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Slipknot is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Fantômas, Jeff Waters, Code Orange, Flames and Snot. Those roots explain a lot about how Slipknot arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Korn, Coal Chamber, Corey Taylor, Mushroomhead and Snot, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into While She Sleeps, Necrophagia, Michael Paget, Traitor and Abandon All Ships, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 111 connections around Slipknot, reaching back through Fantômas and forward to While She Sleeps. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, vocalist Anders Colsefni and bassist Paul Gray. After several lineup changes in its early years, the band settled on nine members from 1999 until Gray's death in 2010: Crahan, Gray, Joey Jordison, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root. Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style of music, and energetic and chaotic live shows.
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Slipknot connections
Slipknot grew out of Fantômas, Jeff Waters, Code Orange and Flames, shares an orbit with Korn, Coal Chamber, Corey Taylor and Mushroomhead, went on to shape While She Sleeps, Necrophagia, Michael Paget and Traitor. 112 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Slipknot
Sounds and acts that shaped Slipknot.
- Fantômasartist
- Jeff Watersartist
- Code Orangeartist
- Flamesartist
- Snotartist
- Kornartist
- Harm's Wayartist
- Burn the Priestartist
- Sevendustartist
- Lamb of Godartist
- In Flamesartist
- Lynn Straitartist
- Elementreeartist
- Avatarartist
- Kornartist
- Apocalypticaartist
- American Head Chargeartist
- Acid Bathartist
- Motograterartist
- System of a Downartist
- One Minute Silenceartist
- Disturbedartist
- Vinnie Paulartist
- St. Angerartist
- Mike Pattonartist
- Hatebreedartist
- Coheed and Cambriaartist
- Roadrunner Recordsartist
- Ozzfestartist
- Download Festivalartist
- Eddie the Headartist
Artists similar to Slipknot
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Slipknot.
- Kornartist
- Coal Chamberartist
- Corey Taylorartist
- Mushroomheadartist
- Snotartist
- Deftonesartist
- Avenged Sevenfoldartist
- Spineshankartist
- Dopeartist
- Ill Niñoartist
- Primer 55artist
- Soilartist
- 40 Below Summerartist
- Soulflyartist
- Slaves on Dopeartist
- Machine Headartist
- Ademaartist
- Salivaartist
- Nothingfaceartist
- Bullet for My Valentineartist
- Roadrunner Unitedartist
- Otepartist
- Taprootartist
- Rob Zombieartist
- Powerman 5000artist
- American Head Chargeartist
Bands Slipknot shaped
Where the influence of Slipknot travelled next.
- While She Sleepsartist
- Necrophagiaartist
- Michael Pagetartist
- Traitorartist
- Abandon All Shipsartist
- Svalbardartist
- Hollywood Undeadartist
- Beartoothartist
- The Ghost Insideartist
- Rise of the Northstarartist
- Drowning Poolartist
- Lamb of Godartist
- Crossfaithartist
- Mushroomheadartist
- As I Lay Dyingartist
- Motionless in Whiteartist
- Machine Headartist
- DragonForceartist
- Otepartist
- Soulflyartist
- Hellyeahartist
- Slaughter to Prevailartist
- Whitearmorartist
- DevilDriverartist
- Butcher Babiesartist
- Dry Kill Logicartist
- Ethsartist
- Shadows Fallartist
- Danny L Harleartist
- Stone Sourartist
- Murderdollsartist
- Wednesday 13artist
- 3 Inches of Bloodartist
- Knocked Looseartist
- Loatheartist
- Princess Nokiaartist
- Bleeding Throughartist
- SosMulaartist
- Primer 55artist
- The Dillinger Escape Planartist
- City Morgueartist
- Emre Aydınartist
- Iowaartist
- Zero 9:36artist
- Dream Stateartist
- Asking Alexandriaartist
- I Am Giantartist
- Akher Zapheerartist
- Bullet for My Valentineartist
- Lewis Capaldiartist
- Matt Heafyartist
- Eir Aoiartist
- I Prevailartist
- Whitechapelartist
- Scarlxrdartist
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