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<code>''"Slipknot is not as good as buttsecks."''</code>
band_name = Slipknot |
:<code>~ '''] on Slipknot'''</code>
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years_active = ] &ndash;2006 (Currently on Hiatus) |
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'''Slipknot''' is a nine-piece ] ] from ], ], formed in ] and currently signed to ].
<code>''"Yes, they deserve to die, and I hope they burn in hell!"''</code>
:<code>~ '''] on Slipknot'''</code>


Their albums and ]s have achieved Platinum-sales status, with ] award nominations in the "Best Heavy Metal" and "Best Hard Rock" categories for songs from three of their four albums. They recently won the 2006 Grammy for ] for "Before I Forget".
<code>''"Slipknot have so many members! They must be a boy band!"''</code>
:<code>~ '''] on Slipknot'''</code>


The band is also known for its peculiar image: the members wear matching uniform ]s, and custom-made masks inspired by facets of their respective personalities. In the past, their jumpsuits have featured large ] ]s printed on the back and sleeves, which is the same barcode as on their first album, '']''. The members' masks are typically altered or presented in a new form with the advent of each new studio album.
<code>''"In ] Slipknot Listens to YOU!"''</code>
:<code>~ ''' ] On Slipknot''' </code>


Initially, the group's members desired to preserve their ], 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). Aside from their real names, members of the band are also referred to by numbers 0 through 8.
<code>''"I like the masks. Not the band."''</code>
:<code>~ ''' ] On Slipknot''' </code>


Today most members of the band have now been openly photographed without their masks, largely as the result of their work outside of Slipknot:
*vocalist ] and guitarist ] appear unmasked when working with their band ], and Corey Taylor was unmasked in an appearance on the ] DVD. He has also appeared unmasked in the Des Moines Register.
*drummer ] appears unmasked with his ] the ] and ].
*percussionist ] appears unmasked with his band ]
*DJ ] works unmasked when performing as ]
*guitarist ] appeared unmasked in a '']'' magazine shoot
*bassist ]'s face was revealed in a police ] leaked through ].
*Gray and Jordison have also appeared unmasked during various photo shoots and sessions with ].


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 mostly focused on their hands and instruments.
'''Slipknot''' is a 7,426 member ] band who often wear socks - believed by some to hide their Hobbit like feet - and by others to be the embodiement of '']'' (also known as ]).


== Something == ==History==
Slipknot's first songs were composed in ], during what is referred to by the band members as the "Basement Sessions", while in this "Basement Session", Slipknot went under the name as Meld before they became Slipknot. Conducted in the basement of ], co-founder of the band. Many of the songs on '']'' 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; first to keep the group together, and second to give a wall of sound. Before ] joined, Crahan was the lead drummer.


They achieved a stable line-up in ], and released a ] entitled ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat'' on Halloween in ]. 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 ]. A few major record labels became interested in the group. At that time, the band contained five members, but Roadrunner Records didn't want to sign them at first, feeling that the songwriting needed some work. John Kuliak, Midwest Promotion representative 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 then hired Taylor as the lead vocalist.
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] eventually signed the band, and released their self-titled debut album, '']'', in June of ], produced by ]. 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 (1 million units shipped.). Regarding the album, one reviewer wrote "You thought ] was heavy? They're the ]. Slipknot is something else entirely." Touring on the 1999 ] also increased the group's fanbase.
Slipknot first formed in year 1996 when a young boy called Corey decided to team up with his friends at school and form a child play group.
Then they hired a clown. And this influenced them to play music


]'s '']'', the follow-up to their debut album, was much anticipated by fans and debuted at number three on the ] album charts and at number one on the ] album chart. They again toured extensively to promote the release. The band also appeared as themselves in the concert scene of the ] movie ], where they played the song "I Am Hated" from ''Iowa''. Also in 2002 ] did vocal work for ]'s song "Lost".
Slipknot's noise, while sounding pleasently harmonic to most, or to some ], is actually a metaphor for ] and the joy that He spreads to every boy and girl in Jamaica. Because of this, Slipknot has come under fire from animal rights activists and true-] of nü-metal (Shaved monkeys living on small islands near the center of the earth). Slipknot has often been accused of being "a band" by fans of bands such as Coldplay or Yellowcard. The irony of this is in the iron.


After a hiatus of close to two years, the band regrouped in late ] and began writing and recording with renowned producer ], who had previously worked with artists such as ], ],], ], ], ] and ]. The band released their fourth album, '']'' in May ]. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard albums chart.


