Eloy Casagrande Finishes Drum Recordings for Slipknot Album

Eloy Casagrande has finished his drum recordings for what will be his first album with Slipknot. Casagrande was added to the Slipknot lineup in 2024, not long after the band parted ways with drummer Jay Weinberg.

Casagrande said he and Jim Root started exchanging riffs and drum beats, and they first played together in February or March. He said the band members jammed in the studio for three or four hours a day, and that the jamming process continued for around two months. Casagrande said producer Matt Wallace was involved in the jamming process.

Casagrande said the band did not use overdubs or punch-ins when recording the album. He said he recorded each song five, six or seven times and sometimes combined halves of different takes.

Casagrande said he is never proud of his drumming and finds it difficult to accept the reality of his performance. He said Corey Taylor wrote the song Arsenal, and Jim Root wrote its riffs. Casagrande said the Arsenal single was recorded in one full take.