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=== Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995. Slipknot consists of nine members. The current band members are Sid Wilson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn "Clown" Crahan, Mick Thomson, and Corey Taylor. Each member of the band wears a unique mask.

Slipknot formed in 1995 and underwent several line-up changes following the independent release of their first demo ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.'' in 1996. That album featured original lead vocalist, Anders Colsefini. Their self-titled, major label debut, Slipknot, was released in 1999, featuring permanent new lead vocalist, Corey Taylor, and was followed by Iowa in 2001 and Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) in 2004. On August 25, 2008, the band returned to release their fourth studio album, All Hope Is Gone, which debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200 charts. The band has released three DVDs, including Disasterpieces, which was certified quadruple-platinum in the United States. Slipknot have sold over 14 million records worldwide.

Formation and early years (1988 – 1998)
See also: Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.Early formations of a band were beginning to coalesce as early as 1992, when the core band members, drummer Shawn "Clown" Crahan, vocalist Anders Colsefini, and bassist Paul Gray enlisted the help of guitarists Donnie Steele and Quan Nong, and created "Painface."[1]

In September 1995, the band "The Pale Ones" was created comprising Crahan on drums, Gray on bass, Colsefini on vocals, and guitarist Steele.[2] Joey Jordison joined the band shortly after, taking up the role of drummer and, subsequently, Crahan moved to percussion.[3] The band continued to develop their vision of what the band would be, deciding to add a second guitarist, recruiting Josh Brainard and moving Colsefini to percussion along with lead vocals.[4] The band played their first live performance under the name of Meld on December 4, 1995 at a club called Crowbar in Des Moines.[5] Soon after, Jordison suggested renaming the band "Slipknot" after their song that eventually appeared on the band's demo ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.''[6] The band also began experimenting with their image, wearing grotesque make-up and eventually the anti-image concept developed towards the members wearing masks.[7] Up until this point, the band had remained mainly obscured due to their desire to wait until their music was fully developed.[6]

With plenty of material ready, the band began recording in a local studio, SR Audio with Sean McMahon.[9] In February 1996, guitarist Donnie Steele left the band due to his Christian beliefs; though the other band members were prepared to allow him to stay, Steele decided to leave.[10] His replacement, Craig Jones, arrived during the mixing stages of this new project.[10] On April 4, 1992, Slipknot played their first public performance at Des Moines reggae club the Safari, where they played most of their early gigs.[11] Their second gig at the Safari was alongside Stone Sour.[11] The band began to realize again that there was need for a change, as they were adding samples to their recordings but could not produce these sounds live.[12] Subsequently, Jones moved to full-time sampler and Mick Thomson was brought in to fill the space on guitar.[12] After conflict over the mixing and mastering, the band self released their first album ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.'' on Halloween, October 31, 1996.[13]

With the production of this album, Sean McMahon began distributing it between record and management companies, which resulted in airplay on local radio and, in turn, won a spot at Dotfest.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver38-39_13-0">[14] Slipknot had returned to the studio having developed new material, which demanded more vocal melody.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Crampton24-25_7-1">[8] As a result, Corey Taylor was recruited from fellow Des Moines band Stone Sour; this moved Colsefini to backing vocals and percussion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Crampton24-25_7-2">[8] While experimenting with their new vocalist, the band continued to do shows at the Safari club, during one of which Colsefini surprised his band and fans alike announcing on stage that he was leaving the band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Crampton24-25_7-3">[8] The gap on percussion was filled by Greg Welts, who was affectionately known as "Cuddles".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14">[15] Towards the end of 1997, the band was assigned individual numbers respectively and began wearing uniform coveralls at their shows.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp80-81_15-0">[16]

In early 1998, the band recorded their demo, which included "Spit It Out".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp82-83_16-0">[17] The Slipknot Demo was sent to many record labels and, along with a growing popularity on the Internet and help from their then manager Sophia John, interest grew from record labels and eventually producer Ross Robinson was contacted.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp82-83_16-1">[17] The band, which had a strong interest in working with Robinson, met with him and it was then decided they would work together.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp84-86_17-0">[18] Soon after, DJ Sid Wilson was brought in to the band after showing great interest and impressing band members.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Crampton50_18-0">[19] With the acquisition of Ross Robinson, interest grew and the band began getting offers from record labels.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp_93-96_19-0">[20] On July 6, 1998 Welts was asked to leave the band becoming the first (and only) band member to be ultimately fired from the band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver54_20-0">[21] Chris Fehn replaced Welts on percussion and on July 8 they signed to Roadrunner Records.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver54_20-1">[21] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp78_21-0">[22]

