Apples Quote by Joey Jordison

We are a metal band, period. To me, the 'nu' part infers some sort of a rap influence.

— David Draiman

People need to go back and figure out why it is that Slipknot plays the way it is. That way, maybe, you know, maybe…

— Jim Root

When I think of nu-metal, I think of Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and even Chevelle - those types of bands.

— Austin Carlile

This has never been a popularity contest. The people we care for and work with know who they are and how we feel about…

— Anonymous

Slipknot is not just music its a force!

— Slipknot

Slipknot's not about who's in the band. It's a lifeblood. It's a force. It's about a connection between a bunch of people.

— Joey Jordison

Music is music - it makes no difference what it is. I can like Slipknot and Public Enemy equally.

— Tech N9ne

Slipknot's the kind of band you need to step away from and kind of take a break from and let it heal, so to…

— Jim Root

Heavy music is really getting its due. With nu-metal fallen by the wayside, real metal has started to surface.

— Joey Jordison

People that like Slipknot that could care less about Stone Sour, people that like Stone Sour that don't know a lot of Slipknot.

— Jim Root

I've often talked about metal being the underdog in rock n' roll music.

— Rob Halford

There are basically two categories of music: Metal and bullshit.

— Bruce Dickinson