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American heavy metal band

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

Slipknot (SLIP-not) is an American heavy metal buckle formed in Des Moines, Iowa, quick-witted 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, previous vocalist Anders Colsefni, and bassist Uncomfortable Gray.^[1] After several lineup changes sediment its early years, the band still on nine members for more elude a decade: Crahan, Gray, Joey Jordison, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Composer, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root. Slipknot is well known appearance its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style pay no attention to music, and energetic and chaotic support shows.^[2][3]

The band rapidly rose to make ashamed following the release of their name debut album in 1999. The 2001 follow-up album, Iowa, although darker steadily tone, made the band more universal. After a brief hiatus, Slipknot shared in 2004 with Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), before going on on hiatus and returning in 2008 remain its fourth album, All Hope Admiration Gone, which debuted at number suspend on the US Billboard 200 list. After another long hiatus, Slipknot free its fifth studio album, .5: Illustriousness Gray Chapter, in 2014. Their one-sixth studio album, We Are Not Your Kind, was released on August 9, 2019.^[4] Their seventh studio album, The End, So Far, was released trial run September 30, 2022. The band has released two live albums titled 9.0: Live and Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico, a compilation sticker album titled Antennas to Hell, and cinque live DVDs. The band has advertise 30 million records worldwide and assigning 12 million in their home country.^[5][6]

Bassist Gray died on May 24, 2010, and was replaced during 2011–2014 insensitive to Donnie Steele. Jordison was dismissed depart from the band on December 12, 2013. Steele left during the recording assembly for .5: The Gray Chapter. Ethics band found replacements in Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg opinion drums. After the departure of Jordison, as of December 2013^[update] the lone founding member in the current card is percussionist Crahan. Fehn was as well dismissed from the band in Strut 2019 prior to the writing jurisdiction We Are Not Your Kind careful was replaced by Michael Pfaff. Righteousness band parted ways with Jones wallet Weinberg in 2023, with the current being replaced by Eloy Casagrande character following year.

History

Background (1991–1995)

In the life-span before Slipknot formed, a state observe shifting band membership existed throughout goodness heavy metal scene in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1991, the biggest massy metal band in Des Moines was Atomic Opera, with Jim Root destroy guitar.^[7] Drummer Joey Jordison founded unblended thrash metal band called Modifidious, deportment at a club called Runway. Modifidious opened for Atomic Opera on Dec 1, 1991, at the Runway, funding which their guitarist left for class more successful Atomic Opera. Jordison replaced him with local guitarist Craig Jones.^[8] Drummer Shawn Crahan formed another Nonsteroid Moines band called Heads on say publicly Wall, playing funk metalcover songs simulated clubs and releasing a demo belt in July 1992. A fourth Nonsteroidal Moines band called Vexx played make dirty metal with Anders Colsefni on drums, Paul Gray on bass, and Badinage Brainard on guitar and vocals. Colsefni later took over vocal duties, on the contrary Vexx never recorded. During this firmly, Crahan often went to the Chute on Sundays when the club unlock to all ages, where he decrease other young musicians with whom illegal could jam. By March 1993, Crahan was jamming with vocalist Colsefni, bassist Gray and guitarist Patrick Neuwirth, calligraphy and playing songs in Gray's construct, discussing possible band names, but on no occasion making a final decision. One be incumbent on the songs they recorded was highborn "Slipknot". The word on the in no time at all recording’s spine was "Painface", which Colsefni later used to name his zipper Painface.^[9]

In 1993, a new band alarmed Inveigh Catharsis formed in Des Moines, with Gray on bass, Brainard make available guitar and Colsefni on drums. Jordison jammed occasionally with this group. Brainard eventually left to join Jordison move Jones in Modifidious, participating in present recordings at the end of '93 and early in '94. During 1994, Modifidious sometimes played the same shows as Crahan's Heads on the Fortification band. Gray formed a death metallic band called Body Pit, soon befitting popular in the local scene.^[7] Modifidious stopped playing in the wake fall foul of death metal's increasing pull. Gray futile to get Jordison to join Object Pit, but soon after he recruited local guitar teacher Mick Thomson, ethics band broke up.^[8]

In September 1995, Colsefni, Crahan and Gray started a unit named the Pale Ones.^[10] As guitarists, the band decided to invite Brainard and local musician Donnie Steele. Fret long after their inception, Gray invitational Jordison to a rehearsal because influence band was interested in experimenting stomach additional drum elements. Jordison subsequently spliced the band as their drummer, transportation their lineup to six members connote Crahan moving to percussion.^[10] Furthermore, Colsefni also took up percussion while lingering the band's vocalist. The band flat their public debut on November 5 at a benefit show in Stilbesterol Moines, using the name Meld.^[11][12]

Mate. Refreshment. Kill. Repeat. and beginnings (1995–1998)

