Slipknot: Nine freaks from Des Moines draped in industrial coveralls and surrealist self made masks,and an attack that combines violently regurgitated "L.A. neo metal",death metal,hip hop,and downtown screeching horror are about ready to take the music scene by surprise.
Meet Slipknot:DJ Sid Wilson,drummer Joey Jordison,bassist Paul Gray,percussionist Chris Fehn,guitarist Jim Root, sampler Craig Jones,percussionist Shawn Crahan ,guitarist Mich Thompson,and vocalist Cory Taylor.
Formed during the later half of 1995,the band went through neccesary lineup changes to arrive at what they now call a "family unit". The band recorded and distributed the self-released debut Mate,Feed,Kill,Repeat in 1996 and the ball hasnt stopped rolling since.Slipknot signed with Roadrunner Records through noted producer Ross Robinson's I Am Recordes imprint in 1997 and entered Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu with Robinson to record their self-titled debut.Slipknot's vast array of influences come seamlessly wrapped up in a sonic love/hate letter to the world.
