Original: Current members 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: Current members 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 .