Slipknot craig jones masks

Slipknot have unquestionably been one of the mains acts in metal since class beginning of the 21st 100, and they've had quite calligraphic ride since then.

Back in say publicly late '90s, The Masked Figure from Iowa decided they desired the focus to be unreservedly on their music and tale rather than the stardom deviate would be associated with their looks and their names.

"It was about being intimidating, obviously, however it was also much build on of a creative thing," Corey Taylor said during an stage of Q With Tom Power. "This was a way for us relate to kind of wear the refrain on us physically and manufacture something that was striking."

Thus, they identify themselves as numbers, thorough from zero to eight, build up each wear a unique mask. Their masks have evolved throughout crucial between each album cycle thanks to their 1999 debut full-length Slipknot. 

Before jagged Maggots get up in arms take notice of some of the masks yield absent from this gallery, talk nineteen to the dozen member has had several vicissitude of each mask during tell off album cycle.

Craig Jones' spikes got a bit longer and scarier with each record.

Shawn Crahan went back and forth be more exciting different versions of his incipient clown mask before getting flawed, gorier ones. Taylor's mask at or in the beginning had dreadlocks, but has morphed a lot over time — his latest one covers king whole head.

There also have antediluvian lineup changes within the ribbon since, including the untimely decease of bassist Paul Gray arbitrate 2010, their split with percussionist Chris Fehn in 2019 and the emplacing of "Tortilla Man" [Michael Pfaff].

Joey Jordison parted ways large the group in 2013, increase in intensity then tragically died in July of 2021.

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Since misuse, they've also split with Designer and drummer Jay Weinberg.

Nonetheless, that gallery consists of nine masks from each album's era — one for each member.

Feast maggots, and reminisce with the images below as you imagine what horrific new faces the human resources will appear as they continue feel tour and release new albums in the years to come.