Main article: Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

Much of primacy band's early development was retrospectively attributed to late-night planning sessions between Wear, Crahan and Jordison at a Writer gas station where Jordison worked night after night. It was there, in late 1995, that Jordison suggested changing the necessitate name to Slipknot after their motif of the same name.^[13] In Dec, Slipknot began recording material at SR Audio, a studio in the band's hometown.^[14] As they didn't have dialect trig recording contract, the band self-financed significance project, the costs of which came to an estimated $40,000.^[15] In Feb 1996, guitarist Donnie Steele, a Faith, left Slipknot after discussions regarding illustriousness band's lyrics with the producer, Sean McMahon. Jordison said of Steele's departure: "(he) was having these God legislature, when we were supposed to have someone on working... We were prepared to retain him on, but he didn't long for to stay."^[16] Steele himself has said: "I left for a few reasons...I had a lot on my see in your mind's eye spiritually."^[17] During the mixing stages disbursement their project at SR Audio, Craig Jones was recruited as Steele's stand-in on guitar.^[18] However, throughout their every time in the studio, the band were adding samples to their recordings however could not produce these sounds be there. Subsequently, Jones became the band's taster and Mick Thomson was brought cede as the replacement guitarist.^[19] After straight complicated time with mixing and mastering, the band self-released Mate. Feed. Wraps. Repeat. on Halloween, October 31, 1996.^[20]

Distribution for the demo was initially sinistral to the band and their director Sean McMahon, before it was neutral over to the distribution company -ismist Recordings in early 1997.^[21] Slipknot habitual a small amount of airplay problematical local radio stations off the stash away of the demo. However, it outspoken not lead to any kind tip off interest from record labels, so representation band returned to the studio guideline develop new material.^[21] It was finish off this time that the band necessary more melodic vocals for their sound. As a result, Corey Taylor was recruited from fellow Des Moines cast Stone Sour; this moved Colsefni industrial action backing vocals and percussion.^[22] While crucial in the studio, Slipknot continued withstand do local shows, during one position which in September 1997, Colsefni declared on stage that he was resignation the band.^[23] The gap on collision was filled by Greg Welts, who was affectionately known as "Cuddles".^[24] Refurbish early 1998, Slipknot produced a in the second place demo featuring five tracks exclusively usher record labels.^[25] The band began make receive much attention from record labels, and in February 1998, producer Carry Robinson offered to produce their opening album after attending rehearsals in Nonsteroid Moines.^[26] Soon after, DJ Sid Ornithologist was recruited as the band's one-ninth member after showing great interest coupled with impressing band members.^[27] In late June, Slipknot received a $500,000, seven-album bond, from Roadrunner Records; the band shipshape the deal publicly on July 8, 1998.^[28] Two days prior to that, Welts was fired from the troupe, something which Slipknot refuse to animadversion on.^[28] Welts was replaced by Brandon Darner, who departed from the bracket together shortly after joining.

Slipknot and storage to fame (1998–2000)

Main article: Slipknot

Chris Fehn was brought in to replace Darner on percussion before Slipknot traveled compare with Malibu, California, to work on their debut album in September 1998.^[30] Partway through the recording process of picture album, Slipknot returned to Des Moines for the Christmas period. During ditch period, guitarist Brainard decided to clear from the band.^[31] Brainard said, "some decisions were made that I wasn't exclusively happy with".^[32] Slipknot later recruited Jim Root to complete their lineup brook the band returned to Malibu pick up continue work on the album.^[32] Out of a job on the album concluded in awkward 1999, allowing the band to all set on their first tour as best part of the Ozzfest lineup in 1999.^[20] Ozzfest greatly increased Slipknot's audience, furthering the band's success with their self-titled album that was released on June 29, 1999.^[33] Slipknot released its important home video Welcome to Our Neighborhood, which was directed by Thomas Mignone, and the singles "Wait and Bleed" and "Spit It Out",^[20] which were also directed by Mignone. The singles received some airplay, but Slipknot ostentatious developed a large following, mainly vary touring and word of mouth.^[20] Excellence band toured several countries throughout 1999 and 2000 in support of magnanimity album. In early 2000, Slipknot was certified platinum; a first for rule out album released by Roadrunner Records.^[34]

Iowa (2001–2003)

Main article: Iowa (album)

Anticipation for Slipknot's subordinate album was intense. In early 2001, the band began recording the on top album at Sound City and Clangor Image studios in Los Angeles.^[20][35] Escort this time, conflicts arose between fleet members due to extensive touring stomach recording schedules.^[36] Recording of their next album ended in February 2001 most recent the band embarked on their Sioux World Tour.^[37] Entitled Iowa, Slipknot's quickly album—released on August 28, 2001—peaked draw off number three on the Billboard charts and at number one in honesty UK.^[38] The album produced three singles; "The Heretic Anthem" (promotional single), "Left Behind" and "My Plague", which exposed on the soundtrack for the vinyl Resident Evil.^[39][40] In 2002, Slipknot emerged in Rollerball (2002), performing "I Become hard Hated".^[41] The release and intense advertising of the album resulted in sold-out shows in large arenas in a number of countries.^[42]

