Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Bahind the Masks With an Intro by Ozzy Osbourne & Afterword by Gene Simmons

I'm late to the Slipknot world so it's interesting to see how it all happened and this author, who is obviously a fan, still was able to show the true side of the artists and the world they emerged from. I was a California transplant living in southern Iowa while they were getting started and I found the tales of the early days quite entertaining! I sure wish I would have found this side of Des Moines! I might not have left! But the guys I knew who grew up in Iowa were a lot like them, they had the same anger and spent their lives listening to metal and hoping for an escape from a life with little promise. Thanks for great introduction to the madness that has become one of my favorite bands!

This is a fantastic read about the origins of one of the most original bands around. It gives great insight as to how and why Slipknot perform the way they do, and also portrays the humans that live behind the masks.

Although I'm not an avid reader I love the 'behind the scene' type books and am looking for the same during the Iowa period....Stay Sic

Bought this for my littel cousin for her Slipknot collection. She loved the book. Purchased it used cause I couldn't find it in new condition.

Having read all the available literature on Slipknot I can wholeheartedly recommend this title as being in a class of its own. It is cleverly written, very informative and most importantly a ...good read! It is clear that of all the biographers this author is the only one who actually knows the band and so can provide genuine insight into their lives,music and history. Do not be misled by the 'pretty' pictures in the other titles available (as I was!) this book is the only one that credits us readers as having anything more than the intelligence of a wilting cabbage leaf!

After reading this book, I found myself asking many questions about the band. That is because the Author didn't do a good enough job in his research.Slipknot, therefore, remains somewhat of a mystery. There is really not a lot known about these guys. Considering the lack of information available on this band, I guess this book is worth reading. But honestly, you might be better off waiting for a more extensive book, which hopefully, someone will write in the future.More importantly, is the fact that this book was written at a time when Iowa was being recorded. Since we're almost in the year 2013, and since Slipknot has released two more studio albums since Iowa, this book is extremely outdated.This book is definitely only worth reading if you're a hard-core Slipknot fanatic.

I STILL have not recieved this book i ordered!!! It said it would be here by 12-28-10. Today is 1-5-11. Either refund my money or get the book to me!

This book is on one of the most hardcore rock bands of this time and tells their storys, mostly of joey's (the drummer). Tells how some of them grew up and found each other to become the knot. Joey is an asome drummer most people dont think he is becuase there are so many other noises goin on that they can hear his work(mostly because of all the other banging being done by the other drumms). I like the beginning of the book but toward the end I lost intrest, it wasnt that exciting any more but the beginning was pretty good. p.s. needs more pictures and a group shot with their names.

a good read if you are a slipknot fan

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