Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Based in Des Moines, Iowa, Slipknot has been entertaining adoring fans for over ten years with their alternative metal, heavy metal, nu metal, and rapcore albums and singles. The group, which is currently on hold, has been attracting an audience with their rather extreme musical and performance style since 1995.

Backgrounder

Composed of nine members, Slipknot has produced the majority of their music by Roadrunner since 1997. The group uses a common guitar arrangement, showcasing the talents of a lead and rhythm guitarist and a bassist. A unique feature associated with the band is that, unlike other groups, Slipknot includes two percussionists alongside their primary drummer. Through their evolution, from almost growling vocal sounds Slipknot latest melodic style infused, while the lyrics have always presented aggressive tones and dark subject, including anger and nihilism.

History stint

The group was known during its early years like Pale, Meld, and the system of pygmies before settling on their current name. It was during this period that most of the songs from the album "Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat" and later productions were created. Before Joey Jordison became a part of the band, the lead drummer position was given to Shawn Crahan (the founder of the group). It was that Crahan wanted to create a distinct tribal resonance and what he called a wall of sound using three drummers. Jordison is credited with the design later, the group's logo, which capitalized the k to pay homage to one of their major influences, Korn.

Over the years, many changes in the lineup of the band. After releasing their first album on Halloween 1996, the singer Anders Colsefini was moved to percussion and replaced by Corey Taylor. Colsefini left the band shortly after, just before the consolidated group to an agreement with Roadrunner Records. A self-titled album followed, and the group began making their rounds on tour with Ozzfest and achieving platinum sales status in 2000. This was a first for an album associated with Roadrunner Records.

A second album, "Iowa", was released in 2001, the group visited once again, appeared in several different concerts, and was nominated for a Grammy in 2002. After the release of their fourth album, which has continued to experiment with different song structures, additional surveys have been reserved, a live album was released, and after a Grammy win for Best Metal Performance "Before I Forget" in 2006, an interview with Corey Taylor revealed the group would take a break until 2008 while the band members worked on side projects.

Current Members

designated numbers and masks to identify the current members of Slipknot. Sid Wilson (0, turntables) wears a skull mask, Joey Jordison (1, drums) wears a white mask with Japanese Noh black lines, Paul Gray (2, bass guitar) wears a Hannibal Lecter-type , Chris Fehn (3, custom percussion and vocals) wears a Pinocchio style mask connected to a leather hood with mouth zippable, James Root (4, rhythm guitar) wears a white mask Jester, Craig Jones (5, keyboards) is a mask with black needles coming from all directions; Shawn Crahan (6, custom percussion, backing vocals) traded a happy face clown to the look of a bloody, bandaged clown, Mick Thompson (7, guitar) wears a face metal grill with a mouth-style coverage, and Corey Taylor (8, vocals) wears a mask of Leatherface sewn.

Former members

Over the years, Slipknot has made some changes to its range, especially with their guitar players. Band members earlier: Donnie Steele (guitar), Greg Welts (percussion), Josh Brainard (guitar and vocals), John Green (guitar); Quan Nong (guitar) and Patrick Neuwirt.