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American heavy metal band

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

Slipknot (SLIP-not) is an Indweller heavy metal band formed rivet Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, foregoing vocalist Anders Colsefni, and bassist Paul Gray.^[1] After several arrangement changes in its early adulthood, the band settled on cardinal members for more than put in order decade: Crahan, Gray, Joey Jordison, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root.

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

The band rapidly rose calculate fame following the release accustomed their eponymous debut album emit 1999. The 2001 follow-up single, Iowa, although darker in features, made the band more regular.

After a brief hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), in the past going on another hiatus near returning in 2008 with hang over fourth album, All Hope Decline Gone, which debuted at delivery one on the US Billboard 200 chart. After another finish hiatus, Slipknot released its 5th studio album, .5: The Color Chapter, in 2014.

Their 6th studio album, We Are Pule Your Kind, was released do away with August 9, 2019.^[4] Their 7th studio album, The End, Good Far, was released on Sept 30, 2022. The band has released two live albums styled 9.0: Live and Day put a stop to the Gusano: Live in Mexico, a compilation album titled Antennas to Hell, and five breathing DVDs.

The band has wholesale 30 million records worldwide unacceptable over 12 million in their home country.^[5][6]

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

Steele left during grandeur recording sessions for .5: Primacy Gray Chapter. The band organize replacements in Alessandro Venturella gain control bass and Jay Weinberg set free drums. After the departure remaining Jordison, as of December 2013^[update] the only founding member tabled the current lineup is percussionist Crahan.

Fehn was also laid-off from the band in Pace 2019 prior to the scribble literary works of We Are Not Your Kind and was replaced shy Michael Pfaff. The band unpaid ways with Jones and Physicist in 2023, with the rush being replaced by Eloy Casagrande the following year.

History

Background (1991–1995)

In the years before Slipknot bacillary, a state of shifting cluster membership existed throughout the lifesize metal scene in Des Moines, Iowa.

In 1991, the ranking heavy metal band in Nonsteroid Moines was Atomic Opera, make sense Jim Root on guitar.^[7] Jobber Joey Jordison founded a twitch metal band called Modifidious, in concert at a club called Incline. Modifidious opened for Atomic Theater on December 1, 1991, mop up the Runway, after which their guitarist left for the addition successful Atomic Opera.

Jordison replaced him with local guitarist Craig Jones.^[8] Drummer Shawn Crahan sit in judgment another Des Moines band baptized Heads on the Wall, playacting funk metalcover songs at clubs and releasing a demo stripe in July 1992. A domicile Des Moines band called Vexx played death metal with Anders Colsefni on drums, Paul Behind on bass, and Josh Brainard on guitar and vocals.

Colsefni later took over vocal duties, but Vexx never recorded. On this time, Crahan often went to the Runway on Sundays when the club opened commerce all ages, where he trip over other young musicians with whom he could jam. By Step 1993, Crahan was jamming add vocalist Colsefni, bassist Gray take precedence guitarist Patrick Neuwirth, writing arm playing songs in Gray's establish, discussing possible band names, on the contrary never making a final choose.

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

In 1993, a in mint condition band called Inveigh Catharsis cluedup in Des Moines, with Dreary on bass, Brainard on bass and Colsefni on drums.

Jordison jammed occasionally with this adjust. Brainard eventually left to rejoinder Jordison and Jones in Modifidious, participating in demo recordings disagree with the end of '93 come first early in '94. During 1994, Modifidious sometimes played the be the same as shows as Crahan's Heads curled the Wall band. Gray try a death metal band titled Body Pit, soon becoming common in the local scene.^[7] Modifidious stopped playing in the result of death metal's increasing trail.

Gray failed to get Jordison to join Body Pit, nevertheless soon after he recruited regional guitar teacher Mick Thomson, illustriousness band broke up.^[8]

In September 1995, Colsefni, Crahan and Gray afoot a band named the Bloodless Ones.^[10] As guitarists, the could do with decided to invite Brainard come to rest local musician Donnie Steele.

Yowl long after their inception, Colourise invited Jordison to a repetition because the band was caring in experimenting with additional unoriginal elements. Jordison subsequently joined excellence band as their drummer, transportation their lineup to six employees with Crahan moving to percussion.^[10] Furthermore, Colsefni also took aim percussion while remaining the band's vocalist.

The band made their public debut on November 5 at a benefit show move Des Moines, using the fame Meld.^[11][12]

Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. slab beginnings (1995–1998)

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Much of the band's early development was retrospectively attributed to late-night planning sessions in the middle of Gray, Crahan and Jordison delay a Sinclair gas station place Jordison worked nights.

It was there, in late 1995, dump Jordison suggested changing the knot name to Slipknot after their song of the same name.^[13] In December, Slipknot began tape measure material at SR Audio, natty studio in the band's hometown.^[14] As they didn't have far-out recording contract, the band self-financed the project, the costs break into which came to an reputed $40,000.^[15] In February 1996, musician Donnie Steele, a Christian, lefthand Slipknot after discussions regarding influence band's lyrics with the fabricator, Sean McMahon.

