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If you need more evidence that Slipknot is nuts, besides watching&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO1ebT0XnlE" target="_blank">nine masked Iowans</a> in jumpsuits pumping out death metal riffs&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/12/15/rigged-slipknot-percussionist-shawn-clown-crahan/" target="_blank">drumming on trash cans</a>, read these true stories about the maggot-loving, corpse-huffing, substance-and-alcohol vacuums in&nbsp;Slipknot. The band has been a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-heavy-metal-bands-that-i-know" target="_blank">mainstay on the metal scene</a> since the late &#39;90s when they appeared out of the American heartland like a real-life extreme metal horror freak show version of Devo, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-slipknot-songs/voteable" target="_blank">screaming about how much they hate everything</a>&nbsp;until they were coughing up blood. True Slipknot stories more than live up to that description.&nbsp;

Somewhat improbably, Slipknot hit the zeitgeist; the band obliterated nu-metal peers by making real metal cool again. Their music is pure catharsis in the form of metal.

Slipknot has continued its&nbsp;scurge on mainstream music ever since its debut.&nbsp;If you think the band members are&nbsp;getting soft more than two decades into their career, think again: these WTF stories show&nbsp;their proclivity for setting things on fire, drinking stuff you&rsquo;re not supposed to drink, and fighting with knives. If you think the masks, screaming, and anti-social nihilism is an act, you&#39;d be wrong.&nbsp;

Some gonzo stories about Slipknot will&nbsp;trigger those of weak constitution, so if you have issues with people eating a rotten bird corpse&nbsp;or drinking puke, you may want to read some <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/crazy-marlon-brando-facts/thaneeconomou" target="_blank">less wild celebrity stories</a>. If you&rsquo;re still here,&nbsp;you&rsquo;re ready to dive into the infernal swamp of Slipknot. &nbsp;

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Slipknot is considered by many to be one of the best nu-metal bands. Since they’re such an influential band, let’s rank the best Slipknot albums, with the help of your votes.&nbsp;While some might say Slipknot is all style and no substance due to their intimidating masks, fright wigs, and creepy costumes, this nine-piece alternative metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, have released some seminal <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/shreddits-top-metal-albums?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">heavy metal albums</a>. While their self-titled debut is considered a modern classic, every release has sold better than the last with All Hope Gone (2008) earning their best sales and reviews.This Slipknot discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Slipknot albums can be found at the top of the list. To make it easy for you, we haven't included Slipknot singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums. If you think the greatest Slipknot album isn't high enough on the list, then be sure to vote for it so it receives the credit it deserves. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums; if you have a favorite Slipknot album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular.This list of popular Slipknot CDs has been voted on by music fans around the world, so the order of this list isn't just one person's opinion.&nbsp;

There&#39;s no end to weird and intense&nbsp;Slipknot stories, but none of them offer as much insight into the group&#39;s darkest hours as those that come from recording the punishing 2001 album, Iowa.&nbsp;This metal shred-fest has some of the best <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-slipknot-songs/voteable" target="_blank">Slipknot songs</a>, ranked&nbsp;as such because of their&nbsp;volatility.&nbsp;By the time the group hit the studio&nbsp;with producer Ross Robinson,&nbsp;money, substances, and each <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/wtf-slipknot-stories/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">Slipknot members&#39;</a> barbaric attitude had nearly ended them.&nbsp;

Drawing on the bleak setting of their home state, Slipknot pushed through a life-threatening experience,&nbsp;new additions, and an utter contempt for one another to record one of their most beloved and best-selling albums. The stories behind Iowa&nbsp;give fans a peek at how Slipknot came back from the brink of self-destruction.&nbsp;

Shawn Crahan, otherwise known as &quot;Clown&quot; or &quot;Number 6&quot;,&nbsp;isn&rsquo;t just one of the original members of the band Slipknot, he also helped define their sound and create their unique aesthetic. As the group&rsquo;s percussionist,&nbsp;Crahan bashes away at his insane, drumline-inspired setup and pushes himself to give the audience the biggest spectacle possible.&nbsp;As&nbsp;Slipknot&#39;s behind-the-scenes visual guru, he directs the group&rsquo;s videos and helps bring their chaotic vision to life.&nbsp;

Even though most of his life has been&nbsp;wrapped up in <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/wtf-slipknot-stories/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">Slipknot</a>, Crahan isn&rsquo;t merely &quot;the Clown.&quot;&nbsp;Aside from his duties within the group, the percussionist has produced records for other bands, directed a feature film, and even starred in a film from the director of Saw II.&nbsp;

When Slipknot emerged from the depths of Iowa in the late &#39;90s, there was little to no indication that frontman&nbsp;Corey Taylor&nbsp;would become a prolific writer of philosophical musings and literary fiction. Since 2011, the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/corey-taylor-slipknot-childhoood/jacob-shelton?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Stone Sour</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/wtf-slipknot-stories/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">Slipknot</a> singer has published&nbsp;a collection of books that are filled with as much rage and disapproval as they are motivational quotes.&nbsp;Corey Taylor&#39;s&nbsp;books are a mix of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-celebrity-autobiographies/ranker-books" target="_blank">autobiographical</a> stories and thoughts regarding&nbsp;politics,&nbsp;religion, and even the existential implications of using your turn signal.&nbsp;

