History Trivia / Slipknot

** "Purity" and its intro track "Frail Limb Nursery" had to be cut from later editions of the self-titled album for copyright reasons - essentially, the band themed these tracks around what they thought was a real murder case but was actually an entirely fictional AlternateRealityGame, and the creator of the ARG threatened to sue. "Purity" was eventually included on the 10th anniversary edition of the album, but "Frail Limb Nursery" was still cut because it sampled audio from Crime Scene, the aforementioned ARG site.

** Jay Weinberg went to a blind audition in L.A. one day in 2014 and discovered that he was 20 minutes away from jamming with a band he'd idolized for 15 years.

* GenreKiller: For nu metal, in a way. When the self-titled album dropped in 1999, there was nothing else like it, and its sense of chaos and unhinged rage was very much an antithesis to what was becoming an increasingly safe and formulaic genre. They went from supporting to headlining tours over the course of a few months because anything placed over them invariably faced massive walkouts and a fraction of the crowd that Slipknot would play to, and it quickly became apparent that while Slipknot may have gotten big because of nu metal, they had transcended the genre and quite simply did not need it past 2001. While most people will blame Music/LimpBizkit and the glut of formulaic third-tier acts for killing the genre, Slipknot also helped kill it by attracting a rabid, cult-like fanbase who often did not care about nu metal as a whole, and generally demonstrated that they were the only new act that stayed true to nu metal's original principles while everyone else was treading well-trodden ground.

* FanCommunityNickname: "Maggots".

** In the band's Google Autobiography, most of the members admit that they consider ''All Hope Is Gone'' to be their worst album, citing issues with their producer at the time, feeling that that were "playing it safe" with the sound, problems with getting all nine members together to record, and even Crahan saying he felt the name of the album was pretty bad because it conveyed a message he didn't agree with (as he believes that even in darkness, there is ''always'' hope) and [[HarsherInHindsight unintentionally foreshadowed Paul Gray's death]]. Nowadays, the only song to remain on setlists is its signature "Psychosocial", with the rest being dropped (aside from "Sulfur", which quietly crept back onto their setlists in 2019). Jordison likes the album, though.
** Taylor also isn't fond of ''Vol. 3'' for similar reasons; the recording process was unpleasant due to inter-band tensions and Rick Rubin being "completely fucking useless," his attempts to expand his vocal range led to lots of results that he felt should have gone back to the drawing board, and his drinking problem at the time led to lots of bad (as far as he was concerned) vocal takes making onto the final product. Rubin also didn't spend a lot of time with the band, as he was juggling several projects at once; when he did appear, it usually was for less than an hour, and he would usually lay down, play a couple preproduction tracks, grunt out a few comments, and then leave. He and Corey also got into a heated argument over the chorus of "Before I Forget," which Ruben argued wasn't catchy enough but Corey refused to change in any way. Nonetheless, "Before I Forget" as well as "Duality" ended up becoming {{Signature Song}}s for the band.

* FanNickname: With the identity of Chris Fehn's replacement a mystery, fans started calling him either "Chrisn't" or variations on "Tortilla Man" due to the appearance of his mask.

* CreativeDifferences: One of the reasons behind Jordison's departure, although the biggest reason was due to the fact Jordison developed a condition that was slowly making him unable to play the drums. It's believed Jordison's firing was less due to the creative differences and more on not wanting him to overly stress his body out (with the additional effects of Paul Gray's death on him).

* CreativeDifferences: One of the reasons behind Jordison's departure, although the biggest reason was due to the fact Jordison developed a condition that is slowly making him unable to play the drums. It's believed Jordison's firing was less of the creative differences (adding as well to Paul Gray's death affect on him) and more on not wanting him to overly stress his body out.

* FanCommunityNickname: 'Maggots'.

* StarWars reference: Sid Wilson currently wears not only a mask, but an entire costume complete with a hood that clearly resembles the Star Wars character Darth Sidious, thus parodying his own name.

** In the band's Google Autobiography, most of the members admit that they consider ''All Hope Is Gone'' to be their worst album, citing issues with their producer at the time, feeling that that were "playing it safe" with the sound, problems with getting all nine members together to record, and even Crahan saying he felt the name of the album was pretty bad because it [[HarsherInHindsight foreshadowed Paul Gray's suicide]]. Nowadays, the only song to remain on setlists is its signature "Psychosocial", with the rest being dropped (aside from "Sulfur", which quietly crept back onto their setlists in 2019). Jordison likes the album, though.

* TheMerch: In perhaps one of the more ill-thought moves of their career, the band launched their own clothing line in 2008, titled ''Tattered and Torn'' after the song ([[UnfortunateNames a rather unfortunate name to be sure]]). Taking many cues from the ''Affliction'' brand, T&T doesn't explicitly specialize in ''Slipknot'' merch, but [[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101703 many designs]]. These are sold at [=HotTopic=].

* PromotedFanboy: Prior to joining in 1997, vocalist Corey Taylor attended the very first Slipknot performance, and recalls being "mesmerized" by their music.

