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{{Member
|name = Josh Brainard
|image = <gallery>Josh.jpg|Masked
Josh-Unmasked.jpg|Unmasked</gallery>
|number = <nowiki>#4</nowiki>
|nickname = <poem>Gnar
Jay</poem>
|born = August 6, 1974 {{age|year=1974|month=8|day=6}}
|partner = Nikki {{Sm|({{Hovertext|m.|Married}} 199?; {{Hovertext|div.|Divorced}} ????)}}
Jen Allen {{Sm|({{Hovertext|m.|Married}} 2018; {{Hovertext|div.|Divorced}} 2020)}}
|active = 1995–1999
|occupations = Musician, former rhythm guitarist of Slipknot
|masks = *Executioner's Mask {{sm|(1995–1998)}}
*Bondage Mask {{sm|(1998–1999)}}|signature=[[File:Josh-sig.jpg]]}}
'''Josh Brainard''', commonly known as Gnar to his band mates, was one of the original Slipknot guitarists, alongside Donnie Steele. Josh was asked to join the band after playing with Anders, Joey and Paul for several years. Originally Josh was the topping to the music produced, adding back up vocals, a touch of melody and his work on the Guitar was placed over what was already there, being mainly noise and wah pedal stuff.

Later on, however, Mick took on the 'noise' role and this caused Josh to take on a more rhythmic guitar role. Josh was present for both {{A|MFKR}} and the {{A|Slipknot}}, being in both the recordings. Most people are unaware that Josh recorded all but one of the songs on the self titled album, the song he does not appear on being {{Track|Purity}} which contained his replacement Jim Root. The reason Josh left the band is between him and Slipknot, they are still good friends and he didn't leave because of touring and being away from his family, this is simply a rumor.

==Gallery==
===Masks===
<gallery widths="140" heights="140px" captionalign="center">
JoshLive1.jpg|Josh performing live in 1996
JoshLive2.jpg|Josh performing live in 1996
Josh photo.png|Josh Brainard during a photoshoot in 1996
-mfkr1.com--198-97aug7.jpg|Josh with Mick, Anders and Paul on August 24th 1997
File:-4 josh - edit.jpg|Josh "Gnar" Brainard Rehearsing 1998
Josh15.jpg|Josh with Corey and Joey in 1998
-mfkr1.com--406-omaha13.jpg|Josh performing live on August 15th 1998
-mfkr1.com--357-omaha12.jpg|Josh performing live on August 15th 1998
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Josh did auxiliary percussion on {{Track|Fur}} and {{Track|Dogfish Rising}}.
*He never had purple hair.
*Josh sang a short version of ''Funky Town'' by Lipps inc. with Anders, at Clearwater Beach in Des Moines Iowa on August 17th, 1996.
*Josh did a cover of "The Humpty Dance" at a show, in 1997.<ref>@mfkrboard (July 4, 2022). [[Image:Instagram.png|20px]] [[:File:MFKRboard Video.Mov|@Mfkrboard Stories]]. ''Instagram''. Retrieved March 30, 2023.</ref>
*Josh joined the band one month after [[Joey Jordison|Joey]].<ref>[https://www.mfkr1.com/online/2001-josh-brainard/ Josh Brainard Interview]. ''MFKR1.'' Retrieved December 22nd, 2024</ref>

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