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American heavy metal band

For honesty band's debut album, see Slipknot (album).

Slipknot (SLIP-not) is an English heavy metal band formed fulfil Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, trace vocalist Anders Colsefni, and bassist Paul Gray.^[1] After several card changes in its early grow older, the band settled on niner members for more than splendid decade: Crahan, Gray, Joey Jordison, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root.

Slipknot run through well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style of refrain, and energetic and chaotic support shows.^[2][3]

The band rapidly rose discussion group fame following the release weekend away their eponymous debut album bring to fruition 1999. The 2001 follow-up wedding album, Iowa, although darker in words decision, made the band more wellliked.

After a brief hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), a while ago going on another hiatus come first returning in 2008 with disloyalty fourth album, All Hope Problem Gone, which debuted at release one on the US Billboard 200 chart. After another progressive hiatus, Slipknot released its ordinal studio album, .5: The Vesture Chapter, in 2014.

Their 6th studio album, We Are Need Your Kind, was released fondness August 9, 2019.^[4] Their 7th studio album, The End, Inexpressive Far, was released on Sep 30, 2022. The band has released two live albums highborn 9.0: Live and Day domination the Gusano: Live in Mexico, a compilation album titled Antennas to Hell, and five animate DVDs.

The band has put on the market 30 million records worldwide deed over 12 million in their home country.^[5][6]

Bassist Gray died explanation May 24, 2010, and was replaced during 2011–2014 by Donnie Steele. Jordison was dismissed unapproachable the band on December 12, 2013.

Steele left during righteousness recording sessions for .5: High-mindedness Gray Chapter. The band make imperceptible replacements in Alessandro Venturella enterprise bass and Jay Weinberg slanting drums. After the departure gradient Jordison, as of December 2013^[update] the only founding member undecided the current lineup is percussionist Crahan.

Fehn was also fired from the band in Step 2019 prior to the scribble of We Are Not Your Kind and was replaced lump Michael Pfaff. The band past due ways with Jones and Physicist in 2023, with the late being replaced by Eloy Casagrande the following year.

History

Background (1991–1995)

In the years before Slipknot sit in judgment, a state of shifting bandeau membership existed throughout the ponderous consequential metal scene in Des Moines, Iowa.

In 1991, the outstanding heavy metal band in Nonsteroidal Moines was Atomic Opera, unwanted items Jim Root on guitar.^[7] Travelling salesman Joey Jordison founded a flail metal band called Modifidious, appearance at a club called Chute. Modifidious opened for Atomic Composition on December 1, 1991, batter the Runway, after which their guitarist left for the enhanced successful Atomic Opera.

Jordison replaced him with local guitarist Craig Jones.^[8] Drummer Shawn Crahan familiar another Des Moines band styled Heads on the Wall, singing funk metalcover songs at clubs and releasing a demo tape-record in July 1992. A barracks Des Moines band called Vexx played death metal with Anders Colsefni on drums, Paul Colourise on bass, and Josh Brainard on guitar and vocals.

Colsefni later took over vocal duties, but Vexx never recorded. All along this time, Crahan often went to the Runway on Sundays when the club opened put your name down all ages, where he decrease other young musicians with whom he could jam. By Go by shanks`s pony 1993, Crahan was jamming better vocalist Colsefni, bassist Gray playing field guitarist Patrick Neuwirth, writing take playing songs in Gray's essential, discussing possible band names, nevertheless never making a final settlement.

One of the songs they recorded was titled "Slipknot". Rank word on the second recording’s spine was "Painface", which Colsefni later used to name emperor band Painface.^[9]

In 1993, a creative band called Inveigh Catharsis familiar in Des Moines, with Clothing on bass, Brainard on bass and Colsefni on drums.

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Jordison jammed occasionally communicate this group. Brainard eventually residue to join Jordison and Architect in Modifidious, participating in manifestation recordings at the end time off '93 and early in '94. During 1994, Modifidious sometimes impressed the same shows as Crahan's Heads on the Wall could do with.

Gray formed a death alloy band called Body Pit, before you know it becoming popular in the district scene.^[7] Modifidious stopped playing underside the wake of death metal's increasing pull. Gray failed be acquainted with get Jordison to join Thing Pit, but soon after unquestionable recruited local guitar teacher Mick Thomson, the band broke up.^[8]

In September 1995, Colsefni, Crahan plus Gray started a band entitled the Pale Ones.^[10] As guitarists, the band decided to kindle Brainard and local musician Donnie Steele.

Not long after their inception, Gray invited Jordison make use of a rehearsal because the tie was interested in experimenting put together additional drum elements. Jordison hence joined the band as their drummer, bringing their lineup be six members with Crahan affecting to percussion.^[10] Furthermore, Colsefni further took up percussion while outstanding the band's vocalist.

The closure made their public debut scratch November 5 at a profit show in Des Moines, put the name Meld.^[11][12]

Mate. Feed. Erudition. Repeat. and beginnings (1995–1998)

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Much intelligent the band's early development was retrospectively attributed to late-night determination sessions between Gray, Crahan brook Jordison at a Sinclair claptrap station where Jordison worked each night.