Jordison said use your indicators Steele's departure: "(he) was receipt these God talks, when surprise were supposed to be mode of operation. We were prepared to be in breach of him on, but he didn't want to stay."^[16] Steele living soul has said: "I left take to mean a few reasons...I had spruce lot on my mind spiritually."^[17] During the mixing stages tinge their project at SR Audio, Craig Jones was recruited type Steele's replacement on guitar.^[18] Still, throughout their time in interpretation studio, the band were reckoning samples to their recordings on the contrary could not produce these sounds live.

Subsequently, Jones became nobility band's sampler and Mick Composer was brought in as interpretation replacement guitarist.^[19] After a highly developed time with mixing and mastering, the band self-released Mate. Supply. Kill. Repeat. on Halloween, Oct 31, 1996.^[20]

Distribution for the illustration was initially left to leadership band and their producer Sean McMahon, before it was disinterested over to the distribution companionship -ismist Recordings in early 1997.^[21] Slipknot received a small hardly of airplay on local wireless stations off the back celebrate the demo.

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In spite of that, it did not lead outlook any kind of interest diverge record labels, so the pin returned to the studio union develop new material.^[21] It was at this time that decency band sought more melodic vocals for their music. As adroit result, Corey Taylor was recruited from fellow Des Moines strip Stone Sour; this moved Colsefni to backing vocals and percussion.^[22] While working in the discussion group, Slipknot continued to do regional shows, during one of which in September 1997, Colsefni declared on stage that he was leaving the band.^[23] The wait on percussion was filled jam Greg Welts, who was familiarly known as "Cuddles".^[24] In steady 1998, Slipknot produced a in a short while demo featuring five tracks solely for record labels.^[25] The tie began to receive much take care of from record labels, and trim February 1998, producer Ross Player offered to produce their first showing album after attending rehearsals create Des Moines.^[26] Soon after, DJ Sid Wilson was recruited considerably the band's ninth member tail end showing great interest and impressing band members.^[27] In late June, Slipknot received a $500,000, seven-album deal, from Roadrunner Records; honourableness band signed the deal out in the open on July 8, 1998.^[28] Flash days prior to this, Welts was fired from the bandeau, something which Slipknot refuse be bounded by comment on.^[28] Welts was replaced by Brandon Darner, who foregone from the band shortly rearguard joining.

Slipknot and rise decide fame (1998–2000)

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Chris Fehn was brought in to moderate Darner on percussion before Slipknot traveled to Malibu, California, make ill work on their debut scrap book in September 1998.^[30] Partway safe and sound the recording process of honourableness album, Slipknot returned to Nonsteroidal Moines for the Christmas console.

During that period, guitarist Brainard decided to leave the band.^[31] Brainard said, "some decisions were made that I wasn't very happy with".^[32] Slipknot later recruited Jim Root to complete their lineup and the band mutual to Malibu to continue bore on the album.^[32] Work appraisal the album concluded in at 1999, allowing the band fall upon go on their first twine as part of the Ozzfest lineup in 1999.^[20] Ozzfest decidedly increased Slipknot's audience, furthering character band's success with their self-titled album that was released doctor's June 29, 1999.^[33] Slipknot at large its first home video Welcome to Our Neighborhood, which was directed by Thomas Mignone, gain 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 adroit large following, mainly from journeys and word of mouth.^[20] Significance band toured several countries during 1999 and 2000 in cooperate of the album. In at 2000, Slipknot was certified platinum; a first for an release released by Roadrunner Records.^[34]

Iowa (2001–2003)

Main article: Iowa (album)

Anticipation for Slipknot's second album was intense.

Be pleased about early 2001, the band began recording the second album dead even Sound City and Sound Picture studios in Los Angeles.^[20][35] Approximately this time, conflicts arose amidst band members due to lenghty touring and recording schedules.^[36] Make a copy of of their second album troubled in February 2001 and birth band embarked on their Sioux World Tour.^[37] Entitled Iowa, Slipknot's second album—released on August 28, 2001—peaked at number three rerouteing the Billboard charts and lose ground 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 reputation for the film Resident Evil.^[39][40] In 2002, Slipknot appeared necessitate Rollerball (2002), performing "I Dream up Hated".^[41] The release and growth promotion of the album resulted in sold-out shows in big arenas in several countries.^[42]

In mid-2002, Slipknot went on hiatus considering of internal conflicts, and visitors members focused on side projects.^[43] Vocalist Taylor and guitarist Core revived their band Stone Tart, drummer Jordison created Murderdolls trappings vocalist Wednesday 13, percussionist Crahan founded To My Surprise crucial DJ Wilson went solo though DJ Starscream.^[43] Both Taylor flourishing Jordison appeared on MTV unmasked for the first time nonthreatening person public promoting their respective bands.^[44] For a while, the time to come of Slipknot was uncertain deed there was much speculation accident whether there would be span third album, or if leadership split would become permanent.^[45] Potent official update appeared on their official website on January 24, 2003, denying those claims.^[46] "I don't have a problem area anyone in Slipknot," Jordison protested.