Corey Taylor&#39;s writing style is most similar to the work of personal essayists like Mark Twain and David Sedaris&nbsp;but with the added implications that come with being the vocalist of one of the most aggressive metal bands of the early 21st century. His life experiences have granted him enough knowledge to turn out at least five books including:&nbsp;Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good;&nbsp;A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven: (Or, How I Made Peace with the Paranormal and Stigmatized Zealots and Cynics in the Process);&nbsp;House of Gold &amp;&nbsp;Bones, You&rsquo;re Making Me Hate You: A Cantankerous Look at the Common Misconception That Humans Have Any Common Sense Left;&nbsp;and&nbsp;America 51: A Probe into the Realities That Are Hiding Inside the &quot;Greatest Country in the World.&quot;&nbsp;

Corey Taylor&#39;s literature&nbsp;is consistently quotable, and these passages from both Seven Deadly Sins and You&#39;re Making Me Hate You&nbsp;make&nbsp;especially good points.

Music History

Most people know Corey Taylor as the soul-baring, mask-wearing singer of Slipknot and lead vocalist&nbsp;of Stone Sour. Regardless of which band he&rsquo;s performing with, Taylor&rsquo;s songs tap a deep well of emotional angst, resonating with metal fans across the globe. There&#39;s an earnestness&nbsp;in his music uncommon among many&nbsp;modern <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-heavy-metal-bands-that-i-know" target="_blank">metal bands</a>.&nbsp;

Much of the apprehension Taylor sings about comes from his time growing up in Des Moines, IA. While he wraps some of his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/wtf-slipknot-stories/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">stories</a> in lyrical metaphors, he opens up candidly about his childhood in interviews. Even though he comes off as a tough guy, Taylor&#39;s not the kind of person who is going to hide&nbsp;personal struggles for the sake of appearing normal. Stories from Corey Taylor&#39;s childhood are absolutely wild, and they provide a fascinating glimpse&nbsp;into this rocker&#39;s head.&nbsp;

Supernatural & Paranormal

In his book A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven: Or, How I Made Peace with the Paranormal and Stigmatized Zealots and Cynics in the Process, Corey Taylor reconciles his paranormal encounters with his atheistic&nbsp;beliefs. The book is a memoir as much as it is philosophical literature and it is&nbsp;full of Corey Taylor&#39;s best quotes.&nbsp;What sets&nbsp;A Funny Thing&nbsp;apart from the rest of Taylor&#39;s written works&nbsp;as well as other <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-celebrity-autobiographies/ranker-books" target="_blank">celebrity biographies</a> are the ghost stories that he focuses on throughout the narrative.&nbsp;

The stories Taylor tells in&nbsp;A Funny Thing&nbsp;come from throughout the Slipknot singer&#39;s life,&nbsp;dating back to his time growing up with his grandmother&nbsp;all the way to recording an album in a haunted mansion with his&nbsp;popular&nbsp;metal band. He&#39;s even told a few related <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-celebrity-ghosts/rebecca-shortall" target="_blank">ghost stories</a>&nbsp;in interviews after the book was published. Although the book&nbsp;itself is a look into the difference between believing in the paranormal and accepting religion, the creepy tales Taylor uses to convey his message are worth reading in and of themselves. And if you enjoy Taylor&#39;s accounts of visits from across the veil, you are bound to gain something from reading the book as a whole, which you can find <a href="http://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?TSID=5036&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FFunny-Thing-Happened-Way-Heaven%2Fdp%2F030682292X%2Fref%3Dsr_1_2%3Fkeywords%3Da%2Bfunny%2Bthing%2Bhappened%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bway%2Bto%2Bheaven%26qid%3D1557762330%26s%3Dgateway%26sr%3D8-2&amp;amazon-ids-by-cc=US%3Drankercom2786171-20" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;

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&lt;p&gt;List of the best Slipknot songs, ranked by fans like you. The heavy metal band burst into our lives with &apos;Iowa&apos;, an album unlike any metal album before it. The masked group are known for their shocking and powerful live performances and their hard-hitting metal classics.&lt;/p&gt;Music videos and audio videos are included next to each song name, so if you haven&apos;t heard it you can listen to it right here on this page. Is one of your favorite Slipknot songs missing from this poll? Add it to the list so it has a chance to rise to the top. If the order of this list bothers you, then stick it to the man by creating your own version and re-ranking it. Simply click the &quot;Rerank List&quot; button and you can put the songs in whatever order you like.

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List of the best Slipknot songs, ranked by fans like you. The heavy metal band burst into our lives with 'Iowa', an album unlike any metal album before it. The masked group are known for their shocking and powerful live performances and their hard-hitting metal classics.Music videos and audio videos are included next to each song name, so if you haven't heard it you can listen to it right here on this page. Is one of your favorite Slipknot songs missing from this poll? Add it to the list so it has a chance to rise to the top. If the order of this list bothers you, then stick it to the man by creating your own version and re-ranking it. Simply click the &quot;Rerank List&quot; button and you can put the songs in whatever order you like.

List of the best Slipknot songs, ranked by fans like you. The heavy metal band burst into our lives with 'Iowa', an album unlike any metal album before it.