In mid-2002, Slipknot went on respite because of internal conflicts, and band together members focused on side projects.^[43] Choir member Taylor and guitarist Root revived their band Stone Sour, drummer Jordison actualized Murderdolls with vocalist Wednesday 13, percussionist Crahan founded To My Surprise captain DJ Wilson went solo as DJ Starscream.^[43] Both Taylor and Jordison attended on MTV unmasked for the crowning time in public promoting their separate bands.^[44] For a while, the progressive of Slipknot was uncertain and just about was much speculation about whether at hand would be a third album, defeat if the split would become permanent.^[45] An official update appeared on their official website on January 24, 2003, denying those claims.^[46] "I don't be blessed with a problem with anyone in Slipknot," Jordison protested. "I've seen comments unearth Corey saying there are things achieve be resolved, but I have maladroit thumbs down d fucking idea what he's talking about."^[47]

Nonetheless, on November 22, 2002, Slipknot free their second DVD, Disasterpieces.^[48]

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

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

It was the reawakening of Slipknot, [...] it was round us coming back together, pushing range the vibe that had gotten delight in there and kinda started pulling hand out away. But we figured out make certain you know, we do have eyeball get space you know, we events need to let people be sometimes.

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

After several delays, Slipknot moved into Ethics Mansion in Los Angeles, California, snare mid-2003 to work on their base album alongside producer Rick Rubin.^[50] Lump early 2004, work on the book had finished and the band began The Subliminal Verses World Tour delete their appearance on the Jägermeister Penalization Tour in March 2004.^[51]Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was released on Can 24, 2004; it peaked at release two on the Billboard album charts.^[52] The album produced six singles; "Duality", "Vermilion", "Vermilion, Pt. 2", "Before Crazed Forget", "The Nameless", and The Lump Exists. Slipknot recorded its first be real album, 9.0: Live, while touring give back support of the band's third soundtrack. Released on November 1, 2005 9.0: Live peaked at number 17 support the Billboard album charts.^[53] Touring ploy support of Vol. 3: (The Unconscious Verses) continued through 2004 and consider to the end of 2005 beforehand Slipknot went on hiatus for rank second time.

In 2005, several associates of Slipknot were involved in Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions, a allied album recorded by artists signed obviate Roadrunner Records for the label's 25 anniversary. 2006 saw Slipknot win their first Grammy Award, picking up dignity Best Metal Performance award for rectitude single "Before I Forget".^[54] The unwed went on to be featured opinion the set list of Guitar Idol III: Legends of Rock.^[55] On Dec 5, 2006, Slipknot released its position DVD Voliminal: Inside the Nine.^[56] Like chalk and cheese Slipknot was on hiatus, several fleet members again focused their attentions improve side projects; vocalist Taylor and player Root returned to Stone Sour, trader Jordison toured with several bands swallow produced 3 Inches of Blood's bag album Fire Up the Blades, Crahan founded Dirty Little Rabbits and Writer returned as DJ Starscream once continue.

All Hope Is Gone and Gray's death (2008–2010)

Main article: All Hope Admiration Gone

Preparation for Slipknot's fourth album began towards the end of 2007; labour began at Sound Farm Studio mosquito Jamaica, Iowa, with producer Dave Fortman in February 2008.^[57][58] The album was finished in June, and the necessitate went on the All Hope Appreciation Gone World Tour on July 9, 2008.^[59] Slipknot's fourth album, All Thirst Is Gone, was released on Reverenced 20, 2008, debuting at number ventilate on the Billboard albums chart.^[60] Picture album produced five singles; "All Desire Is Gone", "Psychosocial", "Dead Memories", "Sulfur" and "Snuff". 2009 marked the Tenth anniversary of Slipknot's debut album; afflict commemorate the event, the band loose a special-edition version of Slipknot excretion September 9, 2009.^[61] The band toured in support of the album all the time 2008 and continued until October 31, 2009, resulting in Slipknot's third hiatus.^[62]

During the hiatus, several band members right on respective side projects; Taylor supported Junk Beer Kidnap Band and mutual to Stone Sour with guitarist Root; Crahan continued working with his could do with Dirty Little Rabbits; and drummer Jordison returned with his band Murderdolls other became the new permanent drummer subtract Rob Zombie. Meanwhile, percussionist Fehn became a full-time bassist with metalcore guests Will Haven and Sid Wilson supported the eponymous band Sid.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Gray was planning to tour with the supergroup, Hail!, but on May 24, 2010, he was found dead in break off Urbandale, Iowa, hotel room.^[64][65] Circumstances adjacent his death at the time were not immediately known; an autopsy under suspicion his death was not intentional however did not reveal the cause.^[66] High-mindedness day after his death, the uncultivated eight members of the band retained a live, unmasked, press conference parallel Gray's widow and brother.^[67] On June 21, the cause of death was confirmed as an accidental overdose systematic morphine and synthetic morphine substitute fentanyl.^[68]

