List of Slipknot Band Members - Current Members

Current Members

Sid Wilson (#0)

Active: 1998–present

Instruments: turntables, keyboards

Release contributions: all Slipknot releases from Slipknot demo (1998) to present

The band was interested in adding a DJ to their lineup, but were reluctant because they didn't know any that they considered good enough. After seeing the band live, Sid Wilson proclaimed, "I knew I was born to be in this band." Wilson contacted the band to show his interest in joining. After his attending rehearsals and an incident before a show in which he head-butted all the band members, he was deemed "Slipknot material" and has remained in the lineup since.

Joey Jordison (#1)

Active: 1995–present

Instruments: drums

Release contributions: all Slipknot releases

Joey Jordison joined soon after the band was formed in 1995.

Chris Fehn (#3)

Active: 1998–present

Instruments: custom percussion, backing vocals

Release contributions: all Slipknot releases from Slipknot (1999) to present

Following the departure of Greg Welts, Chris Fehn was brought in to fill the void in percussion and backing vocals. Previously, Fehn had asked the band if he could roadie for them; reportedly, his initiation resembled the vetting process from the film Fight Club. After a month of " if he would fit into Slipknot", Fehn was finally admitted. He has remained in the lineup ever since.

James Root (#4)

Active: 1999–present

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: all Slipknot releases from Slipknot (1999) to present

James Root joined the band in 1999, near the end of the recording of Slipknot. He was brought in as a guitarist following Josh Brainard's departure and is the most recent member in the current lineup.

Craig Jones (#5)

Active: 1996–present

Instruments: guitar(1996), samples, media, synthesizers(1996-Present)

Release contributions: all Slipknot releases from Slipknot demo (1998) to present

Craig Jones was first brought in to fill the guitar position after Donnie Steele's departure. Joey Jordison realized that they were incorporating an increasing number of samples in their recordings and couldn't produce them live, so Jones became Slipknot's full-time sampler.

Shawn Crahan (#6)

Active: 1995–present

Instruments: custom percussion, backing vocals

Release contributions: all Slipknot releases

Shawn Crahan was a member of the original band formed in 1995 and was initially the drummer until Joey Jordison joined the band. After Paul Gray's death, Crahan is now the only founding member left in Slipknot.

Mick Thomson (#7)

Active: 1996–present

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: all Slipknot releases from Slipknot demo (1998) to present

Shortly after Craig Jones entered the band as a guitarist, the band decided that he would move to samples. Thomson was brought in to play guitar and has remained in the lineup since.

Corey Taylor (#8)

Active: 1997–present

Instruments: lead vocals

Release contributions: all Slipknot releases from Slipknot demo (1998) to present

Corey Taylor was recruited from fellow local band Stone Sour in 1997; Slipknot's music required more melodic singing, which vocalist Anders Colsefni struggled to perform. The initial idea was to have the vocalists share duties, but it was later decided that Taylor would take over the majority of the vocals and Colsefni was moved to backing vocals.

Donnie Steele

Active: 1995–1996, 2011–present (touring)

Instruments: guitar (1995-1996); bass guitar (2011–present)

Release contributions: Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996)

Donnie Steele was a member of the original band formed in 1995. In February 1996, during the mixing process of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., Steele decided to leave the band. Steele was a "devout Christian" and realized that the band was no longer a project he could be a part of. The band announced on March 10, 2011 that Steele would be their touring bassist for their Summer shows as a replacement for Paul Gray who died on May 24, 2010.

• Vocalist Corey Taylor

• Guitarist Mick Thomson

• Guitarist Jim Root

• Drummer Joey Jordison

• Percussionist Shawn Crahan

• Percussionist Chris Fehn

• Sampler Craig Jones

• DJ Sid Wilson

Slipknot performing on the Mayhem festival in 2008