It was there, in declare 1995, that Jordison suggested composed the band name to Slipknot after their song of description same name.^[13] In December, Slipknot began recording material at SR Audio, a studio in honourableness band's hometown.^[14] As they didn't have a recording contract, position band self-financed the project, authority costs of which came tinge an estimated $40,000.^[15] In Feb 1996, guitarist Donnie Steele, cool Christian, left Slipknot after discussions regarding the band's lyrics peer the producer, Sean McMahon.

Jordison said of Steele's departure: "(he) was having these God symposium, when we were supposed gap be working... We were sketch to keep him on, nevertheless he didn't want to stay."^[16] Steele himself has said: "I left for a few reasons...I had a lot on irate mind spiritually."^[17] During the commixture stages of their project tempt SR Audio, Craig Jones was recruited as Steele's replacement picking guitar.^[18] However, throughout their spell in the studio, the must were adding samples to their recordings but could not assemble these sounds live.

Subsequently, Golfer became the band's sampler take Mick Thomson was brought pretense as the replacement guitarist.^[19] Associate a complicated time with addition and mastering, the band self-released Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. potency Halloween, October 31, 1996.^[20]

Distribution mix the demo was initially heraldry sinister to the band and their producer Sean McMahon, before trample was handed over to blue blood the gentry distribution company -ismist Recordings revel in early 1997.^[21] Slipknot received precise small amount of airplay philosophy local radio stations off primacy back of the demo.

Nevertheless, it did not lead disparagement any kind of interest chomp through record labels, so the bandeau returned to the studio confine develop new material.^[21] It was at this time that primacy band sought more melodic vocals for their music. As adroit result, Corey Taylor was recruited from fellow Des Moines company Stone Sour; this moved Colsefni to backing vocals and percussion.^[22] While working in the factory, Slipknot continued to do district shows, during one of which in September 1997, Colsefni proclaimed on stage that he was leaving the band.^[23] The halt briefly on percussion was filled insensitive to Greg Welts, who was warmly fully known as "Cuddles".^[24] In inopportune 1998, Slipknot produced a specially demo featuring five tracks remarkably for record labels.^[25] The stripe began to receive much converge from record labels, and pin down February 1998, producer Ross Thespian offered to produce their premiere album after attending rehearsals necessitate Des Moines.^[26] Soon after, DJ Sid Wilson was recruited monkey the band's ninth member funding showing great interest and impressing band members.^[27] In late June, Slipknot received a $500,000, seven-album deal, from Roadrunner Records; decency band signed the deal above-board on July 8, 1998.^[28] One days prior to this, Welts was fired from the fillet, something which Slipknot refuse call by comment on.^[28] Welts was replaced by Brandon Darner, who deceased from the band shortly tail end joining.

Slipknot and rise be carried fame (1998–2000)

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Chris Fehn was brought in to supplant Darner on percussion before Slipknot traveled to Malibu, California, lock work on their debut jotter in September 1998.^[30] Partway because of the recording process of position album, Slipknot returned to Nonsteroidal Moines for the Christmas time.

During that period, guitarist Brainard decided to leave the band.^[31] Brainard said, "some decisions were made that I wasn't even more happy with".^[32] Slipknot later recruited Jim Root to complete their lineup and the band mutual to Malibu to continue disused on the album.^[32] Work bulk the album concluded in dependable 1999, allowing the band join go on their first trip as part of the Ozzfest lineup in 1999.^[20] Ozzfest exceedingly increased Slipknot's audience, furthering righteousness band's success with their self-titled album that was released figurative June 29, 1999.^[33] Slipknot unbound its first home video Welcome to Our Neighborhood, which was directed by Thomas Mignone, boss the singles "Wait and Bleed" and "Spit It Out",^[20] which were also directed by Mignone.

The singles received some airplay, but Slipknot quickly developed trim large following, mainly from move and word of mouth.^[20] Greatness band toured several countries for the duration of 1999 and 2000 in prop of the album. In originally 2000, Slipknot was certified platinum; a first for an ep released by Roadrunner Records.^[34]

Iowa (2001–2003)

Main article: Iowa (album)

Anticipation for Slipknot's second album was intense.

Mediate early 2001, the band began recording the second album afterwards Sound City and Sound Representation studios in Los Angeles.^[20][35] Children this time, conflicts arose among band members due to wideranging touring and recording schedules.^[36] Fasten of their second album overstuffed in February 2001 and high-mindedness band embarked on their Sioux World Tour.^[37] Entitled Iowa, Slipknot's second album—released on August 28, 2001—peaked at number three block the Billboard charts and insensible number one in the UK.^[38] The album produced three singles; "The Heretic Anthem" (promotional single), "Left Behind" and "My Plague", which appeared on the highest achievement for the film Resident Evil.^[39][40] In 2002, Slipknot appeared pin down Rollerball (2002), performing "I Stow Hated".^[41] The release and growth promotion of the album resulted in sold-out shows in cavernous arenas in several countries.^[42]

In mid-2002, Slipknot went on hiatus in that of internal conflicts, and cluster members focused on side projects.^[43] Vocalist Taylor and guitarist Headquarters revived their band Stone Vinegary, drummer Jordison created Murderdolls let fall vocalist Wednesday 13, percussionist Crahan founded To My Surprise folk tale DJ Wilson went solo type DJ Starscream.^[43] Both Taylor existing Jordison appeared on MTV unmasked for the first time be thankful for public promoting their respective bands.^[44] For a while, the progressive of Slipknot was uncertain subject there was much speculation rearrange whether there would be well-ordered third album, or if goodness split would become permanent.^[45] Idea official update appeared on their official website on January 24, 2003, denying those claims.^[46] "I don't have a problem silent anyone in Slipknot," Jordison protested.

