History Music / Slipknot

* #2: '''Paul "The Pig" Gray''' (April 8, 1972 - [[AuthorExistenceFailure May 24, 2010]])

** Taylor most likely took inspiration for his Volume 3 era mask from Leatherface of ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre''.

** Thomson's is basically a stylized hockey mask a la ''Film/FridayThe13th''.

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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Not as badly as {{Trans-Siberian Orchestra}}, but still...nine people is an awful lot, especially for rock bands. It doesn't help when people still question if Jones actually ''does'' anything.

* [[ShoutOut/Music Shout Out]]: Their masks in regards to old horror movies.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: "Dogfish Rising" from MFKR. So very much.

** To be specific, Jones' mask is probably a reference to Pinhead of the ''{{Hellraiser}}'' series.

* AntiLoveSong: Snuff.

* MemeticMutation: Most of the Youtube comments on "Psychosocial" consist of either "[[{{Mondegreen}} Pikachu's a virgin]]" or endless streams of NYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYAN. [[ItMakesSenseInContext The whole story]] of the latter can be found [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nyan-cat-pop-tart-cat here.]]

* AlbumTitleDrop: ''All Hope is Gone'', both for the title track and during the opening track ".Execute."

* ClusterFBomb: ''Slipknot'' and ''Iowa'' were rife with cursing. [[AvertedTrope In contrast]], ''All Hope is Gone'' had just enough to earn a Parental Advisory label, and ''The Subliminal Verses'' was almost curse-free due to Taylor getting tired of claims that he couldn't write lyrics without profanities.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Softer songs a 6, softest songs a 5 and most songs a 7-8.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Softer songs a 6, softest songs a 5 and most songs a 7-8. On a bad day (in other words, good) they'll write something in the range of 9.

** Also, "[[Pokemon Pikachu's]] a virgin" from "Psychosocial".

* MemeticMutation: Most of the Youtube comments on "Psychosocial" consist of either [[{{Mondegreen}}"Pikachu's a virgin"]] or endless streams of NYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYANYAN. [[ItMakesSenseInContext The whole story]] of the latter can be found [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nyan-cat-pop-tart-cat here.]]

* {{Mondegreen}}: "I wonder how why you can't see/Inside [[hottip:Michelle: my shell]] I wait and bleed" from "Wait and Bleed".

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Slipknot is a [[NuMetal Nu-Metal]][=/=]Music/HeavyMetal band from [[DownOnTheFarm Des Moines, Iowa]], known for their masks, nine-person membership, [[LimitedWardrobe identical jumpsuits]], and chaotic live performances. Each member is given a number from 0 to 8 (in the order that each member joined the band). They're sometimes referred to collectively as ''The Nine''.

* 1999 - '''''[[SelfTitledAlbum Slipknot]]'''''

Taylor also performs guest vocals for the {{Apocalyptica}} song "I'm Not Jesus".

* DayInTheLimeLight: ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_the_Player:_Paul_Gray Behind The Player: Paul Gray]]'' is one of the few outlets by the band focusing on a single member.

* {{Juggalo}}: Some overlap; see FanCommunityNickname above.

* NintendoHard: "Before I Forget" is one of the harder songs on ''GuitarHero III''. As of 12/4/09, [[http://www.rockband.com/zine/slipknot-dlc a Slipknot pack has been announced]] for ''RockBand''. [[OhCrap Drummers]] [[ThisIsGonnaSuck beware]].

* OldShame: ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.'' has pretty much been disowned. And apparently, their unreleased second demo album ''Crowz'' never existed.
* ThePeteBest: Anders Coselfini, Donnie Steele, Josh Brainard and Greg "Cuddles" Welts.

* [[ShoutOutMusic Shout Out]]: Their masks in regards to old horror movies.

** Taylor most likely took inspiration for his Volume 3 era mask from Leatherface of ''TheTexasChainsawMassacre''.
** Gray's later mask was styled around ''[[ManInTheIronMask The Man In The Iron Mask]]''.
** Fehn's might be a reference to Alex of ''AClockworkOrange'' during the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faML0QvVb2A#t=1m04s rape scene]][[hottip:note:[[NotSafeForWork Just safe enough for work]]]].
** Thomson's is basically a stylized hockey mask ala ''Film/FridayThe13th''.

