Last month, the internet was rocked by a video of a 14-year-old drum prodigy and her ferocious cover of Slipknot track ‘Unsainted.’
“Jay Weinberg is one of my favorite drummers, and I’m excited to cover one of his songs — the moment I heard Slipknot ‘Unsainted’ I knew this was the one! Very proud to be in the SJC Drums artist family with Jay!” Maren Alford wrote in a description for the video. Check out her cover below.
Watch: ‘Unsainted’ – Slipknot (cover) – Maren Alford
Now, in perfectly wholesome news, Alford and Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg have linked up. Weinberg invited Maren to the bands ‘Knotfest Roadshow’ this past Saturday in Dallas, Texas.
“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!,” Alford wrote in a Facebook post.
“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!”
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If anyone knows anything about the importance of meeting your heroes, it’s Jay Weinberg. Weinberg recently took to social media to share re-created photos of him and his father —E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg— meeting Slipknot when Jay was a teenager.
Slipknot will be heading down under later this year in support of Metallica’s mammoth WorldWired tour, you can find tour dates and ticket information below.
Metallica’s WorldWired Australia Tour 2019
With special guests Slipknot
Thursday, October 17th
Optus Stadium, Perth, WA
Sunday, October 20th
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA
Tuesday October 22nd (Sold Out)Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday October 24th
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday October 26th
ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday, October 29th
QSAC, Brisbane, QLD
Tickets available through Live Nation
