Joey Jordison Biography

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Joey Jordison (real name Nathan Jonas Jordison) was born on Apri 26, 1975 in Iowa, USA. He grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and became interested in music at a young age. The first instrument he started to learn was actually guitar, but he took up the drums too when his parents bought him a drum set at age 8.
As Joey went through high school, he played with many different bands, gaining experience and developing his drumming and guitar playing skills. But, he didn't form his first real band, Modifidious, until he was 15, playing drums. The young band started playing live supporting other local groups including Atomic Opera and Heads On The Wall.
They released a couple of demos in 1993, but unfortunately had little interest from the music business. Joey had finished school by this time and got a job in a local music store, but left in 1994 to work the night shift at Sinclair garage in Urbandale. He still played with Modifidious during this time, but they disbanded in 1995 because their Thrash metal sound was becoming less popular.
Joey's next move was to join another local band called The Rejects, this time as a guitarist. But, he didn't stick with them for long as he got a an interesting offer from friend Paul Gray. In September 1995 at age 20, Paul asked Joey to join a new group called The Pale Ones. Joey was a little lost and directionless after his time in his previous bands, but was Intrigued by the offer.
He went along to a rehersal at Anders Colsefini's basement and was impressed by what he heard. He joined the group straight away, taking over the drum seat where he would stay. The group went through many line-up changes but eventually played their first gig on December 4, 1995 under the name Meld.
A fews years of hard work later, after yet more line-up changes and a self-released album called Mate Feed Kill Repeat, the group had changed into what we now know as Slipknot, the name that Joey Jordison had suggested.
By 1998, Slipknot had developed their sound and look, complete with overalls and masks, but were still on the hunt for a record deal. They released a demo called Spit It Out and managed to get producer Ross Robinson interested in working with them, which ultimately led to the band being signed by Road Runner records.
Joey and the band got to work on their debut album Slipknot which was released on June 29, 1999. They had made it. The album did very well and launched Joey and the band into the spotlight. In the the following years, Joey continued to tour and record with Slipknot, releasing Iowa in 2001, Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses in 2004, and All Hope Is Gone in 2008.