Slipknot‘s Tortilla Man might have inadvertently revealed the identify of the band’s new keyboard participant on social media.
The most recent addition to the line-up was teased early final month following the abrupt departure of Craig Jones, the steel group’s longtime keyboardist and sampler. Followers quickly started sharing their theories on who could possibly be behind the masks.
Many individuals on-line have even instructed that the thriller musician is definitely nonetheless Jones, who is just sporting a brand new look.
Nonetheless, a common consensus appeared to be that the member could possibly be certainly one of two individuals: Zac Baird (Korn, Ghost, Evanescence) or Nathan Church.
The latter beforehand performed keys and samplers within the band Downthesun, who have been signed to Slipknot’s label Maggot Corps, and have numerous different hyperlinks to the band (their sole 2002 self-titled album was govt produced by Shawn “Clown” Crahan).
In line with Consequence, Michael “Tortilla Man” Pfaff – whose identification was revealed final 12 months after he joined Slipknot in 2019 – posted a since-deleted backstage selfie from a current gig.
The picture noticed Pfaff standing in entrance of a clothes rack that was labelled with the primary names of his present Slipknot bandmates: “Corey” (frontman Corey Taylor), “Sid” (DJ Sid Wilson), “Mick” (guitarist Mick Thomson).
One tag regarded prefer it learn “Zac”, including additional weight to the Zac Baird principle. However some followers on Reddit have mentioned that the snap could possibly be a pink herring, with one arguing that the identify “appears too apparent to overlook”.
One other person wrote: “Tortilla did an oopsie with that image huh..?”
Final month, Slipknot performed their first present with the brand new keyboardist at this 12 months’s Obtain Competition. After that set they headed to Europe for a run of gigs that included appearances at Hellfest 2023 in France and the band’s personal Knotfest Italy in Bologna.
Slipknot launched their seventh and most up-to-date studio album, ‘The Finish, So Far’, final September.
