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Slipknot is a nine piece band located in Des Moines, Iowa. There is a debate concerning the group's musical genre, with fans generally classifying them as alternative metal and detractors generally classifying them as nu metal. Aside from their real names, members of the band are also referred to by numbers 0 through 8. Each of them wear masks.
Slipknot is currently one of the more popular musical groups of the contemporary music scene, with violent stage performances, and music which is perceived as extreme in comparison with other bands in the mainstream market. Their albums and home videos have achieved Platinum-sales status, with Grammy indications in the "Best Heavy Metal" and "Best Hard Rock" categories for songs from all three of their albums. They recently won the 2006 Grammy for Best Metal Performance, with their song 'Before I Forget'.
The band is also known for its peculiar image: the members wear matching uniform jumpsuits (most of which have UPC barcodes printed on them) and each has a unique mask. They change masks after every studio album, although the masks rarely have any major changes in them. Some members have several masks for each time period.
Initally the members had a desire to remain mysterious, and preserve their secret identities, refusing to be photographed maskless, even to the point of conducting interviews or posing with fans while wearing their masks (or at least obscuring their faces in some other way). However, today most members of the band have now been openly photographed without their masks, largely as the result of their work in other, non-Slipknot bands:
~vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root appear unmasked when working with their band Stone Sour
~drummer Joey Jordison appears unmasked with his side-project the Murderdolls.
~percussionist Shawn Crahan appears unmasked with his band To My Surprise
~Sid Wilson works unmasked when performing as DJ Starscream [1]
~guitarist Mick Thompson appeared unmasked in a Total Guitar magazine shoot
~bassist Paul Gray's face was revealed in a police mugshot leaked through The Smoking Gun.
In the video for "Before I Forget" they performed without their masks; however, the band members' faces are shown only as brief glimpses (mainly close-up shots on their eyes and mouths), with the camera focused mainly on their hands and instruments.
Slipknot's first songs were composed in 1992, during what is referred to by the band members as the "Basement Sessions", conducted in the basement of Anders Colsefini, co-founder of the band. Many of the songs on Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat and some that were added to later albums were written during these sessions. Crahan being one of the founders came up with the idea on having three drummers; one that keeps the group together, and two to give a wall of sound. Before Joey Jordison joined, Crahan was the lead drummer.
They achieved a stable line-up in 1995, and released a demo entitled Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat on Halloween in 1996. The demo was well-received, and after they won a local battle of the bands in Des Moines, beating soon-to-be-vocalist Corey Taylor's group Stone Sour, a few major record labels became interested in the group. At that time, the band contained 5 members, but Roadrunner Records didn't want to sign them at first, feeling that the songwriting needed some work. John Kuliak, Midwest Promotion rep for Roadrunner, worked tirelessly to get them signed to the reluctant label. In due course, Slipknot went out to find a new lead singer, and pushed Anders to percussion. They hired Corey Taylor.
Roadrunner Records eventually signed the band, and released their self-titled debut album, Slipknot, in June of 1999, produced by Ross Robinson. Despite receiving little airplay, the album sold very well, due mainly to word-of-mouth. Indeed, it became Roadrunner Records' very first Platinum certified album (sales of over 1 million copies in the U.S.). 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." [2] The band's fanbase also increased subsequent to their performances on the 1999 Ozzfest.
2001's Iowa, the follow-up to their debut album, was anticipated by fans and debuted at number three on the Billboard Magazine album charts and at number one on the UK album chart. They again toured extensively to promote the release. The band also appeared as themselves in the concert scene of the 2002 movie Rollerball, starring Jean Reno, where they played the song "I Am Hated" from Iowa.
After a hiatus of close to two years, the band regrouped in late 2003 and began writing and recording with renowned producer Rick Rubin, who had previously worked with artists such as Johnny Cash, Beastie Boys, Grinspoon, Pennywise and Slayer. The band released their third album, Vol. 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." It debuted at #2 on the Billboard albums chart.
A live album recorded from shows in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Osaka, Singapore & Tokyo was released in November 2005 titled 9.0: Live. Several members of the band also collaborated with other artists on the Roadrunner United: All American Allstars CD released in October 2005. They also appeared in cartoon form in the adult comic Viz (issue 152, Feb 2006), where they appear singing "People = s**t" at the end of the "Mrs Brady, Old Lady" strip.
Current members:
#0 Sid Wilson - Turntables
#1 Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison - Drums
#2 Paul Gray - Bass Guitar / Backing vocals
#3 Chris Fehn - Percussion / Backing vocals
#4 James Root - Rhythm guitar
#5 Craig "133" Jones - samples & media
#6 Shawn "Clown" Crahan - Percussion / Backing vocals
#7 Mick Thompson - Lead guitar
#8 Corey Taylor - Lead Vocals
Penge na lang ng discography... Salamat! xd
Slipknot is a nine piece band located in Des Moines, Iowa. There is a debate concerning the group's musical genre, with fans generally classifying them as alternative metal and detractors generally classifying them as nu metal. Aside from their real names, members of the band are also referred to by numbers 0 through 8. Each of them wear masks.
