Slipknot

Slipknot is a nu metal/alternative metal band located in Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995 and currently signed to Roadrunner Records. There is a debate concerning the group's musical genre, with some classifying them as Alternative Metal while others classify them as Nu-Metal. more...

Aside from their real names, members of the band are also referred to by numbers 0 through 8. Each of them wear different masks.

Slipknot is currently one of the more popular musical groups of the contemporary music scene, with violent stage performances, and music which is perceived as extreme in comparison with other bands in the mainstream market. Their albums and home videos have achieved Platinum-sales status, with Grammy indications in the "Best Heavy Metal" and "Best Hard Rock" categories for songs from all three of their first major-label albums. They recently won the 2006 Grammy for Best Metal Performance, with their song 'Before I Forget'.

The band is also known for its peculiar image: the members wear matching uniform jumpsuits (most of which have UPC barcodes printed on them) and each has a unique mask. They change masks after every studio album, although the masks rarely have any major changes in them. Some members have several masks for each time period.

Initially the members had a desire to remain mysterious, and preserve their secret identities, refusing to be photographed maskless, even to the point of conducting interviews or posing with fans while wearing their masks (or at least obscuring their faces in some other way). Another reason for the masks is to take the focus off of themselves and onto the music.

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