tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59788452527810541892024-03-15T00:11:00.051+07:00Still A LifeLIFE is no difference between me, you, and them !!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12355877114976046192noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978845252781054189.post-41727593694019334442014-01-11T14:12:00.000+07:002014-01-11T14:12:50.282+07:00NUMBER 1 in GOOGLE<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span class="long_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">NUMBER</span> <span class="hps">1</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">GOOGLE</span></span></b></div>
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<span class="long_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Keyword</span> <span class="hps">number one</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">Google</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">among others :</span></span></div>
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<span class="long_text short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Let's share NUMBER 1 in GOOGLE !!!</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12355877114976046192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978845252781054189.post-82596128503772887002013-08-26T13:54:00.005+07:002013-08-26T13:57:42.416+07:00From METALLICA, photos concert in Solo, Indonesia, August 25th, 2013<blockquote class="tr_bq">
What an amazing show to end this run of shows in Asia. That was the
loudest I ever heard a crowd sing Sandman in a very long time. Plus a
few mosh pits broke out during Seek. Full setlist is up, pics to come...</blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12355877114976046192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978845252781054189.post-24821200382692375922013-08-24T07:08:00.002+07:002013-08-24T07:08:54.706+07:00Avenged Sevenfold: Tapping its partnership with gaming franchise 'Call of Duty,' Avenged Sevenfold is poised for big things with the old-school metal wallop of "Hail to the King" <a href="http://shop.billboard.com/products/billboard-back-issue-volume-125-issue-33" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"> <img alt="" src="http://www.billboard.com/files/media/avenged-sevenfold-billboard-mag-500.jpg" width="270" /></a><br />
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Last October, metal five-piece Avenged Sevenfold scored perhaps the biggest booking of any musical act outside of the Grammys.</div>
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It wasn't an awards show, it wasn't a festival date-it
wasn't even a physical appearance. Instead, the band appeared in
animated form during the end credits of Activision's "Call of Duty:
Black Ops II," performing a custom-made song called "Carry On" and
becoming part of videogame history in the process. In its first 15 days
of release, "Black Ops II" became the fastest-selling game to pass the
$1 billion mark and the largest entertainment launch in Hollywood
history, exposing Avenged Sevenfold to millions of fans in the process. A
YouTube clip of the band's cameo has racked up 6.2 million views. Not
bad for a band that refuses to play the talk-show circuit.</div>
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"I don't want the fair-weather fans, the soccer moms who
watch 'Jimmy Kimmel' to discover us that way," says Sevenfold lead
singer Matt Sanders, who performs as M. Shadows. "I want the people who
grew up listening to AC/DC and Slayer, and if we can figure out the
right way to have those people see a snippet of what you'd see at a
festival or a live show, we'll do it."</div>
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Though "Carry On" was physically released this year only
as a Record Store Day exclusive-selling 3,000 copies, according to
Warner Bros. Records marketing assistant Jamil Baldwin-it set a dramatic
precedent for Hail to the King, the band's sixth album and most
cinematic in scope to date. Opener "Shepherd of Fire" has a 70-second
introduction filled with brooding brass, crunchy riffs and heart-racing
drums so ripe for an action movie that "Call of Duty" publisher Treyarch
immediately selected it to score a key scene in "Apocalypse," the
fourth and final download pack for "Black Ops II." And in a
serendipitous synchronizing of marketing rollouts, "Apocalypse" arrives
the same day as "Hail to the King." That could give the album an extra
exposure boost to help it beat the first-week sales of the band's last
outing, "Nightmare," which entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 in August
2010 with 163,000 copies, Avenged Sevenfold's best sales week to date,
according to Nielsen SoundScan.</div>
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Other musicians have been a part of "Call of Duty"-Trent
Reznor composed the theme music for "Black Ops II," and Eminem just
debuted his first single in three years in the trailer for upcoming
"threequel" "Ghosts." But few have had the in-game exposure, and
real-life camaraderie with the publishers, as Avenged has. Treyarch
studio head Mark Lamia first tapped the band in 2011 for a zombie-themed
"Call of Duty" update dubbed "Call of the Dead"-the result of a
frenzied search to find the right band that could create an original
song in a rather tight three-month time frame.</div>
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"Up until that point, we had composed all our signature
songs with our composer Kevin Sherwood, and it was very metal-influenced
and built kind of a cult following," Lamia recalls. "We wanted to see
what we could do with a band, and it didn't take long before there was
an Avenged Sevenfold CD in here. I met with Matt, and it became clear
that he was very serious about 'Call of Duty' and had a passion for the
franchise and loved it and got what we were trying to make. It was one
of those meetings where everything came together."</div>
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Not only did the initial meeting result in a brand-new
Avenged Sevenfold track ("Not Ready to Die") to score the zombie
slaughter-not to mention a later use of Nightmare for one of the game's
expansion packs-a more personal relationship emerged. Today, Lamia and
Shadows go to Laker games together, trade advice as new fathers and
attend Major League Gaming tournaments. In June, Shadows attended his
first MLG Spring Championship in Anaheim, Calif., as both a spectator
and competitor, only to see his team's beaten-by-the-clock elimination
voted one of the event's "Top Fails."</div>
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Shadows' passion for gaming extends to the road, too, as
each concert has a custom-built room known as "Fort Knox" for him to
play Xbox before shows. "Matt was telling me when he was recording Hail
to the King he was playing the original 'Black Ops,'" Lamia says. "We're
both marrying our passion to our work. He's marrying his passion with
the music, and we get to work with this amazing, accomplished act and
it's a real, genuine collaboration. The respect that comes with that and
being able to work with those guys is pretty awesome."</div>
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The culture around first-person shooter games has been a
part of every step of "Hail to the King"'s marketing rollout, beginning
with a series of game-like scavenger hunts held in key venues around the
world in New York, Rio de Janeiro, Helsinki, London, Stockholm and
Berlin. Using the band's official Twitter account (@TheOfficialA7X;
926,000 followers), an augmented-reality app and media partners like
Revolver magazine, Avenged Sevenfold dropped clues in real-world
locations where fans could unlock the album's title, artwork and release
date, and additional special prizes.</div>
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The Brazil version gave five fans a pair of tickets to
Rock in Rio. The New York version led fans to a studio where the band
was mixing the album, allowing a very devoted group to hear the new
music months before anyone else. Additional contests gave fans tickets
to a free show at Los Angeles' Palladium on Aug. 26, the eve of the
album's release.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12355877114976046192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978845252781054189.post-17025785485944852102013-08-24T06:51:00.001+07:002013-08-24T06:51:52.576+07:00Chennai Express speeds ahead, becomes highest grosser of 2013<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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of 2013. It is also the third biggest grosser of all times in India.</span><br /><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_HTStoryPageControl_Para1"></span><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_HTStoryPageControl_Para1">Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted on Wednesday: "#ChennaiExpress crosses #YJHD...</span>
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US-Canada, Chennai Express stands behind Aamir's 3 Idiots which
continues to hold the highest Opening Week record at $ 3,626,536,"
according to Bollywood Hungama.<br /><br />"In the UK, surprisingly, its SRK
starrer My Name Is Khan which continues to hold the highest BO record
at £1,511,602. In Australia, again it's My Name Is Khan leading the pack
with the collection of A$ 588,738 followed by 3 Idiots which collected
A$ 556,000. And finally, coming to New Zealand, it is Salman Khan
starrer Ek Tha Tiger that rules the top position with NZ$ 176,143
w.r.t. the comparison between movies mentioned in this chart. However,
it is Akshay starrer Housefull 2 which has the highest BO record in NZ
with a collection of NZ$ 258, 598," added Hungama.<br /><strong><br />Star speak</strong><br />SRK is excited about his film's success. He told Hindustan Times: “I am quite amazed."<br /><br />“It’s
not just places in India — like Bihar or Mumbai or other places where I
(usually) get a good reaction from the audience in the movie theatres.
