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Biography:
Slipknot is a 
heavy-metal band consists of nine members, all of whom are male, who 
becoming popular because of its extreme music and dramatic stage 
performances. This group was firstly formed in the late 1995 in the 
unlikely locale of Des Moines, IA; in which it has 3 percussionists, 
2 guitarists, 1 bassist, a DJ, a sampler and a lead singer. Aside 
from their real names, members of the band are also referred to by 
numbers 0 through 8 and each of them also wears a mask, which they 
mention to be part of their personality, like an extension of their 
body. To explain that, all the group members believe that wearing 
the masks shows more of what they are like inside and what the music 
does to them inside. 
Slipknot (sometimes 
typeset as SlipKnoT to fit their logo) is a 
Grammy winning American Nu metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. The 
nine-piece formed in 1995 and are currently signed to Roadrunner 
Records. Their albums and home videos have achieved platinum sales 
status. The band's Grammy award nominations include Best Hard Rock 
Performance and Best Metal Performance, which their song, "Before I 
Forget", won after six successive years of nomination. 
Slipknot members:
The band is known for its attention-grabbing image. 
The members wear matching uniform jumpsuits and homemade masks. In 
the past, their jumpsuits have featured large UPC barcodes printed 
on the back and sleeves, which are identical to the barcode on their 
first album, Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat. The initial reason for the band 
wearing masks was the disbelief and ridicule the band received in 
reaction to their musical ambition. Aside from their real names, 
members of the band are referred to by numbers 0 through 8.
Today most members of the band have now been 
photographed without their masks, largely as the result of their 
work outside of Slipknot:
Sid 
Wilson - Turntablist
Chris 
Fehn - one of the three percussionists
Paul Gray 
- Bassist
Corey 
Taylor - Vocalist
Craig 
Jones - Sampler/Keyboardist
James 
Root - Rhythm guitar
Joey 
Jordison - Drummer/Guitarist
Mick 
Thompson - Lead Guitarist
Shawn 
Crahan - Percussionist
Vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist 
James Root appear unmasked when working 
with their band Stone Sour and Corey Taylor was unmasked in an 
appearance on the Killswitch Engage DVD. He has also appeared 
unmasked in the Des Moines Register and on a Metal Hammer DVD in 
which he receives a tattoo of Jean Valjean's prison number, 24601, 
upon his back. 
Drummer Joey Jordison appears 
unmasked with his side project the Murderdolls and when he plays 
in other bands such as Ministry, Satyricon and Korn. 
Percussionist Shawn Crahan appears 
unmasked with his band To My Surprise and Dirty Little Rabbits . 
DJ Sid Wilson works unmasked when 
performing as DJ Starscream. 
Guitarist Mick Thomson appeared 
unmasked in a Total Guitar magazine shoot. He is also unmasked in 
the video fo