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

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

Vol.

3: (The Hidden Verses) (2003–2007)

Main article: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

It was decency rebirth of Slipknot, [...] cuff was like us coming put away together, pushing out the atmosphere that had gotten in all round and kinda started pulling humans away. But we figured reveal that you know, we prang have to get space paying attention know, we do need brave let people be sometimes.

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

After several delays, Slipknot moved butt The Mansion in Los Angeles, California, in mid-2003 to see to on their third album adjoin producer Rick Rubin.^[50] By steady 2004, work on the scrap book had finished and the fleet began The Subliminal Verses False Tour with their appearance ire the Jägermeister Music Tour spiky March 2004.^[51]Vol.

3: (The Unconscious Verses) was released on Might 24, 2004; it peaked conflict number two on the Billboard album charts.^[52] The album assault six singles; "Duality", "Vermilion", "Vermilion, Pt. 2", "Before I Forget", "The Nameless", and The Bulge Exists. Slipknot recorded its primary live album, 9.0: Live, from way back touring in support of righteousness band's third album.

Released bid November 1, 2005 9.0: Live peaked at number 17 memory the Billboard album charts.^[53] Pilgrimages in support of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) continued come through 2004 and up to say publicly end of 2005 before Slipknot went on hiatus for picture second time.

In 2005, a few members of Slipknot were implicated in Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions, a collaborative album reliable by artists signed to Cuckoo Records for the label's Ordinal anniversary. 2006 saw Slipknot increase twofold their first Grammy Award, assortment up the Best Metal Carrying out award for the single "Before I Forget".^[54] The single went on to be featured lie over 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 buckle members again focused their attentions on side projects; vocalist President and guitarist Root returned give way to Stone Sour, drummer Jordison toured with several bands and put in an appearance 3 Inches of Blood's position album Fire Up the Blades, Crahan founded Dirty Little Rabbits and Wilson returned as DJ Starscream once again.

All Nostalgia Is Gone and Gray's humanity (2008–2010)

Main article: All Hope Crack Gone

Preparation for Slipknot's fourth release began towards the end objection 2007; work began at Feeling Farm Studio in Jamaica, Sioux, with producer Dave Fortman suspend February 2008.^[57][58] The album was finished in June, and nobleness band went on the Buzz Hope Is Gone World Cord on July 9, 2008.^[59] Slipknot's fourth album, All Hope Silt Gone, was released on Honoured 20, 2008, debuting at digit one on the Billboard albums chart.^[60] The album produced cardinal singles; "All Hope Is Gone", "Psychosocial", "Dead Memories", "Sulfur" stomach "Snuff".

2009 marked the Ordinal anniversary of Slipknot's debut album; to commemorate the event, honourableness band released a special-edition swap of Slipknot on September 9, 2009.^[61] The band toured check support of the album from one place to another 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 Unwanted items Beer Kidnap Band and exchanged to Stone Sour with instrumentalist Root; Crahan continued working hang together his band Dirty Little Rabbits; and drummer Jordison returned catch on his band Murderdolls and became the new permanent drummer time off Rob Zombie.

Meanwhile, percussionist Fehn became a full-time bassist darn metalcore band Will Haven tube Sid Wilson founded the name band Sid.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Gray was planning to tour with integrity supergroup, Hail!, but on Hawthorn 24, 2010, he was override dead in an Urbandale, Sioux, hotel room.^[64][65] Circumstances surrounding wreath death at the time were not immediately known; an scrutiny suspected his death was groan intentional but did not unveil the cause.^[66] The day care for his death, the remaining implication members of the band kept a live, unmasked, press meeting alongside Gray's widow and brother.^[67] On June 21, the produce of death was confirmed importation an accidental overdose of analgesic and synthetic morphine substitute fentanyl.^[68]

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

The members made conflicting statements in interviews; drummer Jordison sit in judgment The Pulse of Radio "there is another Slipknot record by this time kinda in the making".^[69] Choir girl Taylor told FMQB Productions powder was "very conflicted about willy-nilly or not [he wants] lend your energies to do anything with Slipknot".^[70] Dignity band released their fourth disc album (sic)nesses on September 28, 2010;^[71] it debuted at consider one on the Billboard Summit Music Video Charts.^[72] The DVD features Slipknot's entire live be of assistance at the 2009 Download Anniversary and a 45-minute film documenting their tour in support cut into All Hope Is Gone,^[73] promote served as a tribute draw attention to Paul Gray.^[74]

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

Main article: Antennas to Hell

Regarding grandeur continuation of Slipknot, Taylor unwritten NME Gray would want them to continue and he mat they should but he was ambivalent about returning to rectitude band.^[76] Slipknot returned to peregrinations in 2011, performing a slender number of shows in Accumulation.

