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This is a timeline of Slipknot's early days up until their signing with Roadrunner Records. It includes all known music with links, if available, as well as all known show dates with links to their entries on setlist.fm, links to live videos and recordings and newspaper articles on the band.

1993

April

May

1995

June

  • The "first use" and "first use in commerce" of the tribal S used during Slipknot's live performances is dated to this month (serial number 76280756).

September

  • September xx - "The Pale Ones"[1] (Anders, Kun, Paul, Shawn) begin to rehearse. Donnie Steele joins after about three rehearsals, Kun Nong leaves after about six rehearsals.
  • September 15 - Joey attends a rehearsal of "The Pale Ones" and joins them shortly after.
    • "Slipknot"
    • "Gently"
    • "Fur"
  • September xx - Josh Brainard joins "The Pale Ones".

October

  • October 31 - "The Pale Ones" allegedly perform a private Halloween show.

November

  • November 5 - Live at the Love Shack (Cindy Jenkins benefit, first show, as "Meld")

December

  • December - The band holds a rehearsal for Sean McMahon.
    • "Slipknot"
    • "Gently"
    • "Do Nothing/Bitchslap"
    • "Killers Are Quiet"
    • "Vizqueen"
    • "Fur"
  • December - The band begins recording Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. and the 1995 Demo.
  • The "first use" and "first use in commerce" of the Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. barcode used on Slipknot's clothing was dated to this month (serial number 76280753), although it has since been abandoned.

1996

February

  • Donnie Steele leaves the band.

March

  • Slipknot finishes recording Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. and the 1995 Demo. Craig Jones joins the band.

April

Timeline

The oldest known picture of Slipknot.

June

  • Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. is being mastered.
  • June 22 - Live at the Safari Club (as "Pygsystem").
  • June 23 - Live at the Possum Walk (The Cure 2000 Benefit Sunday, as "Pygsystem").
  • June 27 - Live at People's Bar and Grill
  • June ?? - Live at the Safari Club

July

  • Mick Thomson joins the band.
  • July 5 - Live at the Safari Club (Benefit show for the Children's AIDS National Network)
  • July 27 - Live at Josiah's Lounge and Comedy Club

August

September

October

November

December

Unknown Year

  • ???? xx - Live at the Safari Club
    • "Slipknot"
    • "Gently"
    • "Do Nothing/Bitchslap"
    • "Tattered & Torn"
    • "Coleslaw"
    • "Windows"
    • "Carve"
    • "Only One"
    • "May 17"
    • "Interloper"
    • "Scissors"
  • ???? xx - Live at Unknown Location

1997

SlipknotPC

Slipknot shortly before Corey Taylor joined.

January

  • January 23 - Intro-Crows.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.

February

April

May

June

  • -ismist picks up the remaining copies of MFKR for distribution.
  • June 3 - DoNothing.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • June 6 - The Des Moines Register 1 and 2
  • June 7 - Live at Ankeny Airfield (DotFest '97)
  • June 10 - Iowa State Daily: DotFest a success, with or without headliner
  • June 26 - Live at the Safari Club

July

  • July 12 - Live at Knickerbockers
  • July 13 - -ismist re-releases Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. with the catalogue number -ism CD 0032.

August

September

  • September 12 - Live at the Safari Club (Anders' last show)
  • September 27 - Live at the Safari Club (possibly cancelled due to Anders leaving the band)

October

  • October 24 - Live at Knickerbockers (Act of -ism 1997, Cuddles' first show)
  • October 30 - Live at Super Toad Entertainment Center (KKDM 107.5 Halloween Bash)
  • October 31 - Live at the Safari Club (all-ages)
  • October 31 - Live at the Safari Club (regular)

November

  • November 9 - Live at the Safari Club (KKDM State of Independents Live Vol. 1)
  • November 30 - Disco.wav, Fuckdog.wav, Slipknot3.wav, Windows-Noise.wav and Windows-Scream.wav from Craig's Data Disc have this date.

December

  • December 11 - Iowa State Daily: 'Holiday Fourplay' gives national bands a chance to rock for charity
  • December 12 - The Des Moines Register
  • December 14 - Intro-Despise.wav, Intro-DoNothing.wav, Intro-Prosthetics.wav, Intro-Scissors.wav, Intro-Slipknot.wav, Intro-Spit.wav, Intro-Surfacing.wav, Intro-Tattered.wav and Intro-Windows.wav from Craig's Data Disc have this date.
  • December 16 - Intro-Grinch.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • December 18 - Live at the Hurricane
  • December 20 - Outro-Shit.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • December 20 - Live at Super Toad Entertainment Center (107.5's Holiday Fourplay 1997)
  • December - SlipKnot (aka Corey's Gold Disc)
  • December 29 - Intro-Carve.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.

1998

Slipknot98

Slipknot shortly before Sid Wilson joined.

