r/Music • u/imatmydesknow Concertgoer • 6d ago

music Slipknot enters Spotify's 1 Billion streams club with "Duality"

https://lambgoat.com/news/49390/slipknot-enters-spotifys-1-billion-streams-club-with-duality/
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u/Philboyd_Studge 6d ago

Nice, bet they can't wait for their royalty check of $37.68

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u/Luppien 6d ago

People are big on Spotify hate recently, but even with their lower rates this rakes in a clean 3 to 5 million dollars. It's not all terrible, but it would be more at another service.

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u/SouthTippBass 6d ago

Great, now split that between the 9 members. Who else gets a slice?

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u/Moontoya 6d ago

Cough, 9 current members 

Royalties can still go to former or deceased members 

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u/SouthTippBass 6d ago

I stopped paying attention to the group after Iowa so I'd be out of the loop.

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u/Moontoya 6d ago

I think the guitarists and singer are the ogs remaining 

Bassist, samples guy,  two replacement drummers (Elroy is incredible and has revitalised their lives shows), clown retired (maybe unretired), 

I've probably missed some

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u/Everestkid 6d ago

Only original original member left is Shawn Crahan (aka Clown). Even Corey Taylor isn't an original member, the original vocalist was Anders Colsefni, who was on the demo album put out prior to the self-titled debut.

Self-titled album had a different guitarist (forget his name), who was replaced with Jim Root - though Root played on Purity, which has been removed from most versions of the album due to a copyright infringement lawsuit. Mick Thompson, the other guitarist, has been in the band since at least the self-titled days.

As for the rest of the Iowa lineup (which was also the Vol 3 and All Hope is Gone lineup, thus the lineup that recorded Duality):

  • Sid Wilson (turntablist) is still in the band, was also on the self-titled.
  • Joey Jordison (drummer) and Paul Gray (bassist) are dead, as you mentioned.
  • Chris Fehn (non-Clown percussion, occasional backing vocals) was fired in 2019 because of a royalties lawsuit. He was replaced with another guy, forget his name.
  • Craig Jones (keyboards and samples) quit somewhat recently, as you mentioned.

So that's four guys still in the band from the first album, five from Iowa.

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u/Richie217 5d ago

I think Shawn and Corey are the only members with any actual power, rest of the band are sub contractors.

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u/Moontoya 6d ago

Thank you, i appreciate the clarification 

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u/SouthTippBass 6d ago

The group was definitely finished for me when Joey left. He was the band along with the singer.