* ApprovalOfGod: In 2011, a Website/YouTube musician mashed up "Psychosocial" with... Music/JustinBieber's "Baby." Corey Taylor ''LOVED IT''!!
* AuthorExistenceFailure: In 2010, Paul Gray, #2 and bassist, died. He was one the creative brains behind the band, and in the wake of his death, the members of Slipknot questioned whether there would ever be a new album. Fortunately (for their fans, that is), in 2014, six years after their last album, Slipknot released ''.5: The Gray Chapter''. Several songs on this album are about Paul Gray.
** In 2021, Joey Jordison, #1 and former drummer, died in his sleep from ATM complications.
* BlackSheepHit: "Snuff" from ''All Hope Is Gone'' is a slow, mournful ballad that sounds very different from Slipknot's usual stuff, and generally would have been far more at home in Stone Sour's catalog. It went on to become Slipknot's most successful single ever, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. They also have not played it live since 2012 and have no intention of bringing it back, though Corey Taylor has played it at solo appearances.
* ColbertBump: For "Psychosocial" after "Psychosocial [[Music/JustinBieber Baby]]" happened. Then it happened again after "Psychosocial" was mashed up with "[[Music/TheWiggles Fruit Salad]]", creating "Psychosalad". It's actually a pretty seamless mashup.

** Taylor also isn't fond of ''Vol. 3'' for similar reasons; the recording process was unpleasant due to inter-band tensions and Rick Rubin being "completely fucking useless," his attempts to expand his vocal range led to lots of results that he felt should have gone back to the drawing board, and his drinking problem at the time led to lots of bad (as far as he was concerned) vocal takes making onto the final product. Rubin also didn't spend a lot of time with the band, as he was juggling several projects at once; when he did appear, it usually was for less than an hour, and he would usually lay down, play a couple preproduction tracks, grunt out a few comments, and then leave. He and Corey also got into a heated argument over the chorus of "Before I Forget," which Ruben argued wasn't catchy enough but Corey refused to change in any way. Nonetheless, it did give birth to {{Signature Song}}s "Duality" and "Before I Forget", as well as various other fan favorites.

* FanNickname: With the identity of Chris Fehn's replacement a mystery, fans started calling him either "Chrisn't" or variations on "Tortilla Man" due to his mask.
* {{Fan Community Nickname|s}}: 'Maggots'.

* GenreKiller: For nu metal, in a way. When the self-titled dropped in 1999, there was nothing else like it, and its sense of chaos and unhinged rage was very much an antithesis to what was becoming an increasingly safe and formulaic genre. They went from supporting to headlining tours over the course of a few months because anything placed over them invariably faced massive walkouts and playing to a fraction of the crowd that Slipknot would play to, and it quickly became apparent that while Slipknot may have gotten big because of nu metal, they had transcended the genre and quite simply did not need it past 2001. While most people will blame Limp Bizkit and the glut of formulaic third-tier acts for killing the genre, Slipknot also helped kill it by attracting a rabid, cult-like fanbase who often did not care about nu metal as a whole, and generally demonstrated that they were the only new act that stayed true to nu metal's original principles while everyone else was treading well-trodden ground.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Their demo album, ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.'', was limited to only 1,000 copies and is a sought-after rarity among fans. None of the band members even have a copy of the album anymore. Its legacy is kept alive by bootlegged CD's and [=MP3's=].
** "Purity" and its intro track "Frail Limb Nursery" had to be cut from later editions of the self-titled album for copyright reasons - essentially the band themed these tracks around what they thought was a real murder case but was actually an entirely fictional AlternateRealityGame, and the creator of the ARG threatened to sue. "Purity" was eventually included on the 10th Anniversary Edition of ''Slipknot'', but "Frail Limb Nursery" was still cut because it sampled audio from Crime Scene, the aforementioned ARG site.

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* BigNameFan: Thomson (along with Gray and Jordison) is the main death metal fan in the band, and the former is known to have an Music/{{Immolation}} tattoo and has also expressed gratitude to the members of various bands for their influence on him (a good example being the time that he told Chris Pervelis of Internal Bleeding that there would not have been a Slipknot without Internal Bleeding), and touring death metal acts hitting Des Moines have a good shot at bumping into him.
** Corey Taylor happens to be a big fan of WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic and even had pictures taken with him at the studio, even having him and his son Griff in the Critic's review of ''Music/TheWall''. He is also a fan of ''Series/{{QI}}'', having appeared on the show. He's ''also'' a major ''Series/DoctorWho'' fan, so much so that 1) there were rumors that Slipknot would perform the theme for the 2005 series and 2) Corey performed the Fisher King's [[CarefulWithThatAxe scream]] in the final moments of the Twelfth Doctor story "Before the Flood."

** "Purity" and its intro track "Frail Limb Nursery" had to be cut from the self-titled album for copyright reasons - essentially the band themed these tracks around what they thought was a real murder case but was actually an entirely fictional AlternateRealityGame, and the creator of the ARG threatened to sue. "Purity" was eventually included on the 10th Anniversary Edition of ''Slipknot'', but "Frail Limb Nursery" was still cut because it sampled audio from Crime Scene, the aforementioned ARG site.

