Slipknot Side Projects

Stone Sour [1994-1997] [2000-Present]

Stone Sour are;
Roy Mayorga
James Root
Corey Taylor
Josh Rand
Shawn Economaki

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Initially formed in 1992 by Taylor and drummer Joel Ekman, Stone Sour is the product of ten years' worth of fortitude, persistence and creative expression. Long time associate of Taylor's, bassist Shawn Economaki, joined the fold soon after the band's inception. With no real predetermined sonic direction other than writing high-quality songs.

But in 1997, disenchanted and burnt out, Taylor quit Stone Sour to join Slipknot, leaving the others to go their separate ways. Joel started a family, while Jim joined Slipknot a year after Corey. Shawn went on to be stage manager for the 'Knot. The legacy that Stone Sour had created remained a glass half full.
Or so it seemed.

In 2000, guitarist Josh Rand, another old friend/collaborator of Corey's and former Stone Sour alumni, approached Corey with a number of songs he had been working on. Together they would spend a year and a half writing what would sooner or later become Stone Sour. Upon completion, the duo determined that what they had crafted was of such high quality and so true to the roots of the original Stone Sour that it was only natural to enlist the members who initially made it happen. Almost a full decade after the band's inception and six years after they had played their last show, all of the original members reconvened in Des Moines. Lineup solidified the band faced the task of picking a name. Eventually after a few different ideas (Project X, Superego, Closure) were scuttled, the decision came quickly. With a band of members that already had the chemistry of years of playing together, one choice stood out-- Stone Sour was back.

Murderdolls [2002-2004]

Murderdolls are;
Wednesday 13
Joey Jordison
Acey Slade
Ben Graves
Eric Griffin

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Murderdolls began as The Rejects more than seven years ago, the brainchild of Jordison long before Slipknot became this millennium's metal revolutionaries. His lineup experienced substantial growing pains before he met Tripp Eisen (now of Static-X) while touring together in '99. Tripp (then of Dope) joined Jordison and recruited Wednesday as a bassist. Bringing new songs of his own into the fold, it wasn't long before the bassist made the shift to lead singer. Eric Griffin and Ben Graves rounded out the band's lineup. A garage band in every sense of the word, they'd played only four shows with Jordison and Eisen on guitars, and had yet to perform with their new front man upon the completion of the album. In fact, Jordison didn't even meet Wednesday until the day they entered the studio to record.

To My Surprise [2002-2006]

To My Surprise are;
Dorothy Hecht,
Shawn Crahan
Paul Thompson,
Wade Thompson
Jarrod Brom

To My Surprise is an experimental rock band, referred to as a side project of Shawn Crahan, a member/founder of band Slipknot. Originally called The Ornge, The band changed its name to To My Surprise for major label debut. The band had a long line of influences including The Monkees, John Lennon, Pink Floyd and Jim Morrison. The members were Brandon Darner (a percussionist who briefly toured with Slipknot and currently plays guitar with the Envy Corps) who was put on vocals and rhythm guitar, Stevan Robinson Jr. was put on lead and bass guitar, and Shawn played percussion, wrote most of the lyrics and took care of the artwork. All band members hail from Des Moines, Iowa. They released their self titled debut in 2003, produced by Shawn and Brandon and with Rick Rubin as executive producer. The album received little interest due to being released around the time of Corey and Joey's side projects.

Dirty Little Rabbits [2007-2008]

To My Surprise are;
M. Shawn Crahan - Drumset
Michael Pfaff - Hammond M-3 & Juno-6
Ty Fyhrie - Guitar
Jeff Karnowski - Bass Guitar
Stella Katsoudas - Vocals

Dirty Little Rabbits is an indie rock band from Johnston, Iowa. They are referred to as a side project of Shawn Crahan, a member/founder of metal band Slipknot. They have also been listed as the following; experimental alternative and psychedelic rock.

The band is unsigned. When asked in an interview if they had plans for an album release responded in a negative way towards the record industry and Shawn Crahan said; "I'm so against the record industry, and I'm so against the way they will do it, that this band will not be stopped".

Dj Starscream [1994-Present]

DJ Starscream is;
Sid Wilson

Outside Slipknot, Wilson has made a following in Japan as a jungle musician, under the pseudonym DJ Starscream, and is currently signed to the Japanese record label N2O Records. He recently collaborated with The Mad Capsule Markets vocalist Hiroshi Kyono on a song called "HAKAI (Deathtroy)" released on The Songs for Death Note the movie～the Last name Tribute～, a tribute album dedicated to the live action movie for the second Death Note film. a remix of the track also appeared on the Wagdug Futuristic Unity mini-album NU ЯIOT and 2008 album HAKAI.