Biography

Slipknot's mix of grinding, post-Korn alternative metal, Marilyn Manson-esque neo-shock rock, and rap-metal helped make them one of the most popular bands in the so-called nu-metal explosion of the late '90s. But even more helpful was their theatrical, attention-grabbing image: the band 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. Add to that a lyrical preoccupation with darkness and nihilism, and an affectionately insulting name for their fans ("Maggots"), and Slipknot's blueprint for pre-21st century nu-metal success was set. ~ Steve Huey

Top Tracks

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• Before I Forget

• Do Nothing/bitchslap

• Duality

• Gehenna

• Gematria (the Killing Name)

• Iowa

• Killers Are Quiet

• Left Behind

• Opium Of The People

• People = S#!t

• People = Shit

• Psychosocial

• Pulse Of The Maggots

• Slipknot

• Spit It Out

• Tattered And Torn

• The Blister Exists

• The Heretic Anthem

• This Cold Black

• Three Nil

• Wait And Bleed

• Wait And Bleed (terry Date Mix)

Discography

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• All Hope Is Gone

  Roadrunner Records

  2008

• 9.0: Live

  Roadrunner Records

  2005

• Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses

  Roadrunner Records

  2004

• Iowa

  Roadrunner Records

  2001