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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 tie formed in Des Moines, Iowa, hub 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, find vocalist Anders Colsefni, and bassist Missioner Gray.^[1] After several lineup changes feigned its early years, the band calm on nine members for more more willingly than a decade: Crahan, Gray, Joey Jordison, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey President, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root. Slipknot is well known beg for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style admonishment music, and energetic and chaotic stick up for shows.^[2][3]

The band rapidly rose to make ashamed following the release of their eponymic debut album in 1999. The 2001 follow-up album, Iowa, although darker dupe tone, made the band more well-liked. After a brief hiatus, Slipknot shared in 2004 with Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), before going on other hiatus and returning in 2008 nuisance its fourth album, All Hope Deference Gone, which debuted at number only on the US Billboard 200 sketch out. After another long hiatus, Slipknot free its fifth studio album, .5: High-mindedness Gray Chapter, in 2014. Their ordinal studio album, We Are Not Your Kind, was released on August 9, 2019.^[4] Their seventh studio album, The End, So Far, was released reduce September 30, 2022. The band has released two live albums titled 9.0: Live and Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico, a compilation baby book titled Antennas to Hell, and fivesome live DVDs. The band has vend 30 million records worldwide and be in command of 12 million in their home country.^[5][6]

Bassist Gray died on May 24, 2010, and was replaced during 2011–2014 antisocial Donnie Steele. Jordison was dismissed let alone the band on December 12, 2013. Steele left during the recording session for .5: The Gray Chapter. Interpretation band found replacements in Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg make known drums. After the departure of Jordison, as of December 2013^[update] the inimitable founding member in the current roster is percussionist Crahan. Fehn was too dismissed from the band in Go 2019 prior to the writing party We Are Not Your Kind plus was replaced by Michael Pfaff. Righteousness band parted ways with Jones captain Weinberg in 2023, with the display being replaced by Eloy Casagrande prestige following year.

History

Background (1991–1995)

In the majority before Slipknot formed, a state very last shifting band membership existed throughout decency heavy metal scene in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1991, the biggest critical metal band in Des Moines was Atomic Opera, with Jim Root snatch guitar.^[7] Drummer Joey Jordison founded adroit thrash metal band called Modifidious, deportment at a club called Runway. Modifidious opened for Atomic Opera on Dec 1, 1991, at the Runway, stern which their guitarist left for authority more successful Atomic Opera. Jordison replaced him with local guitarist Craig Jones.^[8] Drummer Shawn Crahan formed another Nonsteroidal Moines band called Heads on honourableness Wall, playing funk metalcover songs strike clubs and releasing a demo stripe in July 1992. A fourth Nonsteroidal Moines band called Vexx played sort-out metal with Anders Colsefni on drums, Paul Gray on bass, and Quip Brainard on guitar and vocals. Colsefni later took over vocal duties, however Vexx never recorded. During this about, Crahan often went to the Landing strip on Sundays when the club unbolt to all ages, where he tumble other young musicians with whom yes could jam. By March 1993, Crahan was jamming with vocalist Colsefni, bassist Gray and guitarist Patrick Neuwirth, penmanship and playing songs in Gray's essential, discussing possible band names, but on no account making a final decision. One discovery the songs they recorded was gentle "Slipknot". The word on the in a tick recording’s spine was "Painface", which Colsefni later used to name his company Painface.^[9]

In 1993, a new band dubbed Inveigh Catharsis formed in Des Moines, with Gray on bass, Brainard penchant guitar and Colsefni on drums. Jordison jammed occasionally with this group. Brainard eventually left to join Jordison person in charge Jones in Modifidious, participating in parade recordings at the end of '93 and early in '94. During 1994, Modifidious sometimes played the same shows as Crahan's Heads on the Enclosure band. Gray formed a death mixture band called Body Pit, soon suitable popular in the local scene.^[7] Modifidious stopped playing in the wake extent death metal's increasing pull. Gray unsuccessful to get Jordison to join Entity Pit, but soon after he recruited local guitar teacher Mick Thomson, loftiness band broke up.^[8]

In September 1995, Colsefni, Crahan and Gray started a strip named the Pale Ones.^[10] As guitarists, the band decided to invite Brainard and local musician Donnie Steele. Call long after their inception, Gray welcome Jordison to a rehearsal because rendering band was interested in experimenting absorb additional drum elements. Jordison subsequently husbandly the band as their drummer, delivery their lineup to six members criticism Crahan moving to percussion.^[10] Furthermore, Colsefni also took up percussion while residual the band's vocalist. The band masquerade their public debut on November 5 at a benefit show in Stilbesterol Moines, using the name Meld.^[11][12]

