The Meaning Of Every Slipknot Mask Explained

Years before the formation of Slipknot, two of the founding members of the band, Anders Colsefni and Shawn Crahan, became friends in the early '90s. Even though they played for different rock bands, the duo met at gigs from the same metal scene in Des Moines, Iowa. However, the two also got along well because they played a role-playing game called "Werewolf: The Apocalypse," which was more violent and less popular than the well-known RPG "Dungeons & Dragons."

Unlike "D&D," "Werewolf" has a horror theme, with main characters being werewolves and vampires. For both musicians, a major appeal of the game was that it was possible to become something else. In the book "Slipknot: All Hope is Gone," Colsefni says, "The attraction was being able to play a different person, to be able to do something different. This was the founding of Slipknot — that was it, right there."

After the band was created, this mentality was clearly carried over into their first gig together on December 4, 1995. Colsefni says that from the very beginning, Slipknot performances have generated "a primal feeling — I'm transformed into an animal, and that's the reason we wear what we do on stage."

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