The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Slipknot

Slipknot's history is full of dark turns, and almost everyone in the group has a tragic tale to tell. Let's take a look at the many awful incidents that have shocked a band that's usually more accustomed to do the shocking themselves. This is the tragic real-life story of Slipknot.

Many members of Slipknot have had rough patches in their lives, but few started as early as vocalist Corey Taylor. According to Blabbermouth, Taylor spent part of his teenage years living in a trailer park near Waterloo, Iowa where, according to Taylor, the activities were somewhat limited. The singer reportedly described the place by saying,

"At a place like that, there's only two things to do, really, you take drugs, and you f---."

As a result, the young Taylor developed a dangerous taste for narcotics. As a teenager, Taylor reportedly said he once woke up in a trash can 12 miles from his home, with no shirt, no shoes, and blood on his face. While his memory of the events was spotty, he figured he had been at a party and overdosed, and instead of taking him to a hospital, his "friends" merely dumped him in a trash can somewhere under the assumption that he was dead.

Terrifying as the experience must have been, this particular dark cloud ultimately had a silver lining: During his long walk back home, young Taylor decided that he had to get out of that place. Suffice to say, he followed through.

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Corey Taylor's near-death experience | 0:15
The recording session from Hell | 1:11
A stage stunt gone wrong | 2:19
Death in San Bernardino | 3:31
A high school swordsman incident | 4:26
The death of Paul Gray | 5:37
Mick Thomson's knife fight | 6:41
Fan deaths | 7:26
Joey Jordison's illness | 8:18
Shawn "Clown" Crahan's daughter | 9:14
Chris Fehn's lawsuit | 10:03