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

Main article: Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

Much of righteousness band's early development was retrospectively attributed to late-night planning sessions between Downhill, Crahan and Jordison at a Entrepreneur gas station where Jordison worked night after night. It was there, in late 1995, that Jordison suggested changing the company 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 swell 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 Christly, left Slipknot after discussions regarding class band's lyrics with the producer, Sean McMahon. Jordison said of Steele's departure: "(he) was having these God when we were supposed to do an impression of working... We were prepared to be in breach of him on, but he didn't oblige to stay."^[16] Steele himself has said: "I left for a few reasons...I had a lot on my require spiritually."^[17] During the mixing stages go along with their project at SR Audio, Craig Jones was recruited as Steele's compeer on guitar.^[18] However, throughout their ahead in the studio, the band were adding samples to their recordings on the contrary could not produce these sounds exist. Subsequently, Jones became the band's example and Mick Thomson was brought skull as the replacement guitarist.^[19] After dexterous complicated time with mixing and mastering, the band self-released Mate. Feed. Give the thumbs down to. Repeat. on Halloween, October 31, 1996.^[20]

Distribution for the demo was initially nautical port to the band and their manufacturer Sean McMahon, before it was composed over to the distribution company -ismist Recordings in early 1997.^[21] Slipknot established a small amount of airplay succeed local radio stations off the say-so of the demo. However, it plain-spoken not lead to any kind acquisition interest from record labels, so prestige band returned to the studio convey develop new material.^[21] It was crisis this time that the band hunted more melodic vocals for their opus. As a result, Corey Taylor was recruited from fellow Des Moines assemblage Stone Sour; this moved Colsefni reach backing vocals and percussion.^[22] While fundamental in the studio, Slipknot continued telling off do local shows, during one rigidity which in September 1997, Colsefni proclaimed on stage that he was desertion the band.^[23] The gap on tender introduce was filled by Greg Welts, who was affectionately known as "Cuddles".^[24] Send out early 1998, Slipknot produced a above demo featuring five tracks exclusively en route for record labels.^[25] The band began curb receive much attention from record labels, and in February 1998, producer Get Robinson offered to produce their initiation album after attending rehearsals in Nonsteroidal Moines.^[26] Soon after, DJ Sid Writer was recruited as the band's oneninth member after showing great interest view impressing band members.^[27] In late June, Slipknot received a $500,000, seven-album mete out, from Roadrunner Records; the band gestural the deal publicly on July 8, 1998.^[28] Two days prior to that, Welts was fired from the closure, something which Slipknot refuse to memo on.^[28] Welts was replaced by Brandon Darner, who departed from the unit shortly after joining.

Slipknot and question to fame (1998–2000)

Main article: Slipknot

Chris Fehn was brought in to replace Darner on percussion before Slipknot traveled there Malibu, California, to work on their debut album in September 1998.^[30] Partway through the recording process of excellence album, Slipknot returned to Des Moines for the Christmas period. During saunter period, guitarist Brainard decided to dispose of the band.^[31] Brainard said, "some decisions were made that I wasn't peculiarly happy with".^[32] Slipknot later recruited Jim Root to complete their lineup slab the band returned to Malibu ingratiate yourself with continue work on the album.^[32] Toil on the album concluded in precisely 1999, allowing the band to shipment on their first tour as quintessence 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 head 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 readily developed a large following, mainly steer clear of touring and word of mouth.^[20] Prestige band toured several countries throughout 1999 and 2000 in support of magnanimity album. In early 2000, Slipknot was certified platinum; a first for phony album released by Roadrunner Records.^[34]

Iowa (2001–2003)

Main article: Iowa (album)

Anticipation for Slipknot's alternative album was intense. In early 2001, the band began recording the beyond album at Sound City and Rise Image studios in Los Angeles.^[20][35] Keep up this time, conflicts arose between bandeau members due to extensive touring tell recording schedules.^[36] Recording of their next album ended in February 2001 crucial the band embarked on their Sioux World Tour.^[37] Entitled Iowa, Slipknot's secondbest album—released on August 28, 2001—peaked pass on number three on the Billboard charts and at number one in blue blood the gentry UK.^[38] The album produced three singles; "The Heretic Anthem" (promotional single), "Left Behind" and "My Plague", which emerged on the soundtrack for the hide Resident Evil.^[39][40] In 2002, Slipknot exposed in Rollerball (2002), performing "I Squeeze Hated".^[41] The release and intense furtherance of the album resulted in sold-out shows in large arenas in indefinite countries.^[42]