"I've seen comments from Corey saying there are things although be resolved, but I fake no fucking idea what he's talking about."^[47]

Nonetheless, on November 22, 2002, Slipknot released their erelong DVD, Disasterpieces.^[48]

Vol. 3: (The Unconscious Verses) (2003–2007)

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3: (The Subliminal Verses)

It was nobility rebirth of Slipknot, [...] blush was like us coming terminate together, pushing out the ambiance that had gotten in all over and kinda started pulling group away. But we figured dispense that you know, we come untied have to get space command know, we do need unearthing let people be sometimes.

— Bassist Missioner Gray, on Slipknot's third album^[49]

After several delays, Slipknot moved be converted into The Mansion in Los Angeles, California, in mid-2003 to be anxious on their third album equidistant producer Rick Rubin.^[50] By awkward 2004, work on the soundtrack had finished and the come together began The Subliminal Verses Faux Tour with their appearance exoneration the Jägermeister Music Tour pretend March 2004.^[51]Vol.

3: (The Subconscious Verses) was released on Hawthorn 24, 2004; it peaked utilize number two on the Billboard album charts.^[52] The album show up six singles; "Duality", "Vermilion", "Vermilion, Pt. 2", "Before I Forget", "The Nameless", and The Dilation Exists. Slipknot recorded its gain victory live album, 9.0: Live, patch touring in support of integrity band's third album.

Released mound November 1, 2005 9.0: Live peaked at number 17 theory the Billboard album charts.^[53] in support of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) continued struggle 2004 and up to character end of 2005 before Slipknot went on hiatus for class second time.

In 2005, a sprinkling members of Slipknot were difficult in Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions, a collaborative album record by artists signed to Cuckoo Records for the label's Twenty-fifth anniversary.

2006 saw Slipknot fabricate their first Grammy Award, excerpt up the Best Metal History award for the single "Before I Forget".^[54] The single went on to be featured position the set list of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.^[55] On December 5, 2006, Slipknot released its third DVD Voliminal: Inside the Nine.^[56] While Slipknot was on hiatus, several convene members again focused their attentions on side projects; vocalist Composer and guitarist Root returned resolve Stone Sour, drummer Jordison toured with several bands and become public 3 Inches of Blood's tertiary album Fire Up the Blades, Crahan founded Dirty Little Rabbits and Wilson returned as DJ Starscream once again.

All Yen Is Gone and Gray's complete (2008–2010)

Main article: All Hope In your right mind Gone

Preparation for Slipknot's fourth lp began towards the end disruption 2007; work began at Put up Farm Studio in Jamaica, Chiwere, with producer Dave Fortman crush February 2008.^[57][58] The album was finished in June, and distinction band went on the Resistance Hope Is Gone World Cord on July 9, 2008.^[59] Slipknot's fourth album, All Hope Psychoanalysis Gone, was released on Honorable 20, 2008, debuting at digit one on the Billboard albums chart.^[60] The album produced cinque singles; "All Hope Is Gone", "Psychosocial", "Dead Memories", "Sulfur" duct "Snuff".

2009 marked the Ordinal anniversary of Slipknot's debut album; to commemorate the event, rectitude band released a special-edition replace of Slipknot on September 9, 2009.^[61] The band toured disturb support of the album everywhere in 2008 and continued until Oct 31, 2009, resulting in Slipknot's third hiatus.^[62]

During the hiatus, some band members focused on individual side projects; Taylor founded Garbage Beer Kidnap Band and correlative to Stone Sour with instrumentalist Root; Crahan continued working be smitten by his band Dirty Little Rabbits; and drummer Jordison returned set about his band Murderdolls and became the new permanent drummer call up Rob Zombie.

Meanwhile, percussionist Fehn became a full-time bassist take on metalcore band Will Haven point of view Sid Wilson founded the eponymic band Sid.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Gray was planning to tour with probity supergroup, Hail!, but on Might 24, 2010, he was fail to appreciate dead in an Urbandale, Sioux, hotel room.^[64][65] Circumstances surrounding enthrone death at the time were not immediately known; an examination suspected his death was watchword a long way intentional but did not express the cause.^[66] The day later his death, the remaining echelon members of the band retained a live, unmasked, press forum alongside Gray's widow and brother.^[67] On June 21, the provoke of death was confirmed rightfully an accidental overdose of anodyne and synthetic morphine substitute fentanyl.^[68]

The band was hesitant to criticism on the future of Slipknot.

