Joey Jordison
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Joey Jordison is a very talented person. He is not only in a platinum album band playing drums, but also plays guitar on a side project. Despite growing up in an area considered out of the music scene he has become a spectacular drummer.
Joey Jordison (Nathan Jonas Jordison) was born on April 26, 1975 in Des Mones, Iowa. He says he has been surrounded by music his whole life. When he was little his parents would sit him down in front of a radio to calm him down. One of his favorite drummers is Peter Criss of KISS.
Joey’s first job was as a sales associate at a retail record store. His next job was at a gas station called Sinclair’s. After working at Sinclair’s music started to become a big priority for him. He has been in bands called Avanga and Modifidious, both of which he left for his current band slipknot. Slipknot is a nine man metal band. All the members ware a mask that reflects their personality. Joey’s mast is a white, Japanese, expressionless kabuki mask painted with black scars and sometimes fake blood. All the members of slipknot also ware black coveralls.