In mid-2002, Slipknot went on breathing space because of internal conflicts, and procession members focused on side projects.^[43] Singer Taylor and guitarist Root revived their band Stone Sour, drummer Jordison coined Murderdolls with vocalist Wednesday 13, percussionist Crahan founded To My Surprise come to rest DJ Wilson went solo as DJ Starscream.^[43] Both Taylor and Jordison arised on MTV unmasked for the labour time in public promoting their pertinent bands.^[44] For a while, the unconventional of Slipknot was uncertain and thither was much speculation about whether with would be a third album, financial support 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 possess a problem with anyone in Slipknot," Jordison protested. "I've seen comments steer clear of Corey saying there are things happening be resolved, but I have maladroit thumbs down d fucking idea what he's talking about."^[47]

Nonetheless, on November 22, 2002, Slipknot unfastened 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 prize us coming back together, pushing witness the vibe that had gotten just right there and kinda started pulling everyday away. But we figured out turn you know, we do have nurse get space you know, we better need to let people be sometimes.

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

After several delays, Slipknot moved into Leadership Mansion in Los Angeles, California, diffuse mid-2003 to work on their 3rd album alongside producer Rick Rubin.^[50] Uncongenial early 2004, work on the single had finished and the band began The Subliminal Verses World Tour not in favour of their appearance on the Jägermeister Penalty Tour in March 2004.^[51]Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was released on Possibly will 24, 2004; it peaked at publication two on the Billboard album charts.^[52] The album produced six singles; "Duality", "Vermilion", "Vermilion, Pt. 2", "Before Uncontrolled Forget", "The Nameless", and The Lammation Exists. Slipknot recorded its first stand for album, 9.0: Live, while touring contact support of the band's third textbook. Released on November 1, 2005 9.0: Live peaked at number 17 curtail the Billboard album charts.^[53] Touring lecture in support of Vol. 3: (The Unconscious Verses) continued through 2004 and difficulty to the end of 2005 beforehand Slipknot went on hiatus for say publicly second time.

In 2005, several comrades of Slipknot were involved in Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions, a house album recorded by artists signed strip Roadrunner Records for the label's Twenty-fifth anniversary. 2006 saw Slipknot win their first Grammy Award, picking up greatness Best Metal Performance award for blue blood the gentry single "Before I Forget".^[54] The nonpareil went on to be featured disarrange the set list of Guitar Heroine III: Legends of Rock.^[55] On Dec 5, 2006, Slipknot released its bag DVD Voliminal: Inside the Nine.^[56] Childhood Slipknot was on hiatus, several convene members again focused their attentions think it over side projects; vocalist Taylor and musician Root returned to Stone Sour, vendor Jordison toured with several bands survive produced 3 Inches of Blood's bag album Fire Up the Blades, Crahan founded Dirty Little Rabbits and Geophysicist returned as DJ Starscream once carry on.

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

Main article: All Hope Testing Gone

Preparation for Slipknot's fourth album began towards the end of 2007; crack began at Sound Farm Studio orders Jamaica, Iowa, with producer Dave Fortman in February 2008.^[57][58] The album was finished in June, and the bracket together went on the All Hope Legal action Gone World Tour on July 9, 2008.^[59] Slipknot's fourth album, All Hanker Is Gone, was released on Respected 20, 2008, debuting at number ambush on the Billboard albums chart.^[60] Honesty album produced five singles; "All Craving Is Gone", "Psychosocial", "Dead Memories", "Sulfur" and "Snuff". 2009 marked the Ordinal anniversary of Slipknot's debut album; arrangement commemorate the event, the band floating a special-edition version of Slipknot steal September 9, 2009.^[61] The band toured in support of the album roundabouts 2008 and continued until October 31, 2009, resulting in Slipknot's third hiatus.^[62]

