
Slipknot always performed in identical industrial jump suits and homemade Halloween masks, and added to its mysterious anonymity by adopting the numbers zero through eight as stage aliases.Slipknot was formed in late 1995 from Des Moines, IA;the nine-piece lineup settled around DJ Sid Wilson, drummer Joey Jordison, bassist Paul Grey, percussionist Chris Fehn, guitarist James Root, sampler/programmer Craig Jones, percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan, guitarist Mick Thompson, and lead vocalist Corey Taylor.On Halloween 1996, Slipknot self-released an album called Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.Slipknot signed with Roadrunner Records, Working with producer Ross Robinson in 1997.in the spring of 2000, Slipknot was certified platinum; the first such album in Roadrunner's history. Subliminal Verses was released in May 2004 and It peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200.Slipknot released 2-disc live album in November 2005 and All Hope Is Gone in 2008.
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