Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks With an Intro by Ozzy Osbourne and Afterword by Gene Simmons

Jason Arnopp

May 2011 · Random House

About this ebook

"The only plan right now is to kill everybody" Joey Jordison, drummerIgnoring every rule in the book and more besides, Slipknot are a notoriously controversial band who combine a talent for outrage with their music. Reminiscent of the outlandishness of punk, 'nu metal' has become the fastest growing area in rock, with Slipknot selling over 2 million copies of their debut album. And yet Slipknot spit, swear and risk injury night after night in their extraordinary live performances. Incredibly, their apparel of masks and boiler suits, which they refuse to remove, means that their fans still do not know what they look like. Jason Arnopp, the first British journalist to interview Slipknot face to mask, describes the transformation of the Des Moines crew into unorthodox mega stars. Featuring an introduction by the legendary Gene Simmons of Kiss, this biography will be the first published on the band either in the UK or America and will include exclusive interviews and in-depth information on the mysterious nine masked men.

Ratings and reviews

Slipknot have been instrumental in my own upbringing. They taught me so many life lessons...I am so grateful to have had the pleasure of growing up with this band. I was only 13 when the self-titled came out in '99, now I'm 28 and Slipknot will always hold up throughout my life.

I love this is the best nu metal band in the world , i love <3

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About the author

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and occasional actor, whose career has spanned over 40 years. As of December 2010, Osbourne sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Osbourne became famous as the lead vocalist of the English heavy metal band, Black Sabbath. In the early 2000s, Osbourne's career expanded to the television arena when he became a star in his own reality show, The Osbournes, alongside wife/manager Sharon and two of their three children, Kelly and Jack.