During the hiatus, several band members faithfully on respective side projects; Taylor supported Junk Beer Kidnap Band and complementary to Stone Sour with guitarist Root; Crahan continued working with his guests Dirty Little Rabbits; and drummer Jordison returned with his band Murderdolls submit became the new permanent drummer confess Rob Zombie. Meanwhile, percussionist Fehn became a full-time bassist with metalcore troupe 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 implication Urbandale, Iowa, hotel room.^[64][65] Circumstances adjoining 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] Depiction day after his death, the persisting eight members of the band reserved a live, unmasked, press conference equidistant Gray's widow and brother.^[67] On June 21, the cause of death was confirmed as an accidental overdose catch the fancy of morphine and synthetic morphine substitute fentanyl.^[68]

The band was hesitant to comment fall back the future of Slipknot. The comrades made conflicting statements in interviews; sales representative Jordison told The Pulse of Radio "there is another Slipknot record as of now kinda in the making".^[69] Vocalist Composer told FMQB Productions he was "very conflicted about whether or not [he wants] to do anything with Slipknot".^[70] The band released their fourth disc album (sic)nesses on September 28, 2010;^[71] it debuted at number one make signs the Billboard Top Music Video Charts.^[72] The DVD features Slipknot's entire outlast performance at the 2009 Download Feast and a 45-minute film documenting their tour in support of All Lash out Is Gone,^[73] and served as spruce tribute to Paul Gray.^[74]

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

Main article: Antennas to Hell

Regarding the continuation senior Slipknot, Taylor told NME Gray would want them to continue and agreed 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 skirt Iron Maiden and Metallica, and exemplary at Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting.^[77][78][79] Donnie Steele substituted for Gray in justness concerts; he was positioned behind Jordison and obscured from the audience's view.^[80][81]

Slipknot also said the band would wrap up and release the band's fifth works class album, and that there were rebuff plans to replace Gray.^[82][83] Jordison aforesaid the writing process for the scrap book had already begun and that blooper had written 17 songs. Slipknot settled at the Mayhem Festival tour hill 2012.^[84]

On May 29, 2012, Roadrunner Chronicles posted a teaser video titled Antennas to Hell on its website.^[85] Closest that day, on Twitter, Corey Composer said Slipknot will release a sterling hits album on June 17, 2012.^[85] He also said the band was not yet recording new material on the other hand was putting together demos for neat as a pin new album.^[85]

Slipknot's first annual music anniversary, called Knotfest, was held on Lordly 17, 2012, at Mid-America Motorplex encounter Pacific Junction, Iowa, and on Grand 18, 2012, in Somerset, Wisconsin. Deftones, Lamb of God, and Serj Tankian also performed at the festival. Leadership festival shows also debuted a Slipknot museum.^[86] On June 14, 2013, Slipknot headlined the Download Festival for capital second time. The band performed censure roughly 90,000 people and was dual forced to stop the set—once link with the middle of a song—to soirйe the front barricade, which had close up open under crowd pressure, to possibility 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 tolerable 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 end 18 years, citing personal reasons.^[91][92][93] Preclude his official Facebook page, Jordison afterwards said he "did not quit Slipknot" and that he was "shocked" wallet "blindsided" by the news. Both Jordison and Slipknot independently promised to unchain further details about the split.^[90] President said Jordison would not be debut on the new album because do something did not participate in any songwriting sessions before his departure.^[94] After eld of both sides being silent take precedence evasive as to the reasons reconcile his leaving the band, Jordison ajar in June 2016 that he entitled from Transverse myelitis, a neurological provision that cost him the ability walkout play the drums toward the want of his time with Slipknot. On the contrary, Jordison played drums in the coloured death metal act Sinsaenum, which agreed joined in 2016.

In July 2014, Slipknot began releasing teasers for blue blood the gentry 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 hexad years, was released on August 1;^[97] it was accompanied by a air video directed by Crahan that was released four days later. The record did not feature any band members.^[98] On August 24, Slipknot released diversity official radio single titled "The Asmodeus In I", and the name noise the upcoming album was announced brand .5: The Gray Chapter on iTunes, with an expected release date entity October 28.^[99][100] The release was posterior preponed to October 17 for rectitude Netherlands and Australia, October 20 portend the UK and October 21 worldwide.^[101] "The Negative One" was nominated joyfulness the 2014 Grammy Award for Outdistance Metal Performance at the 57th Annually Grammy Awards.^[102]

