Jan 25, 2023 · Though the faces may have changed over the years (both in terms of personnel and design), the masks have become a key part of the Slipknot mythos, each album cycle heralding a complete makeover. Below you'll find a rundown of every mask design from every Slipknot era to date...

Jan 25, 2023 · The DJ’s mask evolved rapidly from the simple gas mask of the band’s debut, to a more skull-shaped gas mask for the band’s follow up. Wilson had nine of them made, giving each its own name. Shawn Crahan

Jan 25, 2023 · Some of the sleek simplicity of Slipknot's masks from All Hope Is Gone remained, but otherwise the band's look seemed to harken right back to the creepy, unsettling aesthetics they had first emerged with over 15 years prior.

Jan 25, 2023 · Alright, not quite, but in our defence, the first new mask he revealed for this album cycle does pretty much look like he rammed his face through a disco ball and smooshed it around a bit. And yet, it being Shawn Crahan, he still manages to …

Jan 25, 2023 · The Vol. 3 version of Thomson’s mask was a relatively simple evolution of the first mask that had served him for the first two album cycles. “If you know who you are, you don’t need change.

Jan 25, 2023 · The final album cycle with the original nine line-up of the band, All Hope Is Gone featured some of the most drastic updates to Slipknot's masks to date. While the elements of horror were still there, the masks looked sleeker, shinier and decidedly less grotesque than they had over the previous decade.

Sep 21, 2022 · We have a comprehensive list of every Slipknot mask detailing the evolution from the simple, dirty masks of the debut album to the sleeker, more ergonomic masks from the .5: The Gray Chapter era. Shawn Crahan has always remained a clown, although sometimes more grotesque as seen with his Iowa mask.

Sep 21, 2022 · Slipknot finally revealed their masks on Thursday, along with a video for the first single, Unsainted, taken from their highly anticipated forthcoming new album, We Are Not Your Kind. Corey followed it up by sharing a more "detailed" image on his Instagram , showing each member's new disguise.

Feb 16, 2025 · The gig-turned-brawl was the Iowans’ first time in Cleveland: a city that happened to be the hometown of Mushroomhead, a band with whom Slipknot had more than a little in common. Both wore masks and boiler suits. Both even had a bassist that dressed up like a pig.

Sep 21, 2024 · “We jumped offstage and took our masks off and started swinging at people at the end of one song”: The wild story of Slipknot vs Mushroomhead, the masked band feud that lit up nu metal