A live album recorded from shows in ], ], ], ] & ] was released in November ] titled '']''. Several members of the band also collaborated with other artists on the '']'' CD released in October 2005. They also appeared in cartoon form in the adult comic ] (issue 152, Feb ]), where they appear singing "People = Shit" at the end of the "Mrs Brady, Old Lady" strip. The band is currently on hiatus until 2007 as they work on their side projects; Corey Taylor and James Root are both with Stone Sour, Joey Jordison is with ], and Chris Fehn is working on his ]. Clown is also working on a new Slipknot DVD.


== Lineup == ==Categorization==


Slipknot is a pile of shite, they copied bands like Gwar, Lordi and Mushroomhead, as well as Mr Bungle and other great bands.
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There singing sounds like a mixer of a bunch of fucking emo's and little children (I know they are the same) trying to shout. and Corey is not a good singer, or good rapper. the only rapping he is actually good at is rapping Christmas presents.
The band consists of:
* 333 ]
* 666 ]
* 111 ]
* 1 ]
* 10,000 pink ]s
* ] plays 3 triangles, one for each testical
* 9 Teabags
* 1 Portable Sized Airport to move around the stage easily
* 3700 people who jump around hitting objects/people with 2x4's
* 2525 people who jump around hitting objects/people with 4x4's
* 1350 backups, in the odd chance that one of the band developed talent and needed to be replaced.
* 14 Carrots (all with attitude problems)
* 5 Golden Rings
* 4 Beers
* 3 Supermen
* 2 Dave Ghrols
* King Kong
* Spiderman
* 4 Corey Taylor Clones
* System Of A Down, Korn and Deftones
* A Sloth (Mr R Harrison)
* Chuck Norris
* Samuel L(For Mothafuckin) Jackson
* All of the ] Pets.
* One Letter 'A'
* And A Partridge in a Pear Tree


The reason Slipknot wears masks is because they are ugly 40 year old pedophiles. Corey's real name is Amy fokentiv (she turned into a man in 1993) because her husband left her and her kids.
== Former members ==


Jim Root has changed his name 12 times because he has been wanted for murder and rape. His Original name was Mike Yuen.
* Gulden God (left after finding out true motives of the band)
* ], the bands official ], fired when he apparently made a mean joke about Gein's mother.
* Brandon Williams, Ajay Patel's little black bitch.
* Dave Navarro (He changes bands every 2.63 weeks on average)
* Crab People
* ], beatbox, left after he realized the band wasn't part of a MTV reality show
* ](beside the fact spongebob is a better singer than them), keyboards, fired after it was discovered he had been in a homosexual relationship with guitarist ].
* That guy from ].
* Boy George
* Magical Trevor
* David Hasselhoff
* ] Got kicked out one day after accidentally being sober and making actual ']'
* Callie Morris
* Jherome. playing the tuba.


Slipknot did their 1st song in 1997, it was called wait and bleed. The only reason everyone loved it was because they acted like a bunch of retards on stage.
== Something else ==


The 1st album 'A load of fucking numbers' was soo crap it sold worldwide.
Slipknot enjoy long walks on the beach, and romantic candle-lit dinners. Contrary to popular belief they no longer eat the first born of each of their fan's family, but rather just the second born's gallbladder. There is now a rumour circulating on their practises of using needlework to reach a state of enlightenment.
They have also been knowen to use their maggots (fanbase) to go fly fishing on the weekends while enjoying a nice spot of tea with Saddam Bush and Blair, they have yet to meet the comedy imitation of this trio more commonly knowen as Tom Dick and Harry.
Slipknot's favourite movie is Steel Magnolias.


Shawn the Clown has been arrested soo many times for trying (and sometime succeeding) gay raping the Iowa cops. When he went to Ohio, he found that it was him getting it up the ass this time (A barge pole was shoved up his ass)
==Famous Songs==


Corey Taylor herself says "I think only idiots will like us"
Some more well-known songs by Slipknot include "I take it up the chuff", "The Genitalia Song", "Richard eats my dingdong" and "Pingu Version 8" and "Before i Remember" all recieving strong acclaim from Turkish barristers and bald men.

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There is much disagreement on the issue of how to classify Slipknot's music. Those who consider Slipknot to be ] argue that the lyrical themes and instrumental styles of Slipknot, most notably the rarity of ]s, the use of three drummers, ], ], and ]-reminiscent vocals place the group squarely in the ] camp. On the other hand, those who do not consider Slipknot's music to be nu-metal note that much of their music does not have the ]-based lyrical influence common in nu metal.