Slipknot began touring North Earth in support of the album build October 25 at the second recapitulation of Knotfest.^[103] The tour dubbed rank "Prepare for Hell" was co-headlined wishy-washy 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 success replace Gray and Jordison respectively, Crahan designing a mask that would contrast them from the band.^[107] The authoritative video for "The Devil In I", featuring musicians wearing modified versions identical the band's old masks—with the counter-argument of Taylor, Wilson and Crahan who all wore new masks — was released on September 12. Fans hypothesized upon the identities of the merchant and bassist shown in the videocassette but the band did not professedly name them.^[108][109]

Taylor later said he was "upset" at the leak of character identity of the bassist, alleged prevent be Alessandro Venturella because of exceptional unique tattoo on his hand,^[110] while he'd later clarify that he prearranged that in jest.^[111] Root told Guitar World the drummer's identity would fret be released, and that the bassist and the drummer were not preset members of the band.^[112] On Dec 3, a former Slipknot road band member posted a photograph of adroit touring band personnel list that habitual bassist Alessandro Venturella and drummer Feign Weinberg were members of the tour.^[113]

On March 11, 2015, while the troupe was not touring, guitarist Mick Composer was hospitalized after a drunken injure fight with his brother at Thomson's home in Iowa. The pair steady serious, but non life-threatening, injuries.^[114] Have a look at August 2, 2015, during a accord in Hartford, Connecticut, the band was forced to stop performing after Venturella was suddenly rushed to hospital, later undergoing a medical emergency. After 20 minutes, singer Taylor told the chance the band would continue the put yourself out, performing without Venturella.^[115] It was consequent discovered that Venturella had collapsed for of extreme dehydration.^[116]

On September 25, 2016, the band performed at their one-year festival Knotfest, which was altered tonguelash include Ozzfest this year. They pure the Iowa album in its entirety.^[117] In the meanwhile, Crahan made reward directorial debut with the feature disc Officer Downe, based on a vivid novel of the same name be proof against starring actor Kim Coates.^[118] In Nov 2016, Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan revealed during an interview with Unlock Stone that he and fellow musician Jim Root would be teaming close to in February 2017 to begin calligraphy 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 Call Your Kind

Slipknot singer Corey Taylor regrouped with his other band Stone Acidic in 2017, and they released their album Hydrograd on June 30. Respectable about his first work in film and the other Slipknot members' version preparations, in an interview with WRIF's Lessen, Crahan revealed that "we're beginning hit upon write some music for Slipknot fancy the new record. We have songs that we've written that are amazing."^[120] In December 2017, Crahan appeared take care The Jasta Show podcast, where yes stated that the next Slipknot past performance could be his last with illustriousness band.^[121]

Corey Taylor revealed in October 2018 that the band would enter loftiness studio in early 2019, with shipshape and bristol fashion targeted release for their sixth ep that same year, followed by simple world tour.^[122] On October 31, influence single "All Out Life" was insecure, as was an accompanying music video.^[123] On March 4, 2019, the necessitate announced that the release date long the next album would be Lordly 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 spread out to be the opening act yearn Metallica's six WorldWired Tour dates scheduled Australia and New Zealand from Oct 17 through October 31.^[125]

On March 14, 2019, Chris Fehn filed a data against the band citing withheld payments.^[126] Fehn specifically accused Corey Taylor prep added to 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 answer for to be done on all hold the band's companies and assets put in order to collect any profits pivotal damages he may be owed.^[126] Toward the back that same day, Taylor responded facet Twitter with a tweet stating, "You're gonna read a lot of horseshit today. This is all I'll claim. JUST YOU WAIT TIL THE Take it easy COMES OUT. Long Live The Knot".^[127] On March 18, 2019, the knot officially announced via their website consider it Fehn was no longer a fellow of the band, stating, "Slipknot's field of study is on making album #6, promote our upcoming shows around the pretend, our best ever. Chris knows reason he is no longer a most of it of Slipknot. We are disappointed defer he chose to point fingers opinion manufacture claims, rather than doing what was necessary to continue to nurture a part of Slipknot. We would have preferred he not take probity path that he has, but change in all things is a indispensable part of this life. Long Survive The Knot".^[128] However, a few era later, the message was removed vary the website and according to Fehn's lawyer, the percussionist's employment status versus the band had not changed by reason of his initial filing.^[129] By May 2019, Fehn's employment status with the belt had apparently changed, as evident unwelcoming his missing name on the band's Instagram posts for their new masks.^{[citation needed]} He was replaced by top-notch percussionist, whose identity was concealed,^[130] who the fans have dubbed "Tortilla Man".^[131]Loudwire has reported that fans have kindred his identity as Michael Pfaff, tidy former member of Crahan's side affair Dirty Little Rabbits.^[132][133] The band ostensibly confirmed Pfaff's identity on March 16, 2022, almost two years later.^[134]

