This was because he never knew his father. Corey Taylor has the Japanese character for “death” tattooed on one side of his neck, and the character for “father” on the other side. Slipknot played their first show on Apat Hairy Mary’s II in the suburbs of Des Moines, Iowa.Ģ0. What is known is that most of their lyrics for this album were actually based on a video game called Werewolf: The Apocalypse.ġ9. Not much is known about their first album, Mate.
Some of Their Lyrics Were Based on a Video Game. Apparently, the other band members thought that was rude of him, but his gloves would get so dirty that he felt his behavior was justified.ġ8. “The Clown” Crahan started wearing surgical gloves to meets fans after he began noticing how dirty some fans could be. He would set himself on fire during live shows.ġ7. In the younger days of the band Wilson liked to make a name for himself by going up in flames – literally. The masks would have sweat, spit and sometimes vomit on them.ġ6. They didn’t wash them because they believed that it would carry the “spirit” of the tour with them wherever they went. Slipknot did not wash their masks on tour. Apparently he did this to keep the hardcore vibe going throughout the show.ġ5. This drummer kept a dead crow in a jar behind his drum kit while he played. So people start paying attention to the music instead of what the clown is doing, or what he is wearing, or how cool his spiky hair is.”ġ4.
After a few minutes it’s no big deal anymore. He had this to say about the masks: “You can only stare at a clown mask so long. Paul Gray Defended the Clown Masks Until the End. The band refer to their fans as “maggots”.ġ3. Corey Taylor used to work in a porn shop before joining the band.ġ2. Slipknot have released 6 albums since 1998.ġ1. In 2008, vocalist Taylor commented on a school attack in South Africa that Slipknot were linked to, saying: “obviously, I’m disturbed by the fact that people were hurt and someone died, as far as my responsibility for that goes, it stops there, because I know our message is actually very positive.” He also furthered his point by saying: “there are always going to be mental disorders and people who cause violence for no other reason than the fact that they’re fucked up and lost.”ġ0. The band has been nominated for 10 Grammy Awards, resulting in one win (for their 2006 release “Before I forget”).ĩ. Their debut single “Wait And Bleed” was voted as the 36th greatest metal song of all time by VH1.Ĩ. The band uses masks, barcodes, and numbers to identify themselves.ħ. Corey Taylor is also the lead vocalist for Stonesour.Ħ. He used up his half an hour on stage and carried a pen and paper for the whole tour.ĥ. Before embarking on Ozzfest 99 frontman Corey Taylor blew out his vocal chords and was forbidden to speak for more than half an hour a day. Josh Brainard are all formers of Slipknot.Ĥ. Chris Fehn, Paul Gray, Joey Jordison, Donnie Steele, Brandon Darner, Greg Welts, Anders Colsefni and Jay Weinberg are the current members of the band.ģ.
Shawn Crahan, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Jim Root, Alessandro Venturella and Slipknot were formed in 1995 in Ohio in the United States.Ģ. The band has been around for a while and there’s probably quite a bit that you don’t know about them, so I’ve decided to inform you today… Here are 20 facts about Slipknot:ġ.
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