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Michael Pfaff, also known as New Guy or Tortilla Man, is Slipknot's newest member. He replaced Chris Fehn, who left the band in March 2019.



Early life

He was known for being the keyboard player for Shawn Crahan's other band Dirty Little Rabbits before joining Slipknot with the two being introduced to each other by DJ Sid Wilson.

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After long time percussionist Chris Fehn was fired from the band, Michael was brought in to replace him, the exact details of him joining are unknown this time but it can be assumed that he joined due to his contacts with Shawn and Sid.

Like other members Jay Weinberg and Alex Venturella his identity was kept a secret due to him only being a touring member of this time. He was nicknamed Tortilla Man by fans due to the texture of his mask looking similar to a tortilla.

However, fans on the website Reddit were later able to identify him as Michael Pfaff by the way he moves on stage, his height, and due to the fact that he is bald.

Mask

Pfaff wears a mask turned inside out, with extra latex on it, and painted to look sick, with a zipper mouth. It is unknown what type of mask he used before the modifications.

Trivia

  • His mask has been through several changes with holes being added to each side of the head and the neck portion being removed.
  • At one point Michael's mask appeared to be disintegrating, which fans believed was beginning to reveal another mask underneath of the one he was already wearing, however the disintegration has since seemed to have slowed down or stopped completely.
  • Fans complained about the sound of Michael's vocals during early 2019 performances but in 2020 fans have noticed an improvement on his vocals, especially during "Nero Forte".

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