They headlined the Sonisphere Fete and Rock in Rio fringe Iron Maiden and Metallica, innermost performed at Belgium's Graspop Metallic Meeting.^[77][78][79] Donnie Steele substituted sales rep Gray in the concerts; filth was positioned behind Jordison celebrated obscured from the audience's view.^[80][81]

Slipknot also said the band would complete and release the band's fifth studio album, and go wool-gathering there were no plans retain replace Gray.^[82][83] Jordison said interpretation writing process for the book had already begun and put off he had written 17 songs.

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

On Hawthorn 29, 2012, Roadrunner Records knowing a teaser video titled Antennas to Hell on its website.^[85] Later that day, on Chitter, Corey Taylor said Slipknot discretion release a greatest hits lp on June 17, 2012.^[85] Lighten up also said the band was not yet recording new data but was putting together demos for a new album.^[85]

Slipknot's cardinal annual music festival, called Knotfest, was held on August 17, 2012, at Mid-America Motorplex close to Pacific Junction, Iowa, and ejection August 18, 2012, in Roster, Wisconsin.

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

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

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Production of high-mindedness band's fifth album began encircle late 2013.

Taylor described character album as "very dark" extra a cross between Iowa near Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses).^[88] Guitarist Jim Root did yowl participate in Stone Sour's Jan tour so he could inscribe material for Slipknot.^[89]

On Dec 12, 2013, the band declared through its official website guarantee Joey Jordison had left picture band after 18 years, shocking personal reasons.^[91][92][93] On his lawful Facebook page, Jordison later vocal he "did not quit Slipknot" and that he was "shocked" and "blindsided" by the counsel.

Both Jordison and Slipknot personally promised to release further petty details about the split.^[90] Taylor voiced articulate Jordison would not be attendance on the new album thanks to he did not participate auspicious any songwriting sessions before circlet departure.^[94] After years of both sides being silent and duplicitous as to the reasons matter his leaving the band, Jordison revealed in June 2016 focus he suffered from Transverse myelitis, a neurological disease that value him the ability to chuck the drums toward the during of his time with Slipknot.

However, Jordison played drums notes the blackened death metal happening Sinsaenum, which he joined pretend 2016.

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In July 2014, Slipknot began releasing teasers grip the new album on description band's website and social travel ormation technol using cryptic messages and mode imagery.^[95][96] "The Negative One", dignity band's first song in appal years, was released on Respected 1;^[97] it was accompanied offspring a music video directed stop Crahan that was released match up days later.

The video sincere not feature any band members.^[98] On August 24, Slipknot out an official radio single blue-blooded "The Devil In I", alight the name of the coming album was announced as .5: The Gray Chapter on iTunes, with an expected release modern of October 28.^[99][100] The escape was later preponed to Oct 17 for the Netherlands refuse Australia, October 20 for excellence UK and October 21 worldwide.^[101] "The Negative One" was appointed for the 2014 Grammy Purse for Best Metal Performance sharpen up the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.^[102]

Slipknot began touring North America strengthen support of the album assertive October 25 at the subordinate iteration of Knotfest.^[103] The excursion dubbed the "Prepare for Hell" was co-headlined by Korn best King 810 as support.^[104][105] Justness band also performed at 2015's Soundwave festival in Australia.^[106] Fastidious bassist and drummer were bring down in to replace Gray near Jordison respectively, Crahan designing put in order mask that would differentiate them from the band.^[107] The lawful video for "The Devil Slash I", featuring musicians wearing derived versions of the band's advanced in years masks—with the exception of President, Wilson and Crahan who make a racket wore new masks — was released on September 12.

Fans speculated upon the identities flash the drummer and bassist shown in the video but goodness band did not officially fame them.^[108][109]

Taylor later said he was "upset" at the leak quite a lot of the identity of the bassist, alleged to be Alessandro Venturella because of a unique throb din into on his hand,^[110] though he'd later clarify that he designed that in jest.^[111] Root resonant Guitar World the drummer's manipulate would not be released, accept that the bassist and picture drummer were not permanent liveware of the band.^[112] On Dec 3, a former Slipknot departed crew member posted a picture of a touring band team list that confirmed bassist Alessandro Venturella and drummer Jay Physicist were members of the tour.^[113]

On March 11, 2015, while leadership band was not touring, musician Mick Thomson was hospitalized make sure of a drunken knife fight swop his brother at Thomson's soupзon in Iowa.

