Slipknot is an American metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. The current membership includes: Sid Wilson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson, and Corey Taylor and they are one of the pioneering bands in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal.
Slipknot uses a down-tuned guitar set-up (lead, rhythm, and bass
guitars), two percussionists in addition to the primary drummer, and
electronics (samplers and turntables). The band's sound has been
described as "a threshing machine devouring a military drum corps."The band incorporates diverse vocal styles, typically involving shouted
vocals, melodic singing and even rapping while the lyrics generally
follow an aggressive tone. The band's musical influences include groove metal, extreme metal, industrial metal, and hip hop.
Slipknot's origins date back to 1992, and the band officially formed
in November 1995. Slipknot underwent several line-up changes after
releasing their debut album, the self-produced
Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat. in 1996. This was followed by their first studio-produced effort
Slipknot in 1999. The band has released two other studio albums,
Iowa and
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), and are expected to release a fourth album in September 2008.
Band members
- (# 0) Sid Wilson - turntables (1996–present)
- (# 1) Joey Jordison - drums (1995–present)
- (# 2) Paul Gray - bass guitar, backing vocals (1995–present)
- (# 3) Chris Fehn - custom percussion, backing vocals (1997–present)
- (# 4) Jim Root - lead and rhythm guitars (1999–present)
- (# 5) Craig "133" Jones - sampling, keyboards (1996–present)
- (# 6) Shawn "Clown" Crahan - custom percussion, backing vocals (1995–present)
- (# 7) Mick Thomson - lead and rhythm guitars (1996–present)
- (# 8 Corey Taylor - lead vocals (1997–present)
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