| Slipknot Facts |
| Slipknot made all their own masks. Leather straps and other modifications were made by a friend of the band. Chris's nose is 7 inches long. Craig's mask used to be a plastic racing helmet from a gas station. The spikes are 6 inch nails scotch taped to the helmet. They look like rubber when he head bangs because the tape does not hold them totally secure. All the dreads on Corey's mask are made out of his real hair. They have twine wrapped around them. He cut the dreads off because he was sick of having to pull them through holes in the mask. Joey cuts the arms and legs off his coveralls to make it easier to play the drums. Jim has had 2 masks. The first was the old guitarist's (the leather bondage mask seen in old pictures and the cover of the album). He wore it until he made his own mask that better fit his personality (the jester mask). The barcode on the jumpsuits and in the people = shit logo is the real barcode from the Mate Feed Kill Repeat album. The same barcode # is the title of the first track of the self titled album. When Slipknot first started practicing, they played in one of the guys' basement. To soundproof the walls, they took carpet samples and scraps from a nearby Pet Grooming center... according to one of the guys, "The animals that were there had bladder problems, because the carpet smelled like animal piss... thereby making our practice space smell the same way." The basement Slipknot practiced in was so small that not all the guys could fit in the main area, so Craig had to set his equipment up and jam from the laundry room. At a show in England, #0 jumped off a balcony at one of Slipknot' shows and landed on a fan. It hurt the young woman bad enough to hospitalize her, but she's ok. Sid was rather distraught about the whole thing, and it brought him to tears according to one music news site. At another show, Sid was lighting one of the drum heads of Chris' set on fire, and some of the lighter fluid got on the leg of Sid's coveralls and set him on fire. It singed all the hair off his body, which explains his shaven head as of late. Shawn has a wife and 3 kids... one of whom has a penchant for drawing crayon pictures of the devil.... (Musical Dynasty anyone?) Shawn used to be a welder, and made his own drum set ( the titanium kegs) Slipknot's old practice space was a basement so small that Craig had to sample from the laundry room. Slipknot's old practice space smelled like urine because the carpeting used to sound proof the place used to be in a pet store.... u get the idea... Before the jumpsuits Corey wore a Preists outfit, mick a little-bo-peep dress Mick played guitar 16 years before joining slipknot, and says he is a born "Shredder" Slipknot writing process: The "core group" Mick, Jim, Joey, and Paul will work out a new songs primary structure Then in rehershal extras like percussion, DJ beats, and samples are added where needed Sometimes songs develope in the couse of jamming or fooling around with a riff(Spit it Out) Eyeless started with a beat Sid was kicking out from his turntables, Mick started playing the little noise line, and soon the song was written ONCE THE MUSIC IS COMPLETED, Corey works on lyrics. Slipknot sold over 40,000 records in the first week of being released. Their final tour date promoting the self titled album was 11/01/00 at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. No member of the band uses drugs or abuses alchohol Slipknot was asked to play the 2000 ozzfest, they declined in favor of headlining the first ever tattoo the earth SLipknot's goal is world domination. Slipknot played their first show on April 28, 1996 at Hairy Mary's II in the suburbs of Des Moines. Corey used to work in a porno shop. Corey cut the word SLAYER into his arm when he was 14 before a Slayer show Corey does check his email, it may not be often, but he checks, and reads every single email. Corey used to blast "master of puppets" before school to help cope. The band is "banned" from Musicland in des moines after a in-store signing, the store was remodeling, and kids started stealing and breaking chunks of dry wall, when the cops started to confiscate it, Slipknot demanded that there was no proof that they broke it off... Corey says he still goes there all the time, they don't know who he is.... Shawn smears shit and puke all over his mask Coreys newer mask has rubber pegs facing inward to make it seem like there is an iron maiden on his face Slipknot is the first platinum selling band/album in Roadrunner Records history Shawn was the first member to wear a mask The band makes decisions democratically Sid has about 8 gasmasks Craig #5 Is the webmaster of slipknot1.com Mick still gives guitar lessons at Ye old guitar shop in Iowa Craig's name 133 has a speculated story behind it. 133 (Craig's name) multiply it by 5 (his number) plus 1 (his person) and you get 666. The picture on the cover of "Slipknot" was taken in Shawn Crahan's parent's garage. The inside tray photo was Slipknot's roadie wrapped up in cellophane and spray painted to look (sic). It is known as "wrapped in plastic". Corey has the Japanese character for "death" tattooed on one side of his neck, and the character for "father" on the other side. This was because he never knew his father. It on the outside edges of his number which is also tattooed on his neck. The following is the best list I have of their jumpsuits, if you have seen live or pics of different ones of have any new suit info, please contact a webmaster. Red w/ white lettering Blue w/ white lettering Gray w/ white lettering Green w/ white lettering Black w/ white lettering White w/ red lettering Blue w/ silver embroidered letters Black w/ gold embroidered letters Black w/ white lettering and red trim Brown w/ gold lettering (The blue, gray, green, and black suits all look the same) These facts have been gathered from and by the following people, magazines, websites and companys: JoN [M6], Killers are Quiet, M00, Alternative Press, Circus, Metal Edge |
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