Former Members
- Anders Colsefni
- Active: 1995–1997
- Instruments: lead vocals, custom percussion, backing vocals, tribal drums
- Release contributions: Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996)
- Anders Colsefni was a member of the original band formed in 1995. In 1997, Corey Taylor joined the band to share the lead vocalist position. However it was decided that Taylor would replace Colsefni and he was subsequently moved to backing vocals. Colsefni was unhappy with his new role in the group, and left shortly thereafter to revive the band Painface. His last name is often mistakenly spelled "Colsefini".
- Greg Welts (#3)
- Active: 1997–1998
- Instruments: custom percussion, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Slipknot demo (1998)
- After the departure of Colsefni, Greg Welts was recruited to fill the spot left on percussion and backing vocals. In 1998, prior to the band signing with Roadrunner Records, Welts was demanded to leave the band becoming the only member to actually be kicked out.
- Brandon Darner (#3)
- Active: 1998
- Instruments: Custom percussion, backing vocals
- Release contributions:
Brandon was the replacement for custom percussionist Greg Welts. He didn't stay long and was later on replaced by Chris Fehn. Later, he joined Shawn Crahan's new band To My Surprise.
- Josh Brainard (#4)
- Active: 1995–1999
- Instruments: guitar, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) Slipknot demo (1998), Slipknot (1999)
- Brainard appears on the cover of the band's self-titled. Was a member of the original band formed in 1995. Brainard left the band during the recording stages of Slipknot in 1999. The reasons for his departure are unclear, it was widely thought to have been because of family constraints however Brainard dispels these rumours, explaining that; "some decisions were made that I wasn't particularly happy with."
- Paul Gray (#2)
- Active: 1995–2010
- Instruments: bass, backing vocals
- Release contributions: all Slipknot releases
- Paul Gray was a member of the original band formed in 1995. He was with the band until his death from taking an accidental overdose of morphine mixed with fentanyl on May 24, 2010 at the age of 38.
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Late bassist Paul Gray performing at the Mayhem Festival in 2008
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