Slipnot drummer Joey Jordison is dead at the age of 46 from multiple sclerosis. The drummer left the band in 2013 after announcing he had the disease. The specific diagnosis was a form of multiple sclerosis called transverse myelitis, which affects the spinal cord and is difficult to treat.
Another former band member of Slipknot died in 2010. This was their bassist, Paul Grey.
Jordison’s family released a statement saying he died peacefully in his sleep.
