The album was produced by Greg Fidelman and mixed by Joe Barresi. Max Weinberg introduced Jay Weinberg to Slipknot and from there on forged a friendship by going to several concerts and being invited backstage the band liked what he brought to the table and was told he was free to join if he wanted and he accepted. Jay Weinberg is the son of Max Weinberg the drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and Conan O'Brien's drummer and band leader for his late night talk show. Jay Weinberg from the band Against Me! was brought in to audition on drums after Joey Jordison was fired from Slipknot. ![]() Bassist Alessandro Venturella of Krokodil was identified by the unique tattoos on his hands, performing in the video for 'The Devil in I'. ![]() ![]() Root revealed in an interview that founding guitarist and former touring bassist Donnie Steele was involved in some of the studio sessions for the album, but that ultimately Steele declined to rejoin the band in favor of starting a family with his wife. Both members were briefly shown in the music video for 'The Devil in I', but their identities have not been announced by Slipknot amidst speculation. ![]() Taylor told Loudwire that two similar masks were created for their appearances in music videos and stage performances, as, when the new members were given the opportunity to make their own masks, the results were, according to Taylor, 'kind of cartoony' and did not fit the mind set of Slipknot. A new bassist and drummer were added to the lineup during live shows.
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