(I’ve got reactions) from Mauritius to Montana (USA). When you get calls
from America, London, South Africa and Peru… it’s quite cool,” SRK
added.<br /><br />Shah Rukh adds, “I am surprised by a lot of the overseas
reactions, to be honest. Overseas (audiences) normally tend to like
basic love stories, or that is what everyone thought. So I am quite
amazed. I am now very confident about the film." <br /><br /><strong>But is SRK repeating his 'Raj' act?</strong><br />Shubhra
Gupta of Indian Express writes in her column. "Chennai Express is back
to re-revisiting the template of the 18-year-old Dilwale Dulhaniya Le
Jaayenge that most beloved of Shah Rukh hits, which is also a monstrous
albatross: how many more times can he credibly play a <em>dulha</em> wanting to take his <em>dulhaniya</em> away?" While we concur with her, we would like to know your opinion. Take this poll and tell us.
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Google has marked the 151st anniversary of the birth of the composer Claude
Debussy with a musical “doodle”. </h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Visitors to the home page of the search engine are today greeted with an
animated, moonlit scene of an old-fashioned street.
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Set to Clair de Lune, one of the Frenchman’s most celebrated pieces,
streetlights and house lights flicker on and off while cars and boats glide
serenely by.
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The <a href="http://celebritieswold.blogspot.com/2013/08/claude-debussy-celebrated-with-google.html" target="_blank">Google Doodle </a>ends as two boats cross paths and their occupants share a red
umbrella beneath the falling rain.
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Debussy was born on August 22, 1862, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and died on
March 25, 1918, in Paris.
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One of his country’s best known composers, he developed a new system of
harmony and musical structure that in many ways reflected the ideals the
contemporary Impressionist and Symbolist painters and writers espoused.
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But he rejected the label “impressionist,” insisting on one occasion: “I am
trying to do 'something different'...what the imbeciles call
'impressionism', a term which is as poorly used as possible, particularly by
the critics.”
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Besides Clair de lune, his other best known works include Prélude à
l’après-midi d’un faune, from 1894, the 1902 opera Pelléas et Mélisande, and
La Mer, from 1905.
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The title Clair de lune, which means moonlight, refers to a folk song that was
used as the traditional accompaniment to scenes of the love-sick Pierrot
character in the French pantomime.
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The piece forms the third movement of Debussy’s Suite bergamasque, which dates
from 1890 to1905.
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The composer had a series of high profile love affairs and left his wife,
Rosalie Texier, for a woman called Emma Bardac.
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He was diagnosed with cancer in 1909.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12355877114976046192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978845252781054189.post-71619554134901952502013-08-24T06:23:00.004+07:002013-08-24T06:23:53.813+07:00What new Batman Ben Affleck brings to Dark Knight legacy<br />
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<b>Batman vs. Superman</b></div>
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Superman
and Batman will team up in an as-yet-untitled movie sequel to this
year's "Man of Steel." The actors and their characters:</div>
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Oscar-winning actor dons the cowl for a 'Man of Steel' sequel, to mixed reactions.<br />
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Holy mixed reactions, Batman.</div>
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A flurry of activity on social media and in pop-culture circles ignited Thursday night when Warner Bros. announced Oscar-winning actor Ben Affleck as the newest guy to take the cape, cowl and mantle of the Dark Knight and his billionaire secret identity as Bruce Wayne.</div>
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Affleck will make his first appearance in the <i>Man of Steel </i>sequel opposite Henry Cavill as Superman, slated to open July 17, 2015.</div>
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Fans in favor of the move used hashtags such as "#Batfleck" to voice their approval of Affleck joining the list of Batman actors, which includes (most recently) Christian Bale, George Clooney, Val Kilmer, Michael Keaton and, on TV, Adam West. Others were more snarky about the casting, opining with "#BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck."</div>
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According to social-media research film Fizziology, 71% of the 96,088 tweets in the first hour after the news broke were negative. Of those, 12% wanted Bale to return as the Dark Knight and 10% referenced Affleck's previous superhero role in 2003's<i>Daredevil.</i></div>
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But Affleck played the blind Marvel Comics superhero in "a superhero-moviemaking mind-set we've moved light years beyond," says Scott Beggs, managing editor of the film website FilmSchoolRejects.com. "Ultimately, it was a bad movie for a lot of reasons. Fans should not resort to decade-old Hollywood math to assume that Affleck can't pull off wearing a cape."</div>
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Earlier this summer, eagle-eyed moviegoers had a clue where <i>Man of Steel</i> director Zack Snyder was taking things with the blink-and-you'll-miss-it inclusion of a Wayne Industries satellite in a scene above the Earth. And at Comic-Con in July, Snyder announced that the Caped Crusader would be in the <i>Man of Steel</i> follow-up, adding that the antagonistic Batman/Superman relationship from Frank Miller's seminal comic <i>The Dark Knight Returns</i> would inform the new film.</div>
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"Ben provides an interesting counterbalance to Henry's Superman," Snyder says. "He has the acting chops to create a layered portrayal of a man who is older and wiser than Clark Kent and bears the scars of a seasoned crimefighter, but retain the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne."</div>
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Peter Sciretta, editor-in-chief of the movie site slashfilm.com, thinks it's telling that Snyder chose a 41-year-old for his Batman. Chances are the character will be much different from the one in the Christopher Nolan and Tim Burton movies, Sciretta says, and Affleck could thrive in the role of an older, more conflicted vigilante millionaire.</div>
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"In <i>Man of Steel</i>, Superman was so careless in that final battle, letting much of Metropolis end in ruin, allowing so many civilian casualties," Sciretta says. "The fate of Metropolis was a big problem a lot of fans had with the film, and I expect that that destruction will be a huge part of why Batman will be hunting down Superman in this next film."</div>
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From a business perspective for Warner Bros., "it makes a lot of sense to have Affleck in that fold not only as an actor but possibly as a director in future installments," says Jeff Bock, senior box-office analyst for Exhibitor Relations. "When you look at the big picture, it's exactly the right choice."</div>
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Affleck was an "unsurprising shock" to Beggs. He thought Warner Bros. would go younger for a new take on the 74-year-old DC Comics icon. But it made sense, Beggs says, and Affleck's performances in <i>Argo</i>,<i>The Town</i>,<i>Company Men</i> and <i>Boiler Room</i> show that he at least has the acting chops for the role.</div>
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"They're enough to make us believe he'll do a strong job in the role, which is one that requires he play both a square-jawed billionaire playboy — which I think no one is going to argue that he doesn't have down, since he is a square-jawed millionaire playboy at least — and also a brooding crime-fighter with a rodent-shaped chip on his shoulder," Beggs says.</div>
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He feels Affleck will fall somewhere between Keaton and Bale in the legacy of Batman thespians.</div>
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"He can pull off the emotion of the father issues and the loss issues and the isolation without coming off like a jerk the way that Bale's Bruce Wayne tended to come off," Beggs says. "That was a huge dichotomy and a big gulf between the Batman and the Bruce Wayne characters there, and I see Affleck able to pull off a tighter balance between debonair and then also formidable as a fighter."</div>