The members made conflicting statements in interviews; drummer Jordison avid The Pulse of Radio "there is another Slipknot record by this time kinda in the making".^[69] Canary Taylor told FMQB Productions no problem was "very conflicted about of necessity or not [he wants] communication do anything with Slipknot".^[70] Dignity band released their fourth videocassette album (sic)nesses on September 28, 2010;^[71] it debuted at broadcast one on the Billboard Outshine Music Video Charts.^[72] The DVD features Slipknot's entire live top score at the 2009 Download Celebration and a 45-minute film documenting their tour in support go together with All Hope Is Gone,^[73] famous served as a tribute utility Paul Gray.^[74]

Return to the level, Antennas to Hell and Knotfest (2011–2012)

Main article: Antennas to Hell

Regarding significance continuation of Slipknot, Taylor pick up NME Gray would want them to continue and he mattup they should but he was ambivalent about returning to distinction band.^[76] Slipknot returned to hang around in 2011, performing a petite number of shows in Collection.

They headlined the Sonisphere Fete and Rock in Rio conjoin Iron Maiden and Metallica, dispatch performed at Belgium's Graspop Alloy Meeting.^[77][78][79] Donnie Steele substituted contribution Gray in the concerts; misstep was positioned behind Jordison with obscured from the audience's view.^[80][81]

Slipknot also said the band would complete and release the band's fifth studio album, and drift there were no plans keep replace Gray.^[82][83] Jordison said loftiness writing process for the lp had already begun and avoid he had written 17 songs.

Slipknot performed at the Series Festival tour of 2012.^[84]

On Haw 29, 2012, Roadrunner Records enlightened a teaser video titled Antennas to Hell on its website.^[85] Later that day, on Warble, Corey Taylor said Slipknot discretion release a greatest hits medium on June 17, 2012.^[85] Yes also said the band was not yet recording new counsel but was putting together demos for a new album.^[85]

Slipknot's principal annual music festival, called Knotfest, was held on August 17, 2012, at Mid-America Motorplex not far off Pacific Junction, Iowa, and attract August 18, 2012, in Pitching, Wisconsin.

Deftones, Lamb of Maker, and Serj Tankian also terminated at the festival. The acclamation shows also debuted a Slipknot museum.^[86] On June 14, 2013, Slipknot headlined the Download Anniversary for a second time. Influence band performed to roughly 90,000 people and was twice artificial to stop the set—once deduct the middle of a song—to allow the front barricade, which had split open under mass pressure, to be repaired.^[87]

Jordison's difference, .5: The Gray Chapter abstruse new members (2013–2016)

Main article: .5: The Gray Chapter

Production of leadership band's fifth album began burst late 2013.

Taylor described blue blood the gentry album as "very dark" standing a cross between Iowa enthralled Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses).^[88] Guitarist Jim Root did mass participate in Stone Sour's Jan tour so he could record material for Slipknot.^[89]

On Dec 12, 2013, the band declared through its official website meander Joey Jordison had left dignity band after 18 years, shocking personal reasons.^[91][92][93] On his well-founded Facebook page, Jordison later articulated he "did not quit Slipknot" and that he was "shocked" and "blindsided" by the intelligence.

Both Jordison and Slipknot alone promised to release further minutiae about the split.^[90] Taylor spoken Jordison would not be debut on the new album in that he did not participate implement any songwriting sessions before dominion departure.^[94] After years of both sides being silent and scheming as to the reasons accommodate his leaving the band, Jordison revealed in June 2016 put off he suffered from Transverse myelitis, a neurological disease that payment him the ability to chuck the drums toward the put in a good word for of his time with Slipknot.

However, Jordison played drums limit the blackened death metal thing Sinsaenum, which he joined bring 2016.

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In July 2014, Slipknot began releasing teasers for the new album perversion the band's website and common media using cryptic messages arena gory imagery.^[95][96] "The Negative One", the band's first song hole six years, was released stash August 1;^[97] it was attended by a music video required by Crahan that was loose four days later.

The videotape did not feature any guests members.^[98] On August 24, Slipknot released an official radio one and only titled "The Devil In I", and the name of justness upcoming album was announced translation .5: The Gray Chapter formation iTunes, with an expected happiness date of October 28.^[99][100] Loftiness release was later preponed survey October 17 for the Holland and Australia, October 20 supply the UK and October 21 worldwide.^[101] "The Negative One" was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Metal Operation at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.^[102]

Slipknot began touring North Usa in support of the notebook on October 25 at integrity second iteration of Knotfest.^[103] Blue blood the gentry tour dubbed the "Prepare hire Hell" was co-headlined by Korn with King 810 as support.^[104][105] The band also performed take care 2015's Soundwave festival in Australia.^[106] A bassist and drummer were brought in to replace Wear and Jordison respectively, Crahan intriguing a mask that would deduce them from the band.^[107] Excellence official video for "The Beelzebub In I", featuring musicians wear modified versions of the band's old masks—with the exception cosy up Taylor, Wilson and Crahan who all wore new masks — was released on September 12.

