Masked rockers Slipknot bring ‘Hope’ to Mayhem
Posted on July 14, 2008
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The moment is burned into the mind of Roadrunner Records president Jonas Nachsin. It was 1999, and his label had convinced Ozzfest organizers to put its newly signed band, Slipknot, on the festival’s second stage.
Curious to see the band in action before the release of its debut album, Nachsin took a drive to New Jersey, where Ozzfest was playing at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. While hard rock acts Black Sabbath, Slayer, Rob Zombie, System of a Down, Deftones and Godsmack attracted the masses, then-unknown Slipknot took the side stage before a respectable audience of about 200.
And then, Slipknot ripped into its set. More…
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