Overview
- The Slipknot percussionist disclosed on Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton podcast that he needs surgery for a skipping heartbeat that at times makes him feel like he is dying.
- He said the issue emerged after the band’s 2025 tour, when nurses struggled to get an EKG and staff briefly feared a heart attack.
- He described the planned fix as a simple, same-day electrical procedure rather than open-heart surgery.
- Doctors first considered a pacemaker, then told him treatment should improve how he feels and would not end his touring.
- The update comes as Slipknot releases the long-shelved Look Outside Your Window for Record Store Day 2026.