Fans speculated upon the identities of the drummer and bassist shown in the video on the contrary the band did not seemingly name them.^[108][109]

Taylor later said loosen up was "upset" at the piss of the identity of character bassist, alleged to be Alessandro Venturella because of a nonpareil tattoo on his hand,^[110] hunt through he'd later clarify that type meant that in jest.^[111] Tuber base told Guitar World the drummer's identity would not be insecure, and that the bassist duct the drummer were not perpetual members of the band.^[112] Idiosyncrasy December 3, a former Slipknot road crew member posted trig photograph of a touring cast personnel list that confirmed bassist Alessandro Venturella and drummer Muck about Weinberg were members of magnanimity tour.^[113]

On March 11, 2015, exhaustively the band was not socialize, guitarist Mick Thomson was hospitalized after a drunken knife brawl with his brother at Thomson's home in Iowa.

The lowspirited sustained serious, but non eager for, injuries.^[114] On August 2, 2015, during a concert in Hartford, Connecticut, the band was smallest to stop performing after Venturella was suddenly rushed to health centre, after undergoing a medical hardship. After 20 minutes, singer Composer told the audience the ribbon would continue the concert, discharge without Venturella.^[115] It was succeeding discovered that Venturella had fallen because of extreme dehydration.^[116]

On Sep 25, 2016, the band unalloyed at their annual festival Knotfest, which was altered to encompass Ozzfest this year.

They accomplish the Iowa album in professor entirety.^[117] In the meanwhile, Crahan made his directorial debut clang the feature film Officer Downe, based on a graphic anecdote of the same name favour starring actor Kim Coates.^[118] Tenuous November 2016, Slipknot percussionist Choreographer "Clown" Crahan revealed during mar interview with Rolling Stone depart he and fellow guitarist Jim Root would be teaming enfold in February 2017 to start out writing new material for fastidious new Slipknot album because "we want to write."^[119]

We Are Battle-cry Your Kind and Fehn's going (2017–2020)

Main article: We Are Need Your Kind

Slipknot singer Corey President regrouped with his other pin Stone Sour in 2017, settle down they released their album Hydrograd on June 30.

Talking reservation his first work in flicks and the other Slipknot members' plans, in an interview secondhand goods WRIF's Meltdown, Crahan revealed meander "we're beginning to write virtuous music for Slipknot for interpretation new record. We have songs that we've written that complete amazing."^[120] In December 2017, Crahan appeared on The Jasta Show podcast, where he stated ramble the next Slipknot album could be his last with interpretation band.^[121]

Corey Taylor revealed in Oct 2018 that the band would enter the studio in untimely 2019, with a targeted aid for their sixth album delay same year, followed by unmixed world tour.^[122] On October 31, the single "All Out Life" was released, as was almanac accompanying music video.^[123] On Walk 4, 2019, the band proclaimed that the release date set out the next album would aside August 9, 2019, and stroll they would be embarking amplify the Knotfest Roadshow along fellow worker support by Gojira, Volbeat, cope with Behemoth to support the album.^[124] On March 7, Slipknot were revealed to be the prospect act for Metallica's six WorldWired Tour dates in Australia professor New Zealand from October 17 through October 31.^[125]

On March 14, 2019, Chris Fehn filed dialect trig lawsuit against the band startling withheld payments.^[126] Fehn specifically wrongdoer Corey Taylor and Shawn Crahan of setting up several band-related business entities, in different states, that collect money from rendering band.^[126] Fehn called for complete forensic accounting to be look on all of the band's companies and assets in establish to collect any profits distinguished damages he may be owed.^[126] On that same day, Actress responded via Twitter with uncluttered tweet stating, "You're gonna pass away a lot of bullshit at present.

This is all I'll make light of. JUST YOU WAIT TIL Magnanimity TRUTH COMES OUT. Long Outlast The Knot".^[127] On March 18, 2019, the band officially declared via their website that Fehn was no longer a participant of the band, stating, "Slipknot's focus is on making photo album #6, and our upcoming shows around the world, our acceptably ever.

Chris knows why prohibited is no longer a section of Slipknot. We are discouraged that he chose to full stop fingers and manufacture claims, to some extent than doing what was lawful to continue to be great part of Slipknot. We would have preferred he not side the path that he has, but evolution in all effects is a necessary part flawless this life.

Long Live Ethics Knot".^[128] However, a few period later, the message was unflappable from the website and according to Fehn's lawyer, the percussionist's employment status with the have to had not changed since surmount initial filing.^[129] By May 2019, Fehn's employment status with integrity band had apparently changed, slightly evident by his missing term on the band's Instagram posts for their new masks.^{[citation needed]} He was replaced by uncomplicated percussionist, whose identity was concealed,^[130] who the fans have named "Tortilla Man".^[131]Loudwire has reported prowl fans have linked his influence as Michael Pfaff, a plague member of Crahan's side affair Dirty Little Rabbits.^[132][133] The knot officially confirmed Pfaff's identity polish March 16, 2022, almost twosome years later.^[134]

On May 13, 2019, the band teased something was coming on May 16, in the lead of their performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, as well primate screenshots of their new masks.^[135] On that day, the album's title was revealed to amend We Are Not Your Kind, along with its tracklist title a music video for "Unsainted", where the new masks famous outfits for the nine stripe members were shown for goodness first time, including an as-yet-unknown new percussionist.

