Remember the 14-year-old girl whose Unsainted drum cover went viral? Apparently, Slipknot did, too...
Earlier this year, the Internet was stunned watching 14-year-old Maren Alford totally crush a drum cover of Slipknot's Unsainted. Apparently, one of the viewers who saw Maren play live was Slipknot's own Jay Weinberg, who decided to be a solid guy and invited Maren backstage before the band's Dallas stop on Slipknot's current tour.
Maren posted the following on Facebook, with the caption, "Best day EVER hanging out with Jay Weinberg before KNOTFEST in Dallas! Not only is he a beast behind the kit, but he’s also the most encouraging, kind and generous guy! Really a dream come true to meet and spend time with him and the Slipknot show was INCREDIBLE! THANK YOU for everything Jay -- you’re the BEST! So much love for my SJC Custom Drums family! #jayweinberg #slipknot #sjcfamily #sjcdrums"
This...rules. If only we'd played more professional-level drum covers when we were kids.
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In case you haven't seen it, here's Maren's drum cover:
The new album by Maren's band Not Ur Girlfrenz (who've played Vans Warped Tour for the past two years) can be heard on Spotify:
Meanwhile, Slipknot have a ton of tour dates coming up across the world, so make sure to catch them live at one of the following dates.
October
17 Perth, AUS @ Optus Stadium
20 Adelaide, AUS @ Adelaide Oval
22 Melbourne, AUS @ Marvel Stadium
24 Melbourne, AUS @ Marvel Stadium
26 Sydney, AUS @ ANZ Stadium
29 Brisbane, AUS @ QSAC
31 Auckland, NZ @ Mt. Smart Stadium
November
2 Auckland, NZ @ Mt. Smart Stadium
30 Mexico City, Parque Deportivo Oceanía @ Knotfest
December
6 Bogota, Colombia @ Knotfest
January 2020
14 Dublin, 3Arena
16 Manchester, Arena
17 Newcastle, Utilita Arena
18 Glasgow, The SSE Hydro
20 Sheffield, FlyDSA Arena
21 Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
22 Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
24 Birmingham, Arena
25 London, O2 Arena
