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===History===
'''Slipknot''' was formed by vocalist and percussionist Anders Colsefini, guitarists Donnie Steele and Josh "Gnar" Brainard, bassist [[Paul Gray|Paul Gray]], drummer [[Joey Jordison]] and percussionist [[Shawn Crahan]]. Since its inception in 1995, the band has gone through multiple line-up changes, all occurring before the release of their debut album ''[[Slipknot (album)|Slipknot]]'', in 1999. The band is known for its large line-up, which consists of nine members; including a vocalist, two guitarists, a bassist, two percussionists in addition to a primary drummer, a sampler, and a turntablist.
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In 1996, during the mixing stage of the band's demo album ''[[Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.]]'', Slipknot saw its first line-up change when guitarist Donnie Steele left the band and was replaced by [[Craig Jones]]. Shortly after, drummer Jordison suggested they would need a full-time sampler and Jones fit the position as "he liked doing that anyway." [[Mick Thomson]] was brought in to fill the open position on guitar. After the release of ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.'' the band were working on new material which required more vocal melody and vocalist Colsefini struggled with this. In 1997, [[Corey Taylor]] was recruited from local band [[Stone Sour]] and after practicing with Slipknot "everything just clicked." As a result of this Colsefini was moved to backing vocals and percussion. However, Colsefini became unhappy with his new role and left the band a month later.
Wanting to retain their percussive edge, Greg Welts joined the band as Colsefini's replacement. Towards the end of 1997, each band member chose an individual number as their alias. In 1998, Welts became the only member who has been asked to leave the band and he was replaced by [[Chris Fehn]]. Slipknot's members considered including a DJ in their line-up, but had difficulty finding one because "the people knew who were DJs all sucked!" [[Sid Wilson]] approached the band after seeing them live. He proceeded to impress the band with his ability and his antics; Wilson was considered "Slipknot material"(AKA Shit) and his hiring brought the band's line-up to nine members. The final change in the band's line-up came at the latter stages of the recording process of the band's debut album, ''Slipknot'', in 1999. While the band took a break from recording the album, Brainard decided to leave the band and was replaced by [[James Root|Jim Root]].--->
==Current members==