Everybody knows the story of Slipknot. Nine blokes from Iowa put masks on and started making riotous nu metal, knocked everybody’s bollocks off at Ozzfest 1999, released a groundbreaking debut album, then Grammys and t-shirt revenue for all. However, very few of The Nine’s worldwide, cross-generational fanbase got to see the ascent happen in real time.
The video below, uploaded to YouTube with improved audio by user NINE ART, sheds some light on what made Slipknot so special from the off. It’s an hour of footage filmed at a hometown show in Des Moines, Iowa, in May 1999: one month before Slipknot came out and rattled the metal world.
