Slipknot

This popular heavy metal collective has its roots in the US state of Iowa. The group officially began in 1995, and it was created by three musicians, Joey Jordison, Shawn Crahan, and Paul Gray.

Since its inception, Slipknot has had various different members. As of the time of writing, Crahan is the only founding member left in the group’s lineup. Below are the other members that makeup this collective:

• Craig Jones
• Corey Taylor
• Alessandro Venturella
• Mick Thomson
• Sid Wilson
• Jay Weinberg
• Michael Pfaff
• Jim Root

In June 1999, the group released a self-named album as their maiden project. In 2019 they came out with one of their biggest projects titled “We Are Not Your Kind”. This project serves as their sixth studio offering, and it peaked at #1 in the US and several regions such the UK.

What Style is Slipknot?

Music from this band can be best placed under these genres:

• Nu metal
• Hard rock
• Groove metal
• Alternative metal
• Heavy metal

Famous Songs

The tracks we’ve analyzed below are some of the group’s major works:

“The Dying Song (Time to Sing)”

“The Chapeltown Rag”

“Snuff”

“Spiders”

“Not Long for This World”

“Orphan”

“Critical Darling”

“A Liar’s Funeral”

“Nero Forte”

“515”

“Birth of the Cruel”

“Solway Firth”

“Unsainted”

“All Out Life”

“Bone Church”

Accolades

Between 2001 and 2016 Slipknot received 10 nominations at the Grammys. They won only one out of these nominations, and this was in 2006 when their song “Before I Forget” took home the “Best Metal Performance” award.