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Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray. After several lineup changes in their early days, the band consisted of nine members for the greater part of their tenure: Sid Wilson, Paul Gray, Joey Jordison, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson, and Corey Taylor. However, the death of Paul Gray on May 24, 2010 and the departure of Joey Jordison on December 12, 2013, left the band with seven remaining members. Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive music style, and energetic and chaotic live shows. The band enjoyed a somewhat meteoric rise to success following the release of their self-titled debut album in 1999. The 2001 follow-up album Iowa further increased the band's popularity. After breaking for their first hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) and once again in 2008 with their fourth album All Hope Is Gone, which debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200. Additionally, the band has released one live album, 9. 0: Live, one compilation album, Antennas to Hell, as well as four live DVDs.
Band members • Current • (#0) Sid Wilson – turntables (1998–present) • (#3) Chris Fehn – custom percussion, backing vocals (1998– present) • (#4) Jim Root – guitars (1999–present) • (#5) Craig "133" Jones – sampling, media (1996–present) • (#6) Shawn "Clown" Crahan – custom percussion, backing vocals (1995–present) • (#7) Mick Thomson – guitars (1996–present) • (#8) Corey Taylor – lead vocals (1997–present) • Touring. Donnie Steele – bass (2011–present) • Former • Donnie Steele – guitars (1995– 1996) • Anders Colsefni – lead vocals, custom percussion (1995– 1997) • (#3) Greg "Cuddles" Welts – custom percussion (1997– 1998) • (#3) Brandon Darner – custom percussion (briefly in 1998) • (#4) Josh "Gnar" Brainard – guitars, backing vocals (1995– 1999) • (#2) Paul Gray – bass guitar, backing vocals (1995– 2010) • (#1) Joey Jordison – drums (1995– 2013)
To be continued SLIPKNOT DISCOGRAPHY Iowa (2001) All Hope Is Gone (2008) Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)
Upcoming fifth album and Jordison's departure (2013–present) The long awaited fifth studio album is in the works and is expected to be released in 2014. Taylor has described the forthcoming album as "very dark" and a cross between Iowa and Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses). In order to push the writing process, guitarist Jim Root sat out Stone Sour's January tour, and it has been hinted that the next record may be a double album. On December 12, 2013, the band announced through their official website that long-time member and drummer, Joey Jordison has parted ways from the band after 18 years citing personal reasons. He is currently the drummer for his other band Scar the Martyr. Slipknot will push forward with plans of releasing their next album despite Jordison's absence. Taylor has noted that Jordison will not appear on the next record as he did not take part in any of the songwriting sessions before his departure. Jordison later posted on his official Facebook page that he "did not quit Slipknot", and that he was shocked and blindsided by the news. Both Jordison and Slipknot have independently promised to release further details about the announcement.
Style and lyrical themes Slipknot draw influence from an array of styles and bands, most notably including hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Kiss, Black Sabbath, Helmet, Slayer, Fear Factory, Godflesh, Skinny Puppy, Neurosis, Judas Priest, Metallica, White Zombie, Led Zeppelin and Beastie Boys. Slipknot are seen as pioneers of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal and have been compared to groups such as Pantera, Machine Head, Hatebreed, Life of Agony, and Prong. They are also considered a nu metal band. However, band members prefer to distance themselves musically from bands such as Korn and Limp Bizkit. Slipknot describe their sound as simply "metal" and equate their link to nu metal solely as a coincidence in their time of emergence. The band's sound typically features a heavily down-tuned guitar setup, a distinctly large percussive section, samples and turntables. Utilizing a variety of vocal styles, their music typically features growled vocals, screaming, rapping, backing vocals and occasional melodic singing. [ However, the band have continually experimented with their sound – most notably developing tracks led by acoustic guitars and melodic singing first introduced on Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses). Slipknot's lyrics generally follow a very aggressive tone, occasionally featuring profanity while exploring themes such as darkness, nihilism, anger, disaffection, love, misanthropy andpsychosis. [10][88] Often drawing upon topics like the music industry, politics, personal strife and reflection, among others. Rick Anderson of Allmusic described their lyrics as "discernible [and] not generally quotable on a family website". However, on Vol. 3, Taylor has made a point of using no profanity in response to claims that he relied on the use of it. However, their All Hope is Gone album moved to a more groove metal and standard metal sound, as well as having some traits influenced by thrash metal and death metal. The band has also been considered alternative metal.
Slipknot are known for their chaotic and energetic live shows, which contributed to their success. These typically feature most band members headbanging, several members stage diving and even fighting. Their early performances featured extreme acts such as stage dives from high balconies and band members setting each other on fire. However, in recent years, they tend to refrain from acts this extreme. Ex-bassist Gray explained that this was due to receiving lawsuits and to prevent harming other people, adding that it was a "better move" for the longevity of the band. Along with the band's energetic and unpredictable performance, Slipknot often incorporate elaborate stage setups, which have featured pyrotechnics, elevated stage areas, hydraulic drum risers and computer screens among other things. While reviewing a Slipknot performance, Alistair Lawrence of Kerrang! enthused, "the choreographed chaos is too multi-faceted to fully describe, " on a similar note, NME described one of their shows as "a scene of chaos".
Slipknot Tours • World Domination Tour (1999– 2000) • Ozzfest (1999) • Livin la Vida Loco (1999) • Tattoo the Earth (2000) • Iowa World Tour (2001– 2002) • The Subliminal Verses World Tour (2004– 2005) • All Hope Is Gone World Tour (2008– 2009) • Memorial World Tour (2011) • Knotfest (2012)
SLIPKNOT #0 Sid Wilson #2 Paul Gray TATTOOS
#3 Chris Fehn #4 Jim Root
#4 Craig Jones #6 Shawn Crahan
#7 Mick Thomson
#8 Corey Taylor
Style The band is known for its attention-grabbing image; the members wear matching uniforms, have unique masks respectively and have aliases which are simply numbers
Masks
Grammy Awards and nominations "Wait and Bleed" – Best Metal Performance, 2001 (nomination) "Left Behind" – Best Metal Performance, 2002 (nomination) "My Plague" – Best Metal Performance, 2003 (nomination) "Duality" – Best Hard Rock Performance, 2005 (nomination) "Vermilion" – Best Metal Performance, 2005 (nomination) "Before I Forget" – Best Metal Performance, 2006 (winner) "Psychosocial" – Best Metal Performance, 2009 (nomination)
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