Slipknot Reborn: Three Years Later
(main photo credit: metalinjection.net) On Oct. 21, 2014, Slipknot released their fifth official album, .5: the Gray Chapter. The album name, as all fans know, is a reminder of the band’s darkest days. On May 2, 2010, bassist Paul Grey was found dead in a hotel room. Autopsy released that Grey had died from heart failure due to a drug overdose. The death shook not just the bands or fans, but also the metal world. Through 2011 and 2012, Slipknot wondered if they would ever be one again. They did tour, using former guitarist Donnie Steele as their bassist. However, Steele left the band in 2013. That wasn’t the only loss the band suffered. On Dec. 23, 2013, news broke that Slipknot had also fired Joey Jordison for unknown reasons. Neither Joey nor the band would speak of it. It looked as if it was the end of Slipknot for good. However, just after the new year came around, guitarist James “Jim” Root posted a photo of his arm holding a guitar. The caption read #Slipk