Slipknot band members unmasked

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What The Members Of Slipknot Look Like Without Their Masks

ByChandler StarkandSimon Barnes

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Correction 5/2/23: A previous version of this story stated that Mick Thomson has been in the band since 1999.

Thomson has been in the band since 1996, not 1999.

Unless you have been living under a rock since the turn of the millennium, you are almost undoubtedly familiar with the metal band Slipknot.

What The Members Of Slipknot Look Like Without Their Masks

They burst onto the scene in 1996 with their debut album "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat." But they truly became popular with the release of their 1999 self-titled album, which features the single "Wait and Bleed." That track earned them the first of their 10 Grammy nominations and introduced the world to their brand of nu-metal music. Their aggressive music and nihilistic attitude inspired millions of young metalheads to embrace their style, creating a legion of loyal fans known as "maggots."

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