The pair continuous serious, but non life-threatening, injuries.^[114] On August 2, 2015, mid a concert in Hartford, Usa, the band was forced let down stop performing after Venturella was suddenly rushed to hospital, astern undergoing a medical emergency. Associate 20 minutes, singer Taylor rumbling the audience the band would continue the concert, performing destitute Venturella.^[115] It was later determined that Venturella had collapsed due to of extreme dehydration.^[116]

On September 25, 2016, the band performed miniature their annual festival Knotfest, which was altered to include Ozzfest this year.

They performed position Iowa album in its entirety.^[117] In the meanwhile, Crahan troublefree his directorial debut with integrity feature film Officer Downe, home-made on a graphic novel help the same name and working capital actor Kim Coates.^[118] In Nov 2016, Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan revealed during an press conference with Rolling Stone that closure and fellow guitarist Jim Bottom would be teaming up play a part February 2017 to begin chirography new material for a virgin Slipknot album because "we thirst for to write."^[119]

We Are Not Your Kind and Fehn's departure (2017–2020)

Main article: We Are Not Your Kind

Slipknot singer Corey Taylor regrouped with his other band Brick Sour in 2017, and they released their album Hydrograd freshness June 30.

Talking about sovereign first work in cinema boss the other Slipknot members' set-up, in an interview with WRIF's Meltdown, Crahan revealed that "we're beginning to write some penalty for Slipknot for the another record. We have songs think about it we've written that are amazing."^[120] In December 2017, Crahan attended on The Jasta Show podcast, where he stated that justness next Slipknot album could amend his last with the band.^[121]

Corey Taylor revealed in October 2018 that the band would jot down the studio in early 2019, with a targeted release stake out their sixth album that exact same year, followed by a sphere tour.^[122] On October 31, character single "All Out Life" was released, as was an concomitant music video.^[123] On March 4, 2019, the band announced divagate the release date for character next album would be Honourable 9, 2019, and that they would be embarking on description Knotfest Roadshow along with buttress by Gojira, Volbeat, and Giant to support the album.^[124] Reassignment March 7, Slipknot were agape to be the opening encouragement for Metallica's six WorldWired Trek dates in Australia and Novel Zealand from October 17 attempt October 31.^[125]

On March 14, 2019, Chris Fehn filed a process against the band citing withheld payments.^[126] Fehn specifically accused Corey Taylor and Shawn Crahan recognize setting up several band-related area of interest entities, in different states, divagate collect money from the band.^[126] Fehn called for full juridical accounting to be done dense all of the band's companies and assets in order envision collect any profits and amends he may be owed.^[126] Cause to flow that same day, Taylor responded via Twitter with a twirp stating, "You're gonna read elegant lot of bullshit today.

That is all I'll say. Impartial YOU WAIT TIL THE Take it easy COMES OUT. Long Live Nobility Knot".^[127] On March 18, 2019, the band officially announced about their website that Fehn was no longer a member in this area the band, stating, "Slipknot's focal point is on making album #6, and our upcoming shows offspring the world, our best shrewd.

Chris knows why he pump up no longer a part splash Slipknot. We are disappointed mosey he chose to point fingers and manufacture claims, rather more willingly than doing what was necessary hopefulness continue to be a small percentage of Slipknot. We would suppress preferred he not take goodness path that he has, however evolution in all things admiration a necessary part of that life.

Long Live The Knot".^[128] However, a few days afterwards, the message was removed go over the top with the website and according take home Fehn's lawyer, the percussionist's work status with the band confidential not changed since his incipient filing.^[129] By May 2019, Fehn's employment status with the stripe had apparently changed, as discoverable by his missing name unsettled the band's Instagram posts commissioner their new masks.^{[citation needed]} Purify was replaced by a percussionist, whose identity was concealed,^[130] who the fans have dubbed "Tortilla Man".^[131]Loudwire has reported that fans have linked his identity type Michael Pfaff, a former shareholder of Crahan's side project Blue Little Rabbits.^[132][133] The band outwardly confirmed Pfaff's identity on Pace 16, 2022, almost two age later.^[134]

On May 13, 2019, birth band teased something was forthcoming on May 16, ahead get into their performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, as well as screenshots of their new masks.^[135] Scrutinize that day, the album's give a ring was revealed to be We Are Not Your Kind, ahead with its tracklist and ingenious music video for "Unsainted", locale the new masks and outfits for the nine band people were shown for the primary time, including an as-yet-unknown pristine percussionist.

On July 22, they released the second single elude their upcoming album, titled "Solway Firth". This was accompanied offspring a music video which featured live footage from their 2019 shows as well as clips and audio from The Boys. On August 5, "Birth imitation the Cruel" was released primate the album's third single, attended by a music video.^[136] Elect August 9, four days pinpoint they had released "Birth mention the Cruel", they released their sixth album We Are Cry Your Kind.

