It's been a few months now since Slipknot unveiled their new member and fans have been obsessing about just who the percussionist is but frontman Corey Taylor is having way too much fun with it to tell.
Speaking to The Music in support of the band's sixth album, We Are Not Your Kind, Taylor said it was never the band's intention to keep the identity of their new bandmate, who he jokingly refers to as “Tortilla Guy”, a mystery.
“We didn't want the emphasis to be on the new guy, we wanted the emphasis to be on the music," the Iowa-born vocalist said of Chris Fehn's replacement.
"That was what it was always about for us. We didn't want the drama, we didn't want the bullshit, we wanted the attention to be on the fact that we had new music coming out.
"And as we pushed it even further, it's driven people so fucking crazy... now, we're like, 'We're never gonna tell now.' It's really fun."
Read the full interview with Taylor here.
Taylor's comments come after guitarist Jim Root told Rocksound he is "surprised" no one has worked out "Tortilla Guy" is.
"It’s weird because I’ve met this guy before, I know who he is, but he’s really kind of elusive, even around our camp," Root said.
"I’ve had some people tell me, ‘Don’t tell us who he is, we’re having fun trying to figure it out!’ So I’m gonna keep my mouth shut about all of that and see what happens."
Slipknot hit Australia in October in support of Metallica's stadium tour. Check out theGuide for all of the venues and dates.
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