The biography of the slip

A distinctive feature of the team is the presence of masks in which musicians appear in public. The stage images of the group are an unchanged attribute of performances live, famous for their scope. The early period of the Slipknot group despite the fact that the Slipknot group gained popularity only in the year, the team was created 6 years before. It was they who had the idea of ​​creating the Slipknot group.

A few months later, the composition of the group was replenished with a bass player Paul Gray. Sean was familiar with him from school. Despite the fact that the composition was staffed, the personal problems of the participants did not allow active creative activity. The first demos of Paul, Sean and Anders revived the group only in the year. Sean, who took place behind the shock unit, was retrained in the percussionist.

Joi Jordison, who had experience in metal groups, was invited to the scene of the drummer. They were joined by the guitarists of Donnie Steel and Josh Brainard. In this composition, the group began to work on their first demoalbom Mate. During the recording, the main distinguishing feature of the Slipknot group - masks appeared. The musicians began to hide their faces, creating characteristic stage images.

Shortly before the release, the guitarist Mick Thomson, who remained in the group for many years, joined the composition. Album Mate. The recording was published under Halloween with a circulation of 1 thousand. The album turned out to be experimental and included elements of Fanca, Disco and jazz.

Moreover, some demuscripts were the basis of several hits from the first full -format album. The album was coldly accepted by critics, so that the musicians of the Slipknot group could be thought about changes. The leaders of the Slipknot group were struck by the data of the measles, immediately giving him the place of the main vocalist of the group. Anders was forced to retrained to the back vocalist, which greatly influenced his pride.

After a fight with colleagues, Anders left the composition of the Slipknot group. Corey Taylor remained the only main vocalist. The group was in a difficult position, since the vocals of Corey were more melodic than a rude and Anders gross. So the musicians had to reconsider the genre belonging. This was followed by large -scale rearrangements in the main composition of the group.

First, Chris Feng, who was the second percussionist and back vocalist, joined the team. The musician chose for himself the converted Pinocchio mask. Then Sid Wilson came and took the post of DJ. His mask was an ordinary gas mask. In the updated composition, the Slipknot group released the full -format album of the same name, thanks to which the musicians gained worldwide fame.

The peak of Glory Album Slipknot was released by a large recording label Roadrunner Records on June 29. Despite the fact that the album did not have “promotions”, it was sold out a significant circulation. This was facilitated not only by the material, but also by frightening masks, which became better. The group spent the next two years in the first world tour, taking part in major international festivals.

The success of the Slipknot group was stunning. In the year, the musicians decided to return to the studio to record the second full -format album. IWA album was released on August 28. The record immediately “burst” to the 3rd position in Billboard. The latter also became the soundtrack for the first part of the film "The Abode of Evil". Despite world fame, the musicians took a slight break to do solo projects.

Corey Taylor returned to his group Stone Sour. Joi Jordison became an active member of MurderDolls. There were rumors in the media about the internal conflicts of the Slipknot group. But already in all rumors were dispelled, since the legendary Disasterpieces concert, shot from 30 different cameras, appeared on the shelves. The release included backstage shootings, a press conference and inserts from rehearsals.

And until now, this DVD concert is considered one of the best in the history of "heavy" music. During the year, the Slipknot group remained silent, giving rise to new rumors about the collapse. And only in the year the musicians officially announced the start of work on the third full -format album. The release of the plate vol. The album was even more successful than IWA, taking the 2nd position in the hit parades.

The group also won the “Best Metal Equipment” nomination with the single Before I Forget. The death of Gray Gray in the year, the group took the next break, which lasted two years. Despite the 1st position in Billboard, the album was much inferior to previous collections. This was noted by many fans of the team. One of the founders of the group Paul Gray died in the year. His body was found on May 24 in a hotel room.

The cause of death was an overdose of drugs. Despite this, the musicians did not suspend the creative activity of the Slipknot group. The guitarist of the first composition of the Donny Steel group returned to the place of the deceased, who took a bass player for some time. The Slipknot group now Slipknot continues active creative activities. The fifth album was released in the year.

He was the first without Gray Paul.In recent years, the composition of the group has undergone several changes at once. In particular, the famous drummer Johu Jordison left the group, replaced by Jay Weinberg. Alessandro Venturell became a permanent bass player. In the year, the group was left by another participant in the "gold" composition of Chris Feng. The reason was financial disagreements in the group, which turned out to be court claims.

His release was scheduled for August.