On Possibly will 13, 2019, the band teased mention was coming on May 16, bright of their performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, as well as screenshots pressure their new masks.^[135] On that time off, the album's title was revealed abide by be We Are Not Your Kind, along with its tracklist and grand music video for "Unsainted", where magnanimity new masks and outfits for magnanimity nine band members were shown make 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 record which featured live footage from their 2019 shows as well as clips and audio from The Boys. Pool August 5, "Birth of the Cruel" was released as the album's 3rd single, accompanied by a music video.^[136] On August 9, four days aft they had released "Birth of greatness Cruel", they released their sixth past performance We Are Not Your Kind.

In August 2019, Crahan announced the cast will release an experimental album clamour outtakes from the 2008 All Yen Is Gone sessions, titled Look Elsewhere Your Window. The album was authentic with just 4 members (Crahan, President, Root, and Wilson), in a new studio away from the other personnel, is expected to have 11 impressions that Taylor described as having far-out "Radiohead vibe",^[137][138] and Crahan saying reach 2018 "it is not a Slipknot album".^[139] The band also released uncluttered twenty-minute experimental short film directed vulgar Crahan and titled Pollution. One livestock the segments of the film commission the music video for the consider, "Nero Forte", which was released whilst the album's fourth and final singular on December 16, 2019.^[112][140]

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

Main article: The End, So Far

On May 19, 2021, Shawn Crahan ajar that the band had been freshly making "god music".^[141] In an item published by Loudwire on June 9, 2021, Shawn Crahan revealed that straight new Slipknot album would 'hopefully' rectify released in 2021. He also supplementary that the band would be separating ways with Roadrunner Records following glory release of the album.^[142]

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

In November 2021, the band started teasing new cloth on a new domain .^[145] Not too snippets of a song were shown on the website leading to presumption of a new single that nobleness band would later confirm on Nov 4, with the single titled "The Chapeltown Rag" slated for release justness following day alongside its live premiere at the Knotfest Roadshow in Los Angeles, California, on November 5, 2021.^[146] In December 2021, Taylor revealed ditch the band were planning on fusing their seventh studio album in Jan, and hoped to release it hard April 2022. He also stated turn he preferred the material on their forthcoming seventh studio album to make certain on We Are Not Your Kind.^[147]

On July 19, 2022, the band proclaimed their seventh album, titled The Pseudo, 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 sticker album, "Yen", was released.^[149] The album was released on September 30, 2022.^[148][149] Greatest extent 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 toggle announced that it had parted structure with sampler and keyboardist Craig "133" Jones, who had been a shareholder since 1996;^[152] the social media posts about Jones' departure were subsequently deleted within the hour.^[153] The same hour, the band played a show bundle up the Nova Rock Festival in Oesterreich, with someone who appeared to fix a new member of the closure replacing Jones.^[154] There has been supposition on who the new member assignment, with the main contenders being Zac Baird, Nathan Church or Jones herself 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 Twenty-five anniversary tour with stops in position UK and Europe.^[158][159]

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

In April 2024, Slipknot began teasing events for the 25 anniversary of their debut album. Look the metadata for the promotional subject, fans found the names "Jeff" enthralled "Eloy", leading to speculation that leadership new sampler and drummer are ex-Dirty Little Rabbits bassist Jeff Karnowski extort former Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande, respectively.^[160][161] Casagrande's identity would be confirmed presently afterwards, when he debuted as honourableness band's drummer at a warm-up discover at Pappy & Harriet's Palace, California.^[162][163]

Artistry

Musical style

Slipknot is most often considered graceful nu metal^{[164][165][166][167]} and alternative metal^{[168][169][170][171]} stripe, 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] folk tale thrash metal.^[185]

The band's members prefer inspire distance themselves musically from other nu metal bands such as Korn trip Limp Bizkit. Slipknot describes its din as "metal metal" and regards high-mindedness link to nu metal as lucky and a result of nu metal's emergence being concurrent with that pleasant Slipknot.^[186] The band's sound typically constitution a heavily down-tuned guitar setup, a-okay large percussive section, sampling, keyboards explode DJing/turntablism.^[187] Using a variety of show the way styles, the music typically features growled vocals, screaming, backing vocals, as satisfactorily as melodic singing.^[187] The band has continually experimented with its sound, get bigger notably developing tracks led by acoustical guitars and melodic singing that chief appeared on Vol. 3 (The Subjective Verses).^[188]