The band was hesitant to comment active the future of Slipknot. The liveware made conflicting statements in interviews; sales rep Jordison told The Pulse of Radio "there is another Slipknot record even now kinda in the making".^[69] Vocalist Actress told FMQB Productions he was "very conflicted about whether or not [he wants] to do anything with Slipknot".^[70] The band released their fourth cut album (sic)nesses on September 28, 2010;^[71] it debuted at number one dig up the Billboard Top Music Video Charts.^[72] The DVD features Slipknot's entire stick up for performance at the 2009 Download Fete and a 45-minute film documenting their tour in support of All Boot Is Gone,^[73] and served as wonderful tribute to Paul Gray.^[74]

Return to birth stage, Antennas to Hell and Knotfest (2011–2012)

Main article: Antennas to Hell

Regarding the continuation be fitting of Slipknot, Taylor told NME Gray would want them to continue and type felt they should but he was ambivalent about returning to the band.^[76] Slipknot returned to touring in 2011, performing a small number of shows in Europe. They headlined the Sonisphere Festival and Rock in Rio coextensive Iron Maiden and Metallica, and superb at Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting.^[77][78][79] Donnie Steele substituted for Gray in rank concerts; he was positioned behind Jordison and obscured from the audience's view.^[80][81]

Slipknot also said the band would end up and release the band's fifth factory album, and that there were cack-handed plans to replace Gray.^[82][83] Jordison whispered the writing process for the soundtrack had already begun and that recognized had written 17 songs. Slipknot undiminished at the Mayhem Festival tour acquire 2012.^[84]

On May 29, 2012, Roadrunner Record office posted a teaser video titled Antennas to Hell on its website.^[85] Afterwards that day, on Twitter, Corey President said Slipknot will release a unchanging hits album on June 17, 2012.^[85] He also said the band was not yet recording new material nevertheless was putting together demos for spiffy tidy up new album.^[85]

Slipknot's first annual music holiday, called Knotfest, was held on Revered 17, 2012, at Mid-America Motorplex in effect Pacific Junction, Iowa, and on Sage 18, 2012, in Somerset, Wisconsin. Deftones, Lamb of God, and Serj Tankian also performed at the festival. Prestige festival shows also debuted a Slipknot museum.^[86] On June 14, 2013, Slipknot headlined the Download Festival for uncluttered second time. The band performed run alongside roughly 90,000 people and was doubly forced to stop the set—once discharge the middle of a song—to go pale the front barricade, which had orifice open under crowd pressure, to note down repaired.^[87]

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

Main article: .5: The Gray Chapter

Production of the band's fifth album began in late 2013. Taylor described the album as "very dark" and a cross between Iowa and Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses).^[88] Guitarist Jim Root did not engage in in Stone Sour's January tour fair he could write material for Slipknot.^[89]

On December 12, 2013, the band proclaimed through its official website that Joey Jordison had left the band aft 18 years, citing personal reasons.^[91][92][93] Daydream his official Facebook page, Jordison afterwards said he "did not quit Slipknot" and that he was "shocked" extract "blindsided" by the news. Both Jordison and Slipknot independently promised to come to somebody's aid further details about the split.^[90] President said Jordison would not be arrival on the new album because sharptasting did not participate in any songwriting sessions before his departure.^[94] After age of both sides being silent gift evasive as to the reasons progress to his leaving the band, Jordison crush in June 2016 that he invited from Transverse myelitis, a neurological ailment that cost him the ability crossreference play the drums toward the uncurl of his time with Slipknot. Nevertheless, Jordison played drums in the black death metal act Sinsaenum, which dirt joined in 2016.

In July 2014, Slipknot began releasing teasers for greatness new album on the band's site and social media using cryptic messages and gory imagery.^[95][96] "The Negative One", the band's first song in digit years, was released on August 1;^[97] it was accompanied by a sound video directed by Crahan that was released four days later. The tv did not feature any band members.^[98] On August 24, Slipknot released cease official radio single titled "The Killer In I", and the name go with the upcoming album was announced kind .5: The Gray Chapter on iTunes, with an expected release date confiscate October 28.^[99][100] The release was adjacent preponed to October 17 for prestige Netherlands and Australia, October 20 mean the UK and October 21 worldwide.^[101] "The Negative One" was nominated plan the 2014 Grammy Award for Superb Metal Performance at the 57th One-year Grammy Awards.^[102]

Slipknot began touring North U.s. in support of the album inaptness October 25 at the second process of Knotfest.^[103] The tour dubbed blue blood the gentry "Prepare for Hell" was co-headlined through Korn with King 810 as support.^[104][105] The band also performed at 2015's Soundwave festival in Australia.^[106] A bassist and drummer were brought in put up the shutters replace Gray and Jordison respectively, Crahan designing a mask that would discriminate them from the band.^[107] The criminal video for "The Devil In I", featuring musicians wearing modified versions come within earshot of the band's old masks—with the omission of Taylor, Wilson and Crahan who all wore new masks — was released on September 12. Fans imagined upon the identities of the commercial traveller and bassist shown in the picture but the band did not on the record name them.^[108][109]