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There is also a lot of goodwill in Hollywood and positive vibes off of Affleck's recent career resurgence, Bock says. That night earlier this year when the<i> Argo</i> director ended the Academy Awards ceremony with a best-picture Oscar in his hands, "he was the most popular man in town and in some respects still is the hottest director in town. If you put him in your film, it's going to make it that much better.''</div>
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His ascendence mirrors in a way what<i> Iron Man</i> star Robert Downey Jr. has done in the movies of Marvel Studios. While DC and Warner Bros.' superhero rivals still have the upper hand in terms of box office and influence — <i>Man of Steel </i>did well this summer, but <i>Iron Man 3</i> did better — adding Affleck as a building block to the foundation of a DC cinematic universe and not rushing to a multi-superhero <i>Justice League</i> movie is the right decision, Beggs says.</div>
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What could be interesting, though, is that the sequel will be a Superman-centric movie. Yet Batman is arguably a more popular character and the guy under the cowl is a lot more recognizable worldwide than the guy with the "S" on his chest.</div>
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"It'll be undeniably a challenge for Cavill onscreen to do the scene work with Affleck," Beggs says. "But Affleck's also proven that he's an actor's actor and an actor's director. He can bring a lot of knowledge and storytelling wisdom."</div>
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Affleck's notoriety, however, is a drawback for Jill Pantozzi, an associate editor for geek-culture site TheMarySue.com.</div>
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"He's too big a name and too recognizable as 'Ben Affleck.' How many iconic roles has he actually brought to life?" she asks. "All I see is him onscreen instead of the character he's playing. That's not always a bad thing, but in this case I'm worried it will hurt the film. He'll probably pull off Bruce Wayne's public persona well, but I'm not so sure about his private one, or Batman."</div>
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Affleck's fellow celebs shared their reactions on social media, including Affleck's' longtime pal — and Batman fanatic himself — Kevin Smith. "Do you what this means? It means that I've seen Batman naked!!!" tweeted the filmmaker and Affleck's director on <i>Chasing Amy</i>,<i>Mallrats</i> and <i>Jersey Girl</i>.</div>
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Richard Dreyfuss joked, "You read for a part, you feel good about it, you feel confident, then they cast Ben Affleck." Comedian Patton Oswalt said he hopes Affleck "fights the Joke-ah! #wickedpissah," referring to the actor's penchant for on-screen Boston accents. And <i>30 Rock </i>star Judah Friedlander remarked that "I cannot play Batman. I beat up Batman so badly, he applied for a transfer to Marvel Comics."</div>
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Even "The Batman" on Twitter chimed in. And he was not kind: "Ben Affleck officially cast as Batman in the <i>Man of Steel </i>sequel. For the first time in history, I kind of want Superman to win."</div>
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Heidi MacDonald of the comics-culture site The Beat says that, "like many internet casting outcries, this one will die down in the intervening two years. He certainly has the good looks, height and strong chin required for wearing the cowl.</div>
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"I mean, it could have been Nicolas Cage."</div>
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Can use <kbd>iptables -L -n</kbd> command with Linux operating system to
list the current firewall rules. How do I list all the current firewall
rules under OpenBSD / FreeBSD / NetBSD operating systems? How can I see
all pf firewall rules using command line tool?<br />
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You need to use the pfctl command that communicates with the packet
filter. It allows ruleset and parameter configuration and retrieval of
status information from the packet filter. The syntax is:<kbd>pfctl -sr</kbd><br />
OR<br />
<kbd>pfctl -ar</kbd><br />
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How do I see the current firewall rules</h2>
<code># pfctl -sr</code><br />
Sample outputs:<br />
<pre>pass all flags S/SA
block drop in on vr0 inet proto tcp from any to ! 202.54.1.2 port = 3306
block drop in on vr0 inet proto tcp from any to ! 202.54.1.10 port = 3306
block drop in on vr0 inet proto tcp from any to ! 202.54.1.15 port = 3306
block drop in on ! lo0 proto tcp from any to any port 6000:6010</pre>
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How do I see the current firewall state table?</h2>
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<code># pfctl -ss</code></h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">Sample outputs:</span><br />
<pre>all udp 255.255.255.255:17500 <- 192.168.1.104:17500 NO_TRAFFIC:SINGLE
all udp 192.168.1.255:17500 <- 192.168.1.104:17500 NO_TRAFFIC:SINGLE
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How do I see filter stats and counters?</h2>
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<code># pfctl -si</code> </h2>
Sample outputs:<br />
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You can also use the following command to see EVERYTHING:<br />
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Sample outputs:<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">FILTER RULES:</span></b></span> </pre>
<pre class="ini">pass all flags S/SA
block drop in on vr0 inet proto tcp from any to ! 202.54.1.2 <span style="color: #000099;">port </span>=<span style="color: #660066;"> 3306</span>
block drop in on vr0 inet proto tcp from any to ! 202.54.1.10 <span style="color: #000099;">port </span>=<span style="color: #660066;"> 3306</span>
block drop in on vr0 inet proto tcp from any to ! 202.54.1.15 <span style="color: #000099;">port </span>=<span style="color: #660066;"> 3306</span>
block drop in on ! lo0 proto tcp from any to any port 6000:6010
No queue in use
STATES:
<a name='more'></a>all udp 192.168.1.255:17500 <- 192.168.1.104:17500 NO_TRAFFIC:SINGLE
all tcp 192.168.1.20:22 <- 192.168.1.5:56534 FIN_WAIT_2:FIN_WAIT_2
all udp 255.255.255.255:17500 <- 192.168.1.104:17500 NO_TRAFFIC:SINGLE
all tcp 192.168.1.20:22 <- 192.168.1.5:56535 ESTABLISHED:ESTABLISHED</pre>
<pre class="ini"> INFO:
Status: Enabled for 0 days 00:12:07 Debug: err
State Table Total Rate
current entries 4
searches 335 0.5/s
inserts 13 0.0/s
removals 9 0.0/s
Counters
match 13 0.0/s
bad-offset 0 0.0/s
fragment 0 0.0/s
short 0 0.0/s
normalize 0 0.0/s
memory 0 0.0/s
bad-timestamp 0 0.0/s
congestion 0 0.0/s
ip-option 0 0.0/s
proto-cksum 0 0.0/s
state-mismatch 0 0.0/s
state-insert 0 0.0/s
state-limit 0 0.0/s
src-limit 0 0.0/s
synproxy 0 0.0/s
TIMEOUTS:
tcp.first 120s
tcp.opening 30s
tcp.established 86400s
tcp.closing 900s
tcp.finwait 45s
tcp.closed 90s
tcp.tsdiff 30s
udp.first 60s
udp.single 30s
udp.multiple 60s
icmp.first 20s
icmp.error 10s
other.first 60s
other.single 30s
other.multiple 60s
frag 30s
interval 10s
adaptive.start 6000 states
adaptive.end 12000 states
src.track 0s
LIMITS:
states hard limit 10000
src-nodes hard limit 10000
frags hard limit 5000
tables hard limit 1000
table-entries hard limit 200000
OS FINGERPRINTS:
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Okay, now they’re just screwing with us. For months, director <b>Marc Webb</b> has been teasing fans about what’s going to happen in <b><a href="http://celebritieswold.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-amazing-spider-man-2.html" target="_blank"><i>The Amazing Spider-Man 2</i></a> </b>via his Twitter feed. Then he brought some very cool footage to Comic-Con and hinted at other heroes joining Spider-Man and maybe even the formation of the Sinister Six, a super-team of Spider-Man’s greatest foes.</div>
The first of three Spider-sequels
doesn’t hit theaters until May 2014 but a few new photos have surfaced
online. Most are things we’ve seen before but one of feels like Sony is
trolling some fans. You’ll see what we mean below.<br />
Thanks to Coming Soon for the images.<br />
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Most of the images are pretty recognizable – Paul Giamatti as Rhino,
Jamie Foxx in a hood as Electro, Dane DeHaan grabbing the camera as
Harry Osborn, Stan Lee shooting his cameo and a cool behind the scenes
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But it’s that’s last photo that raises the questions. That’s producer
Avi Arad sitting under a sign that says “Sinister 6.” There are two
likely scenarios here. The first is that it’s just a coincidence. That
some building has those words on it (for one reason or another — could
that be a stage where the film <i>Sinister</i> was shot, for example?)