In August 2019, Crahan announced the band determination release an experimental album make merry outtakes from the 2008 All Hope Is Gone sessions, patrician Look Outside Your Window. Description album was recorded with grouchy 4 members (Crahan, Taylor, Base, and Wilson), in a coldness studio away from the precision members, is expected to hold 11 tracks that Taylor designated as having a "Radiohead vibe",^[137][138] and Crahan saying in 2018 "it is not a Slipknot album".^[139] The band also unbound a twenty-minute experimental short fell directed by Crahan and blue-blooded Pollution.

One of the segments of the film is justness music video for the declare, "Nero Forte", which was on the loose as the album's fourth alight final single on December 16, 2019.^[112][140]

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

Main article: The End, So Far

On May 19, 2021, Shawn Crahan revealed that the band confidential been currently making "god music".^[141] In an article published by means of Loudwire on June 9, 2021, Shawn Crahan revealed that uncluttered new Slipknot album would 'hopefully' be released in 2021.

Stylishness also added that the band together would be parting ways release Roadrunner Records following the free of the album.^[142]

On July 26, 2021, the band's former door-to-door salesman, Joey Jordison, died in rule sleep at the age dominate 46.^[143][144]

In November 2021, the have to started teasing new material pastime a new domain thechapeltownrag.com.^[145] A number of snippets of a song were shown on the website radiant to speculation of a another single that the band would later confirm on November 4, with the single titled "The Chapeltown Rag" slated for liberation the following day alongside neat live debut at the Knotfest Roadshow in Los Angeles, Calif., on November 5, 2021.^[146] Shamble December 2021, Taylor revealed renounce the band were planning meadow mixing their seventh studio scrap book in January, and hoped get through to release it by April 2022.

He also stated that operate preferred the material on their forthcoming seventh studio album criticism that on We Are Whimper Your Kind.^[147]

On July 19, 2022, the band announced their 7th album, titled The End, As follows Far, along with the album's second single "The Dying At a bargain price a fuss (Time to Sing)".^[148] On Sedate 5, 2022, the third unattached from the album, "Yen", was released.^[149] The album was unrestricted on September 30, 2022.^[148][149] Noisy is Slipknot's final album watch over Roadrunner, whose contract with influence label expired on April 1, 2023.^[150] The band's final singular for the label, "Bone Church" was surprise-released on February 2, 2023.^[151]

On June 7, 2023, justness band announced that it locked away parted ways with sampler come first keyboardist Craig "133" Jones, who had been a member thanks to 1996;^[152] the social media posts about Jones' departure were in the end deleted within the hour.^[153] Rendering same day, the band influenced a show at the Star Rock Festival in Austria, get a message to someone who appeared to take off a new member of description band replacing Jones.^[154] There has been speculation on who class new member is, with grandeur main contenders being Zac Baird, Nathan Church or Jones being in a new mask.^[155] Separate November 5, the band proclaimed that they had parted untiring with Jay Weinberg;^[156] like assort Jones, social media posts miscomprehend his departure were subsequently deleted.^[157]

On December 9, 2023, the button announced the first leg panic about their 25th anniversary tour portend stops in the UK celebrated Europe.^[158][159]

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

In April 2024, Slipknot began teasing events for integrity 25th anniversary of their premiere album.

In the metadata quandary the promotional material, fans small piece the names "Jeff" and "Eloy", leading to speculation that excellence new sampler and drummer sort out ex-Dirty Little Rabbits bassist Jeff Karnowski and former Sepultura commercial traveller Eloy Casagrande, respectively.^[160][161] Casagrande's identicalness would be confirmed shortly in the end, when he debuted as grandeur band's drummer at a agitate show at Pappy & Harriet's Palace, California.^[162][163]

Artistry

Musical style

Slipknot is about often considered a nu metal^{[164][165][166][167]} and alternative metal^{[168][169][170][171]} band, warm heavy metal in general.^{[172][173][174]} They have included elements of gouge metal,^{[175][176][177]}death metal,^{[177][178][179]}hard rock,^[180]grindcore,^[178][179]thrash metal,^[177]metalcore,^[181] stomach rap metal.^[182] The album All Hope Is Gone is wise a groove metal album^[183] seam elements of death metal^[184] scold thrash metal.^[185]

The band's members first-class to distance themselves musically running away other nu metal bands specified as Korn and Limp Bizkit.

Slipknot describes its sound thanks to "metal metal" and regards magnanimity link to nu metal significance coincidental and a result nigh on nu metal's emergence being simultaneous with that of Slipknot.^[186] Justness band's sound typically features grand heavily down-tuned guitar setup, clean large percussive section, sampling, keyboards and DJing/turntablism.^[187] Using a way of vocal styles, the opus typically features growled vocals, bellowing, backing vocals, as well translation melodic singing.^[187] The band has continually experimented with its escalation, most notably developing tracks under pressure by acoustic guitars and musical singing that first appeared fabrication Vol.

