| Biography | Nama : Slipknot
Birth Date : 1995
Birth Place : Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Sex : B
Occupation : Nu metal band
Claim Fame : Album "Iowa" (2001)
Slipknot is a nine-piece nu metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Aside from their real names, members of the band are also referred to by numbers 0 through 8.
Slipknot is currently one of the more popular nu metal bands of the contemporary music scene, with their extreme music and brutal stage performances. Their albums and home videos have achieved Platinum-sales status, with Grammy nods in the Best Heavy Metal and Best Hard Rock categories for songs from all three albums.
The band is also well-known for its peculiar image: the members wear matching uniforms (sometimes with UPC barcodes printed on the them) and each has a unique mask of his own.
The group formed in 1995, and released a demo album called Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat in 1996. The album was well-received, and several major record labels became interested in the group.
Slipknot eventually signed to Roadrunner Records, and released their self-titled debut album in June of 1999. Despite receiving little airplay, the album was successful, due mainly to word-of-mouth. Regarding the album, one reviewer wrote "You thought Limp Bizkit was hard? They're the Osmonds. (Slipknot) are something else entirely. And it's pretty impressive."
Heavy touring (including an Ozzfest stint in 1999) greatly enhanced the band's fanbase.
2001's Iowa, the follow-up to their debut album, was widely anticipated and debuted at number three on the Billboard Magazine album charts. They again toured heavily to promote the record.
After an almost 2-year hiatus, the band regrouped in late 2003, and began writing and recording with world-renowned producer Rick Rubin, who's worked with artists ranging from Johnny Cash to the Beastie Boys to Slayer.
The band released their third album, Volume 3: The Subliminal Verses in May 2004. Reviews were mostly positive, New Musical Express noted "At least two thirds of it is still comprised of head-spinning speed metal, but there are signs of genuine progression -- not to mention progressive rock -- from the off." The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard albums chart.
Five members of the band have been photographed without masks: Vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root with their band Stone Sour, drummer Joey Jordison with his side-project the Murderdolls, percussionist Shawn Crahan with To My Surprise, and bassist Paul Gray with a mugshot leaked through The Smoking Gun.
As with most heavy metal bands, Slipknot are not without their detractors. A regular complaint about nu metal and the bands that perform it, is that many believe the genre is not related with heavy metal, mainly due to the commercialism involved. Slipknot recieve even more criticism as they have an image and sound that is often mistaken for heavy metal. Adding to this, Slipknot have a very large legion of fans and are arguably one of the most popular "metal" bands on the planet.
The band are also frowned upon by many critics due to their masks and costumes which many attribute to shock marketing and are described as "gimmicky". Slipknot are also accused of creating positions within the band for the sole purpose of increasing the total number of members (for example, no other popular bands hold a position for a sampler, even if samples are included in the music).
Members:
Sid Wilson - Turntables
Joey Jordison - Drums
Paul Gray - Bass
Chris Fehn - Percussion
James Root - Guitar
Craig Jones - Sampler
Shawn "Clown" Crahan - Percussion
Mick Thomson - Guitar
Corey Taylor - Vocals
Ex-Members:
Anders Colsefini
Greg "Cuddles" Welts
Josh Brainard
Brandon Darner
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