slipknot albums

Self-titled album and emergence (1998–2000)

Chris Fehn was brought in to replace Darner on percussion before Slipknot traveled to Malibu, California, to work on their debut album in September 1998. Partway through the recording process of the album, Slipknot returned to Des Moines for the Christmas period. During that period, guitarist Brainard decided to leave the band.Brainard said, “some decisions were made that I wasn’t particularly happy with”. Slipknot later recruited Jim Root to complete their lineup and the band returned to Malibu to continue work on the album. Work on the album concluded in early 1999, allowing the band to go on their first tour as part of the Ozzfest lineup in 1999

Ozzfest greatly increased Slipknot’s audience, furthering the band’s success with their self-titled album that was released on June 29, 1999.Slipknot released its first home video Welcome to Our Neighborhood, which was directed by Thomas Mignone, and the singles “Wait and Bleed” and “Spit It Out”,which were also directed by Mignone. The singles received some airplay, but Slipknot quickly developed a large following, mainly from touring and word of mouth.The band toured several countries throughout 1999 and 2000 in support of the album. In early 2000, Slipknot was certified platinum; a first for an album released by Roadrunner Records

Iowa (2001–2003)

Anticipation for Slipknot’s second album was intense. In early 2001, the band began recording the second album at Sound City and Sound Image studios in Los Angeles. Around this time, conflicts arose between band members due to extensive touring and recording schedules. Recording of their second album ended in February 2001 and the band embarked on their Iowa World Tour. Entitled Iowa, Slipknot’s second album—released on August 28, 2001—peaked at number three on the Billboard charts and at number one in the UK.The album produced three singles; “The Heretic Anthem” (promotional single), “Left Behind” and “My Plague”, which appeared on the soundtrack for the film Resident Evil. 

In 2002, Slipknot appeared in Rollerball (2002), performing “I Am Hated”.The release and intense promotion of the album resulted in sold-out shows in large arenas in several countries.In mid-2002, Slipknot went on hiatus because of internal conflicts, and band members focused on side projects.Vocalist Taylor and guitarist Root revived their band Stone Sour, drummer Jordison created Murderdolls with vocalist Wednesday 13, percussionist Crahan founded To My Surprise and DJ Wilson went solo as DJ Starscream. For a while, the future of Slipknot was uncertain and there was much speculation about whether there would be a third album, or if the split would become permanent.

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2003–2007)

After several delays, Slipknot moved into The Mansion in Los Angeles, California, in mid-2003 to work on their third album alongside producer Rick Rubin. By early 2004, work on the album had finished and the band began The Subliminal Verses World Tour with their appearance on the Jägermeister Music Tour in March 2004. Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was released on May 24, 2004; it peaked at number two on the Billboard album charts. The album produced six singles; “Duality”, “Vermilion”, “Vermilion, Pt. 2”, “Before I Forget”, “The Nameless”, and The Blister Exists.

 Slipknot recorded its first live album, 9.0: Live, while touring in support of the band’s third album. Released on November 1, 2005 9.0: Live peaked at number 17 on the Billboard album charts.Touring in support of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) continued through 2004 and up to the end of 2005 before Slipknot went on hiatus for the second time.

In 2005, several members of Slipknot were involved in Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions, a collaborative album recorded by artists signed to Roadrunner Records for the label’s 25th anniversary. 2006 saw Slipknot win their first Grammy Award, picking up the Best Metal Performance award for the single “Before I Forget”.

Return to the stage, Antennas to Hell and Knotfest (2011–2012)

Regarding the continuation of Slipknot, Taylor told NME Gray would want them to continue and he felt they should but he was ambivalent about returning to the band. Slipknot returned to touring in 2011, performing a small number of shows in Europe. They headlined the Sonisphere Festival and Rock in Rio alongside Iron Maiden and Metallica, and performed at Belgium’s Graspop Metal Meeting. Donnie Steele substituted for Gray in the concerts; he was positioned behind Jordison and obscured from the audience’s view.

Slipknot also said the band would complete and release the band’s fifth studio album, and that there were no plans to replace Gray.Jordison said the writing process for the album had already begun and that he had written 17 songs. Slipknot performed at the Mayhem Festival tour of 2012.

On May 29, 2012, Roadrunner Records posted a teaser video titled Antennas to Hell on its website. Later that day, on Twitter, Corey Taylor said Slipknot will release a greatest hits album on June 17, 2012.He also said the band was not yet recording new material but was putting together demos for a new album