and Arad and the photographer staged the photo. If that’s not the case,
it’s a photoshop, which would be even funnier.</div>
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Either way, it’s an official acknowledgement by the Spider-Man film
makers that yes, we know putting Electro, Rhino and Harry Osborn into
one movie begins to hint at something that might come in a future
Spider-Man movie. And that’s something.</div>
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<a href="http://celebritieswold.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-amazing-spider-man-2-photos-include.html" target="_blank"><i><b>What are your thoughts on this images?</b></i></a></blockquote>
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Release Date: May 2, 2014 (3D/2D theaters)<br />
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)<br />
Director: Marc Webb<br />
Screenwriter: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, James Vanderbilt<br />
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field, Chris Cooper, B.J. Novak, Sarah Gadon<br />
Genre: Action, Adventure<br />
MPAA Rating: Not Available<br />
Official Website: <a href="http://theamazingspiderman.com/">TheAmazingSpiderMan.com</a><br />
Review: Not Available<br />
DVD Review: Not Available<br />
DVD: Not Available<br />
Movie Poster: Not Available<br />
Production Stills: <a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/imageGallery/The_Amazing_Spider_Man_2" target="_blank">View here</a><br />
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Plot Summary: In "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can't come quickly enough. Peter hasn't forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen's father to protect her by staying away – but that's a promise he just can't keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">E</span>specially Indonesian government system. Thus
an independent state should have a rule or system of government that will
regulate the sustainability of a country's citizens in making prosperous
members. From this can explain what it is that the purpose of the system and
what is the mean by the government. The system has a meaning that is a whole
consisting of several parts that have a functional relationship. While the
Government in the broad sense is the government / state institutions are doing
everything good government as the executive, the legislature and the
judiciary.Government System<br />
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can at grouped into a number below:<br />
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System of government
Presidential system of government Indonesiaa system of government in which the
head of government held by the president and the government is not accountable
to parliament (legislative). Minister responsible to the president because the
president serves as head of state and head of government.Example Country: USA,
Pakistan, Argentina, the Philippines, Indonesia.The characteristics of the
Presidential system of government:1. Presidential Government is based on the
principle of separation of powers.2. The Executive does not have the power to
blend with the Legislature.3. The Cabinet is responsible to the president.4.
executive elected by popular vote.<br />
<br />
Parliamentary system of
governmentis a system of government in which the government (executive) is
responsible to parliament. In this system of government, the parliament has a
great power and has the authority to conduct oversight of the executive.
Ministers and the prime minister is responsible to parliament.Example Country:
United Kingdom, the Netherlands, India, Australia, Malaysia.The characteristics
and conditions of the Parliamentary system of government:1. Parliamentary
Government is based on the principle of division of powers.2. There is a mutual
responsibility between the legislative and executive, and between the president
and the cabinet.3. Executives appointed by the government with legislative
approval.<br />
<br />
Mixed government
systemthe system of government is taken the best things of the presidential
system of government and the system of Parliamentary government. Besides having
a president as head of state, the prime minister also has the head of
government.Example Country: France.The implementation period of the State
Government System in Indonesia* Year 1945 - 1949Any deviation from the
provisions of the Constitution of '45, among others:Changing the function of
the central committee of the Indonesian national presidential aide assigned to
the legislative body and helps to define who is the authority of the Assembly
Guidelines.Change the presidential system into a parliamentary cabinet cabinet
proposal by BP - KNIP.* Year 1949 - 1950RIS is based on the constitution.
Government that applied when it was a parliamentary cabinet system pseudo
(Quasy Parlementary). Governance system adopted in the constitution of a
parliamentary cabinet RIS is not purely because of the pure parliamentary system,
Parliament has a crucial position against government power.* Year 1950 -
1959Foundation is the Constitution constitutional successor RIS '50 '49.
Governance system adopted is a parliamentary cabinet with liberal democracy
that is still apparent. Characteristics:president and vice president can not be
contested.Minister responsible for government policy.President the right to
dissolve parliament.Prime Minister appointed by the President.* Years 1959 -
1966 (Guided Democracy)The President has absolute power and maketh a tool to
eliminate the powers that prevent that fate is determined by the president of
the political party (10 recognized political parties). There is no freedom of
speech.* Year 1966 - 1998Soeharto New Order was born with a determination to
make corrections guided the era of the old order. But over time many
deviations. Suharto's resignation on May 21, '98.* In 1998 - Present
(Reform)Implementation of Pancasila democracy in the reform era has provided
the space for the political parties and the Parliament to oversee the
government critically and justified for a rally.Government System in accordance
with the Constitution before it was amended '45:The highest authority is given
to the people of the MPR. Parliament as a legislator. The President as a
government administrator. DPA as a giver of advice to the government. MA as the
courts and the testing rules. CPC financial auditors.Government System after
amendment (1999 - 2002) MPR no longer the highest institution. Composition of
the Assembly consists of all members of the House of Representatives plus the
Council elected by the people. The President and Vice President are elected
directly by the people. The President can not dissolve Parliament. Legislative
power is dominant.Indonesia SisPem Comparison with Other Countries SisPemBased
on the explanation of '45 Constitution, Indonesia adopts Presidensia. But in
practice many elements of Parliamentary Government System. So we can say
Indonesian Government System is a combination of Presidential and
Parliamentary.excess Indonesian Government System The President and ministers
during his tenure can not be dropped Parliament. The government had time to run
the program with no shadow cabinet crisis. The President can not enforce and or
dissolve Parliament.Indonesia Government System Weakness There is a tendency
too strong authority and the concentration of power in the hands of the
President. Often the change of officials for their rights perogatif president. Supervision
of the people against the government less influential. The influence of
people's political wisdom received less attention.Differences Governance System
Indonesia and Malaysia Government System<br />
<br />
The Executive Boarda. The Executive Board is the Prime
Minister of Malaysia as a driver of state government.b. Executive Board
President of Indonesia lies in having two positions as head of state and head
of government.<br />
<br />
Legislaturea. In Malaysia, there are 2 Main Board of the
agency regulations that the State Council and the Council that make laws.b. In
Indonesia, in the hands of Parliament whose role is to make laws with the
consent of the President.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244263572675983726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978845252781054189.post-84149498513320824362013-08-19T14:02:00.000+07:002013-08-20T07:36:13.400+07:00Biography Barbara Nessim<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6xVuLqqQm1zdtMoqNodVJMcudMmyqHKWAQ39-LLEbN87GJ9JPaXXdFUMouRxM1eacc9rqylJy55rZPN5QaQeUs5l7BLni_xyPWchNXYV5twC8XrphNI-6IaoJPMBC-9Kvg4ouOcDJSAP/s1600/Nessim_p71_1990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6xVuLqqQm1zdtMoqNodVJMcudMmyqHKWAQ39-LLEbN87GJ9JPaXXdFUMouRxM1eacc9rqylJy55rZPN5QaQeUs5l7BLni_xyPWchNXYV5twC8XrphNI-6IaoJPMBC-9Kvg4ouOcDJSAP/s320/Nessim_p71_1990.jpg" width="209" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>B</b></span>arbara Nessim’s career stands as a kind of time capsule</div>
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of a transitional moment animated by people who remain permanently young, forward-looking, contrarian, and individualistic. Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life, a new volume out from Abrams, provides a compilation of the illustrator’s vivid graphic design, drawings, photographs, and documents. It’s at once a cultural history, a biography, and a portrait of New York’s fertile creative milieu in the 1970s, in particular.</div>