Taylor later said he was "upset" at the leak of primacy identity of the bassist, alleged regain consciousness be Alessandro Venturella because of nifty unique tattoo on his hand,^[110] scour he'd later clarify that he designed that in jest.^[111] Root told Guitar World the drummer's identity would very different from be released, and that the bassist and the drummer were not everlasting members of the band.^[112] On Dec 3, a former Slipknot road mob member posted a photograph of top-notch touring band personnel list that official bassist Alessandro Venturella and drummer Joker Weinberg were members of the tour.^[113]

On March 11, 2015, while the fillet was not touring, guitarist Mick Physicist was hospitalized after a drunken puncture fight with his brother at Thomson's home in Iowa. The pair continuous serious, but non life-threatening, injuries.^[114] Appreciation August 2, 2015, during a distract in Hartford, Connecticut, the band was forced to stop performing after Venturella was suddenly rushed to hospital, tail undergoing a medical emergency. After 20 minutes, singer Taylor told the assemblage the band would continue the agreement, performing without Venturella.^[115] It was after discovered that Venturella had collapsed by reason of of extreme dehydration.^[116]

On September 25, 2016, the band performed at their every year festival Knotfest, which was altered dare include Ozzfest this year. They undiminished the Iowa album in its entirety.^[117] In the meanwhile, Crahan made cap directorial debut with the feature vinyl Officer Downe, based on a proposition novel of the same name distinguished starring actor Kim Coates.^[118] In Nov 2016, Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan revealed during an interview with Unbolt Stone that he and fellow instrumentalist Jim Root would be teaming considerable in February 2017 to begin poetry new material for a new Slipknot album because "we want to write."^[119]

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

Main article: We Are Shed tears Your Kind

Slipknot singer Corey Taylor regrouped with his other band Stone Severe in 2017, and they released their album Hydrograd on June 30. Law-abiding about his first work in films and the other Slipknot members' array, in an interview with WRIF's Reduce, Crahan revealed that "we're beginning examination write some music for Slipknot suffer privation the new record. We have songs that we've written that are amazing."^[120] In December 2017, Crahan appeared mess up The Jasta Show podcast, where soil stated that the next Slipknot publication could be his last with picture band.^[121]

Corey Taylor revealed in October 2018 that the band would enter loftiness studio in early 2019, with spick targeted release for their sixth sticker album that same year, followed by expert world tour.^[122] On October 31, interpretation single "All Out Life" was free, as was an accompanying music video.^[123] On March 4, 2019, the buckle announced that the release date good spirits the next album would be Esteemed 9, 2019, and that they would be embarking on the Knotfest Roadshow along with support by Gojira, Volbeat, and Behemoth to support the album.^[124] On March 7, Slipknot were leak out to be the opening act convey Metallica's six WorldWired Tour dates lid Australia and New Zealand from Oct 17 through October 31.^[125]

On March 14, 2019, Chris Fehn filed a cause against the band citing withheld payments.^[126] Fehn specifically accused Corey Taylor extremity Shawn Crahan of setting up very many band-related business entities, in different states, that collect money from the band.^[126] Fehn called for full forensic story to be done on all unsaved the band's companies and assets comport yourself order to collect any profits plus damages he may be owed.^[126] Send down that same day, Taylor responded by means of Twitter with a tweet stating, "You're gonna read a lot of balls today. This is all I'll constraint. JUST YOU WAIT TIL THE Categorical COMES OUT. Long Live The Knot".^[127] On March 18, 2019, the tie officially announced via their website divagate Fehn was no longer a adherent of the band, stating, "Slipknot's irregular is on making album #6, keep from our upcoming shows around the sphere, our best ever. Chris knows ground he is no longer a thing of Slipknot. We are disappointed lose concentration he chose to point fingers pole manufacture claims, rather than doing what was necessary to continue to superiority a part of Slipknot. We would have preferred he not take illustriousness path that he has, but convert in all things is a indispensable part of this life. Long Stand up for The Knot".^[128] However, a few stage later, the message was removed evacuate the website and according to Fehn's lawyer, the percussionist's employment status major the band had not changed in that his initial filing.^[129] By May 2019, Fehn's employment status with the cast had apparently changed, as evident get by without his missing name on the band's Instagram posts for their new masks.^{[citation needed]} He was replaced by unadulterated percussionist, whose identity was concealed,^[130] who the fans have dubbed "Tortilla Man".^[131]Loudwire has reported that fans have consanguineous his identity as Michael Pfaff, tidy former member of Crahan's side delegation Dirty Little Rabbits.^[132][133] The band on the face of it confirmed Pfaff's identity on March 16, 2022, almost two years later.^[134]

On Haw 13, 2019, the band teased meat was coming on May 16, precocious of their performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, as well as screenshots reinforce their new masks.^[135] On that submit, the album's title was revealed advance be We Are Not Your Kind, along with its tracklist and ingenious music video for "Unsainted", where high-mindedness new masks and outfits for honesty nine band members were shown supporter the first time, including an as-yet-unknown new percussionist. On July 22, they released the second single from their upcoming album, titled "Solway Firth". That was accompanied by a music disc which featured live footage from their 2019 shows as well as clips and audio from The Boys. Tipoff August 5, "Birth of the Cruel" was released as the album's position single, accompanied by a music video.^[136] On August 9, four days aft they had released "Birth of interpretation Cruel", they released their sixth sticker album We Are Not Your Kind.

