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Slipknot was formed in 1995, in Des Moines, Iowa. The band has gone through many changes, as far as members, to end up where they are today. They consider themselves a “family unit.” There are 9 members that make up the band, each assigned a number, from 0 to 8. The group is draped in jumpsuits, and individually different masks. They describe their masks as an extension of their personalities. Instead of hiding themselves, they believe they are showing more of their inner selves by wearing the awesome masks, which also contributes to the intensity and aggressiveness in their music, because the things are so uncomfortable.

The band consists of 3 percussionists, 2 guitarists, a bassist, a DJ, a sampler, and of course the lead singer. Slipknot’s complex violent heavy metal/hardcore/hip-hop sound is matched by no other. The band released their debut “Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.” in 1996, and everything has been uphill since. Slipknot had many record labels chasing them, but they finally decided to sign with Roadrunner Records, which hosts other bands such as Fear Factory, Coal Chamber, Soulfly, and Spineshank, to name a few. They went into an L.A. studio in 1998, to record their self titled album, which was released on 6/29/99. For you people who haven’t heard them you’re, probably thinking “man, 9 members..? How do they put that together and make it sound like music?” Well dude, they do it perfectly. Its scary actually. Yeah, these guys give Iowa something to be proud of...

5/04/01	U.S. Cellular Center	Cedar Rapids, IA
5/05/01	Civic Center in Exhibit Hall	Peoria, IL
5/07/01	Veterans Memorial Auditorium	Green Bay, WI
5/08/01	Civic Auditorium	Fargo, ND
5/09/01	Sioux Falls Arena	Sioux Falls, SD
5/17/01	Atlantic Pavillion	Lisbon, Portugal
5/18/01	Festimad	Madrid, Spain
5/20/01	Palavobis	Milan, Italy
5/21/01	Volkshaus	Zurich, Switzerland
5/22/01	Colosseum	Munich, Germany
5/24/01	Torhout Festival	Torhout, Belgium
5/25/01	Dynamo Festival	Nijmegen, Netherlands
5/26/01	National Bowl	Milton Keynes, UK
5/28/01	Turbinhalle	Oberhausen, Germany
5/29/01	Le Zenith	Paris, France
5/31/01	Pier 2	Bremen, Germany
6/01/01	Rock Im Park	Nuremberg, Germany
6/02/01	Libro Music Hall	Vienna, Austria
6/03/01	Rock Am Ring	Cologne Germany
6/08/01	New World Music Theatre	Tinly Park, IL
6/09/01	Alpine Valley Music Theatre	East Troy, MI
6/12/01	Verizon Wireless Music Center	Noblesville, IN
6/13/01	Verizon Wireless Music Center	Noblesville, IN
6/16/01	Float Rite Park Amphitheatre	Somerset, WI
6/18/01	Riverport, Amphitheatre	Maryland Heights, OH
6/19/01	Sandstone Amphitheatre	Bonner Springs, KS
6/22/01	Mile High Stadium	Denver, CO
6/25/01	The Gorge	George, WA
6/27/01	Sacramaneto Valley Amphitheatre	Marysville, CA
6/29/01	Shoreline Amphitheatre	Shoreline, CA
6/30/01	G.H. Blockbuster Pavillion	Devore, CA
7/03/01	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	Schertz, TX
7/05/01	Smirnoff Music Theatre	Dallas, TX
7/07/01	HiFi Buys Amphitheatre	Atlanta, GA
7/13/01	Mars Music Amphitheatre	West Palm Beach, FL
7/14/01	TBA	Tampa, FL
7/17/01	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	Charlotte, NC
7/20/01	Nissan Pavillion	Brostpw, VA
7/21/01	Blockbuster - Sony E Center	Camden, NJ
7/24/01	The Docks	Toronto, ON
7/26/01	Blossom Music Center	Cuyahoga Falls, OH
7/28/01	Post-Gazette Pavillion @ Star Lake	Burgettstown, PA
7/30/01	DTE Energy Music Thetare	Clarkston, MI
7/31/01	DTE Energy Music Thetare	Clarkston, MI
8/03/01	Polaris Amphitheatre	Columbus, OH
8/05/01	Meadows Music Theatre	Hartford, CT
8/07/01	Tweeter Center	Mansfield, MA
8/08/01	Tweeter Center	Mansfield, MA
8/11/01	P.N.C. Bank Arts Center	Holmdel, NJ
8/12/01	P.N.C. Bank Arts Center	Holmdel, NJ

Vocals Corey #8	Guitar Mick #7	Percussion Shawn #6
Sampling Craig #5	Guitar James #4	Percussion Chris #3
Bass Paul #2	Drums Joey #1	Turntables Sid #0