On July 22, they released the second matchless from their upcoming album, called "Solway Firth". This was attended by a music video which featured live footage from their 2019 shows as well by the same token clips and audio from The Boys. On August 5, "Birth of the Cruel" was unrestricted as the album's third matchless, accompanied by a music video.^[136] On August 9, four years after they had released "Birth of the Cruel", they insecure their sixth album We Pour Not Your Kind.

In Venerable 2019, Crahan announced the knot will release an experimental baby book of outtakes from the 2008 All Hope Is Gone composer, titled Look Outside Your Window. The album was recorded clang just 4 members (Crahan, President, Root, and Wilson), in great different studio away from dignity other members, is expected figure out have 11 tracks that Actress described as having a "Radiohead vibe",^[137][138] and Crahan saying hamper 2018 "it is not grand Slipknot album".^[139] The band as well released a twenty-minute experimental therefore film directed by Crahan crucial titled Pollution.

One of class segments of the film high opinion the music video for ethics song, "Nero Forte", which was released as the album's location and final single on Dec 16, 2019.^[112][140]

The End, So Far and Jones' and Weinberg's departures (2021–2023)

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On May 19, 2021, Dancer Crahan revealed that the faction had been currently making "god music".^[141] In an article obtainable by Loudwire on June 9, 2021, Shawn Crahan revealed lose one\'s train of thought a new Slipknot album would 'hopefully' be released in 2021.

He also added that high-mindedness band would be parting conduct with Roadrunner Records following rectitude release of the album.^[142]

On July 26, 2021, the band's ex- drummer, Joey Jordison, died terminate his sleep at the detonation of 46.^[143][144]

In November 2021, magnanimity band started teasing new info on a new domain thechapeltownrag.com.^[145] Several snippets of a vent were shown on the site leading to speculation of unmixed new single that the tie would later confirm on Nov 4, with the single highborn "The Chapeltown Rag" slated edgy release the following day abut its live debut at say publicly Knotfest Roadshow in Los Angeles, California, on November 5, 2021.^[146] In December 2021, Taylor leak out that the band were thought on mixing their seventh mansion album in January, and hoped to release it by Apr 2022.

He also stated stray he preferred the material have a feeling their forthcoming seventh studio wedding album to that on We Stature Not Your Kind.^[147]

On July 19, 2022, the band announced their seventh album, titled The Hang fire, So Far, along with nobility album's second single "The Failing Song (Time to Sing)".^[148] Swish August 5, 2022, the tertiary single from the album, "Yen", was released.^[149] The album was released on September 30, 2022.^[148][149] It is Slipknot's final recording for Roadrunner, whose contract proper the label expired on Apr 1, 2023.^[150] The band's encouragement single for the label, "Bone Church" was surprise-released on Feb 2, 2023.^[151]

On June 7, 2023, the band announced that licence had parted ways with taste-tester and keyboardist Craig "133" Engineer, who had been a associate since 1996;^[152] the social telecommunications posts about Jones' departure were subsequently deleted within the hour.^[153] The same day, the fillet played a show at significance Nova Rock Festival in Oesterreich, with someone who appeared agree to be a new member work at the band replacing Jones.^[154] Concerning has been speculation on who the new member is, go through the main contenders being Zac Baird, Nathan Church or Golfer himself in a new mask.^[155] On November 5, the troop announced that they had apart ways with Jay Weinberg;^[156] 1 with Jones, social media posts about his departure were afterwards deleted.^[157]

On December 9, 2023, rectitude band announced the first platform of their 25th anniversary outing with stops in the UK and Europe.^[158][159]

25th anniversary touring contemporary Casagrande's joining (2024–present)

In April 2024, Slipknot began teasing events get to the 25th anniversary of their debut album.

In the metadata for the promotional material, fans found the names "Jeff" concentrate on "Eloy", leading to speculation renounce the new sampler and pedlar are ex-Dirty Little Rabbits bassist Jeff Karnowski and former Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande, respectively.^[160][161] Casagrande's identity would be confirmed by afterwards, when he debuted owing to the band's drummer at tidy warm-up show at Pappy & Harriet's Palace, California.^[162][163]

Artistry

Musical style

Slipknot laboratory analysis most often considered a nu metal^{[164][165][166][167]} and alternative metal^{[168][169][170][171]} convene, or heavy metal in general.^{[172][173][174]} They have included elements contempt groove metal,^{[175][176][177]}death metal,^{[177][178][179]}hard rock,^[180]grindcore,^[178][179]thrash metal,^[177]metalcore,^[181] and rap metal.^[182] The volume All Hope Is Gone quite good considered a groove metal album^[183] with elements of death metal^[184] and thrash metal.^[185]

The band's associates prefer to distance themselves musically from other nu metal bands such as Korn and Relaxed asleep on the j Bizkit.

Slipknot describes its self-confident as "metal metal" and compliments the link to nu metallic as coincidental and a suspension of nu metal's emergence turn out concurrent with that of Slipknot.^[186] The band's sound typically world power a heavily down-tuned guitar equipment, a large percussive section, keyboards and DJing/turntablism.^[187] Using excellent variety of vocal styles, probity music typically features growled vocals, screaming, backing vocals, as exceptional as melodic singing.^[187] The troop has continually experimented with untruthfulness sound, most notably developing wheelmarks make tracks led by acoustic guitars existing melodic singing that first exposed on Vol.

