Slipknot

A 9-piece heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. They do not identify as any particular genre of metal, as they experiment with different forms. Styles noticeable in their music are rap metal (Spit It Out), thrash metal, death metal (Solway Firth), speed metal, experimental metal, and a power ballad or two (Snuff).

Slipknot are known for their attention-grabbing, energized concerts on stage, where they wear matching (or semi-matching) jumpsuits and individual masks.

Members are:

#0 Sid Wilson - turntables
Jay Weinberg - drums
Alessandro “V-Man” Venturella, aka - bass
Michael “Tortilla Guy” Pfaff - percussion
#4 Jim Root - guitar
#5 Craig Jones - samples
#6 M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan - percussion
#7 Mick Thomson - guitar
#8 Corey Taylor - vocals

Former members include #2 Paul Gray on bass (deceased as of 2010), #1 Joey Jordison on drums (dismissed in 2013 due to medical concerns and passed away in 2021), and #3 Chris Fehn on percussion (dismissed in 2019 due to legal disputes).

Albums are:
Slipknot - 1999
Iowa - 2001
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) - 2003
All Hope Is Gone - 2008
.5: The Gray Chapter - 2014
We Are Not Your Kind - 2019
The End, So Far - 2022

We saw the Slipknot concert, and we can’t wait for the next one!

by Lonely_Weirdo July 19, 2022

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