Slipknot is currently one of the more popular musical groups of the contemporary music scene, with violent stage performances, and music which is perceived as extreme in comparison with other bands in the mainstream market. Their albums and home videos have achieved Platinum-sales status, with Grammy indications in the "Best Heavy Metal" and "Best Hard Rock" categories for songs from all three of their albums. They recently won the 2006 Grammy for Best Metal Performance, with their song 'Before I Forget'.
The band is also known for its peculiar image: the members wear matching uniform jumpsuits (most of which have UPC barcodes printed on them) and each has a unique mask. They change masks after every studio album, although the masks rarely have any major changes in them. Some members have several masks for each time period.
Initally the members had a desire to remain mysterious, and preserve their secret identities, refusing to be photographed maskless, even to the point of conducting interviews or posing with fans while wearing their masks (or at least obscuring their faces in some other way). However, today most members of the band have now been openly photographed without their masks, largely as the result of their work in other, non-Slipknot bands:
~vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root appear unmasked when working with their band Stone Sour
~drummer Joey Jordison appears unmasked with his side-project the Murderdolls.
~percussionist Shawn Crahan appears unmasked with his band To My Surprise
~Sid Wilson works unmasked when performing as DJ Starscream [1]
~guitarist Mick Thompson appeared unmasked in a Total Guitar magazine shoot
~bassist Paul Gray's face was revealed in a police mugshot leaked through The Smoking Gun.
In the video for "Before I Forget" they performed without their masks; however, the band members' faces are shown only as brief glimpses (mainly close-up shots on their eyes and mouths), with the camera focused mainly on their hands and instruments.
Slipknot's first songs were composed in 1992, during what is referred to by the band members as the "Basement Sessions", conducted in the basement of Anders Colsefini, co-founder of the band. Many of the songs on Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat and some that were added to later albums were written during these sessions. Crahan being one of the founders came up with the idea on having three drummers; one that keeps the group together, and two to give a wall of sound. Before Joey Jordison joined, Crahan was the lead drummer.
They achieved a stable line-up in 1995, and released a demo entitled Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat on Halloween in 1996. The demo was well-received, and after they won a local battle of the bands in Des Moines, beating soon-to-be-vocalist Corey Taylor's group Stone Sour, a few major record labels became interested in the group. At that time, the band contained 5 members, but Roadrunner Records didn't want to sign them at first, feeling that the songwriting needed some work. John Kuliak, Midwest Promotion rep for Roadrunner, worked tirelessly to get them signed to the reluctant label. In due course, Slipknot went out to find a new lead singer, and pushed Anders to percussion. They hired Corey Taylor.
Roadrunner Records eventually signed the band, and released their self-titled debut album, Slipknot, in June of 1999, produced by Ross Robinson. Despite receiving little airplay, the album sold very well, due mainly to word-of-mouth. Indeed, it became Roadrunner Records' very first Platinum certified album (sales of over 1 million copies in the U.S.). 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." [2] The band's fanbase also increased subsequent to their performances on the 1999 Ozzfest.
2001's Iowa, the follow-up to their debut album, was anticipated by fans and debuted at number three on the Billboard Magazine album charts and at number one on the UK album chart. They again toured extensively to promote the release. The band also appeared as themselves in the concert scene of the 2002 movie Rollerball, starring Jean Reno, where they played the song "I Am Hated" from Iowa.
After a hiatus of close to two years, the band regrouped in late 2003 and began writing and recording with renowned producer Rick Rubin, who had previously worked with artists such as Johnny Cash, Beastie Boys, Grinspoon, Pennywise and Slayer. The band released their third album, Vol. 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." It debuted at #2 on the Billboard albums chart.
A live album recorded from shows in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Osaka, Singapore & Tokyo was released in November 2005 titled 9.0: Live. Several members of the band also collaborated with other artists on the Roadrunner United: All American Allstars CD released in October 2005. They also appeared in cartoon form in the adult comic Viz (issue 152, Feb 2006), where they appear singing "People = s**t" at the end of the "Mrs Brady, Old Lady" strip.
Current members:
#0 Sid Wilson - Turntables
#1 Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison - Drums
#2 Paul Gray - Bass Guitar / Backing vocals
#3 Chris Fehn - Percussion / Backing vocals
#4 James Root - Rhythm guitar
#5 Craig "133" Jones - samples & media
#6 Shawn "Clown" Crahan - Percussion / Backing vocals
#7 Mick Thompson - Lead guitar
#8 Corey Taylor - Lead Vocals
Penge na lang ng discography... Salamat! xd