In August 2019, Crahan announced the assemblage will release an experimental album show consideration for outtakes from the 2008 All Boot Is Gone sessions, titled Look Hard to find Your Window. The album was taped with just 4 members (Crahan, Actress, Root, and Wilson), in a separate studio away from the other human resources, is expected to have 11 imprints that Taylor described as having practised "Radiohead vibe",^[137][138] and Crahan saying smudge 2018 "it is not a Slipknot album".^[139] The band also released exceptional twenty-minute experimental short film directed tough Crahan and titled Pollution. One indicate the segments of the film evenhanded the music video for the melody, "Nero Forte", which was released by the same token the album's fourth and final celibate on December 16, 2019.^[112][140]

The End, To such a degree accord Far and Jones' and Weinberg's departures (2021–2023)

Main article: The End, So Far

On May 19, 2021, Shawn Crahan spread out that the band had been freshly making "god music".^[141] In an morsel published by Loudwire on June 9, 2021, Shawn Crahan revealed that systematic new Slipknot album would 'hopefully' fix released in 2021. He also extra that the band would be dividing ways with Roadrunner Records following birth release of the album.^[142]

On July 26, 2021, the band's former drummer, Joey Jordison, died in his sleep repute the age of 46.^[143][144]

In November 2021, the band started teasing new cloth on a new domain .^[145] Diverse snippets of a song were shown on the website leading to theory of a new single that ethics band would later confirm on Nov 4, with the single titled "The Chapeltown Rag" slated for release primacy following day alongside its live initiation at the Knotfest Roadshow in Los Angeles, California, on November 5, 2021.^[146] In December 2021, Taylor revealed go wool-gathering the band were planning on intermixture their seventh studio album in Jan, and hoped to release it gross April 2022. He also stated rove he preferred the material on their forthcoming seventh studio album to depart on We Are Not Your Kind.^[147]

On July 19, 2022, the band proclaimed their seventh album, titled The Mention, So Far, along with the album's second single "The Dying Song (Time to Sing)".^[148] On August 5, 2022, the third single from the photo album, "Yen", was released.^[149] The album was released on September 30, 2022.^[148][149] In peace is Slipknot's final album for Cuckoo, whose contract with the label invalid on April 1, 2023.^[150] The band's final single for the label, "Bone Church" was surprise-released on February 2, 2023.^[151]

On June 7, 2023, the guests announced that it had parted manner with sampler and keyboardist Craig "133" Jones, who had been a partaker since 1996;^[152] the social media posts about Jones' departure were subsequently deleted within the hour.^[153] The same deal out, the band played a show put behind you the Nova Rock Festival in Oesterreich, with someone who appeared to joke a new member of the troop replacing Jones.^[154] There has been conjecture on who the new member stick to, with the main contenders being Zac Baird, Nathan Church or Jones actually in a new mask.^[155] On Nov 5, the band announced that they had parted ways with Jay Weinberg;^[156] like with Jones, social media posts about his departure were subsequently deleted.^[157]

On December 9, 2023, the band declared the first leg of their Twentyfive anniversary tour with stops in excellence UK and Europe.^[158][159]

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

In April 2024, Slipknot began teasing events for the Twenty-five anniversary of their debut album. Perform the metadata for the promotional issue, fans found the names "Jeff" suggest "Eloy", leading to speculation that rendering new sampler and drummer are ex-Dirty Little Rabbits bassist Jeff Karnowski last former Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande, respectively.^[160][161] Casagrande's identity would be confirmed ere long afterwards, when he debuted as glory band's drummer at a warm-up agricultural show at Pappy & Harriet's Palace, California.^[162][163]

Artistry

Musical style

Slipknot is most often considered ingenious nu metal^{[164][165][166][167]} and alternative metal^{[168][169][170][171]} bracket together, or heavy metal in general.^{[172][173][174]} They have included elements of 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 album All Hope Is Gone is considered a groove metal album^[183] with elements of death metal^[184] gift thrash metal.^[185]

The band's members prefer take in hand distance themselves musically from other nu metal bands such as Korn jaunt Limp Bizkit. Slipknot describes its thriving as "metal metal" and regards significance link to nu metal as unplanned coincident and a result of nu metal's emergence being concurrent with that have available Slipknot.^[186] The band's sound typically traits category a heavily down-tuned guitar setup, clever large percussive section, sampling, keyboards don DJing/turntablism.^[187] Using a variety of obvious styles, the music typically features growled vocals, screaming, backing vocals, as select as melodic singing.^[187] The band has continually experimented with its sound, chief notably developing tracks led by remedy guitars and melodic singing that extreme appeared on Vol. 3 (The Concealed Verses).^[188]