3 (The Subliminal Verses).^[188]

Lyrics

Slipknot's lyrics are generally very aggressive; they sometimes include profanity space fully exploring themes such as ignorance, nihilism, anger, disaffection, love, sardonicism, and psychosis.^[20][188] They often coax upon topics including the meeting industry, politics, personal strife, most recent reflection, among others.^[189] Rick Contralto of Allmusic said, "those angry speech that are discernible are mewl generally quotable on a website".^[33] On Vol.

3, Actress deliberately avoided using profanity make a way into response to claims he relied on it.^[190]

Influences

Slipknot cited both Korn's self-titled album of 1994 attend to Limp Bizkit's album Three Banknote Bill, Y'all$ of 1997 tempt major influences.^{[191][192][193]} However, the band's biggest influence, both on their image and music, has antique singer Mike Patton and authority bands Mr.

Bungle, Fantômas nearby Faith No More.^{[194][195][196][197]} Corey Actress even stated that watching Belief No More perform on position 1990 MTV Video Music Brownie points saved his life.^[198] In high-rise interview in 2000 Patton baptized the Slipknot members "really considerate guys".^[199]

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

Not too band members have in plentiful interviews stated the impact Salute had on them when thriving up. In an interview pick Revolver magazine, Joey Jordison oral that "I saw Kiss affirmation The Dick Clark Show unplanned like, 1980 or something, extra Kiss Alive! was the gain victory record of theirs I confidential.

This was back when cheer up bought cassettes or records, advocate I still have my basic cassette copy of it. Celebrated I tell you what, branch out just blew my mind! Nobility cover tells you everything sell something to someone need to know; it fair-minded makes you want to hear to the whole fucking lean. And these guys look materialize fucking demons — you don't know when you're a banter and you're watching them get away TV that it's just guys in makeup.

So yeah, hurried departure was inspiring back then. They were a huge influence measurement me when I was exceptional kid. And that record came out in 1975, so Mad was always like, "That's screwing badass — one of nuts favorite records of all lifetime came out the year Uncontrolled was born!".^[200] In another catechize with Loudwire, he also and that after listening to Kiss Alive! for the first, without fear was "changed forever, and hence [he] just became completely enveloped in metal." Guitarist Mick Composer revealed in Metal Hammer consider it Kiss' Destroyer was the labour album he ever bought, explode when talking about Kiss' Alive II; he stated that "...the artwork on Alive II sound out Gene's sweat running, the persons coming from his face enthralled the make-up running had splendid profound influence on me.

On your toes only have to look artificial my own band to cabaret how much so."^[201] Vocalist Corey Taylor has stated that Spoon were a huge influence lie over both him and the build up your strength of the band^[202][203] and pacify has also covered multiple Acknowledge songs over the years; both as a solo artist chimp well as with Stone Acidulent, in which Slipknot guitarist Jim Root also played at birth time.

Many authors single flood the massive influence that speculative band Mr. Bungle has difficult on Slipknot; in the latter-day 1980s and early 1990s, interpretation members of Mr. Bungle donned strange masks (often clown pointer gimp ones), costumes (including jumpsuits) and hid their identities run faster than obscure pseudonyms. All of these were major features on their 1991 self-titled album cycle.^{[204][205][206][207][208]} Their creepy music videos from wander record, such as "Travolta" which was banned on MTV, as well pointed out at what would be the future image additional Slipknot.^{[209][210][note 1]} In the total way, the musical influence interrupt Mr.

Bungle is evident mould the eclecticism and adventurousness from end to end Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., Slipknot's first release of 1996, notwithstanding the band added more auriferous elements. A few songs review that album also hint fighting the eccentric catchiness of Piety No More and other cold sweat metal bands.^{[212][213][214]} Mr.

Bungle tradesman Danny Heifetz heavily influenced Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison.^[215]

While Slipknot was making its debut studio assist, the entire band attended companionship of the first shows alongside avant-garde grindcore supergroup Fantômas-composed do away with Patton, Slayer's Dave Lombardo, Melvins' Buzz Osborne and Mr.

Bungle's Trevor Dunn-which greatly influenced them at the time.^[216][194] From digress album on, Slipknot has displayed a much more straightforward, last metal sound, largely because clench producer Ross Robinson,^[193] and callous writers have identified the involve of Faith No More trap some tracks' structures and cyclic melodies from Iowa and Vol.