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The Bronx raised Nessim, now 74, attended Pratt (against her father’s wishes; her mother paid), and she took courses there with German Pop artist Richard Lindner and French artist-writer Tomi Ungerer both of whom, like Nessim, played at the edges of illustration, decoration, and high art.</div>
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Nessim later found herself enamored with technology. Galloway (Wuppertal correspondent for ARTnews) discovered her work in the 1980s, first attracted by her computer graphics. “Where many artists and technicians were in love with their tools and wanted to show off their savvy,” he says, “she was using the new electronic tools to produce thematically rich works of high esthetic standards.”</div>
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Nessim roomed for some six years with women’s liberation spokesperson Gloria Steinem, but was not herself a hardcore feminist, although her concerns certainly touch on women’s issues. Her drawings of Wonder Woman type characters their pudenda exposed prominently with no pubic hair spoke to a strange freedom of expression. Her “WomanGirl” series describes Twiggy-like, innocent, and confidently explicit characters. (Several of these were on view earlier this year in Nessim’s retrospective at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.)</div>
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Nessim’s designs include delicate black-and-white line drawings that appear part Aubrey Beardsley, part George Grosz, part Louise Bourgeois, and have an almost writerly quality when they’re not psychedelic and bold, like her covers for New York and Rolling Stone. For that work, she’d mix hard mechanical shapes with soft human ones.</div>
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And commercial art is not beneath her. As she tells designer-journalist Steven Heller, “It was always puzzling when people compared illustrating to prostitution.” She proudly did a stint as a shoe designer for an Italian</div>
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Nessim’s personal and artistic evolution. Her mother was a self-taught fashion designer from a Sephardic Jewish community, and her father, who was also Sephardic, spoke seven languages, was a postman, and ran a small import-export business. Nessim recalls how it was on her tenth birthday that she first felt like an artist. Her parents bought her good paper and a Grumbacher pastel set, and, she says, “I used them right away to make a portrait of my birthday cake.”</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244263572675983726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978845252781054189.post-55280839578912376272013-08-18T04:31:00.003+07:002013-08-20T07:39:26.053+07:00Dream Theater's John Petrucci: 'You Don't Have to Be Afraid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The new self-titled <a href="http://www.dreamtheater.net/" target="_blank"><b>Dream Theater</b></a> record is the 12th in a long career dating back over 24 years. Produced by <b>John Petrucci</b> and mixed by <b>Richard Chycki</b> (<b>Rush</b>, <b>Aerosmith</b>), "<a href="http://www.dreamtheater.net/" target="_blank"><b>Dream Theater</b></a>" is the first album to fully integrate drummer <b>Mike Mangini</b> from the very earliest writing sessions. <b>Mangini</b> replaced <b>Mike Portnoy</b>
back in 2012 and his performance on the new album brings a startling
fire and sense of purpose. Says Petrucci about the new drummer, <i>"I can't say enough about him. He's just a phenomenal drummer. You have no idea."</i></div>
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The guitarist began writing the record during the promotional tour for "<a class="midl" href="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/dream_theater/a_dramatic_turn_of_events/index.html" target="_blank"><b>A Dramatic Turn of Events</b></a>" back in April 2012. Though the writing process began there, the music on <a href="http://www.dreamtheater.net/" target="_blank"><b>Dream Theater</b></a> sounds bigger and richer. <b>Petrucci</b>'s guitar sounds run the range from clean tones on a song like "<b>The Big Picture</b>" to huge and aggressive textures on tracks like "<b>Enigma Machine</b>" (the first instrumental the five-piece has recorded in 10 years) and "<b>The Enemy Inside</b>." The guitarist's main axe was his new <b>Music Man JP13 Signature</b> guitar. <i>"The signature of that guitar is written all over this album,"</i> he explains.
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Here he talks about the importance of his new guitar and what it took to put together the <a href="http://www.dreamtheater.net/" target="_blank"><b>Dream Theater</b></a> album. </div>
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<b>UG: For the "A Dramatic Turn of Events" album you talked about
wanting to do something on a grand scale that was musically interested.
Did you continue with that approach on the Dream Theater album?</b> </div>
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<b>JP:</b> I think it's building on it but taking it to the next level. One of the things I really wanted to do on "<b>A Dramatic Turn of Events</b>"
was to create something that was sonically very rich and high-def and
powerful and I think we accomplished that. But on this album I wanted to
take that even further. </div>
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Get more cinematic with it and more earthy and aggressive and
bigger. I wanted a bigger, more forward in-your-face kind of sound. I
think that kind of dictated the sounds we went for while we were writing
and recording and then ultimately how it was mixed. So yeah, it was
kind of building on that but taking it to the next level. You always
need to progress and to try and do something different and kind of have a
little bit different take on it and a different perspective. But
hopefully make it better as you go. </div>
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<b>You talked about how you wanted the album to sound in the mix
and for this album you brought in Richard Chycki. What did he bring to
the final sound of the album?</b> </div>
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From the beginning and the way we set up and started writing and
recording this, the concept was to have all of the sounds that would
ultimately be contributing to the mix. To have them filed in from day
one so while we were writing and building the album we could really hear
what it was gonna sound like and how it was shaping up realistically. </div>
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<i>In a rock band or a metal band whatever, the guitar sounds kind of dictates the way the album is gonna sound.</i></div>
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<b>That's a very interesting approach.</b> </div>
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Yeah, so when the songs were in their early stages, they already sounded like kinda what you hear today. So it was like <b>Rich</b>
is so intimately a part of what's going on here from day one and it
already sounds the way we want it, so it made sense to move forward with
him doing that. 'Cause he was kind of already there. </div>
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<b>You actually played the songs with the same guitars, amps and effects that you'd be using on the final recording?</b> </div>
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Yeah, and not only the guitars but the whole band. Everybody's
instrument was miked and captured while we were writing with the idea
that if there were any performances that were great at that point that
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<b>Did that happen?</b> </div>
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We did end up doing that. So it was kind of twofold: one was to not have to say, <i>"Oh, in the mix it'll come together."</i>
We wanted to hear what it was gonna sound like ahead of time so it'll
sort of dictate the way the songs shape up and the kind of the direction
of the album we're making. So it was that and it was also so we could
capture performances as they happened and were inspired. </div>
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<b>You had sort of a music map in your head of what kinds of guitar sounds you wanted to use?</b> </div>
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Yes, the guitars were set up and the <b>Boogies</b> were all set
up and miked from day one exactly the way they were when I was doing
overdubs or writing or rhythm tracks or whatever. It's all the same and
it was just a seamless process and the same with the drums, bass and
everything. It was really cool to work that way. It was really, really
interesting because you didn't have to wait to hear what it would
ultimately sound like. You knew already. </div>
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<b>Was the new JP13 Music Man Signature guitar an important piece in that process?</b> </div>