* ColbertBump: For "Psychosocial" after "Psychosocial [[Music/JustinBieber Baby]]" happened. Then it happened again after "Psychosocial" was mashed up with "[[Music/TheWiggles Fruit Salad]]", creating "Psychosalad". It's actually a pretty seamless mashup that quickly becomes an EarWorm.

** Corey Taylor happens to be a big fan of WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic and even had pictures taken with him at the studio, even having him and his son Griff in the Critic's review of Music/TheWall. He is also a fan of Series/{{QI}}, having appeared on the show. He's ''also'' a major ''Series/DoctorWho'' fan, so much so that 1) there were rumors that Slipknot would perform the theme for the 2005 series and 2) Corey performed the Fisher King's [[CarefulWithThatAxe scream]] in the final moments of the Twelfth Doctor story "Before the Flood."

** In the band's Google Autobiography, most of the members admit that they consider ''All Hope Is Gone'' to be their worst album, citing issues with their producer at the time, feeling that that were "playing it safe" with the sound, problems with getting all nine members together to record, and even Crahan saying he felt the name of the album was pretty bad because it [[HarsherInHindsight foreshadowed Paul Gray's suicide]]. Nowadays, the only song to remain on setlists is its signature "Psychosocial", with the rest being dropped (aside from "Sulfur", which quietly crept back onto their setlists in 2019).

** Corey Taylor happens to be a big fan of WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic and even had pictures taken with him at the studio. He is also a fan of Series/{{QI}}, having appeared on the show. He's ''also'' a major ''Series/DoctorWho'' fan, so much so that 1) there were rumors that Slipknot would perform the theme for the 2005 series and 2) Corey performed the Fisher King's [[CarefulWithThatAxe scream]] in the final moments of the Twelfth Doctor story "Before the Flood."

** Taylor also isn't fond of ''Vol. 3'' for similar reasons; the recording process was unpleasant due to inter-band tensions and Rick Rubin being "completely fucking useless," his attempts to expand his vocal range led to lots of results that he felt should have gone back to the drawing board, and his drinking problem at the time led to lots of bad (as far as he was concerned) vocal takes making onto the final product. Rubin also didn't spend a lot of time with the band, as he was juggling several projects at once; when he did appear, it usually was for less than an hour, and he would usually lay down, play a couple preproduction tracks, grunt out a few comments, and then leave. He and Corey also got into a heated argument over the chorus of "Before I Forget," which Ruben argued wasn't catchy enough but Corey refused to change in any way.

* ThrowItIn:
** At the start of "Get This", the engineer says "Gimme a scream, Corey." Corey obliges. At the end of the song, someone yells "Yeah!

* BlackSheepHit: "Snuff" from All Hope Is Gone is a slow, mournful ballad that sounds very different from Slipknot's usual stuff, and generally would have been far more at home in Stone Sour's catalog. It went on to become Slipknot's most successful single ever, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. They also have not played it live since 2012 and have no intention of bringing it back, though Corey Taylor has played it at solo appearances.

* ThePeteBest: Anders Coselfini, Donnie Steele, Josh Brainard and Greg "Cuddles" Welts.

** At the start of "Get This", the engineer says "Gimme a scream, Corey." Corey obliges. At the end of the song, someone yells "Yeah!"
** Someone says "Take that, motherfucker!" at the end of "Eeyore", along with some unintelligible yelling.
** The "Take that, motherfucker!" part is a sample from the song "What They Hittin' Foe" by Ice Cube.

* GenreRelaunch: In many ways, Joey Jordison did this for extreme drumming styles. When Slipknot arrived on the scene, ''no one'' with any sort of mainstream reach (aside from Music/MorbidAngel and ''maybe'' Music/CannibalCorpse and Music/{{Deicide}}) was playing at extremely high tempos and using blastbeats and extremely fast double kick rolls the way that Joey was, and Slipknot's popularity and influence gave that style of drumming mainstream cred. This, in turn, paved the way for bands like Music/ShadowsFall, Music/LambOfGod, Music/AllThatRemains, Devildriver, and Bleeding Through to use extreme drumming styles in the 2000s, as well as creating the kind of environment that gave extreme bands a much better shot at achieving meaningful mainstream popularity (as Music/CannibalCorpse, Music/{{Behemoth}}, Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder, Music/{{Nile)), Music/JobForACowboy, and the entire deathcore scene would go on to do).

* GenreRelaunch: In many ways, Joey Jordison did this for extreme drumming styles. When Slipknot arrived on the scene, ''no one'' with any sort of mainstream reach (aside from Music/MorbidAngel and ''maybe'' Music/CannibalCorpse and Music/{{Deicide}}) was playing at extremely high tempos and using blastbeats and extremely fast double kick rolls the way that Joey was, and Slipknot's popularity and influence gave that style of drumming mainstream cred, and in turn paved the way for bands like Music/ShadowsFall, Music/LambOfGod, Music/AllThatRemains, Devildriver, and Bleeding Through to use extreme drumming styles in the 2000s, as well as creating the kind of environment that gave extreme bands a much better shot at achieving meaningful mainstream popularity.