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Slipknot is a nine-piece heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Aside from their real names, members of the band are also referred to by numbers 0 through 8: Sid Wilson - 0, Joey Jordison - 1, Paul Gray - 2, Chris Fehn - 3, James Root - 4, Craig "133" Jones - 5, Shawn "Clown" Crahan - 6, Mick Thomson - 7, and Corey Taylor - 8. Slipknot have become one of the more popular heavy metal bands of the planet, with their extreme music and brutal stage performances. Their albums and home videos have achieved Platinum-sales status, with Grammy nods in the Best Metal and Best Hard Rock categories for songs from all three albums.
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About Slipknot
The band is also noted for its outlandish image: the members wear matching uniforms--sometimes with UPC barcodes printed on the them--and each has a distinctive mask. The group formed in 1995, and released a demo album called Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat in 1996. The album was well-received, and several major record labels became interested in the group.
Slipknot eventually signed to Roadrunner Records, and released their self-titled debut album in June of 1999. Despite receiving little airplay, the album was successful, due mainly to word-of-mouth. Regarding the album, one reviewer wrote "You thought Limp Bizkit was hard? They're the Osmonds. (Slipknot) are something else entirely. And it's pretty impressive."
Heavy touring--including an Ozzfest stint in 1999--greatly enhanced the band's fanbase.
2001's Iowa, the follow-up to their debut album, was widely anticipated and debuted at number three on the Billboard Magazine album charts. They again toured heavily to promote the record.
After an almost 2-year hiatus, the band regrouped in late 2003, and began writing and recording with world-renowned producer Rick Rubin, who's worked with artists ranging from Johnny Cash to the Beastie Boys to Slayer.
The band released their third album, Volume 3: The Subliminal Verses in May 2004. Reviews were mostly positive, New Musical Express noted "At least two thirds of it is still comprised of head-spinning speed metal, but there are signs of genuine progression -- not to mention progressive rock -- from the off." The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard albums chart.
Five members of the band have been photographed without masks: Vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root with their band Stone Sour, drummer Joey Jordison with his side-project Murderdolls, percussionist Shawn Crahan with To My Surprise, and bassist Paul Gray through mugshots leaked through The Smoking Gun.
Members
0 Sid Wilson - Turntables
1 Nathan "Joey" Jordison - Drums
2 Paul Gray - Bass guitar
3 Chris Fehn - Percussion
4 James Root - Guitar
5 Craig Jones - sampler
6 Shawn "Clown" Crahan - Percussion
7 Mickael Thompson - Guitar
8 Corey Taylor - Vocals
Ex-Members
Anders Colsefini
Greg "Cuddles" Welts
Josh Brainard
Brandon
Discography
Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat (1996)
Slipknot (1999)
Iowa (2001)
Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)
Unreleased Discs
Crowz (1997)
Roadrunner Records Demo (1997)