With the release of Slipknot's latest album, '']'', fans felt that the presence of solos on their albums would end the debate on the band's genre and label them heavy metal. However, it can be argued that this is simply another financially conscious move given the mid-2000s "retro-metal" renaissance, that the style of vocals still have more in common with nu metal than heavy metal and solos alone do not specify a genre. Some others think that the presence of solos in their latest album is only due to the change of the producer, pointing to the presence of solos in songs released before they signed with Roadrunner. In a ] interview, Root reported that ], who produced the self-titled and '']'' albums, had denied Slipknot the use of guitar solos at all, in order to align them with the then-prevailing trend in metal.{{fact}}

Bassist Paul Gray stated in an interview "We're not 'rap metal' or 'new metal,' We're metal metal. We want to be lumped in with bands like ] and ]".

Some of the genres commonly applied to Slipknot include:
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==Slipknot vs. Mushroomhead==
Many fans of Slipknot and ] debate on which band copied the other's look. Because of the fact that what is now Slipknot came around approximately three years before Mushroomhead, and because most people heard about Slipknot first, they therefore assume that Mushroomhead copied their idea. Mushroomhead and their fans have made the claim that Slipknot copied their masks-and-jumpsuits look a short time prior to getting signed to Roadrunner Records and releasing their self-titled debut album. {{fact}} However, old photos of Slipknot's early performances show the band playing in suits and masks.

Slipknot and Mushroomhead, have recently stated that neither band has copied the others "image".{{fact}}

Other bands wearing costumes and facial disguises on stage:
*] preceded both Slipknot and Mushroomhead in the wearing of masks and boiler suits that were quite similar to those of both bands
*] achieved fame wearing spectacular, ] and (like Slipknot) ] inspired costumes and masks
*] wore costumes and facial paint not entirely dissimilar to the disguises of some of Slipknot's members (such as Joey)

==Members==
===Current members===
* #0 ] - ]
* #1 ] - ]
* #2 ] - ] (Backing vocals in some songs)
* #3 ] - ] / ]
* #4 ] - ]
* #5 ] - ], ], and ] (He joined Slipknot in live shows after Slipknot's first album '']'')
* #6 ] - ] / ]
* #7 ] - ] (He joined Slipknot in live shows after Slipknot's first album '']'')
* #8 ] - ]

===Former members===
*] - Vocals/Percussion
*] - Percussion
*] - Guitar/ Backing Vocals
*] - Percussion
*] - Guitar
*] - Guitar
*] - Guitar
*] - Vocals

== Discography ==
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Slipknot
File:SlipKnot-Volume3 New Look.jpg
Background information
Years active1995 –2006 (Currently on Hiatus)
Members#0 Sid Wilson,
#1 Nathan "Joey" Jordison,
#2 Paul Gray,
#3 Chris Fehn,
#4 James Root,
#5 Craig "133" Jones,
#6 Shawn "Clown" Crahan,
#7 Mick Thompson,
#8 Corey Taylor

Slipknot is a nine-piece American musical group from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995 and currently signed to Roadrunner Records.

Their albums and home videos have achieved Platinum-sales status, with Grammy award nominations in the "Best Heavy Metal" and "Best Hard Rock" categories for songs from three of their four albums. They recently won the 2006 Grammy for Best Metal Performance for "Before I Forget".

The band is also known for its peculiar image: the members wear matching uniform jumpsuits, and custom-made masks inspired by facets of their respective personalities. In the past, their jumpsuits have featured large UPC barcodes printed on the back and sleeves, which is the same barcode as on their first album, Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat. The members' masks are typically altered or presented in a new form with the advent of each new studio album.

Initially, the group's members desired to 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). Aside from their real names, members of the band are also referred to by numbers 0 through 8.

Today most members of the band have now been openly photographed without their masks, largely as the result of their work outside of Slipknot:

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 mostly focused on their hands and instruments.

History

Slipknot's first songs were composed in 1990, during what is referred to by the band members as the "Basement Sessions", while in this "Basement Session", Slipknot went under the name as Meld before they became Slipknot. 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; first to keep the group together, and second 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 five members, but Roadrunner Records didn't want to sign them at first, feeling that the songwriting needed some work. John Kuliak, Midwest Promotion representative 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 then hired Taylor as the lead vocalist.

