Furthermore, Colsefni also took up percussion while remaining the band's vocalist. Jordison subsequently joined the band as their drummer, moving Crahan to percussion. Not long after their inception, Gray invited Jordison to a rehearsal because the band was interested in experimenting with additional drum elements. The lineup was made up of friends who met through the local music scene, including vocalist Colsefni and guitarist Donnie Steele. In September 1995, Crahan and Gray started a band named the Pale Ones.

Gray failed to get Jordison to join Body Pit, but soon after he recruited local guitar teacher Mick Thomson, the band broke up. Modifidious stopped playing in the wake of death metal's increasing pull. Gray formed a death metal band called Body Pit, soon becoming popular in the local scene. During 1994, Modifidious sometimes played the same shows as Crahan's Heads on the Wall band. Brainard eventually left to join Jordison and Jones in Modifidious, participating in demo recordings at the end of '93 and early in '94. Jordison jammed occasionally with this group. In 1993, a new band called Inveigh Catharsis formed in Des Moines, with Gray on bass, Brainard on guitar and Colsefni on drums. The word on the second recording’s spine was 'Painface', which Colsefni later used to name his band Painface. One of the songs they recorded was titled 'Slipknot'. By March 1993, Crahan was jamming with vocalist Colsefni, bassist Gray and guitarist Patrick Neuwirth, writing and playing songs in Gray's basement, discussing possible band names such as Pull My Finger, but never making a final decision. During this time, Crahan often went to the Runway on Sundays when the club opened to all ages, where he met other young musicians with whom he could jam. Colsefni later took over vocal duties, but Vexx never recorded. A fourth Des Moines band called Vexx played death metal with Anders Colsefni on drums, Paul Gray on bass, and Josh Brainard on guitar and vocals. Drummer Shawn Crahan formed another Des Moines band called Heads on the Wall, playing funk metal cover songs at clubs and releasing a demo tape in July 1992. Jordison replaced him with local guitarist Craig Jones. Modifidious opened for Atomic Opera on December 1, 1991, at the Runway, after which their guitarist left for the more successful Atomic Opera. Drummer Joey Jordison founded a thrash metal band called Modifidious, playing at a club called Runway. In 1991, the biggest heavy metal band in Des Moines was Atomic Opera, with Jim Root on guitar. In the years before Slipknot formed, a state of shifting band membership existed throughout the heavy metal scene in Des Moines, Iowa. The band has sold 30 million records worldwide. The band has released two live albums titled 9.0: Live and Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico, a compilation album titled Antennas to Hell, and five live DVDs. Their sixth studio album, We Are Not Your Kind, was released on August 9, 2019. After another long hiatus, Slipknot released its fifth studio album. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), before going on another hiatus and returning in 2008 with its fourth album, All Hope Is Gone, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. After a brief hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with Vol. The 2001 follow-up album, Iowa, although darker in tone, made the band more popular. The band rapidly rose to fame following the release of their eponymous debut album in 1999. Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style of music, and energetic and chaotic live shows. 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. After the departure of Jordison, as of December 2013 the only founding member in the current lineup is percussionist Crahan. The band found replacements in Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg on drums. Steele left during the recording sessions for. Jordison was dismissed from the band on December 12, 2013. Gray died on May 24, 2010, and was replaced during 2011–2014 by guitarist Donnie Steele. After several lineup changes in its early years, the band settled on nine members for more than a decade: Crahan, Jordison, Gray, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root. Slipknot is an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, drummer Joey Jordison and bassist Paul Gray.

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