Debut album and commercial success (1998–2001)
Main article: Slipknot (album)

In late 1998, Slipknot entered the recording studio to work on their debut album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Crampton30_23-0">[24] In the early new year, guitarist Brainard decided to leave the band due to personal reasons.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp113_24-0">[25] His replacement, Jim Root, leaft the band with the line-up they retain.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-UTON_22-1">[23] Recording finished in early 1999, with "Me Inside" and "Purity",<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp115_25-0">[26] and the band attended the Ozzfest which began in March.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_12-1">[13] On June 29, 1999, the band released their eponymous album Slipknot.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG1Album_26-0">[27] Regarding the album, Rick Anderson of Allmusic wrote "You thought Limp Bizkit was heavy? They're The Osmonds. Slipknot is something else entirely."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG1Album_26-1">[27] The band performed in the Livin La Vida Loco tour in support of Slipknot.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27">[28]

Slipknot included variations of previously released songs, including "(sic)"; a version of the previous song "Slipknot". These versions were faster than their previous recordings and this shift in intensity was welcomed by old fans.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-UTON_22-2">[23] In the same year, Slipknot released their first home video Welcome to Our Neighborhood (which was later released on DVD in 2003).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28">[29] In early 2000, Slipknot was certified platinum, a first for an album released by Roadrunner Records.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-XP_29-0">[30] In July 2001, Q named Slipknot as one of the "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Qmag_30-0">[31]

Iowa and side projects (2001–2003)
Main article: Iowa (album)After the success of their debut, Slipknot decided to enter the studio again for a second album. By then, the band had created a huge fan base, and the expectations for their follow up album were great. They went back into the studio in early 2001 to work on a new album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MH.Iowa_31-0">[32] Iowa, the band's second album with Roadrunner Records, was released on August 28, 2001. Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic said "It's really all you could ask for in a Slipknot album, and then some",<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Iowa_AMG_32-0">[33] and David Fricke of Rolling Stone called the album "the first great record of the nu metal era."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RSIowa_33-0">[34] It was also a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard album charts, and at number one on the UK album chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Billboard_34-0">[35] In mid-2001, the band once again toured with Ozzfest,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_12-2">[13] and performed in the Kill The Industry tour in support of Iowa.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35">[36] The band also appeared in the concert scene of the 2002 movie Rollerball.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RS.Rollerball_36-0">[37] In the same year, while touring Europe on their Iowa World Tour,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37">[38] the BBC said that Slipknot stole the show and proved entertaining after the band performed at Reading Festival in England.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBCReading_38-0">[39] After touring Europe, the band performed at venues in Japan for the Japan Iowa Tour.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39">[40] In the same year, Slipknot released their second visual output with the release of their DVD Disasterpieces.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Disasterpieces_40-0">[41]

2002 also saw the first serious musical projects for Slipknot members outside of the band. Lead vocalist Taylor and guitarist Root revived their band Stone Sour with the release of their eponymous debut album Stone Sour.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MH.SS_41-0">[42] Drummer Jordison also had his own project in which he took up the role of guitarist in the Murderdolls.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MH.MD_42-0">[43] Slipknot planned to work on a third album towards the end of 2002 but the band was experiencing problems.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MH.3_43-0">[44] At this time there was rumours concerning whether the band had split and the possibility of a third album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-UTON_22-3">[23] By mid-2003 Crahan also had a new side project, To My Surprise, in which he worked with producer Rick Rubin.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MH.TMS_44-0">[45]

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), 9.0 Live, and side projects (2003–2007)
Main articles: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) and 9.0: Live"It was the rebirth of Slipknot, you know what I mean it was like... us coming back together, pushing out the vibe that had gotten in there and kinda started pulling people away. But we figured out that you know, we do have to get space you know, we do need to let people be sometimes".

