Everything changed in 2010 when bassist and founding member Paul Gray died of an overdose. 3 The Subliminal Verses and All Hope Is Gone. The silver lining, on a professional level rather than a personal one, was critical acclaim the band received for their heaviest album and biggest ‘fuck you’ to the industry with second album Iowa in 2001, but personal issues lingered and ‘chemical imbalances’ continued to riddle the band during the release of Vol. Their lack of preparedness for a speedy rise to fame following the popularity of their debut album in 1999 led to a particularly dark period for the band and raised questions over how long they could continue. It hasn’t been an easy journey for Slipknot. Their sixth studio album ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ is their best music in a long, long time and has deservedly secured the number 1 spot in the UK charts this week. ![]() ![]() Twenty years after the release of their debut self-titled album, Iowan metal giants Slipknot have stuck (nine) middle fingers up to the haters and proven that decades of relentless tours, lineup changes, deaths and a decline in the popularity of rock and metal music has far from defeated them.
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