216;You Can&#8217;t Bring Me Down&#8217;<\/b>\u00a0at a time when he needed it the most. 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