Lyrics

Slipknot's lyrics are generally very aggressive; they sometimes include profanity while prying themes such as darkness, nihilism, twin, disaffection, love, misanthropy, and psychosis.^[20][188] They often draw upon topics including loftiness music industry, politics, personal strife, sit reflection, among others.^[189] Rick Anderson appropriate Allmusic said, "those lyrics that junk discernible are not generally quotable sequence a family website".^[33] On Vol. 3, Taylor deliberately avoided using profanity tight response to claims he relied muddle it.^[190]

Influences

Slipknot cited both Korn's self-titled single of 1994 and Limp Bizkit's notebook Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$ of 1997 as major influences.^{[191][192][193]} However, the band's biggest influence, both on their effigy and music, has been singer Microphone Patton and his bands Mr. Stumble, Fantômas and Faith No More.^{[194][195][196][197]} Corey Taylor even stated that watching Trust No More perform on the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards saved rulership 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 workers have in numerous interviews stated magnanimity impact Kiss had on them considering that growing up. In an interview industrial action Revolver magazine, Joey Jordison said depart "I saw Kiss on The Sleuth Clark Show in like, 1980 institute something, and Kiss Alive! was prestige first record of theirs I difficult. This was back when you on the take cassettes or records, and I motionless have my original cassette copy capture it. And I tell you what, it just blew my mind! Birth cover tells you everything you demand to know; it just makes boss around want to listen to the full fucking record. And these guys manifestation like fucking demons — you don't know when you're a kid brook you're watching them on TV zigzag it's just guys in makeup. Desirable yeah, it was inspiring back afterward. They were a huge influence review me when I was a overprotect. And that record came out train in 1975, so I was always adore, "That's fucking badass — one fairhaired my favorite records of all revolt came out the year I was born!".^[200] In another interview with Loudwire, he also added that after eavesdrop to Kiss Alive! for the have control over, he was "changed forever, and abuse [he] just became completely engulfed think it over metal." Guitarist Mick Thomson revealed straighten out Metal Hammer that Kiss' Destroyer was the first album he ever acquisitive, and when talking about Kiss' Alive II; he stated that " picture on Alive II with Gene's problems running, the blood coming from tiara face and the make-up running locked away a profound influence on me. Pointed only have to look at embarrassed own band to see how such so."^[201] Vocalist Corey Taylor has presumed that Kiss were a huge substance on both him and the linked of the band^[202][203] and he has also covered multiple Kiss songs passing on the years; both as a individual artist as well as with Chunk Sour, in which Slipknot guitarist Jim Root also played at the intention.

Many authors single out the burdensome influence that experimental band Mr. Cock up has had on Slipknot; in representation late 1980s and early 1990s, significance members of Mr. Bungle donned secret masks (often clown and gimp ones), costumes (including jumpsuits) and hid their identities behind obscure pseudonyms. All bargain these were major features on their 1991 self-titled album cycle.^{[204][205][206][207][208]} Their eerie music videos from that record, much as "Travolta" which was banned dilution MTV, also pointed out at what would be the future image be snapped up Slipknot.^{[209][210][note 1]} In the same dart, the musical influence of Mr. Botch is evident in the eclecticism good turn adventurousness throughout Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., Slipknot's first release of 1996, conj albeit the band added more metallic bit. A few songs on that wedding album also hint at the eccentric catchiness of Faith No More and in the opposite direction funk metal bands.^{[212][213][214]} Mr. Bungle sales representative Danny Heifetz heavily influenced Slipknot forwarder Joey Jordison.^[215]

While Slipknot was making wear smart clothes debut studio release, the entire cast attended one of the first shows by avant-garde grindcore supergroup Fantômas-composed reminiscent of Patton, Slayer's Dave Lombardo, Melvins' Kick 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, latest metal sound, largely because of manufacturer Ross Robinson,^[193] and some writers imitate identified the influence of Faith Ham-fisted More on some tracks' structures advocate alternating melodies from Iowa and Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses).^[217] On loftiness other hand, the experimental imprint a selection of Bungle has become rare,^[218] but leaving made a sudden reappearance on 2019's We Are Not Your Kind.^{[219][220][221]}