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Definitely. The nature of the new guitar - the 13 with the preamp in it and the new <b>DiMarzio Eliminator</b>
pickups - has a broader and more open sound. It has more highs and
overtones to it. It's just richer and more forward. I was able to dial
that in from the beginning and choose the correct <b>Boogie</b> that would be appropriate for whatever section of the song. </div>
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<b>How would you determine what Boogie amp would sound best in a certain section?</b> </div>
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For example, if it was something that needed to be real big and tight and ballsy, I would go to the <b>Mark V</b> for something like that. If I needed a liquid sort of soloing thing, I'd go to the <b>Mark II</b>. </div>
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Oh definitely. Absolutely. In a rock band or a metal band
whatever, the guitar sounds kind of dictates the way the album is gonna
sound. Because it's a featured instrument and it takes up so much and it
will sort of shape the direction and overall sound of the song. If it's
really heavy, percussive and aggressive, that's the way the song is
gonna sound. It's a very powerful instrument because it dictates the
landscape you're setting up. So that guitar and especially the 7-string
version of it. I used on a lot of songs on the album. You can hear it on
the instrumental "<b>Enigma Machine</b>" and when that 7-string comes
in it's just so heavy and huge. That couldn't have been done with
another instrument - it had to sound like that. </div>
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<b>The 7-string guitar has been an important addition to what you do as a guitarist?</b> </div>
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Yeah. The range of that instrument and just where it goes below
standard tuning, there's nothing that sounds like that. That's the other
thing about the 13 and the pickups because I'm using a percussive,
distorted sound with the <b>Boogies</b> you need clarity. You need to
hear the overtones, the pick attack and you need the low end to be
really, really tight. Especially with something like "<b>The Enemy Inside</b>"
where it's moving really fast and that opening riff has a lot of notes
going on. That would just all sound like mush and mud if the guitar
didn't have the right highs and the right tightness in the low end and
all that stuff. So it's really, really essential and again it dictates
kind of like the mood and the sound of a particular song. </div>
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<b>Did you use any other amps besides the Mark V and Mark II?</b> </div>
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This time around I used the <b>Royal Atlantic</b> on a couple of
songs when I was looking for something a little less aggressive and kind
of more rock and grinding and that type of thing. Again even when we
were writing sometimes I would just be like, <i>"Hey guys, just hold on a minute and let me track my part right now."</i>
I would just track it, double it and do it. They would go get a coffee
or whatever but we just did it right when we were writing. It was kind
of interesting to do it that way. </div>
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<b>It was like having a preview of the album before it was finished.</b> </div>
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As the producer, I was able to get a really clear picture as to
what things sounded like from very early on. So it was very helpful. </div>
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<i>All the songs serve different purposes and satisfy
whatever musical yearnings we have. You don't have to stick to one
style in a box.</i></div>
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<b>In the past you've co-produced the albums with Mike Portnoy. What was it like overseeing this album on your own?</b> </div>
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I love it. On "<b>A Dramatic Turn of Events</b>" it was the same
thing and I totally produced that one as well. You find things in your
life you love to do - you're a guitar player and you love to play guitar
and I love to write lyrics and I have certain passions. When I started
producing with <b>Mike</b> back in '99 it was something I kind of eased
into and found that I really liked it and really enjoyed the process. So
doing it on my own was kinda like, <i>"Alright, here we go. Bring it on."</i> It's a ton of work and a big undertaking to take on a <b>Dream Theater</b>
album and it's a pretty vast project with a lot of different stages and
steps and many hours and many months. But at the end of the day I can
sort of pat myself on the back and say, <i>"Alright, I did it (laughs). You got the cooperation of the band and nobody hated me."</i> It feels pretty good. </div>
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<b>You've worked with very cool producers in the past: Terry
Date, David Prater, John Purdell and Kevin Shirely. Did you learn from
them along the way?</b> </div>
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Yeah, absolutely. All those guys are amazing and they all have
their talents and you can see the way the people work. A lot of it is
kinda how you are with people and how you can bring out the best in
certain performers. Whether it's vocalists or a drummer, you kinda have
to know how people work and what their psyche is. To me with producing -
and this goes to the song "<b>The Bigger Picture</b>" - it's being able
to step back and really see what you're trying to do from the
beginning. Then to put all the pieces in place so that you follow that
road to where when you're done you can say, <i>"OK, this is what I expected it to be. I did all the things that made it happen."</i>
That's really, really important to me to keep that focus and to have a
really good grasp of the bigger picture. And that's kind of like what
that song is actually about. </div>
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<b>Dream Theater is the first album drummer Mike Mangini has been
involved in from the writing stages. Did he bring a different dynamic
to the music than Mike Portnoy?</b> </div>
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Yeah, I mean it's definitely different. Obviously they're two
different people so they're gonna bring a different atmosphere and
different things to the table. It's like I wish everybody could kind of
see what he did. You're hearing it and when you're listening to it some
of the stuff he's doing is absolutely mindblowing. </div>
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<b>Mike Mangini's performance on the album was remarkable.</b> </div>
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And a lot of that stuff was done off the cuff, which freaks me out. I'd just be writing and say, <i>"Yeah, <b>Mike</b>, try something to this part."</i> He'll just play and we're standing there and we start laughing. We laugh at him. We're like, <i>"That's just illegal. You shouldn't be able to do that."</i> And he's like, <i>"What?"</i>
Plus writing with him was really great because he gets it. He's really
in tune with what we're trying to do. If I have a certain idea for a
song or if I come up with a riff or a direction, there's nothing worse
than working with somebody who's pulled from that and they don't get it.
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<i>When the songs [from the album] were in their early stages, they already sounded like kinda what you hear today.</i></div>
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<b>He was always on the same page with you musically?</b> </div>
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There's never an instant where he didn't get it. He gets it and
he knew right away that this groove in this section needs to be really
heavy and this section needs to be technical and this section needs to
be more sensitive. He really, really is in tune with what is required at
the right moment musically. That says a lot about him not only as a
drummer but as a musician. That's a great, great quality to have. Even
when I listen back to the album myself, I hear certain things and I'm
like, <i>"Wow, that was really, really intuitive for <b>Mike</b> to do what he did there."</i>
It's like I didn't think about it at the time but whatever he did to
set up a certain section or whatever was just so musical. It was a
really amazing experience. </div>
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<b>The album opens with the dramatic instrumental, "False
Awakening Suite." This is the first instrumental you've recorded since
"Stream of Consciousness" on the 2003 record, "<a class="midl" href="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/dream_theater/train_of_thought/index.html" target="_blank"><b>Train of Thought</b></a>." Were you trying to set a mood with an all music-track?</b> </div>
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Yeah, absolutely. It's kinda like the idea was when we play live
and before we hit the stage, we like to have some sort of like you said
dramatic piece of music and something cinematic to bring us onstage.