<p style="text-align:right">— Paul Gray on Slipknot's third album<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Voliminal_45-0">[46] In late 2003, Slipknot began writing and recording with producer Rick Rubin,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MH.Studio_46-0">[47] who had previously worked with artists such as Johnny Cash, System of a Down, and Slayer.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_12-3">[13] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMGRubin_47-0">[48] Roadrunner Records also announced they would no longer be distributing Slipknot's albums in Scandinavia, due to financial terms. However Slipknot managed to pen a deal with Nuclear Blast Records in early 2003 for the releases in Scandinavia. The band released their third album, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) on May 24, 2004, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Road_Runner_48-0">[49] Johnny Loftus of Allmusic called the album "a satisfying, carefully crafted representation of [the band's] career to date",<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Vol._3_AMG_49-0">[50] while Robert Cherry of Rolling Stone said the album "experiments with even newer extremes, which in Slipknot's case means tunefulness and traditional song structures."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RSVol3_50-0">[51] The title of the album denotes that this is their third album, band members later mentioned that they do not consider ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.'' as an album which reflects the band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-K.21April04_51-0">[52] In 2004, the band toured on the Ozzfest for a third time,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-VH1Ozz_52-0">[53] the same year they made their first appearance at Download Festival<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Download2004Slipknot_53-0">[54] where Jordison replaced Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich after he was rushed to hospital.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Download2004Metallica_54-0">[55] In 2005, Slipknot made live appearances without percussionist Crahan—who was supporting his wife during an illness—including their return to Download Festival.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Download2005_55-0">[56]

Slipknot in 2005 in Buenos Aires.Slipknot released their first live album, 9.0: Live which included recordings from shows in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Osaka, Singapore, and Tokyo. The album was released on November 1, 2005 and peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BillboardLive_56-0">[57] In 2006, the band won their first and only Grammy for Best Metal Performance with "Before I Forget".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Grammy_57-0">[58] Later that year, Slipknot released their third DVD Volitional: Inside the Nine.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-VoliminalArt_58-0">[59]

Several members of the band collaborated with other artists on the Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions CD released in October 2005. On the record, Jordison was named a "team captain".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RU_59-0">[60] Root, Taylor, and Gray also contributed to the album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RU2_60-0">[61] In 2006, Root and Taylor once again returned with Stone Sour releasing their second album Come What(ever) May.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CWeM_61-0">[62] Jordisan drummed for several bands while on tour including; Ministry (2006) and Korn (2007).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ministry_62-0">[63] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Korn_63-0">[64] He also produced 3 Inches of Blood's third album Fire Up the Blades which was released in early 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3IoB_64-0">[65] Later in the year Crahan revealed a new side project, Dirty Little Rabbits.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DLR_65-0">[66]

All Hope Is Gone (2008 onward)
Main article: All Hope Is Gone, Slipknot released their fourth studio album All Hope Is Gone on August 20, 2008. It is the first Slipknot album to ever peak at number 1 on the Billboard 200.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SlipOut_66-0">[67] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RR-JoeyRecord_67-0">[68] The Album has gone on to sell 825,000 copies in the U.S., been awarded a Gold certification, and has spawned 5 singles with the third single Dead Memories charting at #1 on the Hot 100 Mainstream Rock tracks. Preparation for the album started in October 2007 with recording pushed back to February 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mick_Interview_68-0">[69] For this release the band expressed an interest in making it their heaviest album to date with an expansion of the thrash metal riffing introduced on Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MH-CoreyInterview_69-0">[70] However, they also wanted to make it their most experimental record, and wished to include more acoustic guitars and melodic vocals, as well as introducing hi-hats and cymbals to the additional percussion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Kerrang_70-0">[71] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RevFeb08_71-0">[72] The album was the band's first work with Dave Fortman as producer.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BMProducer_72-0">[73] Along with the album, the band debuted "evolved" masks and uniforms, which matched the style of the album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RipFace_73-0">[74] Slipknot headlined the first ever Mayhem Festival festival in July and August 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-74">[75] The band was scheduled to play in the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2008, but was forced to cancel after drummer Joey Jordissn broke his ankle.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-75">[76] Slipknot at 2008's Mayhem Festival.Slipknot also toured Australia, Japan, Europe and the United Kingdom in the latter months of 2008, with the bands Machine Head and Children of Bodom opening at their concerts.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-76">[77] The UK dates were announced on August 20, for an early December tour.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-77">[78] Slipknot were also forced to cancel their show in Israel, due to 2 of the members having family problems, it was stated by Corey that the show would be rescheduled to the tour.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-opiumofthepeople.net_78-0">[79]