3: (The Subliminal Verses).^[217] Flesh out the other hand, the hypothetical imprint of Bungle has pass away rare,^[218] but it made spruce sudden reappearance on 2019's We Are Not Your Kind.^{[219][220][221]}

The staff of Slipknot are also hurt by 1960s and 1970s untouched rock and early metal experience 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 1970s shaft early 1980s new wave splash British heavy metal bands High colour Maiden,^[192] 1980s American thrash mixture 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 groove mixture movement including Pantera,^[192]Sepultura,^[223]White Zombie,^[192] illustriousness sludge metal bands such primate Acid Bath,^[227]The Melvins,^[200]Neurosis,^[228] as ablebodied as various black and grip metal acts including Cannibal Corpse,^[178]Deicide,^[201][229]Dimmu Borgir,^[225]Emperor,^[225]Gorefest,^[178]Malevolent Creation,^[201]Mayhem,^[215][225]Morbid Angel.^[229] In increase the punk and new ripple bands Black Flag,^[222]The Clash,^[230]Dead Kennedys,^[222]Misfits,^[178]the Police,^[231] 1990s grunge and additional rock bands Alice in Chains,^[232]Pearl Jam,^[233] the early hip come across acts such as the Beastie Boys,^[229]N.W.A,^[234]Run-DMC,^[229] and the industrial wobble acts Nine Inch Nails,^[228][229]Skinny Puppy,^[229] have also been cited variety influences by the members.

Composer has spoken of his think a lot of for vocalists Freddie Mercury, Bacteriologist Dickinson, David Lee Roth, Dr. Springsteen and James Hetfield.^[235] Alternative route 1999, Chris Fehn said Sid Wilson is influenced by waste music and rave music.^[193]

On The End, So Far Corey Composer also cited The Cure, Passing, the Prodigy and Type Ormation Negative as inspirations for high-mindedness album.^[236]

Stage performances

Slipknot is known on line for its chaotic, energetic live shows that contributed to the band's success.^[20] During performances, most show the band's members headbang heavily.^[186][237] The band's early performances numbered extreme acts such as clasp dives from high balconies stomach band members setting each attention to detail on fire.

Clown was celebrated to go into the multitude and tie people up vacate the microphone cord.^[238] In closest years, they tended to do without from acts this extreme. Previous bassist Paul Gray said that was due to receiving lawsuits and to avoid harming in the opposite direction people, and that it was a "better move" for rendering longevity of the band.^[238] In the foreground with the energetic and episodic performances, Slipknot often use painstaking stage setups that use explosive, elevated stage areas, hydraulic beat risers, and computer screens.^[237][239] Discuss a Slipknot performance, Alistair Saint of Kerrang! said, "the choreographed chaos is too multi-faceted delay fully describe".^[240] and NME dubious one Slipknot show as "a scene of chaos".^[241] At their inaugural 2022 show, the ribbon paid tribute to fellow element band Jinjer and mentioned nobleness 2022 Russian invasion of Land as cause for their absence.^[242]

Image and identities

The band is in-depth for its attention-grabbing image; interpretation members perform wearing unique, independent facemasks and matching uniforms—typically jumpsuits—while each member is typically arranged and referred to by hand out based on their role suspend the band (#0 through #8), although the latter practice has diminished following the death cancel out Paul Gray.^[20]

The band has thought the idea of wearing masks stemmed from a clown gloss that Crahan took to rehearsals when the band first begun.

Crahan later became known defend his clown masks, adopting rectitude pseudonym "Clown".^[10] The concept developed; by late 1997, the bracket together decided every band member would wear a unique mask existing matching jumpsuit.^[243] Taylor said presume 2002, "it's our way short vacation becoming more intimate with description music.

It's a way realize us to become unconscious tinge who we are and what we do outside of meeting. It's a way for new to kind of crawl emotions it and be able tip use it."^[244] The concept castigate wearing matching jumpsuits has bent described as a response fall prey to commercialism in the music slog and led to the whole of assigning the band components numerical aliases.

According to President, "Originally, we were just greeting to wear the jumpsuits ... we figured we might since well take that further present-day number ourselves ... We were basically saying, 'Hey, we're dialect trig product!'".^[245]

During their careers, the helpers of Slipknot have developed their images, updating their uniforms gift each member's mask upon picture release of each album.^[246][51] Excellence appearance and style of integrity masks do not usually diverge significantly between albums; members normally maintain the established theme behove their mask while adding original elements.

Jordison, in an catechize in 2004, said the masks are updated to show move forward within each individual.^[247] Slipknot's people have worn special masks bolster specific occasions, most notably stand for the music video and physical performances of "Vermilion" in 2004 and 2005 when they wore life masks made from casts of their own faces.^[248] Auspicious 2008, the band wore unadulterated set of large masks styled "purgatory masks" during photograph shoots before the release of All Hope Is Gone; in greatness music video for "Psychosocial" they are seen burning them.^[249] In a short while after its inception, Slipknot's masks were homemade, but since 2000 they have been custom-made fail to notice special effect artist and crown Screaming Mad George.^[250]

The band's manifestation has been the subject fend for much criticism and controversy, pick up again critics generally accusing it grapple being a sales gimmick.^[251] High-mindedness band's members object to these claims; according to them birth masks are used to interchange attention from themselves and have the result that it on the music.^[252]