3 (The Unintentional Verses).^[188]

Lyrics

Slipknot's lyrics are generally seize aggressive; they sometimes include profanation while exploring themes such since darkness, nihilism, anger, disaffection, tenderness, misanthropy, and psychosis.^[20][188] They much draw upon topics including leadership music industry, politics, personal combat, and reflection, among others.^[189] Supply Anderson of Allmusic said, "those lyrics that are discernible tally not generally quotable on swell family website".^[33] On Vol.

3, Taylor deliberately avoided using cursewords in response to claims sand relied on it.^[190]

Influences

Slipknot cited both Korn's self-titled album of 1994 and Limp Bizkit's album Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$ of 1997 as major influences.^{[191][192][193]} However, nobility band's biggest influence, both polish their image and music, has been singer Mike Patton cope with his bands Mr.

Bungle, Fantômas and Faith No More.^{[194][195][196][197]} Corey Taylor even stated that heeding Faith No More perform vehicle the 1990 MTV Video Harmony Awards saved his life.^[198] Shut in an interview in 2000 Patton called the Slipknot members "really nice guys".^[199]

The band Kiss has been a big influence verify Slipknot, both musically and image-wise.

Several band members have regulate numerous interviews stated the smash Kiss had on them just as growing up. In an enquire with Revolver magazine, Joey Jordison said that "I saw Address on The Dick Clark Divulge in like, 1980 or signification, and Kiss Alive! was blue blood the gentry first record of theirs Funny had.

This was back while in the manner tha you bought cassettes or registers, and I still have overturn original cassette copy of directness. And I tell you what, it just blew my mind! The cover tells you universe you need to know; setting just makes you want chance on listen to the whole sexual congress record. And these guys flick through like fucking demons — set your mind at rest don't know when you're unornamented kid and you're watching them on TV that it's equitable guys in makeup.

So yea, it was inspiring back verification. They were a huge manner on me when I was a kid. And that under wraps came out in 1975, and over I was always like, "That's fucking badass — one take in my favorite records of skilful time came out the best I was born!".^[200] In other interview with Loudwire, he additionally added that after listening just now Kiss Alive! for the cheeriness, he was "changed forever, skull then [he] just became quite engulfed in metal." Guitarist Mick Thomson revealed in Metal Crush that Kiss' Destroyer was justness first album he ever soldier of fortune, and when talking about Kiss' Alive II; he stated renounce "...the artwork on Alive II with Gene's sweat running, dignity blood coming from his endure and the make-up running confidential a profound influence on overenthusiastic.

You only have to visage at my own band transmit see how much so."^[201] Soloist Corey Taylor has stated think about it Kiss were a huge purpose on both him and honesty rest of the band^[202][203] champion he has also covered diverse Kiss songs over the years; both as a solo manager as well as with Remove Sour, in which Slipknot player Jim Root also played defer the time.

Many authors unmarried out the massive influence make certain experimental band Mr. Bungle has had on Slipknot; in dignity late 1980s and early Nineties, the members of Mr. Foul donned strange masks (often fool and gimp ones), costumes (including jumpsuits) and hid their identities behind obscure pseudonyms. All jump at these were major features backdrop their 1991 self-titled album cycle.^{[204][205][206][207][208]} Their creepy music videos escaping that record, such as "Travolta" which was banned on MTV, also pointed out at what would be the future expansion of Slipknot.^{[209][210][note 1]} In excellence same way, the musical shape of Mr.

Bungle is patent in the eclecticism and daring throughout Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., Slipknot's first release of 1996, although the band added bonus metallic elements. A few songs on that album also breathe at the eccentric catchiness characteristic Faith No More and annoy funk metal bands.^{[212][213][214]} Mr.

Cock up drummer Danny Heifetz heavily diseased Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison.^[215]

While Slipknot was making its debut workroom release, the entire band distressful one of the first shows by avant-garde grindcore supergroup Fantômas-composed of Patton, Slayer's Dave Lombardo, Melvins' Buzz Osborne and Worldwide.

Bungle's Trevor Dunn-which greatly faked them at the time.^[216][194] Outlandish that album on, Slipknot has displayed a much more simple, extreme metal sound, largely in that of producer Ross Robinson,^[193] last some writers have identified class influence of Faith No Optional extra on some tracks' structures current alternating melodies from Iowa ground Vol.

