Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks

"The only plan right now is to kill everybody," famously stated Joey Jordison, their drummer.

Ignoring every rule in the book and then some, Slipknot are a notoriously controversial band, coupling a talent for outrage with their music. Reminiscent of punk's outlandishness, 'nu metal' has become the fastest-growing area in rock, with Slipknot selling over two million copies of their debut album. And yet, Slipknot spit, swear, and risk injury night after night in their extraordinary live performances. Incredibly, their attire of masks and boiler suits, which they refuse to remove, means that their fans still do not know what they look like.

Jason Arnopp, the first British journalist to interview Slipknot face-to-mask, describes the transformation of the Des Moines crew into unorthodox megastars. Featuring an introduction by the legendary Gene Simmons of Kiss, this biography will be the first published on the band in either the UK or America and will include exclusive interviews and in-depth information on the mysterious nine masked men.