*** The Digipak special edition accompanying this version. Excludes "Purity" and the [[{{Sampling}} sample]] drama "Frail Limb Nursery" accompanying the removed track. This version includes "Get This", a faster version of "Spit It Out", and a version of "Wait and Bleed" mixed by producer Terry Date, along with a live performance of "Surfacing" as the final track. "Eeyore" is ''once again'' moved to a different track ("Surfacing" live) in order to appear at the very end of the album (appears after "Porn and Weed", which itself appears after "Surfacing" Live, making for three hidden tracks in a single track).

* EpicRiff: "Psychosocial", "People = Shit", "Before I Forget", etc.

* ThisIsSPARTA: Taylor likes to do this a ''lot''.
* ThrowItIn: "Get This", "Eeyore"

* ForcedPerspective: The video for "Dead Memories" uses this to make the already-huge Thomson [[HarryPotter Hagrid]]-sized against Taylor.

* TheCameo: Malcolm [=McDowell=] as the desk clerk in "Snuff".

* RecordOfLoudnessWar: ''The Subliminal Verses''.

** Taylor most likely took inspiration for his mask from Leatherface of ''TheTexasChainsawMassacre''.

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* GenreShift: Slipknow started out as a NuMetal band, but with their album ''All Hope Is Gone'' have moved into more of a GrooveMetal direction.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDcwBWWKGIs Surfacing]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3NWauwd4bA (sic)]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFJIBtqunHY People = Shit]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xtPqRB9hTY Disasterpiece]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS15UZoJCCs Everything Ends]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJAkeYFf9sU My Plague (uncensored)]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HFyPoRGe00 Opium of the People]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbmAbT81NmM Pulse of the Maggots]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbiI5ll20Tc Gematria (The Killing Name)]]

* ArcNumber: ''[++9++]''.

* TheBigGuy: Root and Thomson. Root is actually a little taller, but lanky; Thomson is bulkier. Thomson's size is played with in the video for "Dead Memories", when forced perspective is used to make him seem [[HarryPotter Hagrid]]-sized against Taylor. Inverted with Jordison, who is by far the shortest member of the band.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Several. Wilson is very skilled as a turntablist and is famous outside of Slipknot as [[{{Transformers}} DJ Starscream]]...but he's frequently gotten into fistfights with Crahan on stage, broken Fehn's drum kit with his headbanging, and even ''broke both his feet'' by jumping from a piece of equipment. Crahan hits ''everything'', [[{{ManOnFire}} lights himself on fire]], does backflips off equipment and has managed to bruise his pelvis and break his collarbones in the process, and more. Taylor's line while Wilson continued the tour in a wheelchair, during the foot incident? "You broke your fucking feet, Sid!"

* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Paul Gray's wife was a few months pregnant with his child. [[{{Tearjerker}} You can tear up now]].

* ClusterFBomb: ''Slipknot'' and ''Iowa'' were rife with cursing. In contrast, ''All Hope is Gone'' had just enough to earn a Parental Advisory label, and ''The Subliminal Verses'' was almost curse-free due to Taylor getting tired of claims that he couldn't write lyrics without profanities.
* EpicRiff: Psychosocial, People = Shit, Before I Forget, etc.

* MadnessMantra: In "Vermilion" and "Vermilion part 2", the singer repeating 'I won't let this build up inside of me' could be considered this.
** "Skin Ticket" has 'Keeping myself alive... keeping myself alive!'
** 'Biding my time until the time is right...biding my time until the time is right...biding my time until the time is right...biding my time...[[OhCrap it's time]].'

* PureIsNotGood - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy1YaLe1D0E Purity]]"

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: ObsessionSong or not, "Vermillion Pt. 2" is a very slow and gentle track that those more familiar with the band's nu-metal side and aggressive reputation would not have expected.[[hottip:* :In fact, it's the song that inspired the trope.]] Also, "Circle" and "Snuff".

* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Wait and Bleed"

* TheUnreveal: The video for "Before I Forget"; the band is in street clothes and unmasked, but you never see their full faces.

* EpicRiff

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