On the eve of the anniversary of Joey Jordison’s passing and following a successful Kickstarter Campaign, raising over $100,000 to fund the release of the long-awaited “Open Your Omen” album, VIMIC has announced the single “In Your Shadow” out August 8th.
“In Your Shadow” was originally written by Joey Jordison, Kalen Chase, and former VIMIC member Kris Norris in 2014 as a tribute to the late Peter Steele of TYPE O NEGATIVE. While it was written for a specific purpose, other band members and fans have taken it as a personal memorial for those they have lost. After Joey passed, this song unfortunately took on another meaning and the band stands behind this as a tribute to their late brother.
“Open Your Omen” is VIMIC’s only album that has been completed and shelved since 2016. VIMIC will be reuniting for the first time since 2018 in conjunction with the album’s release on October 3rd, 2025. Joey Jordison’s family has worked on securing the rights to the music over the years to honor their brother and provide the fans with what they have been requesting of the band for quite some time.
The reunion show will take place at Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. The Joey Jordison Charitable Fund will not only honor Jordison’s memory but also celebrate the release of the album with fans, friends, and surprise guests. VIMIC will be supported by Wednesday 13 (who worked with Jordison in MURDERDOLLS) and has announced several of the guest drummers that will be sitting in on Joey’s drum kit throughout the set: Luanna Demetto (CRYPTA), Ash Pearson (3 INCHES OF BLOOD, REVOCATION, ZIMMERS HOLE), and Caleb Hayes (10 year-old drum prodigy and Joey Jordison’s last IG post on his profile from 2020).
Funds raised from the Kickstarter campaign are being utilized to release “Open Your Omen” on CD/Double LP, market the album, print merch that Joey Jordison was involved with designing years ago, and produce the reunion event in October. Proceeds from the event will be focused on the Joey Jordison Charitable Fund’s partnership with Broken Strings. Broken Strings is a Non-Profit in Iowa (where Joey and his family are from) that gives out guitars to kids in each school district. The family would like to be able to do the same thing, but with drums.
After Jordison departed from SLIPKNOT in late 2013, he shifted his focus to various other ventures. One of these projects, SCAR THE MARTYR, released a self-titled album before disbanding, with some of its members going on to create a new band called VIMIC. The initial lineup of VIMIC included Jordison on drums, Kalen Chase as the vocalist, Jed Simon and Kris Norris on guitars, Kyle Konkiel on bass, and Matthew Tarach on keyboards. They debuted their first single, “Simple Skeletons”, in May 2016. Norris left shortly after its release and later that year, VIMIC introduced Steve Marshall as their new second guitarist.
VIMIC released four singles from the project between May 2016 and October 2017: “Simple Skeletons”, “She Sees Everything”, “My Fate”, and “Fail Me (My Temple)”, the last of which featured MEGADETH’s Dave Mustaine.
The band’s first album, “Open Your Omen”, was first expected to be released in 2018. Produced by Jordison and Kato Khandwala (THE PRETTY RECKLESS, POP EVIL ), progress came to a standstill in 2018. Khandwala tragically passed away in a motorcycle accident on April 25, 2018, and Jordison, Konkiel, and Simon shifted their focus to SINSAENUM, BAD WOLVES, and IMONOLITH, respectively. Jordison sadly passed away on July 26th, 2021, further delaying the plans on the album. After years of working to secure the rights to the music, the Jordison Family Estate is releasing “Open Your Omen” independently to get the album into the hands of the fans that have been asking for it for years.
