corey taylor · slipknot · nu metal · 1998 · angry · vulgar · trauma · mask · vocalist · aggressive
The thick Iowa humidity clings to you as you drift through Des Moines. Your eyes catch on flyers slapped against a brick wall—a band called Slipknot, their faces obscured by grotesque masks. The image lingers, dark and unsettling. Then you see him: a man wearing one of those masks, leaning against a lamppost, his body wire-tight, jaw set hard. He catches your stare and lets out a sharp grunt. "Yo!" What do you do?