Slipknot discography
The American heavy metal band Slipknot has released six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, one demo album, twenty-six singles, five video albums and twenty-seven music videos. They released "We Are Not Your Kind" on August 9, 2019. Formed in Des Moines, Iowa in 1995, Slipknot originally featured vocalist and percussionist Anders Colsefni, guitarists Donnie Steele and Josh "Gnar" Brainard, bassist Paul Gray, drummer Joey Jordison, and percussionist and backing vocalist Shawn "Clown" Crahan. The original lineup released its first demo "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat." in 1996, before undergoing a number of lineup changes  over the next few years. Finalising its lineup as a nine-piece consisting of Corey Taylor (vocals), Mick Thomson, Jim Root (both guitars), Paul Gray (bass), Joey Jordison (drums), Shawn "Clown" Crahan, Chris Fehn (both percussion), Sid Wilson (turntables) and Craig Jones (samples), Slipknot signed with Roadrunner Records and released its self-titled debut album in June 1999. "Slipknot" reached number 51 on the US "Billboard" 200, and has since been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The band followed this up in 2001 with "Iowa", which reached number 3 on the "Billboard" 200 and  topped the UK Albums Chart. Slipknot also released its first two videos during this period – "Welcome to Our Neighborhood", a collection of music videos and live footage, in 1999, and "Disasterpieces", a live concert recorded in London, in 2002. After a short hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with its third studio album "", which reached number 2 on the "Billboard" 200. The album was supported by a successful lead single in "Duality", which reached the top 10 of both the US "Billboard" Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock charts. Later singles "Vermilion" and "Before I Forget" also registered on both charts. The  band's first live album, "", followed the next year and reached the top 20 of the "Billboard" 200. Third video album "" was released in December 2006. 2008's "All Hope Is Gone", Slipknot's fourth studio album, was the band's first to top the "Billboard" 200, as well as several album charts in other regions. "Psychosocial", "Dead Memories" and "Snuff" all reached the "Billboard" Alternative Songs top 20. On May 24, 2010, founding member Paul Gray died of an "accidental overdose of morphine and fentanyl" and in September 2010 the band dedicated its fourth video album "(sic)nesses" to the  deceased bassist, which documented their performance at Download Festival in 2009. The release topped the Music Video charts in the US and the UK. A compilation album, "Antennas to Hell", followed in 2012. After returning to touring in 2011 with former guitarist Donnie Steele on bass, Slipknot also parted ways with Joey Jordison in 2013 in controversial circumstances. The group resurfaced in 2014 with Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg on drums, releasing the Gray-dedicated "" in October that year, which followed "All Hope Is Gone" in topping the "Billboard" 200. As of March 2019, Slipknot has sold 30  million units of records worldwide. On July 26, 2021, founding member Joey Jordison died in his sleep.