SLIPKNOT officially confirmed their split with Sid Wilson in a new statement on social media yesterday (Aug. 14) but have since deleted the post.
“Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson. We wish him the best in his future endeavors,” the deleted statement read.
Stories that Wilson had been fired began to circulate two weeks ago, when news site TMZ reported that a source close to the band said Wilson had been dismissed. Leading guitarist Jim Root at the time tried to dampen the rumours in an Instagram post.
Wilson’s firing follows the departures of original percussionist Chris Fehn (#3), original keyboardist Craig Jones (#5), and longtime drummer Jay Weinberg in recent years. Slipknot’s last live show was at Inkcarceration 2025.
