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American heavy metal band

For the band's debut album, see Slipknot (album).

Slipknot (SLIP-not) is an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, former vocalist Anders Colsefni, and bassist Paul Gray.^[1] After several lineup changes in its early years, the band settled on nine members for more than a decade: Crahan, Gray, Joey Jordison, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root.

Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style of music, and energetic and chaotic live shows.^[2][3]

The band rapidly rose to fame following the release of their debut album Slipknot in 1999. The 2001 follow-up album, Iowa, although darker in tone, made the band more popular.

After a brief hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), before going on another hiatus and returning in 2008 with its fourth album, Maximum Slipknot: The Unauthorised Biography of Slipknot LEN