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 (1 million units shipped.). Regarding the album, one reviewer wrote "You thought Limp Bizkit was heavy? They're the Osmonds. Slipknot is something else entirely." Touring on the 1999 Ozzfest also increased the group's fanbase.

2001's Iowa, the follow-up to their debut album, was much 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, where they played the song "I Am Hated" from Iowa. Also in 2002 Corey Taylor did vocal work for Slitheryn's song "Lost".

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, Red Hot Chili Peppers,Britney Spears, System of a Down, Pennywise, Jessica Simpson and Slayer. The band released their fourth album, Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) in May 2004. 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: The All-Star Sessions 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 = Shit" at the end of the "Mrs Brady, Old Lady" strip. The band is currently on hiatus until 2007 as they work on their side projects; Corey Taylor and James Root are both with Stone Sour, Joey Jordison is with Ministry, and Chris Fehn is working on his golf. Clown is also working on a new Slipknot DVD.

Categorization

Slipknot is a pile of shite, they copied bands like Gwar, Lordi and Mushroomhead, as well as Mr Bungle and other great bands.

There singing sounds like a mixer of a bunch of fucking emo's and little children (I know they are the same) trying to shout. and Corey is not a good singer, or good rapper. the only rapping he is actually good at is rapping Christmas presents.

The reason Slipknot wears masks is because they are ugly 40 year old pedophiles. Corey's real name is Amy fokentiv (she turned into a man in 1993) because her husband left her and her kids.

Jim Root has changed his name 12 times because he has been wanted for murder and rape. His Original name was Mike Yuen.

Slipknot did their 1st song in 1997, it was called wait and bleed. The only reason everyone loved it was because they acted like a bunch of retards on stage.

The 1st album 'A load of fucking numbers' was soo crap it sold worldwide.

Shawn the Clown has been arrested soo many times for trying (and sometime succeeding) gay raping the Iowa cops. When he went to Ohio, he found that it was him getting it up the ass this time (A barge pole was shoved up his ass)

Corey Taylor herself says "I think only idiots will like us"

There is much disagreement on the issue of how to classify Slipknot's music. Those who consider Slipknot to be nu metal argue that the lyrical themes and instrumental styles of Slipknot, most notably the rarity of guitar solos, the use of three drummers, turntables, sampling, and rap-reminiscent vocals place the group squarely in the nu metal camp. On the other hand, those who do not consider Slipknot's music to be nu-metal note that much of their music does not have the rap-based lyrical influence common in nu metal.

With the release of Slipknot's latest album, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), fans felt that the presence of solos on their albums would end the debate on the band's genre and label them heavy metal. However, it can be argued that this is simply another financially conscious move given the mid-2000s "retro-metal" renaissance, that the style of vocals still have more in common with nu metal than heavy metal and solos alone do not specify a genre. Some others think that the presence of solos in their latest album is only due to the change of the producer, pointing to the presence of solos in songs released before they signed with Roadrunner. In a Guitar World interview, Root reported that Ross Robinson, who produced the self-titled and Iowa albums, had denied Slipknot the use of guitar solos at all, in order to align them with the then-prevailing trend in metal.

Bassist Paul Gray stated in an interview "We're not 'rap metal' or 'new metal,' We're metal metal. We want to be lumped in with bands like Pantera and Slayer".

Some of the genres commonly applied to Slipknot include:

Slipknot vs. Mushroomhead

Many fans of Slipknot and Mushroomhead debate on which band copied the other's look. Because of the fact that what is now Slipknot came around approximately three years before Mushroomhead, and because most people heard about Slipknot first, they therefore assume that Mushroomhead copied their idea. Mushroomhead and their fans have made the claim that Slipknot copied their masks-and-jumpsuits look a short time prior to getting signed to Roadrunner Records and releasing their self-titled debut album. However, old photos of Slipknot's early performances show the band playing in suits and masks.

Slipknot and Mushroomhead, have recently stated that neither band has copied the others "image".

Other bands wearing costumes and facial disguises on stage:

  • Mr. Bungle preceded both Slipknot and Mushroomhead in the wearing of masks and boiler suits that were quite similar to those of both bands
  • GWAR achieved fame wearing spectacular, Sci-Fi and (like Slipknot) horror inspired costumes and masks
  • KISS wore costumes and facial paint not entirely dissimilar to the disguises of some of Slipknot's members (such as Joey)

Members

Current members

Former members

Discography

External links

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