In the summer of 2009, Slipknot made several appearances at European festivals, notably the Sonisphere Festival for its Dutch and Spanish legs, and headlining performances at Germany's Rock am Ring and Rock i'm Park festivals and the UK's Download Festival. The band completed the All Hope is Gone World Tour with a performance at the first annual Trinity of Terrors Halloween Celebration which took place at the Palms Resort and Casino on November 1, 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-80">[81]

In August 2009, Slipknot won two Kerrang! awards, including best live act. They were also voted best international band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Kerrang_Awards_2009_81-0">[82] 1 It has been confirmed by Corey that the band will be going on another short break after the All Hope Is Gone World Tour, so he can get back in the studio with Stone Sour also to work on his solo album.

On September 9, 2009, Slipknot re-released their album slipknot as Slipknot 10th Anniversary – Limited Edition. The album features 25 tracks, including the original album as well as rare demos, remixes, rare b-sides and more. The DVD, entitled "of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams", contains behind the scene footage of the band from 1999 as well as music videos and other extras.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-82">[83]

On September 17, 2009, Shawn Crahan revealed that he is writing and releasing a book titled The Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey; telling the journey of being in Slipknot, there is no known date when the book will be released. He has also started his own art gallery showings, selling his photographs, paintings, and canvas prints.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-opiumofthepeople.net_78-1">[79]

On December 18, 2009, Slipknot released a short film about the song Snuff taken from the All Hope Is Gone album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-83">[84]

Influences and style
Sid Wilson and Shawn "Clown" Crahan at a concert in Wisconsin in 2005.The band has stated that their primary influences include Kiss, Black Sabbath, Slayer, Judas Priest, Korn, White Zombie, Led Zeppelin and Beastie Boys.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AOL_84-0">[85] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Yahoo_85-0">[86] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-JoeyKorn_86-0">[87] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp_92_87-0">[88] Death metal, black metal and heavy metal have been mentioned as a key influence on the band's musical direction alongside nu metal, the category the band is generally listed as.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-88">[89] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BNW-book_89-0">[90] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CD-book_90-0">[91] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-91">[92] They have also stated that they are influenced by industrial bands like Head of David, Godflesh and Skinny Puppy as well as Neurosis and jungle music like Roni Size.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-92">[93] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-93">[94]

Slipknot are seen as pioneers of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal developing a lean and aggressive brand of metal formed from thrash metal, metal core as well as death metal. In this they can be compared with groups such as Pantera, Machine Head, Biohazard, Life of Agony, and Prong and are known for often chaotic and energetic live shows.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_94-0">[95] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-metalexpressradio_95-0">[96] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NME_Live_Review_96-0">[97] The extreme performance style provided by their large line-up featuring a typical heavily down-tuned guitar set-up (lead, rhythm, and bass guitars), two percussionists in addition to the primary drummer, and electronics (samplers and turntables).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MFKR_AMG_97-0">[98] Robert Cherry of Rolling Stone compared the band's sound to "a threshing machine devouring a military drum corps".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RSVol3_50-1">[51]

Their early work hosted a diverse range of vocal styles, ranging from growled vocals, rapping and occasional melodic singing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MFKR_AMG_97-1">[98] In more recent work, this vocal style remains present, but now includes more melodic singing as well as less rapping.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Vol._3_AMG_49-2">[50] The lyrics generally follow a very aggressive tone and feature themes such as darkness, nihilism, anger, disaffection, love, misanthropy and psychosis.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_12-4">[13] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Vol._3_AMG_49-3">[50] Rick Anderson of All music regards the group's lyrics as "not generally quotable on a family website".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG1Album_26-2">[27] There has been controversy surrounding Slipknot's lyrics, including a case in which a pair of young killers blamed the lyrics from the song "Disasterpiece" for their vicious crime<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DisasterpieceCont_98-0">[99] and a case in 2006 in which lyrics from the song "Surfacing" were found at the site of a grave robbing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SurfacingCont_99-0">[100]

