The American heavy metal band Slipknot has released eight studio albums, three live albums, one compilation album, one

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, one EP, twenty-seven

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s. Formed in

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in 1995, Slipknot originally featured vocalist and percussionist Anders Colsefni, guitarists

Donnie Steele Donnie Steele is an American heavy metal musician. He is best known as one of two original guitarists in Slipknot. Steele co-founded Slipknot in 1995, performing on the band's debut demo '' Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.''. He left in 1996 and was r ...

and Josh "Gnar" Brainard, bassist Paul Gray, drummer

Joey Jordison Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021) was an American musician. He was the original drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designated #1, as well as the guitarist for the horror punk ...

, and percussionist and backing vocalist

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. The original lineup released its first album ''

Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.'' is the first album recorded by American heavy metal band Slipknot, and their only release with original lead vocalist Anders Colsefni. The album was limited to 1,000 copies, with distribution beginning on October ...

'' in 1996, before undergoing a number of lineup changes over the next few years. Finalising its lineup as a nine-piece consisting of

Corey Taylor Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band Stone ...

(vocals),

Mick Thomson Mickael Gordon "Mick" Thomson (born November 3, 1973) is an American musician. He is one of two guitarists for the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #7. Thomson originally met founding Slipknot members Anders Colsefni, Donn ...

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(both guitars), Paul Gray (bass),

(drums),

Chris Fehn Christopher Fehn (born February 24, 1973) is an American musician. He was a percussionist and backing vocalist for the heavy metal band Slipknot from 1998 to 2019, in which he was designated #3. He was also the bassist for Will Haven from 201 ...

(both percussion),

Sid Wilson Sidney George Wilson (born January 20, 1977) is an American musician. He is the turntablist for the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #0. Wilson was the youngest member of the band until bassist Alessandro Venturella and dru ...

(turntables) and

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(samples), Slipknot signed with Roadrunner Records and released its self-titled debut album in June 1999. ''Slipknot'' reached number 51 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and has since been certified double platinum by the

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(RIAA). The band followed this up in 2001 with ''

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'', which reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and topped the

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. Slipknot also released its first two videos during this period – ''

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'', a collection of music videos and live footage, in 1999, and ''

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'', a live concert recorded in London, in 2002. After a short hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with its third studio album '' Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)'', which reached number 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album was supported by a successful lead single in "

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", which reached the top 10 of both the US ''Billboard''

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and

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charts. Later singles "

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" and " Before I Forget" also registered on both charts. The band's first live album, '' 9.0: Live'', followed the next year and reached the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' 200. Third video album '' Voliminal: Inside the Nine'' was released in December 2006. 2008's ''

All Hope Is Gone ''All Hope Is Gone'' is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released on August 26, 2008 by Roadrunner Records. The album was published in two versions: the standard album in a CD case and a special edition packaged ...

'', Slipknot's fourth studio album, was the band's first to top the ''Billboard'' 200, as well as several album charts in other regions. "

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" and " Snuff" all reached the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs top 20. On May 24, 2010, founding member Paul Gray died of an "accidental overdose of morphine and fentanyl" and in September 2010 the band dedicated its fourth video album ''

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'' to the deceased bassist, which documented their performance at

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in 2009. The release topped the Music Video charts in the US and the UK. A compilation album, ''

Antennas to Hell ''Antennas to Hell'' is the first greatest hits compilation album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. The album was released on July 23, 2012, in the United Kingdom and July 24, 2012, in the United States by Roadrunner Records. The title is ...

'', followed in 2012. After returning to touring in 2011 with former guitarist Donnie Steele on bass, Slipknot also parted ways with Joey Jordison in 2013 in controversial circumstances. The group resurfaced in 2014 with

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on bass and

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on drums, releasing the Gray-dedicated '' .5: The Gray Chapter'' in October that year, which followed ''All Hope Is Gone'' in topping the ''Billboard'' 200. The band fired longtime percussionist Chris Fehn after he sued the band for withholding payments from him prior to the release of the band's sixth studio album ''

We Are Not Your Kind ''We Are Not Your Kind'' is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Recorded at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, California with co-producer Greg Fidelman (who previously produced the band's 2014 album '' .5: The Gray Chapt ...

'' on August 9, 2019. ''We Are Not Your Kind'' was the band's third consecutive number one album on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and was the band's first UK number 1 on the

in 18 years, since the release of ''Iowa''. They subsequently replaced Fehn with

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for all future tour dates and recorded his first album with the band for their seventh studio album ''

The End, So Far ''The End, So Far'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. It was released on September 30, 2022, through Roadrunner Records. This is the band's final album to be released through Roadrunner, whom the band signed wi ...

'' which was released on September 30, 2022 and their last to be released via Roadrunner Records. As of 2019, Slipknot has sold 30 million units of records worldwide.

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Live albums

Compilation albums

Demo albums

Extended plays

Singles

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Other appearances

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Footnotes

References

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Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Demo albums

Extended plays

Singles

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Other appearances

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

See also

Footnotes

References

External links