We've used the music from "<b>Psycho</b>" before and <b>Hans Zimmer</b>. The last tour was a piece from the movie "<b>Inception</b>" and just stuff that really sets the mood and you know the band's coming onstage. It was kinda like, <i>"Well, let's write our own. We can do this. How hard could it be?"</i>
So we wrote our own cinematic opening and the cool thing is it has real
strings on it and it has that cinematic vibe but it's in the style of
metal and it's kind of a progressive version of it. It's our spin on
that type of opening. </div>
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<b>Those are real strings?</b> </div>
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Yeah, it's a real string section. </div>
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<b>Back in 1986 before the band was even known as Dream Theater
you recorded the Majesty Demos, which included vocal tracks. You always
knew that the band would be mainly based around vocal songs?</b> </div>
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Yeah, absolutely. We knew that playing instrumental music would
be a big part of what we do whether it was standalone instrumentals or
instrumental departures within a song like in "<b>Metropolis</b>" or "<b>Outcry</b>" or something like that. But we always intended to have vocals. We grew up and were big fans of <b>Yes</b>, <b>Rush</b>, <b>Iron Maiden</b> and <b>Metallica</b>
and there were vocals in all those bands. But we loved the instrumental
side of music as well so we kinda tried to walk that line between doing
both. </div>
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<i>We're writing it creatively but we can step back and say, "How does it sound?"</i></div>
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<b>One of the great vocal tracks on the album was "The Enemy
Inside," which had some remarkable guitar tones. If you had to define
the kind of guitar sound you were going for, how would you describe it?</b> </div>
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I describe it as a piece of chocolate cake and that was my goal
in the studio. It's like I had a nice picture of a layered chocolate
cake. Why chocolate cake? Well, chocolate cake is rich, creamy and it
has layers. It's sweet but it has a lot of substance and has just the
right amount of icing on the top. If you get this nice piece of
chocolate cake there's nothing more satisfying than that. So I wanted
that in a guitar sound - a chunky, rich, delicious sound (laughs). </div>
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<b>Your solo on "The Enemy Inside" was intense while the solo on
"The Looking Glass" had a more lyrical quality to it. Did you
specifically dial in different tones on those solos - and the other
solos on the album - to match the emotion of a song?</b> </div>
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Yeah, absolutely. Every step is conscious. "<b>The Enemy Inside</b>"
is a very aggressive song and it's fast-moving and that solo guitar
solo needed to poke out of the mix. There's a lot of rhythm behind it
and it needed to just be percussive and creamy at the same time. It
moves quickly and it's not very lyrical. It's just more snake-like and
technical. But "<b>The Looking Glass</b>" is a whole nother story. That song I used the <b>Royal Atlantic</b>, which is again more like a British-sounding <b>Boogie</b> but it's more of a grinding, rock compressed sound. I used an <b>Axis</b> guitar and that's not a 13 on there. That's a <b>Music Man Axis</b> and again a different-sounding guitar. That solo section we put a <b>Roland Dimension D</b>
on it and I was going for more of a free, improvised kind of slinky
sound. I think that different guitar and that different amp 100 percent
contributed to me getting into that headspace. If I were to play that
solo section with a <b>Mark 5:50+</b> and a <b>JP13</b>, it would
totally be different. I would have 100 percent come up with something
completely different. So the equipment could definitely inspire you to
play a certain way. Absolutely. </div>
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<b>When you played the solo on the instrumental track "Enigma
Machine," did that require a different approach from you? There are a
lot of figured lines you play along with John Myung and Jordan Rudess
and the song is far more complex and orchestrated than a piece like "The
Looking Glass."</b> </div>
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Yeah, definitely. Like you said "<b>The Looking Glass</b>" has a
lot of room there and it sort of has a repetitive kind of vibe so you
have space to let it grow and breathe. When something is more figured
and there's specific time signatures going on and it's more angular, you
have to kind of adjust your headspace and maybe work with it a little
more. Maybe it's not as improvised and maybe you go in and determine
where things turn around and where they land and how you're gonna shape
some of the lines. </div>
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<i>[On "Dream Theater" album] I wanted a bigger, more forward in-your-face kind of sound.</i></div>
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<b>A solo like this is less spontaneous and more structured?</b> </div>
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It might be a little bit more thought out. It's certainly easier on a song like "<b>Surrender to Reason</b>"
that has another bombastic, improvised solo feel in the middle. So
something like that where there's an ostinato part that's just going
around, you don't have to think too hard and just kinda let it freeform.
But if the background has a definite shape to it, you might have to put
on your thinking cap a little more. A different picture. </div>
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<b>"The Bigger Picture" is one of the tracks that sports acoustic guitar. That's been part of your approach for many years.</b> </div>
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Yeah, the way I use acoustic in my approach is certainly not as
abundant as my electric playing. I mostly play electric. I use acoustic
guitars kind of like a flavor and it's a spice in my spice rack. I use
it as an orchestrational tool in the same way a keyboard player would
switch to a piano to have a more personal, organic sound. I'll do that. I
use the acoustic to support electric clean sounds. Nine times out of
ten I have an acoustic doubling the clean sounds just to give it some
thickness and percussive quality behind it. And every so often I just do
acoustic only to carry a song. </div>
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<b>Where did you do that?</b> </div>
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"<b>Surrender to Reason</b>" has 12-string throughout the verse for example. "<b>Along for the Ride</b>"
has acoustic throughout the intro and the verse. So it depends on the
song but I'm primarily an electric player. I would say definitely the
majority of the time I'm playing electric. </div>
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<b>Does a ballad track like "The Bigger Picture" satisfy you in the same way a big rocker like "The Enemy Inside" does?</b> </div>
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Yeah, and that's the whole thing about playing in <b>Dream Theater</b> and playing progressive music is that you can really explore so many different sides. You don't have to be afraid. "<b>The Enemy Inside</b>" and "<b>Enigma Machine</b>"
are real heavy songs and they're dark and there's a little bit of like a
sinister twist to them. But it doesn't mean everything has to be that
way. You can switch gears and just play something really beautiful with a
simple melody. Or maybe something that's really pretty on the keyboards
that's reminiscent of the <b>Dregs</b> or <b>Genesis</b> or <b>Yes</b> or something like that. And go in that direction. They all fulfill a certain musical desire. I picture "<b>The Enemy Inside</b>" as a live show opener because it boosts the energy of the audience and it just grips the audience. "<b>The Bigger Picture</b>"
is like a show closer where it's so poignant and the melody is really
strong and you want to sing along to it and it's very open and simpler
in a lot of ways. All the songs serve different purposes and again they
satisfy whatever different musical yearnings we have as songwriters. So
it's a lot of fun to be able to do that. You don't have to stick to one
style in a box. </div>
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like to have some sort of dramatic piece of music and something
cinematic to bring us onstage.</i></div>
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<b>You mentioned that crazy solo in "Surrender to Reason" that's
full of string scratching noises and insane whammy bar stuff. Do you
like doing that type of freak out solo from time to time?</b> </div>
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Absolutely. That's just a reckless solo. That's the type of thing
where I transport myself into a small, smoky club with a trio. It's
late at night and you're just going for it. I wanted to make that solo
right in your face. With the exception of during the pick scratches, the
whole solo is just dry. It's just my <b>Dreamscape TC Electronics</b>
flanger on it and just really obnoxious and dry and right in your face.
That's what I was looking for. It's just guitar, bass and drums there
and there's no keys and vocals. A trio going for it with a lot of
vinegar and a lot of improv. I would have went on longer if I could but
that's it. </div>
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<b>At 22:17, "Elimination Theory" is the epic track on the record
with the multiple movements. How do you write a multi-part song like
this?</b> </div>
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The first thing you start with is that you know you're gonna do that kind of piece. You go in knowing, <i>"OK, this is gonna be an epic piece. It's gonna be 20 minutes long."</i>
You know you have room for parts to develop and grow. Once you do that
you can get a good idea of the type of shape of it that you want. </div>
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<b>What do you mean?</b> </div>
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For example in this case, I knew I wanted us to do an atmospheric
breakdown in the center with almost like a ballet-sounding string thing
just to be totally, totally different in the middle. If you kinda know
that thing you have a little bit of a blueprint. </div>
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<b>Did you have some melodic ideas before you started to work on "Elimination Theory" in earnest?</b> </div>
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The main theme of it is something I had. It was, <i>"OK, this is going to be the theme. This is happening at the start."</i>
Similarly with the ending progression that's repeating, that's
something we had worked on at a soundcheck in Asia at one point. As soon
as we did that, I'm like, <i>"This will be used for the ending of a song somewhere on our next album."</i>
So you have an idea and you have these little pins like on a map. It's a
matter of shaping what happens in-between those moments. </div>
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<b>How do you keep a piece like "Elimination Theory" from
becoming overlong? Have you learned how to write these extended tracks
over the course of your career and not make them boring?</b> </div>
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I mean I hope so. That's part of being objective and it goes back to "<b>The Bigger Picture</b>" thing. It's standing back and listening to it with the guys or by myself or whatever and just saying, <i>"Is this doing it? Does this part go on too long? Is this exciting enough here? Is this part not long enough?"</i> At this point in our career we can ask those questions and make pretty good judgments based on that. </div>
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<i>Obviously [Mangini and Portnoy] are two different
people so they're gonna bring a different atmosphere and different
things to the table.</i></div>
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<b>That's a very difficult thing for any band to be honest about the music they're making.</b> </div>
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The first thing is it needs to not be boring for us. We're writing it creatively but we can step back and say, <i>"How does it sound?"</i> In other words we're not detached from it and we're very much in it. We can say from our perspective as listeners, <i>"Is this keeping my attention? Is this interesting enough? Or is it dragging on for too long? Do we need to change?"</i>
Once we make those decisions then hopefully those will be reflective of
what the general public might think. I mean we could be wrong at
points. Who knows? But I think we're able to do that. </div>
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<b>Along the same lines of knowing when a piece might be stagnating, do you know when you've captured the perfect solo?</b> </div>
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I think it depends if something is more improvised and let's say
it wasn't something I had to think about too much. Maybe it was more
like a feeling section like in "<b>The Bigger Picture</b>" there's a
section where the guitar carries the melody and that's sort or the solo.