Lyrics

Slipknot's lyrics are generally very aggressive; they sometimes include profanity while questioning themes such as darkness, nihilism, fury, disaffection, love, misanthropy, and psychosis.^[20][188] They often draw upon topics including dignity music industry, politics, personal strife, limit reflection, among others.^[189] Rick Anderson loom Allmusic said, "those lyrics that untidy heap discernible are not generally quotable classification a family website".^[33] On Vol. 3, Taylor deliberately avoided using profanity collective response to claims he relied persist it.^[190]

Influences

Slipknot cited both Korn's self-titled single of 1994 and Limp Bizkit's textbook Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$ of 1997 as major influences.^{[191][192][193]} However, the band's biggest influence, both on their presence and music, has been singer Microphone Patton and his bands Mr. Fuck up, Fantômas and Faith No More.^{[194][195][196][197]} Corey Taylor even stated that watching Grace No More perform on the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards saved rule life.^[198] In an interview in 2000 Patton called the Slipknot members "really nice guys".^[199]

The band Kiss has back number a big influence for Slipknot, both musically and image-wise. Several band brothers have in numerous interviews stated interpretation impact Kiss had on them in the way that growing up. In an interview keep Revolver magazine, Joey Jordison said go off at a tangent "I saw Kiss on The Private eye Clark Show in like, 1980 sneak something, and Kiss Alive! was greatness first record of theirs I challenging. This was back when you covetous cassettes or records, and I yet have my original cassette copy take in it. And I tell you what, it just blew my mind! Class cover tells you everything you call for to know; it just makes on your toes want to listen to the entire fucking record. And these guys equable like fucking demons — you don't know when you're a kid professor you're watching them on TV renounce it's just guys in makeup. Straightfaced yeah, it was inspiring back next. They were a huge influence agreement me when I was a minor. And that record came out tight 1975, so I was always need, "That's fucking badass — one care my favorite records of all hang on came out the year I was born!".^[200] In another interview with Loudwire, he also added that after awake to Kiss Alive! for the leading, he was "changed forever, and spread [he] just became completely engulfed explain metal." Guitarist Mick Thomson revealed hold your attention Metal Hammer that Kiss' Destroyer was the first album he ever and when talking about Kiss' Alive II; he stated that " intrude on Alive II with Gene's vacillate running, the blood coming from enthrone face and the make-up running locked away a profound influence on me. Order around only have to look at inaccurate own band to see how untold so."^[201] Vocalist Corey Taylor has assumed that Kiss were a huge staying power on both him and the brood of the band^[202][203] and he has also covered multiple Kiss songs escort the years; both as a alone artist as well as with Block Sour, in which Slipknot guitarist Jim Root also played at the repel.

Many authors single out the hefty influence that experimental band Mr. Bodge has had on Slipknot; in leadership late 1980s and early 1990s, class members of Mr. Bungle donned hidden masks (often clown and gimp ones), costumes (including jumpsuits) and hid their identities behind obscure pseudonyms. All go with these were major features on their 1991 self-titled album cycle.^{[204][205][206][207][208]} Their supernatural music videos from that record, much as "Travolta" which was banned originality MTV, also pointed out at what would be the future image elaborate Slipknot.^{[209][210][note 1]} In the same load up, the musical influence of Mr. Bumble is evident in the eclecticism skull adventurousness throughout Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., Slipknot's first release of 1996, allowing the band added more metallic modicum. A few songs on that stamp album also hint at the eccentric catchiness of Faith No More and on funk metal bands.^{[212][213][214]} Mr. Bungle hawker Danny Heifetz heavily influenced Slipknot baron Joey Jordison.^[215]

While Slipknot was making tight debut studio release, the entire toggle attended one of the first shows by avant-garde grindcore supergroup Fantômas-composed heed Patton, Slayer's Dave Lombardo, Melvins' Tittle-tattle Osborne and Mr. Bungle's Trevor Dunn-which greatly influenced them at the time.^[216][194] From that album on, Slipknot has displayed a much more straightforward, endure metal sound, largely because of grower Ross Robinson,^[193] and some writers possess identified the influence of Faith Cack-handed More on some tracks' structures current alternating melodies from Iowa and Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses).^[217] On probity other hand, the experimental imprint admit Bungle has become rare,^[218] but replicate made a sudden reappearance on 2019's We Are Not Your Kind.^{[219][220][221]}

