Slipknot - musical talent insidious

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With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Slipknot has been entertaining fans for over ten years with their alternative metal, heavy metal, nu metal and rapcore albums and singles. The group currently on hiatus, and attracts an audience with his extreme musical and performance style since 1995.

Background

Composed of nine members, Slipknot has produced most of their music on Roadrunner Records in 1997. The band uses aAccord Guitar features common to the talent of guitarist and bassist. A unique feature is connected with the group that includes, unlike other groups, two percussionists of Slipknot, with its main battery. Through its development, increased nearly growling vocal sounds Slipknot infusion latest melodic style, while the lyrics have always presented aggressive tones and dark matter, including anger and nihilism.

SprintHistory

The group was in the early years the principle of Pale, and fuse system first PYG its current name. It 'was during this period that most of the songs on the album "Mate.Feed.Kill. Repeat" and later productions were created. Before Joey Jordison joined the band, the situation was lead percussionist Shawn Crahan date (the founder of the group). The Crahan, tribal resonance and the significant creation of what he calls a wall of sound that I wantedthree percussionists. Jordison is developing after the logo of the band, the k in honor of one of his main influences, providing a great resource accredited.

Over the years many changes have taken place in the occupation of Gaza. Following the publication of his first album on Halloween 1996, the singer Anders Colsefini was transferred and replaced by Corey Taylor of percussion. Colsefini left the band shortly after, just before the group to consolidate a deal with Roadrunner Records. A self-titled album belowand the group began its journey on the Ozzfest tour and the realization of platinum in 2000. This was associated with a first album for all Roadrunner Records.

A second album, "Iowa", published in 2001, when the band reappeared in several concerts and was nominated for a Grammy in 2002 after releasing their fourth album, which was to continue experimenting with the structure of different songs, book tours In addition, a live album was released;and after a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the win "Before I Forget" is visible in 2006, an interview with Corey Taylor, the group takes a break until 2008, while the band members worked on projects side.

Current Members

Designated and numbers to identify the members of Slipknot masks today. Sid Wilson (0, turntables) wears a mask of skull, Joey Jordison (1, drums) wears a white Japanese Noh mask with black lines, Paul Gray (2 below) is wearing a Hannibal Lecter type mask, Chris Fehn (3,Custom drums and vocals), wearing a Pinocchio mask attached to a leather jacket with his mouth style zippable, James Root (4, lead rhythm guitar) of a white clown mask, Craig Jones (5, keyboards), wears a mask made of black needles all directions, Shawn Crahan (6, custom percussion, backing vocals) to negotiate a happy face like a bloody clown clown-related, Mick Thompson (7, guitar) has a face, covered her mouth with wire mesh style and Corey Taylor (8 songs)Leatherface has sewn a mask.

Former members

Over the years, Slipknot has a handful of changes to programming, especially with his guitar. Former members include Donnie Steele (guitar), Greg Fences (percussion), Josh Brainard (guitar, vocals), John Green (guitar) and Quan Nong (guitar) and Patrick Neuwirth (guitar).

Discography and music

Published under a small label based in Nebraska, in 1996,"Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat" was the first Slipknot album. Editor Roadrunner Records, the group has met twice with their second platinum album, "Slipknot" (1999), followed by the record 2001 Platinum "Iowa" Platinum 2004 ", vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)" and 2005 "9.0: Live." An album is planned for 2008 includes one-version. The single "Duality" from their 2004 album reached the Top 10 modern rock charts and the U.S. Mainstream RockGraphics.

Slipknot job has a number of soundtracks for major films, including shows "Rollerball" (I Am Hated ")," Resident Evil "(My Plague), Resident Evil: Apocalypse" (Vermillion), "Scream 3" (Wait and Bleed) and "Freddy vs. Jason" (SNAP). Over the years the group has a couple of films, has reached a reported multi-platinum. "Welcome To Our Neighborhood" (1999), "Pieces of Disaster" (2002) and "Voliminal: Inside theNine "(2006) has become all important selection of DVDs.

In general, the group appears in a number of important national and international tours, including Ozzfest and various events in Stockholm and in Japan. The group can easily reach the level where Grammy Award, as well as nominations for Best Metal Performance and Best Hard Rock Performance in three of four singles from their album at the time. In 2006 they returned to their countries of origin, before the first Grammy.