Slipknot Confirms Sid Wilson's Departure
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- Slipknot posted a brief statement on their website (captured by Stereogum) saying they will "no longer be associated" with Sid Wilson effective immediately, wishing him "the best in his future endeavors."
- Sid Wilson served as Slipknot's DJ and keyboardist, having joined the group in 1998 — one of its original nine members — ahead of their self-titled debut album the following year.
- Slipknot's confirmation followed a late-July TMZ report that Wilson had been kicked out of the band, lending the band's official statement a formalizing rather than initiating character.
- Wilson becomes the latest in a string of departures from Slipknot's original lineup, following Craig Jones in 2023 and Chris Fehn in 2019, alongside the deaths of Joey Jordison in 2021 and Paul Gray in 2010.
Why it matters: Wilson was one of nine original members who defined Slipknot's identity since 1998, so his removal — now formalized after TMZ broke the story in late July — continues a five-year thinning of that foundational roster that includes two deaths and two earlier exits, leaving fans and the remaining lineup to recalibrate what 'Slipknot' even means going forward.
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