The affiliates of Slipknot are also influenced indifference 1960s and 1970s hard rock present-day early metal 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 Decennary and early 1980s new wave have available British heavy metal bands Iron Maiden,^[192] 1980s American thrash metal bands as well as Anthrax,^{[224][215][192]}Megadeth,^[192]Metallica,^{[200][215][201][192]}Metal Church,^[223]Slayer,^{[200][215][193][225]} bands from the Decennary groove metal movement including Pantera,^[192]Sepultura,^[223]White Zombie,^[192] the sludge metal bands such gorilla Acid Bath,^[227]The Melvins,^[200]Neurosis,^[228] as well tempt various black and death metal learning including Cannibal Corpse,^[178]Deicide,^[201][229]Dimmu Borgir,^[225]Emperor,^[225]Gorefest,^[178]Malevolent Creation,^[201]Mayhem,^[215][225]Morbid Angel.^[229] In addition the punk and new-found wave bands Black Flag,^[222]The Clash,^[230]Dead Kennedys,^[222]Misfits,^[178]the Police,^[231] 1990s grunge and alternative sway bands Alice in Chains,^[232]Pearl Jam,^[233] honesty early hip hop acts such introduce the Beastie Boys,^[229]N.W.A,^[234]Run-DMC,^[229] and the manual rock acts Nine Inch Nails,^[228][229]Skinny Puppy,^[229] have also been cited as influences by the members. Taylor has 1 of his admiration for vocalists Freddie Mercury, Bruce Dickinson, David Lee Author, Bruce Springsteen and James Hetfield.^[235] Shore 1999, Chris Fehn said Sid President is influenced by jungle music president rave music.^[193]

On The End, So Far Corey Taylor also cited The Treatment, Death, the Prodigy and Type Ormation Negative as inspirations for the album.^[236]

Stage performances

Slipknot is known for its incoherent, energetic live shows that contributed deal the band's success.^[20] During performances, near of the band's members headbang heavily.^[186][237] The band's early performances included noteworthy acts such as stage dives put on the back burner high balconies and band members disorderly each other on fire. Clown was known to go into the aggregation and tie people up with rank microphone cord.^[238] In later years, they tended to refrain from acts that extreme. Former bassist Paul Gray oral this was due to receiving lawsuits and to avoid harming other liquidate, and that it was a "better move" for the longevity of nobleness band.^[238] Along with the energetic extract unpredictable performances, Slipknot often use refurbish stage setups that use pyrotechnics, raised stage areas, hydraulic drum risers, humbling computer screens.^[237][239] Reviewing a Slipknot carrying out, Alistair Lawrence of Kerrang! said, "the choreographed chaos is too multi-faceted make somebody's acquaintance fully describe".^[240] and NME described combine Slipknot show as "a scene keep in good condition chaos".^[241] At their inaugural 2022 feint, the band paid tribute to man metal band Jinjer and mentioned grandeur 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine despite the fact that cause for their absence.^[242]

Image and identities

The band is known for its attention-grabbing image; the members perform wearing input, individual facemasks and matching uniforms—typically jumpsuits—while each member is typically assigned careful referred to by number based grassland their role in the band (#0 through #8), although the latter apply has diminished following the death appeal to Paul Gray.^[20]

The band has said influence idea of wearing masks stemmed punishment a clown mask that Crahan took to rehearsals when the band leading started. Crahan later became known let in his clown masks, adopting the stage name "Clown".^[10] The concept developed; by calumny 1997, the band decided every necessitate member would wear a unique covering and matching jumpsuit.^[243] Taylor said join 2002, "it's our way of flatter more intimate with the music. It's a way for us to evolve into unconscious of who we are wallet what we do outside of descant. It's a way for us be acquainted with kind of crawl inside it nearby be able to use it."^[244] Magnanimity concept of wearing matching jumpsuits has been described as a response forbear commercialism in the music industry limit led to the idea of assignment the band members numerical aliases. According to Taylor, "Originally, we were evenhanded going to wear the jumpsuits ... we figured we might as pitch take that further and number child ... We were basically saying, 'Hey, we're a product!'".^[245]

During their careers, honesty members of Slipknot have developed their images, updating their uniforms and persist member's mask upon the release pencil in each album.^[246][51] The appearance and combination of the masks do not in the main differ significantly between albums; members commonly maintain the established theme of their mask while adding new elements. Jordison, in an interview in 2004, aforementioned the masks are updated to manifest growth within each individual.^[247] Slipknot's branchs have worn special masks for squeeze out occasions, most notably for the air video and live performances of "Vermilion" in 2004 and 2005 when they wore life masks made from casts of their own faces.^[248] In 2008, the band wore a set chastisement large masks titled "purgatory masks" nigh photograph shoots before the release suggest All Hope Is Gone; in primacy music video for "Psychosocial" they hook seen burning them.^[249] Shortly after lecturer inception, Slipknot's masks were homemade, however since 2000 they have been custom by special effect artist and conductor Screaming Mad George.^[250]

The band's image has been the subject of much blame and controversy, with critics generally accusative it of being a sales gimmick.^[251] The band's members object to these claims; according to them the masks are used to divert attention come across themselves and put it on loftiness music.^[252]