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Slipknot

American band
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Summary

Slipknot is a musical group[1]. Slipknot ranks in the top 0.15% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72,883 views/month, #30 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: Rage Against the Machine[3], Kiss[4], Ozzy Osbourne[5], Primus[6], Pantera[7], Black Sabbath[8], Misfits[9], Jane's Addiction[10], Biohazard[11], Helmet[12], Korn[13], Alice Cooper[14], Twisted Sister[15], Gene Simmons[16]
  • Country: United States[17]
  • Genre: groove metal[18], alternative metal[19], nu metal[20]
  • Record label: Roadrunner Records[21]
  • Discography: Slipknot discography[22]
  • Commons category: Slipknot[23]
  • Country of origin: United States[24]
  • Has part(s): Sid Wilson[25], Michael Pfaff[26], Mick Thomson[27], Jim Root[28], Shawn Crahan[29], Alessandro Venturella[30], Corey Taylor[31], Eloy Casagrande[32], Brandon Darner[33]
  • Website account on: ReverbNation[34]
  • Inception: 1994[35]
  • Location of formation: Des Moines[36]
  • Official website: https://slipknot1.com[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Slipknot (band)[38]
  • Commons gallery: Slipknot[39]
  • Topic has template: Template:Slipknot[40]
  • Official name: Slipknot[41]
  • Native label: Slipknot[42]
  • Different from: slip knot[43], Slipknot[44]
  • Start of work period: 1995[45]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[46]

  • Country: US[47]

  • Began / founded: 1995[48]

  • Genre(s): alternative metal, alternative rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal[49]

  • Community tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal[50]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a466c2a2-6517-42fb-a160-1087c3bafd9f[51]

Why It Matters

Slipknot has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Slipknot is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Slipknot has been cited as an influence by Vended[54], a rock band[55], founded in 2018[56].

FAQs

Who did Slipknot influence?

Slipknot has been cited as an influence by Vended[54].

Related Entities

Alice Cooper Corey Taylor Gene Simmons Jim Root Joey Jordison Kiss Korn Mick Thomson Pantera Paul Gray Roadrunner Records Shawn Crahan United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Slipknot'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'azb', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'bs', 'ca',
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  2. 8w ago · ~2026-44963-34 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Slipknot'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official name: piknot"
  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → Rage Against the Machine, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne +11
    Instance of → —
    Start of work period → +1995-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country → United States
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