# List of Slipknot band members

Slipknot is an American nu metal band, founded in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, bassist Paul Gray and vocalist Anders Colsefni. The band currently consists of Crahan alongside guitarist Mick Thomson (since 1996), vocalist Corey Taylor (since 1997), DJ/keyboardist Sid Wilson (since 1998), guitarist Jim Root (since 1999), bassist/keyboardist Alessandro Venturella (since 2014), percussionist/keyboardist Michael Pfaff (since 2019), an unknown musician who plays samples, keyboards, and percussion (since 2023) and drummer Eloy Casagrande (since 2024).

## History

Members of Slipknot had played together in various metal bands since 1991. In January 1995, Colsefni, Crahan and Gray decided to form a new band. They were soon joined by guitarists Donnie Steele and Josh Brainard and later drummer Joey Jordison. In late 1995, the group changed their name to Slipknot. In February 1996, after recording their debut album Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., Steele left the band over disagreement over lyrical content. Craig Jones joined as Steele's replacement, although he soon moved to samples, media and keyboards. Mick Thomson joined as Jones' replacement on guitar.
In early 1997 Corey Taylor joined as lead vocalist, and Colsefni moved to backing vocals, although he would depart by September 1997. Greg Welts joined as Colsefni's replacement. In Early 1998, DJ Sid Wilson also joined the band, bringing the number of members to nine. Welts was fired in July 1998, shortly before the band signed a record deal. Brandon Darner was Welts' touring replacement although he departed soon after and was replaced by Chris Fehn. Brainard left during Christmas 1998, his replacement was Jim Root who joined the following year. This line-up would stay together for over 10 years.
In May 2010, Paul Gray died. In March 2011, former guitarist Donnie Steele rejoined as his touring replacement. In December 2013, Jordison was fired from the band. In October 2014, the band began touring with a new drummer and bassist, replacing Jordison and Steele respectively. These musicians were later revealed to be Jay Weinberg and Alessandro Venturella respectively.
In March 2019, Chris Fehn filed a lawsuit against the band due to withheld payments. He was fired from the band later that month. He was replaced by a musician that was later revealed to be Michael Pfaff. Craig Jones parted ways with the band in June 2023, he was replaced the same day by a musician whose identity has not been revealed, although they are rumoured to be either Zac Baird (ex-Korn), Nathan Church (ex-Downthesun) or Jeff Karnowski (ex-Dirty Little Rabbits). The band also parted ways with Weinberg that November. Eloy Casagrande joined as drummer the following year, leaving Sepultura to do so.

## Members
### Current members

| No./Int. | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| #6 | Shawn "Clown" Crahan | 1995–present | percussionbacking and occasional lead vocalsoccasional drumssamples (1995–1996) | all releases |
| #7 | Mick Thomson | 1996–present | lead and rhythm guitar | all releases except Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) |
| #8 | Corey Taylor | 1997–present | lead vocals | all releases except Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) |
| #0 | Sid Wilson | 1998–present | turntableskeyboards (2008–present) | all releases except Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) |
| #4 | Jim Root | 1999–present | lead and rhythm guitarbass (studio 2010–2014) | all releases except Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) |
| V | Alessandro "Vman" Venturella | 2015–present (touring 2014–2015) | basskeyboards (studio 2018–present) | all releases since .5: The Gray Chapter (2014), except Live at MSG (2023) |
| | Michael "Tortilla Man" Pfaff | 2022–present (touring 2019–2022) | percussionbacking vocalskeyboards (studio 2022–present) | all releases since The End, So Far (2022), except Live at MSG (2023) |
| | Unknown musician | 2023–present (touring) | samplesmediakeyboardspercussion | none to date |
| | Eloy Casagrande | 2024–present | drums | none to date |

### Former members

| No./Int. | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| #2 | Paul Gray | 1995–2010 (his death) | bassbacking vocals | all releases from Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) to All Hope Is Gone (2008) |
| | Anders Colsefni | 1995–1997 | lead vocals (1995–1997)backing vocals (1997)percussionsamples (1995–1996) | Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) |
| #4 | Josh "Gnar" Brainard | 1995–1999 | rhythm guitarbacking vocalskeyboardspercussion (1995–1996) | Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) Slipknot (1999) |
| | Donnie Steele | 1995–19962011–2014 (touring/session) | lead guitar (1995–1996)bass (2011–2014) | Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) .5: The Gray Chapter (2014) |
| #1 | Joey Jordison | 1995–2013 (died 2021) | drums | all releases from Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) to All Hope Is Gone (2008) |
| #5 | Craig "133" Jones | 1996–2023 | lead guitar (1996)samplesmediakeyboards (1996–2023) | all releases from Slipknot (1999) to Live at MSG (2023) |
| #3 | Greg "Cuddles" Welts | 1997–1998 | percussionbacking vocals | Slipknot (1999) |
| #3 | Chris Fehn | 1998–2019 | percussionbacking vocals | all releases from Slipknot (1999) to .5: The Gray Chapter (2014) Live at MSG (2023) |
| J | Jay Weinberg | 2015–2023 (touring 2014–2015) | drums | all releases from .5: The Gray Chapter (2014) to Adderall (2023) |

