Original: Corey Taylor (#8) Active: 1997–present Instruments: lead vocals Release contributions: all Slipknot releases from Slipknot Demo (1998) to present Taylor was recruited from fellow local band Stone Sour in 1997; Slipknot's music required more melodic singing which vocalist Anders Colsefini struggled to accomplish.
Simplified: Corey Taylor (#8) Active: 1997–present Plays: lead vocals Performed in: all Slipknot albums from Slipknot (1999) to present Taylor was asked to join the band in 1997.