| Alternative Name | The Knot The Pale Ones Pyg System Meld |
| Group Members | Corey Taylor Mick Thomson Jim Root Eloy Casagrande Sid Wilson Shawn Crahan Michael Pfaff Alessandro Venturella |
| Past Group Members | Anders Colsefni Donnie Steele Josh Brainard Paul Gray Greg Welts Brandon Darner Joey Jordison Chris Fehn Jay Weinberg Craig Jones |
| Music Genre(s) | Heavy metal Nu Metal Alternative Metal Groove Metal |
| Music Genre | Hard Rock Pop/Rock |
| Origin | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Year(s) Active | 1995 –present |
| Record Label | Roadrunner |
| Official Websites | slipknot1.com slipknot1.com |
| Associated Acts | Stone Sour Murderdolls To My Surprise Dirty Little Rabbits Scar The Martyr Junk Beer Kidnap Band Will Haven Roadrunner United Anal Blast Vimic |
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. The band was founded in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, drummer Joey Jordison and bassist Paul Gray. After several lineup changes in its early years, the band settled on nine members for more than a decade: Crahan, Jordison, Gray, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root. Gray died on May 24, 2010, and was replaced during 2011–2014 by guitarist Donnie Steele. Jordison was dismissed from the band on December 12, 2013. Steele left during the recording sessions for .5: The Gray Chapter. The band found replacements in Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg on drums. After the departure of Jordison, as of December 2013 the only founding member in the current lineup is percussionist Crahan. Fehn was also dismissed from the band in March of 2019 prior to the writing of We Are Not Your Kind and replaced by Michael Pfaff. In June of 2023, Craig Jones parted ways with Slipknot. In November of 2023, Jay Weinberg also parted ways with Slipknot and was replaced by Eloy Casagrande.
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