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| If you are into heavy and alternative metal, you | | | | team was joined by Craig Jones and the group gave |
| would have definitely heard the Slipknot band who is | | | | its first public performance on April 6th, 1996. There |
| considered to be the masters of this music genre. | | | | was an initial conflict in the music style over mixing |
| This band was started in 1995 in the little town of | | | | and mastering but finally this heavy metal band |
| Des Moines, Iowa, United States by a bunch of nine. | | | | bought out its first album ‘Mate. Feed. Kill |
| The group initially referred to themselves as Painface | | | | Repeat on Halloween Day in 1996. |
| and the core members were percussionist Shawn | | | | As the popularity of Slipknot grew, there was a lot |
| Crahan aka Clown, bassist Paul Gray, vocalist Anders | | | | of change happening within the band with old |
| Colsefini and guitarists Donnie Steele and Quan Nong. | | | | members leaving and new ones coming in to fill the |
| Later on, the band renamed themselves as | | | | gaps. The group soon contacted producer Ross |
| ‘The Pale Ones’ and took in new | | | | Robinson and began getting a lot of offers from |
| members like Joey Jordinson on the drums and Josh | | | | record labels. DJ Sid Wilson was bought in who |
| Brainard as the guitarist after the exit of Quan Nong. | | | | impressed the band members with his interest and |
| The first live performance of the band was held in | | | | enthusiasm and the last person to leave the group |
| December, 1995 at a local club under the name | | | | was Welts who was replaced with Chris Fehn; after |
| ‘Meld.’ It was Jordinson who | | | | this, the team got signed to RoadRunner Records. |
| eventually suggested the name | | | | The music influences and style of this band include |
| ‘Slipknot’ after a song they | | | | heavy metal, death metal, black metal and a new |
| composed for the team’s demo titled | | | | genre of music called nu metal, of which they are |
| ‘Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.’ Soon after | | | | pioneers. The team members stated that other |
| their first performance, members of the troupe | | | | bands like Kiss, Black Sabbath, Slayer and Led |
| started to experiment with their style and looks | | | | Zeppelin has greatly influenced their music along with |
| wearing grotesque masks which continue even to | | | | industrial bands like Head of David and Skinny Puppy. |
| this day. | | | | The fashion style of the band has also created quite |
| The band members believe that they should keep | | | | a ripple with the masks and the members refer to |
| their faces obscured till their music has been | | | | themselves as numbers from zero to eight. Though |
| completely evolved and developed and work hard to | | | | the masks have been a topic of criticism, the |
| keep up this image. Slipknot began to start recording | | | | members reaffirm that they would like their music to |
| at a local studio in early 1996 around the time Donnie | | | | speak instead of their individual images. |
| Steele left as his Christian beliefs prevented in | | | | |