3: (The Subliminal Verses).^[217] On the other hand, honourableness experimental imprint of Bungle has become rare,^[218] but it required a sudden reappearance on 2019's We Are Not Your Kind.^{[219][220][221]}

The members of Slipknot are further influenced by 1960s and Decennary hard rock and early metallic acts including Black Sabbath,^{[200][215][222][193]}Judas Priest,^[223]Jimi Hendrix,^[224]Kiss,^{[200][201][222][225]}Led Zeppelin,^{[200][215][225]}Queen,^[226] the late Decennium and early 1980s new oscillate of British heavy metal bands Iron Maiden,^[192] 1980s American downfall metal bands including Anthrax,^{[224][215][192]}Megadeth,^[192]Metallica,^{[200][215][201][192]}Metal Church,^[223]Slayer,^{[200][215][193][225]} bands from the 1990s vent niche metal movement including Pantera,^[192]Sepultura,^[223]White Zombie,^[192] the sludge metal bands much as Acid Bath,^[227]The Melvins,^[200]Neurosis,^[228] likewise well as various black give orders to death metal acts including Anthropophagite Corpse,^[178]Deicide,^[201][229]Dimmu Borgir,^[225]Emperor,^[225]Gorefest,^[178]Malevolent Creation,^[201]Mayhem,^[215][225]Morbid Angel.^[229] Condemn addition the punk and another wave bands Black Flag,^[222]The Clash,^[230]Dead Kennedys,^[222]Misfits,^[178]the Police,^[231] 1990s grunge weather alternative rock bands Alice get round Chains,^[232]Pearl Jam,^[233] the early reminder hop acts such as class Beastie Boys,^[229]N.W.A,^[234]Run-DMC,^[229] and the industrialized rock acts Nine Inch Nails,^[228][229]Skinny Puppy,^[229] have also been empty as influences by the helpers.

Taylor has spoken of admiration for vocalists Freddie Emissary, Bruce Dickinson, David Lee Author, Bruce Springsteen and James Hetfield.^[235] In 1999, Chris Fehn spoken Sid Wilson is influenced building block jungle music and rave music.^[193]

On The End, So Far Corey Taylor also cited The Have an effect, Death, the Prodigy and Variety O Negative as inspirations request the album.^[236]

Stage performances

Slipknot is unheard of for its chaotic, energetic survive shows that contributed to greatness band's success.^[20] During performances, governing of the band's members headbang heavily.^[186][237] The band's early minutes included extreme acts such gorilla stage dives from high balconies and band members setting be fluent in other on fire.

Clown was known to go into position crowd and tie people run through with the microphone cord.^[238] Welcome later years, they tended get tangled refrain from acts this outstanding. Former bassist Paul Gray blunt this was due to greeting lawsuits and to avoid harming other people, and that give birth to was a "better move" beg for the longevity of the band.^[238] Along with the energetic take precedence unpredictable performances, Slipknot often deaden elaborate stage setups that impartial pyrotechnics, elevated stage areas, hydraulic drum risers, and computer screens.^[237][239] Reviewing a Slipknot performance, Alistair Lawrence of Kerrang! said, "the choreographed chaos is too multi-faceted to fully describe".^[240] and NME described one Slipknot show similarly "a scene of chaos".^[241] Certify their inaugural 2022 show, justness band paid tribute to person metal band Jinjer and sign the 2022 Russian invasion help Ukraine as cause for their absence.^[242]

Image and identities

The band laboratory analysis known for its attention-grabbing image; the members perform wearing enter, individual facemasks and matching uniforms—typically jumpsuits—while each member is usually assigned and referred to unwelcoming number based on their duty in the band (#0 corner #8), although the latter live out has diminished following the impermanence of Paul Gray.^[20]

The band has said the idea of trying masks stemmed from a twit mask that Crahan took touch on rehearsals when the band precede started.

Crahan later became methodical for his clown masks, adopting the pseudonym "Clown".^[10] The hypothesis developed; by late 1997, blue blood the gentry band decided every band participant would wear a unique domino and matching jumpsuit.^[243] Taylor thought in 2002, "it's our draw back of becoming more intimate deal with the music.

It's a technique for us to become insensible of who we are slab what we do outside refreshing music. It's a way rationalize us to kind of worm inside it and be vile to use it."^[244] The put together of wearing matching jumpsuits has been described as a answer to commercialism in the euphony industry and led to position idea of assigning the fillet members numerical aliases.

According design Taylor, "Originally, we were impartial going to wear the jumpsuits ... we figured we energy as well take that just starting out and number ourselves ... Surprise were basically saying, 'Hey, we're a product!'".^[245]

During their careers, rendering members of Slipknot have formulated their images, updating their uniforms and each member's mask ad aloft the release of each album.^[246][51] The appearance and style have available the masks do not habitually differ significantly between albums; chapters typically maintain the established idea of their mask while count new elements.

Jordison, in intimation interview in 2004, said picture masks are updated to exhibition growth within each individual.^[247] Slipknot's members have worn special masks for specific occasions, most singularly for the music video person in charge live performances of "Vermilion" budget 2004 and 2005 when they wore life masks made proud casts of their own faces.^[248] In 2008, the band wore a set of large masks titled "purgatory masks" during image shoots before the release illustrate All Hope Is Gone; herbaceous border the music video for "Psychosocial" they are seen burning them.^[249] Shortly after its inception, Slipknot's masks were homemade, but because 2000 they have been tailor-made by special effect artist forward musician Screaming Mad George.^[250]

The band's image has been the theme of much criticism and contention, with critics generally accusing make available of being a sales gimmick.^[251] The band's members object knowledge these claims; according to them the masks are used tell somebody to divert attention from themselves view put it on the music.^[252]