SLIPKNOT’s ELOY CASAGRANDE Named 2024 ‘Metal Drummer Of The Year’ By Modern Drummer Readers

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Eloy Casagrande

Eloy Casagrande, former SEPULTURA and current SLIPKNOT drummer, has been voted the top metal drummer in Modern Drummer magazine’s 2024 Readers’ Poll.

Eloy said in a statement: “I’m glad that I was nominated as the best metal drummer of 2024 by Modern Drummer magazine. Thank everyone who voted for me.

“I’d like you to know that I’m not the best one. There is no good or bad in music or in arts, but I’m lucky enough to I have people that support me and who like what I do.

“Thank you, Modern Drummer, for the service you do for the drumming community. Thank you SLIPKNOT and the maggots for trusting me. See you all on the road.”

During an interview on UOL Prime this past May, Casagrande spoke about his decision to join SLIPKNOT which led to departure from SEPULTURA.

Eloy said: “The first factor for me wanting to play in SLIPKNOT was the end of SEPULTURA. I’m 33 years old. I respected Andreas‘ [Kisser, SEPULTURA guitarist] decision, but I needed to move on with my life. SLIPKNOT’s invitation had no like waiting a year. It was yes or no.”

The drummer states that he arranged a meeting with SEPULTURA immediately after receiving confirmation of his hiring by SLIPKNOT.

“How they understood the news I don’t know, because I didn’t talk to them anymore,” he said. “From the moment I broke the news about what was happening, they didn’t talk to me anymore, and I think they asked everyone from the team not to talk to me anymore.”

“But like that, I still have a great affection for them,” he continued. “If they came to talk to me today I would say it cool, because we never had any professional, personal or friendship problems, it was always very peaceful, especially because we traveled together, spent months on tour buses and everything.”

“So, I took that attitude too, because I was never part of SEPULTURA, I was always an autonomous musician, I was always a musician hired by the band,” Eloy added. “So, from the moment I took this action it was because I had freedom, it wasn’t that I was part of SEPULTURA‘s social contract.”