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Stone Sour have booted guitarist Jim Root from the band, releasing the following statement on the matter on Saturday:

As some of you might have heard by now, Stone Sour and Jim Root have indeed parted ways. We were trying to wait until the completion of the new SK album, but in light of recent events, we are going to confirm this information and move on. We feel it’s best for both bands and hope that is reflected in the days to come. We will give you more information when the time comes.

A tweet from vocalist Corey Taylor however confirms that Root remains as guitarist in Slipknot:

Jim and I are still working together in Slipknot and the album is almost done.