SEPULTURA to SLIPKNOT: Eloy Casagrande Explains the Drum Transfer in New Interview
Former SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande throws down a double bass beat on his causes for leaving the Brazilian steel legends to enroll in masked maniacs SLIPKNOT. In a contemporary interview with Brazil’s Veja São Paulo, Casagrande spills the main points on his unexpected departure, including a brand new layer to the musical headbanging saga.
The 33-year-old powerhouse drummer, who solidified SEPULTURA‘s rhythm segment for 12 years, finds he was once approached by means of SLIPKNOT‘s supervisor ultimate December – proper across the time SEPULTURA introduced their farewell excursion. This sudden alternative to enroll in the Iowa steel juggernaut introduced a tricky resolution, forcing Casagrande to make a choice from two iconic bands.
“They requested me to report and ship them some movies from proper right here in Brazil,” he defined in his local Portuguese however translated to English by means of enthusiasts on Reddit. “First of all there have been 3 songs, then they requested me for 3 extra, and requested if I had any plans to visit the USA, and I used to be scheduled to accomplish there in January with my instrumental song undertaking, CASAGRANDE & HANYSZ.
“In order that they moved my flight up a little bit, and I spent 5 days in Palm Springs, rehearsing with the total band. Then they requested me to increase my keep by means of every other 5 days, so lets report some issues. I believe that was once additionally a part of the audition. They threw new concepts at me to peer what my songwriting was once like. They sought after to check me in each and every approach.”
Casagrande was once then requested when he after all were given the affirmation that he was once the brand new drummer for SLIPKNOT, to which he answered: “SLIPKNOT is made up of 9 musicians, so there are lots of spheres and layers, and so they wanted everybody’s approval sooner than they gave me the k. I believe it was once on February fifth [or February] sixth that I gained affirmation that I had handed the take a look at.”
Discussing the audition procedure in additional element, Eloy mentioned: “To start with, they didn’t provide an explanation for what we had been going to do. It was once all more or less at the hours of darkness. The very first thing they despatched was once a NDA [non-disclosure agreement] report, so I couldn’t talk about it with somebody.
“I realized the setlist, ready myself and, 4 days sooner than the travel, they despatched me a listing of 32 songs that it will be vital for me to understand. Most of the songs I used to be studying weren’t on that record, so I began in search of sheet song. After I were given there (in the USA), they gave me a setlist at the first day, which had some songs I didn’t know both, however we went out taking part in.
“At the first day, I used to be very frightened, for the reason that band was once entire, and it’s slightly an affect to peer the blokes there in entrance of you. It’s a band I’ve been paying attention to since I used to be a young person and adopted on TV. At the first day I used to be horrible, I didn’t like my efficiency, however from the second one day on I stepped forward. On a daily basis they performed a distinct setlist within the morning, so I had a couple of hours to be told a track or two that was once lacking. Total, it was once very clean. I had everybody’s reinforce.”
Casagrande additionally published what result in his resolution to depart SEPULTURA, announcing: “I gained the invitation to audition [for SLIPKNOT] after the [SEPULTURA farewell] excursion was once introduced. The massive factor, the explanation I agreed to audition, was once the top of SEPULTURA. The band was once going to get a divorce, and I didn’t need to forestall taking part in drums on the age of 33. “
I had a talk with SLIPKNOT, requested about their time table and if it will be conceivable to juggle the 2 bands, however they mentioned no, it wouldn’t be conceivable, I’d be unique. So it was once my resolution to depart SEPULTURA. It was once sophisticated. I advised [SEPULTURA my decision] once I had closed the deal [with SLIPKNOT] on February fifth or sixth. That very day I known as a gathering and defined the placement. That was once it, a person resolution.”
When requested if dressed in a masks and makeup introduced any demanding situations for him taking part in are living, Eloy mentioned: “The primary large exchange when dressed in a masks is psychological. It’s every other personality in there. The masks has lifestyles. If anyone else places it on, it received’t be the similar. I created it at the side of Shawn [Crahan, SLIPKNOT percussionist and co-founder] — we labored out the design in combination — so it’s a mixture of SLIPKNOT and my character.
“However whilst you put the masks on, one thing other occurs. I will be able to’t provide an explanation for it but. And the bodily facet of taking part in is calm, I believed it will be worse. After all it will get sizzling, as it’s stuffed with foam, so I am getting very sweaty. However there’s a excellent area to respire. Earlier than the primary efficiency, I used to be rehearsing with a masks made for athletes, which simulates altitude. It has a number of valves and covers the nostril and mouth, proscribing respiring. This helped me play extra frivolously.”
Eloy Casagrande‘s arrival at the back of the SLIPKNOT drumkit become respectable on April thirtieth, simply days after the band unleashed their fury at the 2024 competition scene.
Metalheads had been handled to a double dose of SLIPKNOT‘s new generation on the In poor health New International competition in Las Vegas on April twenty seventh. This marked the band’s 2d are living efficiency with Casagrande, following a wonder warm-up gig on April twenty fifth at Pappy + Harriet’s in California.
However the song wasn’t the one throwback! To commemorate their twenty fifth anniversary, SLIPKNOT donned a vintage search for each displays. The long-lasting purple jumpsuits from 1999 made a triumphant go back, with their trendy mask incorporating components of the ones early designs. This particular anniversary aesthetic added every other layer of pleasure to Casagrande‘s debut with the band.
