Jay Weinberg has departed Suicidal Tendencies after virtually two years.
Picture: Kristin Callahan/Everett Assortment/Avalon
The previous Slipknot drummer is making ready to turn into a primary‑time father and has chosen to step away from the crossover‑thrash outfit to deal with a collection of private “ardour initiatives.”
In current months, Weinberg has launched his debut single, Sandstone, that includes Deafheaven’s George Clarke, and has continued increasing his visible artwork challenge Portraits of an Apparition, which blends drumming, combined media, and experimental imagery.
Alongside a carousel of pictures from his tenure, he penned on Instagram: “As an thrilling and busy 2026 takes form, I might wish to thank @suicidaltendencies for bringing me onboard for an unimaginable 12 months and a half of exhibits! What an absolute blast.
“With @chloweinberg’s and my first baby on the best way, I have been dedicating time to ardour initiatives like @portraitsofanapparition, a rising collection of collaborations, lastly constructing a correct at-home inventive house, and a few new in-the-works initiatives that I can not fairly announce simply but. Though there’s a whole lot of work left to finish over the subsequent 5 months, it has been a pleasure to decide to lastly getting these items throughout their inventive end traces earlier than my focus naturally shifts to turning into a first-time father.
“Although I will not be jamming with the fellas, I can not probably overstate the love and respect I’ve for them, the SUICIDAL Military and prolonged household, and all of the cyco followers I’ve met throughout six continents enjoying exhibits with one among my favourite bands! (sic)”
