Slipknot: We Are Not Your Kind World Tour, Manchester

Slipknot biography

Slipknot are an American nu metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. It was formed 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: Shawn Crahan, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Craig "133" Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root. Paul Gray died on May 24, 2010, and was replaced during 2011–2014 by guitarist Donnie Steele. Joey Jordison was dismissed from the band on December 12, 2013. Donnie 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 Joey Jordison, as of December 2013 the only founding member in the current lineup is percussionist Shawn Crahan. Chris Fehn was also dismissed from the band in March 2019 prior to the writing of We Are Not Your Kind and was replaced by Michael Pfaff. In 2023, a year after the release of The End, So Far Craig "133" Jones left the band and was replaced by an unknown sampler, later that year Jay Weinberg was kicked out and replaced by Eloy Casagrande in the winter of 2024. Studio albums Slipknot (1999) Iowa (2001) Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (2004) All Hope Is Gone (2008) .5: The Gray Chapter (2014) We Are Not Your Kind (2019) The End, So Far (2022)

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