Drummer Jay Weinberg, who was let go from Slipknot late last year, has become a member of veteran crossover-thrash band Suicidal Tendencies. He will begin playing shows with them next week.
It was previously announced that Weinberg would be drumming with the reunited Infectious Grooves, featuring Suicidal Tendencies singer Mike Muir and Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. Now, he’s joined Muir’s main band, which previously featured Greyson Nekrutman, Brandon Pertzborn, and the legendary Dave Lombardo among its recent drummers.
In an Instagram post captioned “You Can’t Bring Me Down” (a Suicidal Tendencies song), Weinberg wrote the following about joining Suicidal Tendencies:
“When I think of the culture and community of heavy music that I’ve loved and considered my creative home for 20 years, I think of Suicidal Tendencies: a foundational pillar and source of inspiration ever since I fell in love with punk, metal, and hardcore. Having toured and played shows together all over the world, I’ve been so fortunate to become friends with my musical heroes who have been a part of this band’s incredible history. It’s an absolute honor and privilege to play with Suicidal Tendencies, and I can’t wait to start this incredibly exciting new chapter in just one week! See you all in the pit!”
Weinberg will make his debut with Suicidal Tendencies with two shows in Japan on March 14th in Osaka and March 16th in Chiba. The band is also scheduled to play the new punk festival No Values on June 8th in Pomona, California, as well as a number of UK/European festival dates in June and July. Tickets to select shows are available here.
In addition to Weinberg and Muir, Suicidal Tendencies’ current lineup features lead guitarist Dean Pleasants, rhythm guitarist Ben Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan), and bassist Tye Trujillo.
See Jay Weinberg’s Instagram post below.