As a result, Corey Taylor was recruited from fellow Des Moines band Stone Sour this moved Colsefni to backing vocals and percussion.While working in the studio, Slipknot continued to do local shows, during one of which in September 1997, Colsefni announced on stage that he was leaving the band.The gap on percussion was filled by Greg Welts, who was affectionately known as 'Cuddles.'In early 1998, Slipknot produced a second demo featuring five tracks exclusively for record labels.The band began to receive a lot of attention from record labels, and in February 1998, producer Ross Robinson offered to produce their debut album after attending rehearsals in Des Moines. However, it didn't lead to any kind of interest from record labels, so the band returned to the studio to develop new material.It was at this time that the band began experimenting with more vocal melody, something which Colsefni struggled to achieve. on Halloween, October 31,1996.Ĭhris Fehn was brought in to replace Welts on percistribution for the demo was initially left to the band and their producer Sean McMahon, before it was handed over to the distribution company Ismist in early 1997.Slipknot received a small amount of airplay on local radio stations off the back of the demo. Subsequently, Jones became the band's sampler and Mick Thomson was brought in as the replacement guitarist.After a complicated time with mixing and mastering, the band self-released the demo album Mate.

When questioned in 1999 about Steele's departure, Jordison explained: 'we were prepared to keep him on, but he didn't want to stay.' During the mixing stages of their project at SR Audio, Craig Jones was recruited as Steele's replacement on guitar.However, throughout their time in the studio, the band were adding samples to their recordings but could not produce these sounds live. It was there, in late 1995, that Jordison suggested changing the band name to Slipknot after their song of the same name.In December, Slipknot began recording material at SR Audio, a studio in the band's hometown.Without a recording budget, the band were forced to self-finance the project, the costs of which came to an estimated $40,000. In February 1996, guitarist Donnie Steele decided to leave Slipknot due to his Christian beliefs. Much of the band's early development was retrospectively attributed to late-night planning sessions between Gray, Crahan and Jordison at a Sinclair gas station where Jordison worked nights.

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