Jay Weinberg

Jay Bradley Weinberg (born September 8, 1990) is an American musician, best known as the former drummer of Slipknot. He is the son of longtime Bruce Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg. He played with the punk rock band the Reveling and toured in 2009 as a drummer with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, substituting for his father. During 2010, he was briefly the drummer for Madball. During 2011 and 2012, Weinberg played with Against Me!. In 2014, Weinberg replaced Joey Jordison as the drummer for Slipknot, and stayed with the band until his firing in November 2023. In 2024, Weinberg was announced as the new drummer for Infectious Grooves, replacing Brooks Wackerman. He then joined Suicidal Tendencies, before leaving the band in early 2026.

Early life and education Weinberg is the son of drummer Max Weinberg, the drummer of the E Street Band since 1975; He grew up in Middletown Township, New Jersey. His sister is Ali Weinberg Rogin (married to Josh Rogin). As a child, he played travel team ice hockey as a goaltender. At age 9, he first saw the E Street Band on their 1999–2000 Reunion Tour, using his father's old gear. He joined the New York punk band the Reveling in August 2008, which plays before small audiences in venues such as the Ace of Clubs nightspot in Manhattan, various spots in Brooklyn, and elsewhere. With them he does some of the band's songwriting and arranging. Springsteen's manager Jon Landau viewed Weinberg as the "secret weapon" to substitute for his father without losing fan satisfaction.

Once the initial portion of the tour began in early April 2009, Weinberg played from several songs to half the show on most of the dates. He received a very positive reaction from both audiences and reviewers as a re-energizing "spark plug" and his potential for replacing his father drawing allusions to Wally Pipp. Modern Drummer magazine's editor said that a college freshman playing on one of the year's biggest rock tours is "certainly a unique story". Weinberg played a number of dates early on in the European second leg of the tour, including at the Dutch Pinkpop festival in Landgraaf, Netherlands in addition to Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee. He also played during a few dates of the American third and final leg. When not needed for the Springsteen tour, he continued to play for the Reveling, often before audiences that were three orders of magnitude smaller; he said of the difference, "I liked the duality of it all ... I like doing this just as much as I like doing that." However, in September 2010 the group discharged him, with Madball vocalist Freddy Cricien saying, "I'm letting Jay go [mid-tour] in Canada because I just feel he doesn't represent this band well on a character-level". In response, Weinberg said that he had already quit the group by that time, and that "while I really enjoyed playing the music, I do not subscribe to their choice of habits and lifestyle. This past August while on tour in Europe, disturbing events within the band indicated to me that it was time for me to move on". In any case, Weinberg said both he and the group should be proud of Empire. As 2011 unfolded, the arrangement looked to possibly be more permanent. Weinberg also sat in a bit with the band Fences during 2011. In late 2011, Against Me! began recording their first album with Weinberg on drums. However, in December 2012, Weinberg announced via Twitter, without notifying the other members beforehand, that he was leaving Against Me!. Via Twitter, he wished the band well, to which the other three members responded with a picture of a drum machine. A former drum technician for the band leaked their itinerary, revealing the drummer to be Weinberg. Venturella was also named on the itinerary, though fans had identified him earlier via his distinctive hand-tattoos. Weinberg was eventually officially revealed to be the drummer by Jim Root in an interview with Ultimate Guitar on May 13, 2015.

On November 5, 2023, Slipknot posted on Instagram that they would "part ways" with Weinberg as part of a "creative decision". Weinberg later said he was "blindsided" and "heartbroken" over being fired. Weinberg was replaced in 2024 by Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande.

Infectious Groove, Suicidal Tendencies, Fuming Mouth (2024–2026)

In January 2024, Weinberg joined supergroup Infectious Grooves, replacing Brooks Wackerman. On March 23, 2024, Weinberg played his first show with the band. Weinberg was recruited by Infectious Grooves for the band's first live appearances since a one-off show in 2019 due to Wackerman's commitments to Avenged Sevenfold. After Weinberg's arrival, the band entered the studio to record a new song. The track, which was co-written by former guitarist Adam Siegel, marked the band's first release with Weinberg.

In March 2024, Weinberg joined Suicidal Tendencies replacing Greyson Nekrutman, who joined Sepultura after the departure of Eloy Casagrande. Weinberg announced his departure from Suicidal Tendencies in early 2026 after nearly 18 months of touring.

Fuming Mouth (2026–present)

On June 5, 2026, it was announced that Weinberg had joined the Massachusetts death metal and metallic hardcore band Fuming Mouth as their new drummer.

On July 17, 2026, the band released their third studio album, The Ringing Bell, marking Weinberg's first recording with the group.

Discography

with The Reveling The Reveling (2008) 3D Radio (2009) (EP)

with Madball Empire (2010)

with Against Me! "Russian Spies / Occult Enemies" (2011) (non-album single)

with Hesitation Wounds Hesitation Wounds (2013) (EP) Awake For Everything (2016)

with Slipknot .5: The Gray Chapter (2014) Day of the Gusano (2017) (live album) "All Out Life" (2018) (single, bonus track on Japanese edition of WANYK) We Are Not Your Kind (2019) The End, So Far (2022) Adderall (EP) (2023)

Equipment Jay Weinberg currently endorses SJC Custom Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, DW Hardware, Roland, and Vater drumsticks.