History Music / Slipknot

* PublicMediumIgnorance: They don't and have never played DeathMetal[[note]]though it does show up in some of their influences, and they are known to be friends with various death metal acts, with Thomson in particular being known for his friendship with [[Music/{{Suffocation}} Dave Culross]][[/note]]. Yet they've somehow become the public face of extremity in metal.[[note]]Though, their first album/demo, ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat'', was pretty heavy and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwDed5zAjE8 the closest they've come]] to being DeathMetal[[/note]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Iowa'' is this compared to ''Slipknot'', which in itself is already lyrically and sonically darker than most nu metal albums.

* ?: '''Unknown''': samples, media, keyboards (2023-)

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[[caption-width-right:350:The LongRunnerLineUp circa 2008.\\
From left to right: 6, 0, 2, 3, 1, 7, 8, 5, 4.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The band as of 2022.\\
Back, L to R: 4, 7, 5, 6, V.\\

* ''All Hope Is Gone'' (August 26, 2008)

The band's sound began as a mix of normal heavy metal with shades of more extreme metal styles alongside a down-tuned guitar setup, extensive percussion and turntablism, creating darkness and intensity that is complemented by the band's energy and lead vocalist Corey Taylor's catchy songwriting. The band was and is routinely classified as {{nu metal}}, a label which they went on record distancing themselves from and claiming was only assigned to them as their rise was simultaneous with that of the genre. The band has dubbed their style of music "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment metal metal]]".

* ?: '''Unknown''': samples, media, keyboards (2023-present)

** Root and Thomson. Root is actually a little taller, but lanky; Thomson is bulkier.

* GenreMashUp: While Slipknot are most associated with NuMetal, their music contains a wide range of influences from GrooveMetal, DeathMetal, ThrashMetal, RapMetal and HardRock, to electronic stylings like Breakbeat, Turntablism and {{Industrial}}.

* MetalScream: Corey Taylor uses all four types, with type 1 being the most common.

** As well as its standard cover, the ''The End, So Far'' has nine covers of each of the band members for a series of CD-exclusive limited edition releases that could only be acquired by pre-ordering them before the album's official release.

* AnonymousBand: Zig-zagged. On-stage, the members wear masks and use numerals as aliases, but they don't bother showing their identities to the public, and their side projects usually don't have the same schtick. Only Weinberg, Venturella and Pfaff had their identities left unknown for a while so that fans could guess.

The band went through small lineup changes in its early years before settling on the 9-man roster that would stick for over a decade through their rise to mainstream fame. From this roster, five members are still in the band; the other four (Gray, Jordison, percussionist Chris Fehn and keyboardist/sampler Craig Jones) left in cases of dismissal or unexpected death. The band has since recruited a new bassist (Alessandro Venturella), drummer (Jay Weinberg), percussionist (Michael Pfaff), and an as-of-yet unknown sampler.

The band went through small lineup changes in its early years before settling on the 9-man roster that would stick for over a decade through their rise to mainstream fame. From this roster, five members are still in the band; the other three (Gray, Jordison, percussionist Chris Fehn and keyboardist/sampler Craig Jones) left in cases of dismissal or unexpected death. The band has since recruited a new bassist (Alessandro Venturella), drummer (Jay Weinberg), percussionist (Michael Pfaff), and an as-of-yet unknown sampler.

The band's sound began as a mix of standard heavy metal with shades of more extreme metal styles alongside a down-tuned guitar setup, extensive percussion and turntablism, creating darkness and intensity that is complemented by the band's energy and lead vocalist Corey Taylor's catchy songwriting. The band was and is routinely classified as {{nu metal}}, a label which they went on record distancing themselves from and claiming was only assigned to them as their rise was simultaneous with that of the genre. The band has dubbed their style of music "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment metal metal]]".

The band's sound began as a mix of heavy metal with shades of more extreme metal styles alongside a down-tuned guitar setup, extensive percussion and turntablism, creating darkness and intensity that is complemented by the band's energy and lead vocalist Corey Taylor's catchy songwriting. The band was and is routinely classified as {{nu metal}}, a label which they went on record distancing themselves from and claiming was only assigned to them as their rise was simultaneous with that of the genre. The band has dubbed their style of music "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment metal metal]]".

The band went through small lineup changes in its early years before settling on the 9-man roster that would stick for over a decade through their rise to mainstream fame. From this roster, six members are still in the band; the other three (Gray, Jordison and percussionist Chris Fehn) left in cases of dismissal or unexpected death. The band has since recruited a new bassist (Alessandro Venturella), drummer (Jay Weinberg) and percussionist (Michael Pfaff).

* #5: '''Craig "133 mHz" Jones''' (1996-): samples, media, keyboards, guitar

* SelfBackingVocalist: While they have proper backing vocalists in the form of the percussionists, some songs have Taylor's vocals overlap with one another. In live shows, these backing vocals are still provided by the percussionists.

** The CD-exclusive Special Edition of ''Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)'' has a heavily edited photo of the band's members at the time of release as the cover art (previously used for one of the sleeves of the album's vinyl release), in contrast to the standard edition's "Maggot Mask" photo.

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* "[[https://youtu.be/fu3-3Yr5PPE Bone Church]]”

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Shawn
** TheLancer: Corey
** TheSmartGuy: Sid and Craig
** TheBigGuy: Mick and Jim
** [[SixthRanger Fifth Ranger]]: Jay and Alessandro.

* ''[[Music/Vol3TheSubliminalVerses Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses)]]'' (May 25, 2004)

* ''Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses)'' (May 25, 2004)

* ''[[Music/SlipknotAlbum Slipknot]]'' (June 29, 1999)