While experimenting with their new vocalist, the band continued to do shows at the Safari club, during one of which Colsefini surprised his band and fans alike announcing on stage that he was leaving the band. As a result, Corey Taylor was recruited from fellow Des Moines band Stone Sour this moved Colsefini to backing vocals and percussion. Slipknot had returned to the studio having developed new material, which demanded more vocal melody. With the production of this album, Sean McMahon began distributing it between record and management companies, which resulted in airplay on local radio and, in turn, won a spot at Dotfest. After conflict over the mixing and mastering, the band self released their first album Mate. In February 1996, guitarist Steele left the band due to his Christian beliefs though the other band members were prepared to allow him to stay, Steele decided to leave.His replacement, Craig Jones, arrived during the mixing stages of this new project.On April 4, Slipknot played their first public performance at Des Moines reggae club the Safari, where they played most of their early gigs.Their second gig at the Safari was alongside Stone Sour.The band began to realize again that there was need for a change, as they were adding samples to their recordings but could not produce these sounds live.Subsequently, Jones moved to full-time sampler and Mick Thomson was brought in to fill the space on guitar. With plenty of material ready, the band began recording in a local studio, SR Audio with Sean McMahon. Much more intricate than previous versions and hopefully, (fingers crossed) - the new music can match up to the image. Brown the new masks looks positively amazing. Superbly photographed by the ever-amazing P.R. So feast your eyes on the new collection, then take a trip back in time with pics of every mask worn by the band throughout its career. The latest masks are creepier and more intricate than ever - some evoking the chilling countenance of film horror figures like Hannibal Lecter and Pinhead. The Slipknot mask unveiling will be featured on the main page of worldwide for 24 hours. Masks are an integral part of the bandвЂ™s identity and to reflect this point, AOL MusicвЂ™s will host a retrospective photo gallery of Slipknot masks throughout their career, spanning all three previous albums and including the most recent controversial вЂPurgatory MasksвЂ™. This highly anticipated debut kicks-starts the launch of SlipknotвЂ™s new album, All Hope Is Gone, which is set for release on Roadrunner Records on August 26th. On July 1, Slipknot, the Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum nine man hard rock enigma, will unveil its new imagery in an exclusive partnership with AOL Music, the webвЂ™s most trafficked online music destination. * Steve Holt - Rhythm/Acoustic/Slide Guitars * Souren 'Mike' Sarkisyan - Harmony Guitar * Rob Barrett - Rhythm Guitar/Trade-Off SoloДЎ5. * Matt Heafy - Lead/Rhythm/Acoustic Guitars/Vocals * Andreas Kisser - Solo/Wah Wah Guitar Effects * Robert Flynn - Guitar/3-part Guitar Harmonies/Keyboards Independent (Voice of the Voiceless) вЂ“ 4:51 * Matt Heafy - Lead/Rhythm/Acoustic GuitarsД§.

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