Slipknot

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Slipknot
A Slipknot Concert
Background information
Also known as	The Pale Ones, Meld
Origin	Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Type(s) of music	Nu metal
Years active	1995–present
Associated acts	Stone Sour Murderdolls To My Surprise DJ Starscream Dirty Little Rabbits
Website	Slipknot Website
Members
Sid Wilson Joey Jordison Paul Gray Chris Fehn Jim Root Craig "133" Jones Shawn "Clown" Crahan Mick Thomson Corey Taylor

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. They play music that can be sorted between Nu metal and Death metal. All nine band members wear masks.

[change] Career

In September 1995 a band was formed called The Pale Ones. The band had Shawn Crahan on drums, Paul Gray on Bass, Anders Colsefini on Vocals and Donnie Steele on Guitar. Later Joey Jordison joined and became drummer, Crahan became a Percussionist. The band also hired guitarist Josh Brainard and moved Colsefini to percussion and vocals. The band performed their first concert on December 4,1995, they were called Meld. Joey Jordison suggested naming the band Slipknot, after a song thay had made. The band started wearing make-up to make them look scary.

In February Steele left the band because of Religious beliefs. Craig Jones was hired as a replacement. Jones later became their full-time sampler. They hired Mick Thomson as a replacement guitarist. On Halloween 1996 Slipknot released their first demo Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat..

The band realised that their new songs needed more vocal melody so hired Corey Taylor. Colsefini became just a percussionist. At a show Colsefini announced that he was leaving the band. He was replaced by Greg Welts but he was fired from the band because he was lazy. Chris Fehn was hired as percussionist. In 1997 the band gave themselves numbers and wore coveralls while performing.

In 1998 DJ Sid Wilson joined after impressing the band. In 1999 Brainard decided to leave the band for personal reasons. Jim Root was his replacement. This left the band with the line-up they have kept ever since.