Slipknot: Ban of Brothers. Fan Art by me.
As a devoted Slipknot fan since 1999, I've watched this band go through countless changes over the years. Lineup changes are nothing new in the music industry, and sometimes they're simply unavoidable.
But lately, I've found myself genuinely disappointed by how some of those departures have been handled.
Joey. Chris. Craig. Jay. And now Sid.
What bothers me isn't simply that members have left. It's the lack of transparency surrounding it. Why delete the band updates? Why the secrecy? Why leave the fans who have supported this band for decades trying to piece together what actually happened?
We call ourselves Maggots. We've been there through the music, the masks, the madness and everything in between. I think we deserve a little more honesty.
So this fan art is my own interpretation of what's happening behind the curtains.
Clown is the Puppet Master, standing behind the table with his scissors, deciding which strings stay attached and which ones get cut. The members who have been ousted now lie lifeless on the table, while Corey, Jim and Mick remain suspended by their strings.
And Paul... well, Paul has always been there.
The question is: who gets cut next?
Corey? Jim? Mick?
Nobody knows.
All we can do is wait... and bleed.