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Slipknot sued for “callously” profiting from Joey Jordison’s death by drummer’s estate

Joey Jordison 2010 kit.

Joey Jordison’s estate has filed a lawsuit against Slipknot, alleging the band “callously” used his untimely death as part of marketing for latest album The End, So Far, and profited from displaying items rightfully belonging to the drummer's family.

The suit, originally filed in June last year claims that Slipknot members Corey Taylor and Michael Shawn Crahan still have “at least 22 items” which have been featured as part of “a travel museum”, allowing the band to “line their pockets with profit off of Jordison’s devoted fanbase.”

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