### Touring musicians

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Notes |
| Brandon Darner | 1998 | percussionbacking vocals | |
| Mark Morton | 2005 | bass | fill in for Paul Gray at The Subliminal Verses North American leg. |
| Phil Sgrosso | 2012 | guitar | fill in for Jim Root at Mayhem Festival. |
| Nick Hipa | 2012 | guitar | fill in for Jim Root at Mayhem Festival. |

## Line-ups

| Period | Members | Releases |
| September 1995 (the Pale Ones) | Anders Colsefni – lead vocals Donnie Steele – lead guitar Josh Brainard – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals Shawn Crahan – drums | none – rehearsals only |
| September 1995 – February 1996 (Slipknot from late 1995) | Anders Colsefni – lead vocals, percussion, samples Donnie Steele – lead guitar Josh Brainard – rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, samples, backing vocals | Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) |
| February – July 1996 | Anders Colsefni – lead vocals, percussion, samples Craig Jones – lead guitar Josh Brainard – rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, samples, backing vocals | none – session only |
| July 1996 – early 1997 | Anders Colsefni – lead vocals, percussion Mick Thomson – lead guitar Josh Brainard – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| Early – September 1997 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – lead guitar Josh Brainard – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Anders Colsefni – percussion, backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| September 1997 – early 1998 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – lead guitar Josh Brainard – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Greg Welts – percussion, backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| Early – July 1998 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – lead guitar Josh Brainard – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals Sid Wilson – turntables Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Greg Welts – percussion, backing vocals | Slipknot (1999) one demo track Antennas to Hell (2012) |
| July – September 1998 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – lead guitar Josh Brainard – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals Sid Wilson – turntables Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Brandon Darner – percussion, backing vocals (touring only) | Slipknot (1999) all but two tracks |
| September – December 1998 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – lead guitar Josh Brainard – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals Sid Wilson – turntables Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Chris Fehn – percussion, backing vocals | Slipknot (1999) one track Antennas to Hell (2012) four tracks |
| January 1999 – May 2010 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – guitar Jim Root – guitar Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Chris Fehn – percussion, backing vocals | Slipknot (1999) remaining track Iowa (2001) Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004) 9.0: Live (2005) All Hope Is Gone (2008) Antennas to Hell (2012) remaining thirteen tracks Live at MSG (2023) |
| May 2010 – March 2011 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – guitar Jim Root – guitar Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Chris Fehn – percussion, backing vocals | none |
| March 2011 – December 2013 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – guitar Jim Root – guitar, bass Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Donnie Steele – bass (touring) Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards Joey Jordison – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Chris Fehn – percussion, backing vocals | .5: The Gray Chapter (2014) unspecified tracks |
| December 2013 – May 2014 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – guitar Jim Root – guitar, bass Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Donnie Steele – bass (touring) Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Chris Fehn – percussion, backing vocals | none |
| March 2014 – March 2019 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – guitar Jim Root – guitar Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Alessandro Venturella – bass, keyboards (touring only till 2015) Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards Jay Weinberg – drums (touring only till 2015) Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Chris Fehn – percussion, backing vocals | .5: The Gray Chapter (2014) unspecified tracks Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico (2017) We Are Not Your Kind (2019) one track |
| June 2019 – June 2023 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – guitar Jim Root – guitar Craig Jones – samples, media, keyboards Alessandro Venturella – bass, keyboards Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards Jay Weinberg – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Michael Pfaff – percussion, keyboards, backing vocals (touring only till 2022) | We Are Not Your Kind (2019) The End, So Far (2022) Adderall (2023) |
| June – November 2023 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – guitar Jim Root – guitar Unknown musician – samples, media, keyboards (touring) Alessandro Venturella – bass, keyboards Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards Jay Weinberg – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Michael Pfaff – percussion, keyboards, backing vocals | none – live performances only |
| November 2023 – April 2024 | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – guitar Jim Root – guitar Unknown musician – samples, media, keyboards (touring) Alessandro Venturella – bass, keyboards Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Michael Pfaff – percussion, keyboards, backing vocals | none |
| April 2024 – present | Corey Taylor – lead vocals Mick Thomson – guitar Jim Root – guitar Unknown musician – samples, media, keyboards, percussion (touring) Alessandro Venturella – bass, keyboards Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards Eloy Casagrande – drums Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals Michael Pfaff – percussion, keyboards, backing vocals | none to date |