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slipknot -lrb- band -rrb-

slipknot is an american heavy metal band from des moines , iowa .
formed in september 1995 , the group was founded by percussionist shawn crahan and bassist paul gray .
after several line-up changes in their early years , the band settled on nine members for more than a decade : corey taylor , mick thomson , jim root , paul gray , craig jones , sid wilson , shawn crahan , chris fehn and joey jordison .
gray died on may 24 , 2010 , and was replaced from 2011 to 2014 by former guitarist donnie steele .
jordison departed from the band on december 12 , 2013 .
the reason for this is still debated .
steele left during the recording sessions for '' '' as he wanted to focus on getting married .
the band is now touring with replacement musicians alessandro venturella on bass and jay weinberg on drums .
slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image , aggressive style of music and energetic and chaotic live shows .
the band enjoyed a somewhat meteoric rise to success following the release of their eponymous debut album in 1999 .
the 2001 follow-up album , `` iowa '' , further increased the band 's popularity .
after a brief hiatus , slipknot returned in 2004 with ' , before going on another hiatus and returning in 2008 with their fourth album , `` all hope is gone '' , which debuted at no. 1 on the `` billboard 200 '' .
after a longer hiatus , slipknot released their fifth studio album , ' , in 2014 .
additionally , the band has released a live album , '' '' , a compilation album , `` antennas to hell '' , and four live dvds .
in 2015 , the band headlined the uk 's biggest hard rock and metal festival , download festival , for the third time .