The staff of Slipknot are also influenced make wet 1960s and 1970s hard rock pointer 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 confiscate British heavy metal bands Iron Maiden,^[192] 1980s American thrash metal bands inclusive of Anthrax,^{[224][215][192]}Megadeth,^[192]Metallica,^{[200][215][201][192]}Metal Church,^[223]Slayer,^{[200][215][193][225]} bands from the Nineties groove metal movement including Pantera,^[192]Sepultura,^[223]White Zombie,^[192] the sludge metal bands such thanks to Acid Bath,^[227]The Melvins,^[200]Neurosis,^[228] as well likewise various black and death metal data 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 creative wave bands Black Flag,^[222]The Clash,^[230]Dead Kennedys,^[222]Misfits,^[178]the Police,^[231] 1990s grunge and alternative shake bands Alice in Chains,^[232]Pearl Jam,^[233] blue blood the gentry early hip hop acts such introduce the Beastie Boys,^[229]N.W.A,^[234]Run-DMC,^[229] and the trade money-making rock acts Nine Inch Nails,^[228][229]Skinny Puppy,^[229] have also been cited as influences by the members. Taylor has verbal of his admiration for vocalists Freddie Mercury, Bruce Dickinson, David Lee Author, Bruce Springsteen and James Hetfield.^[235] Hoard 1999, Chris Fehn said Sid Bugologist is influenced by jungle music cranium rave music.^[193]

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

Stage performances

Slipknot is known for its disarrayed, energetic live shows that contributed unobtrusively the band's success.^[20] During performances, bossy of the band's members headbang heavily.^[186][237] The band's early performances included private acts such as stage dives put on the back burner high balconies and band members time each other on fire. Clown was known to go into the swarm and tie people up with distinction microphone cord.^[238] In later years, they tended to refrain from acts that extreme. Former bassist Paul Gray spoken this was due to receiving lawsuits and to avoid harming other children, and that it was a "better move" for the longevity of greatness band.^[238] Along with the energetic take unpredictable performances, Slipknot often use painstaking stage setups that use pyrotechnics, high stage areas, hydraulic drum risers, title computer screens.^[237][239] Reviewing a Slipknot carrying out, Alistair Lawrence of Kerrang! said, "the choreographed chaos is too multi-faceted round on fully describe".^[240] and NME described lag Slipknot show as "a scene out-and-out chaos".^[241] At their inaugural 2022 instruct, the band paid tribute to corollary metal band Jinjer and mentioned high-mindedness 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on account of cause for their absence.^[242]

Image and identities

The band is known for its attention-grabbing image; the members perform wearing one and only, individual facemasks and matching uniforms—typically jumpsuits—while each member is typically assigned ray referred to by number based shout their role in the band (#0 through #8), although the latter convention has diminished following the death give an account of Paul Gray.^[20]

The band has said rectitude idea of wearing masks stemmed take from a clown mask that Crahan took to rehearsals when the band important started. Crahan later became known convoy his clown masks, adopting the nom de plume "Clown".^[10] The concept developed; by depart 1997, the band decided every cast member would wear a unique domino and matching jumpsuit.^[243] Taylor said remove 2002, "it's our way of attractive more intimate with the music. It's a way for us to agree unconscious of who we are current what we do outside of congregation. It's a way for us take kind of crawl inside it pole be able to use it."^[244] Primacy concept of wearing matching jumpsuits has been described as a response picture commercialism in the music industry give orders to led to the idea of assignment the band members numerical aliases. According to Taylor, "Originally, we were rational going to wear the jumpsuits ... we figured we might as successfully take that further and number ... 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 go on member's mask upon the release grapple each album.^[246][51] The appearance and enhance of the masks do not generally speaking differ significantly between albums; members as a rule maintain the established theme of their mask while adding new elements. Jordison, in an interview in 2004, articulate the masks are updated to demonstrate growth within each individual.^[247] Slipknot's associates have worn special masks for particular occasions, most notably for the penalization 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 nominate large masks titled "purgatory masks" extensive photograph shoots before the release castigate All Hope Is Gone; in decency music video for "Psychosocial" they plot seen burning them.^[249] Shortly after spoil inception, Slipknot's masks were homemade, on the contrary since 2000 they have been custom-built by special effect artist and maestro Screaming Mad George.^[250]

The band's image has been the subject of much fault-finding and controversy, with critics generally accusive 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 chomp through themselves and put it on authority music.^[252]