Image and identities
It's our way of becoming more intimate with the music. It's a way for us to become unconscious of who we are and what we do outside of music. It's a way for us to kind of crawl inside it and be able to use it.

<p style="text-align:right">— Corey Taylor on the masks<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Coreyquote_100-0">[101] The band is known for its attention-grabbing image: the members wear matching jumpsuit uniforms, and each one has a unique mask.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_12-5">[13] In the past, their jumpsuits have featured large UPC bar codes printed on the back and sleeves, which are identical and render the same bar code number to the bar code on their first demo, ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-UTON_22-4">[23] Aside from their real names, members of the band are referred to by numbers zero to eight.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_12-6">[13]

With each new album, Slipknot has used new masks and coveralls.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IowaMasks_101-0">[102] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Vol3Masks_102-0">[103] The masks haven't changed dramatically with the release of their second and third albums, as the masks are more of an extension of what they previously were. Jordisan addressed the issue in an interview in 2004, stating that the change in masks are to show growth and difference within age.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MaskInterview_103-0">[104] During the music video and live performances of their single "Vermilion" the band change their respective masks to death masks made from casts of their own faces.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-roadrunnerrecords1_104-0">[105] Also in 2004, Gray claimed that the special effects company Screaming Mad George made their masks from their third album cycle,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MaskInterview2_105-0">[106] and pictures of the band's masks from their second album cycle can be found on the SMG website.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SMG_106-0">[107]

The masks have been subject of much criticism, generally thought of as a gimmick to try sell their product.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver32_107-0">[108] The band strongly objects to these claims, proclaiming that the masks are used to draw the attention away from themselves and put it on the music.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LT_108-0">[109] Several members have said how the masks are a visual representation of how the music makes them feel and how they put the members in an animal-like mentality.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Voliminal_45-1">[46] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MaskInterview_103-1">[104] The coveralls and numbers are an extension of the anti-image concept they created with the masks.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-UTON_22-5">[23] The integrity of the masks is also a topic of criticism as band members have appeared outside of Slipknot without the masks. The issue has been addressed by most band members. Percussionist Crahan specifically addressed the issue during an interview on The Sauce when discussing the release of their 2006 DVD Voliminal: Inside the Nine, proclaiming that the masks are always going to be part of the Slipknot show.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TheSauce_109-0">[110]

Purgatory masks
Beginning on April 1, 2008, Slipknot's official website began to display splash teasers to promote All Hope Is Gone. During the process there had been around 18 splash teasers, the first nine displayed the band in their new large masks, however the last seemingly showed dark figures with what seemed like ordinary size heads. During the recording of the video shoot for Psychosocial, the purgatory masks could be seen being burned in the background. An interview with Jim Root revealed that "they represent the ego of that is Slipknot."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-110">[111]

Controversy with masks
The band's image has started controversy over the years. A portion of the controversy comes from the band Mushroomhead, who, along with their fans, claimed that Slipknot stole their image.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Soundbites_111-0">[112] In 2009, Mushroomhead vocalist Waylon Reavis stated that the feud had ended.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-112">[113] Another source of controversy was the band's 2005 lawsuit against Burger King, claiming that company created the advertising based band Coq Roq to capitalize on Slipknot's image.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SGCoq_113-0">[114] The band's lawyer claimed that Burger King had contacted the band's label to get Slipknot to take part in an "advertising campaign designed to motivate young people to vote".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ECoq_114-0">[115] Burger King responded to the suit with a counter suit, and in that suit pointed out that many other bands, such as Mr. Bungle, Mushroomhead, Mudvayne, Kiss, Insane Clown Posse and Gwar have used masks as part of their image, although after private discussions the advertising campaign was dropped ===

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