![]() ![]() Shawn and Joey decided the band needed to have three drummers to provide a “hardcore audio assault”. Paul, Shawn and Joey also began meeting up at Sinclair’s gas station to discuss ideas and plans for the future. Within the cramped basement, they were soon pushing out new songs constantly, such as “Killers Are Quiet”, “Do Nothing Bitchslap”, “Confessions”, “Some Feel”, “Part of Me” and “Tattered and Torn”. Joey realized very soon he had to be in this band and began to play the drums, while Shawn moved onto percussion. The first song Joey heard them play was a song known as “Slipknot”, followed by “Gently” and “Fur”. ![]() Joey reluctantly agreed and despite missing two rehearsals due to work obligations, he eventually made it down to the basement to check out a practice session. There he tempted Joey to come watch band rehearsals in Anders’ basement. Paul met with Joey at Sinclair’s gas station where Joey was working at the time. Paul was feeling like something was missing, so he was determined to get Joey involved with the new project, despite not receiving his interest in earlier projects such as Body Pit. Joey JordisonĪfter six practices Kun Nong left due to him liking more Alternative/Punk style. They began practicing under a new name: Meld. They retreated to Anders’ basement to figure out their sound and how to improve musically. They needed guitarists so they reached out to Donnie Steele and Kun Nong who agreed to join the band. Anders called Paul Gray, who was in Los Angeles at the time, and convinced him to return to Des Moines and give the band a try. At the time they were both drummers (Anders had been singing for a while though) and wanted to put together a band with extra stand-up percussion. Anders was helping Shawn with some welding in his garage one winter, and they started talking about putting together a new band. Most of the lyrics for MFKR would be based on the game. ![]() They were always hanging out together and would play Werewolf: The Apocalypse (role-playing game). In September 1995 Shawn and Anders decided to put together a new band again. Shawn unfortunately was too busy with work and the project ended up not lasting. During this early period, the songs “Slipknot”, “Gently”, “Idiot”, “Whats wrong” and “Wise up” were recorded, later to be known as “The basement sessions”. Anders Colsefni, Shawn Crahan, Paul Gray and Patrick Neuwirth brought the aggressive feel to the band, which would also be the defining feature of the future band Slipknot. The first stages of the band Slipknot began way back in 1992 in Paul Gray’s basement, under the name Painface (a name Anders Colsefni would later use again). ![]()
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