January

  • January 2 - Live at the Ranch Bowl
  • January 3 - Live at the Ranch Bowl
  • January 15 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • January 22 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • January 25 - Slipknot finishes the work on "Wait and Bleed", "Snap" and an untitled song.
  • January 29 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • January 29 - The Des Moines Register
  • January 31 - Live at the Safari Club

February

  • At one of the Des Moines Soundproof Coalition's shows, Joey and Shawn meet Sid Wilson for the first time. He unofficially joins Slipknot.
  • February 2 - Live at the Safari Club
  • February 5 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • February 7 - Live at the Safari Club
  • February 12 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • February 12 - Intro-Liberate.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • February 18 - Intro-Sesame.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • February 18 - Live at the Hurricane
  • February 19 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • February 20 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • February 26 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • February 28 - Live at the Safari Club (State Of Independents Live Volume 1 CD Release Party)

March

  • March 5 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • March 9 - Intro-Wait&Bleed.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • March 10 - Live at the Safari Club
  • March 12 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • March 13 - The Des Moines Register
  • March 15 - Snap2.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • March 19 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • March 21 - Live at the Ranch Bowl
  • March 26 - Despise.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • March 26 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • March 29 - Intro-Gently.wav, Fuckyou.wav and Snap1.wav from Craig's Data Disc have this date.
  • Slipknot signs with Ross Robinson's record label I Am.

April

  • April 2 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • April 4 - Live at the McCormick Auditorium at the Illinois Institute of Technology
  • April 9 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • April 16 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • April 18 - Live at the SWCC Auditorium
  • April 23 - Intro-Diluted.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • April 23 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • April 23 - Iowa State Daily: SlipKnoT one step closer to national stardom
  • April 30 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.

May

  • May 1 - Live at the Royal Grove
  • May 11 - Intro-No Life.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • May 14 - The Des Moines Register
  • May 15 - Live at Gameworks (EAT'M Las Vegas)

June

  • June 8 - Outro-Dixieland.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • June 11 - Intro-Dixieland.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • June 11 - The Des Moines Register
  • June 12 - Live at Ankeny Airfield (DotFest '98)
  • June 13 - The Des Moines Register
  • June 16 - Iowa State Daily: Dotfest 2: A Successful Sequel
  • June 25 - Intro-Eeyore.wav and Intro-OnlyOne.wav from Craig's Data Disc have this date.
  • June 26 - Slipknot1-4.avi from Craig's Data Disc have this date.
  • June 27 - Live at the Safari Club

July

SlipknotSigning

Slipknot signs with Roadrunner Records

  • Slipknot parts ways with their managar Sophia John.
  • July 3 - Live at Pearson Lakes Art Center
  • July 4 - Live at Pearson Lakes Art Center
  • July 6 - Greg Welts is fired from the band.
  • July 8 - Slipknot signs with Roadrunner Records in front of the Axiom.
  • July 16 - The Des Moines Register 1 and 2
  • July 17 - Live at the Safari Club
  • July 25 - Live at the Ranch Bowl

August

September

  • September 23 - Joey Jordison calls Ross Robinson and he tells the band to come to LA.
  • September 29 - Slipknot leaves Des Moines to record their debut album in California.

October

  • October 8 - Law.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • October 13 - corey_shawn.avi from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • October 18 - studio1-4.avi from Craig's Data Disc have this date.
  • October 23 - Joey, Corey and possibly other band members attend the Fantômas show at the Troubadour.

November

  • November 5 - studio5.avi from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • November 7 - Intro-MeInside.wav from Craig's Data Disc has this date.
  • November 6 - studio6, 7 and 8.avi from Craig's Data Disc have this date.
  • November 11 - Slipknot's self-titled debut album is being mixed. The band returns home for the holidays.

December

  • December 11 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • December 14 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at Julio's.
  • December 18 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • December 21 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at Julio's.
  • December 25 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.

1999

January

  • Josh Brainard leaves the band and is replaced by Jim Root, completing the band's longest-standing line-up.
  • January 1 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • January 8 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • January 15 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • January 22 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • January 29 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.

February

  • February 6 - A show with Vanilla Ice and Slipknot was announced to take place at the Royal Grove in Nebraska on this day. However, it seems that Slipknot did not perform.
  • February 12 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • February 19 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.
  • February 26 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.

March

  • March 19 - The Des Moines Soundproof Coalition performs at the Safari.

May

  • May 3 - Live at First Avenue (First show with Chris Fehn and Jim Root)
  • May 17 - Rehearsal in Sid's parents' basement.
  • May 18 - Slipknot travels to LA to film a music video.
  • May 22 - Live at Hairy Mary's (Last show before the Ozzfest treck and Slipknot's rise to fame)

August

September

  • September 23 - "Slipknot" is filed as a U.S. federal trademark for entertainment services, namely, live performances by a musical group (serial number 75807210), t-shirts, sweat shirts, long sleeve shirts, ski hats, baseball caps, hockey jerseys and jackets (serial number 75807212) and series of pre-recorded cd roms, compact discs, dvds, audio cassettes, phonograph albums and videotapes, featuring music (serial number 75807219), respectively.

References

  1. ↑ Doreian, Robyn (July 2012). Slipknot: A New Beginning. Terrorizer #224. Retrieved January 27th, 2023.
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