Slipknot (band) is a band.
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines , Iowa . After several lineup changes in its early years , the band settled on nine members for more than a decade : Corey Taylor , Mick Thomson , Jim Root , Paul Gray , Craig Jones , Sid Wilson , Shawn Crahan , Chris Fehn and Joey Jordison . The band is now touring with replacement musicians Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg on drums .