Attorneys for Steamroller, LLC, the successor in interest of Jordison, filed a notice of unconditional settlement on September 17 in Los Angeles County Superior Court with a request for dismissal filed the same day. Terms of the of the settlement are unknown.
TMZ reported in December 2023 that the company running the late Slipknot drummer estate is suing the band, claiming it used Jordison’s death in 2021 to boost sales for their 2022 album, The End, So Far.
The lawsuit claims the album wasn’t selling as well following Joey’s 2021 death, so band members Corey Taylor and Michael Shawn Crahan told fans the album was dedicated to Joey and the “realization that Jordison had passed away really ‘crept in’ while making” it.
Additionally, the company claims Corey and Michael lied when they told fans they contacted Joey’s family to express condolences in the wake of his death.
According to the suit, Joey and Slipknot subsequently agreed to return all of Joey’s property, including his musical gear and equipment — but the company claims that never happened, saying “at least 22 items” remain in the group’s possession, including things like Joey’s masks, his iconic Pearl drum set and his Adidas sneakers.
The lawsuit says some of those items are part of the display in the band’s traveling museum, known as Knotfest.
