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Slipknot is a heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, USA, formed in 1995, known for it's attention-grabbing image, aggresive music and energetic live shows. Across its history, it's had many lineup changes. | |||
Muse performed with Slipknot in Metalfest in Spain. | Muse performed with Slipknot in Metalfest in Spain. | ||
[[Dominic Howard]] is seen in a Slipknot mask in the 2nd disc of the Hullabaloo DVD. During a European festival Dom was found "losing it" after he got his hands on Corey's Slipknot mask. | [[Dominic Howard]] is seen in a Slipknot mask in the 2nd disc of the [[Hullabaloo: Live at Le Zenith, Paris (live)|Hullabaloo DVD]]. During a European festival Dom was found "losing it" after he got his hands on vocalist [[Corey Taylor]]'s Slipknot mask. | ||
<blockquote>"Oh, the Slipknot guy threw it to this girl at the side of the stage after they played because he must have wanted to impress her" Matt references to this incident during a Japanese tour of Origins in 2001, | <blockquote>"Oh, the Slipknot guy threw it to this girl at the side of the stage after they played because he must have wanted to impress her" Matt references to this incident during a Japanese tour of Origins in 2001, | ||
</blockquote><blockquote>Unfortunately for him she wanted me so we got it. I think Dom got possessed by the spirit of Slipknot when he put it on. He was running around screaming." | </blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>Unfortunately for him she wanted me so we got it. I think Dom got possessed by the spirit of Slipknot when he put it on. He was running around screaming."<ref>[http://www.rocketbabydolls.com/kerrangjapan2001.html Kerrang - Muse in Tokyo [August 11 2001]]</ref> | |||
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< | For the [[Will of the People (album)|Will of the People]] era, [[Matthew Bellamy|Matt]] in an interview with [[Zane Lowe]] for Apple Music, stated that he went to see a Slipknot concert in L.A. along friends and family, and that his son [[Bing Bellamy|Bing]], who is a Slipknot fan, influenced Matt into making heavier sounds for the album. | ||
< | <blockquote>“It also coincides with my son, Bing, who’s really gotten into like Slipknot and stuff like that, you know. You know, we never pretend to be able to touch those guys, but hearing that stuff blasting on the way to school most mornings, that really kind of got into the album a little bit." | ||
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<blockquote>"That was what was refreshing about it. It was nice to actually find something that we weren’t good at, do you know what I mean, and actually try and get really good at. Because metal… it turns out these metal players are absolute geniuses.”<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMvtyphl9rA Muse: 'Will Of The People', Dystopian Predictions, and The Political System | Apple Music]</ref> | |||
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For the Will of the People tour, Muse started playing the main riff of [[Riffs and jams#Duality | Duality]] live, usually after [[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]] or [[Map of the Problematique (song)|Map of the Problematique]]. | |||
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Revision as of 03:28, 27 October 2022
Slipknot is a heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, USA, formed in 1995, known for it's attention-grabbing image, aggresive music and energetic live shows. Across its history, it's had many lineup changes.
Muse performed with Slipknot in Metalfest in Spain. Dominic Howard is seen in a Slipknot mask in the 2nd disc of the Hullabaloo DVD. During a European festival Dom was found "losing it" after he got his hands on vocalist Corey Taylor's Slipknot mask.
"Oh, the Slipknot guy threw it to this girl at the side of the stage after they played because he must have wanted to impress her" Matt references to this incident during a Japanese tour of Origins in 2001,
Unfortunately for him she wanted me so we got it. I think Dom got possessed by the spirit of Slipknot when he put it on. He was running around screaming."[1]
For the Will of the People era, Matt in an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, stated that he went to see a Slipknot concert in L.A. along friends and family, and that his son Bing, who is a Slipknot fan, influenced Matt into making heavier sounds for the album.
“It also coincides with my son, Bing, who’s really gotten into like Slipknot and stuff like that, you know. You know, we never pretend to be able to touch those guys, but hearing that stuff blasting on the way to school most mornings, that really kind of got into the album a little bit."
"That was what was refreshing about it. It was nice to actually find something that we weren’t good at, do you know what I mean, and actually try and get really good at. Because metal… it turns out these metal players are absolute geniuses.”[2]
For the Will of the People tour, Muse started playing the main riff of Duality live, usually after Stockholm Syndrome or Map of the Problematique.