Something like that doesn't take much but you know musically, <i>"OK, that's it. For whatever reason the stars aligned and that's perfect."</i> </div>
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<b>What about solos that are more intricate?</b> </div>
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In other circumstances with some of the more complex solos like in "<b>Behind in the Veil</b>" or at the end of "<b>Illumination Theory</b>"
that's something I tend to compose just the way I'm composing the song.
I build it and you make those same kind of judgments. Like, "<b>Alright,
is this interesting enough? Am I doing something different? Does this
musically carry the song to the next level and is it doing what it's
supposed to do?</b>" </div>
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<b>So the solo occupies an important place in a song in the same way that the vocal or a keyboard part does?</b> </div>
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Yeah. If it's at the end of the song, I'm supposed to be the guy
on top of the mountain with my hair blowing and making this song climax.
Am I doing that? Or is it like boring? You know what I mean? If it's in
the middle of the song and it's carrying the song to the last chorus,
well then my job is to pull the song up from the bridge, bring the
listener to a frenzy and then somehow segue into the chorus. I have
these jobs I have to do. Again you can stand back and say, <i>"Did I accomplish that?"</i>
Sometimes it takes more work than others. Sometimes it naturally
happens and sometimes you have to think about it. But generally it
happens while I'm cutting the solo. I don't really go back the next day
and say, <i>"Nah, let me do that again."</i> I kind of do it as I'm doing it. </div>
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<b>The outro of "Illumination Theory" had that feeling of a man standing on a mountaintop with those guitars swelling.</b> </div>
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Are you talking about after all the silence at the very end? </div>
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<b>Exactly.</b> </div>
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Yeah, that's like a little Easter egg we stuck in there. Yeah,
that's volume swells with delay on it. But yeah, it has a very string
kind of sound to it. </div>
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<i>We've had a long career and we're very fortunate to have been doing this as long as we have.</i></div>
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<b>By calling this album "Dream Theater," are you trying to define who the band is in 2013?</b> </div>
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Absolutely. Yeah, 100 percent. You nailed it. We've had a long
career and we're very fortunate to have been doing this as long as we
have. Every time we go into a new album, we put everything into it.
We're so into what we do. It's hard when a band has this many albums to
convey that to the listener. Because a lot of times as the listener it's
very easy to say, <i>"Oh, I like the old stuff. Who cares about the new album?"</i> </div>
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<b>It is difficult bring along old fans to new music.</b> </div>
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But I think we have the kind of listeners and fans that really
look forward to the new music and so do we. So it's kinda like we want
to always put our best foot forward and we want to always say we’re
moving forward and we're progressing. We're trying to make things better
and build upon what we did. We haven't done a self-titled album ever so
this is kind of a good point to do it. To say there's an album in our
career that somebody could point to now and say, <i>"Where is at the band at? What does Dream Theater sound like now? This is it."</i> So self-titling it was the best way to do that. </div>
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<b>You have had a lot of success as this prog rock band. Do you in any way feel like the flag bearer for this kind of music?</b> </div>
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We think about that. First of all there's so much incredible
music out there and there's so many young bands that have built upon the
style of progressive metal and they're doing amazing things. So it's
inspiring in itself. When we go in the studio we all love playing
together. The guys in the band have this amazing chemistry and
relationship musically and we would have it no other way. When we go in
we always go in with that mindset. It's like we have a responsibility to
ourselves and our listeners that we need to put out the best thing we
can. There's no complacency or there's nothing half-assed—it has to kick
ass (laughs). It's like we wanna be proud of it. When we tell somebody,
<i>"Check this out. Sit down and listen to my new song,"</i> it's like you want them to be smiling and be blown away. It's like there's no other way to do it. </div>
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Simon Mignolet saved a late penalty as
Liverpool defeated Stoke City 1-0 in the opening game of the Premier
League season thanks to Daniel Sturridge's goal.</div>
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It was an
exciting match from the start and both sides had been denied by the
woodwork by the time Sturridge broke the deadlock in the 37th minute
with a powerful low strike from outside the area which fizzed into the
bottom corner.</div>
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Asmir Begovic had previously made a number of good saves to keep
Stoke on level terms and continued to excel in the second half as
Liverpool failed to make the most of several good chances in a manner
very reminiscent of the past two seasons.</div>
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There was still plenty to admire about Liverpool's fluency even in
the absence of the banned Luis Suarez, as Begovic wonderfully denied
Jordan Henderson and Steven Gerrard.</div>
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Best of the match</h4>
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<li>Man of the match: A close one between
Begovic and Sturridge but we'll give it to the latter for being
continually a threat and his match-winning strike.</li>
<li>Moment of the match: The late penalty, awarded to Stoke after a clear handball by Daniel Agger.</li>
<li>Save of the match: Mignolet's double
save, firstly from Walters' scuffed penalty and then the follow up that
ensured three points for his side.</li>
<li>Attempt of the match: Charlie Adam's
incredible effort from the halfway line that Mignolet had to scurry back
and tip over the top.</li>
<li>Talking point: Iago Aspas, Coutinho and
Daniel Sturridge linked up particularly well displaying much early
promise for Liverpool's attacking prospects, with or without Suarez.</li>
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There were few signs of encouragement for Mark Hughes in his first
game in charge of Stoke but Liverpool's wastefulness and the brilliance
of Begovic meant the Anfield faithful could never relax and it looked
like there would be a late twist when Daniel Agger's handball presented
the visitors with a penalty a couple of minutes from time, but Mignolet
dived to his right to push away Jon Walters' spot-kick and spark the
celebrations.</div>
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Liverpool could have been in trouble after just eight minutes when
Mignolet, on his competitive Anfield debut, flapped at a cross with only
the crossbar sparing his blushes by keeping out Robert Huth's volley.</div>
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But the tide quickly turned and Sturridge's disallowed goal was
followed by Kolo Toure, another new signing, heading Gerrard's corner
against the woodwork.</div>
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Sturridge blazed the rebound over from close range and then saw a
cross-shot hacked clear by Erik Pieters after Philippe Coutinho had
threaded through a pass which allowed him to go around Begovic.</div>
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Coutinho's vision to pick out opponents saw him set up Iago Aspas to
shoot at the goalkeeper, who then blocked Jose Enrique's shot after a
swift interchange between himself and Aspas.</div>
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The 21-year-old Brazilian seems certain to be Liverpool's
creator-in-chief this season and he was at it again, putting Henderson
through only for Begovic to get out quickly to block.</div>
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But just when it seemed Liverpool would go in frustrated, Sturridge
cushioned an Aspas pass before drilling a low shot through the legs of
Huth to finally beat Begovic.</div>
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One goal has never been a comfortable margin for Liverpool in recent
seasons and they needed Mignolet to save well from Walters and Lucas
Leiva to clear Ryan Shawcross' effort off the line to hold the half-time
lead.</div>
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Further chances came after the break with Coutinho curling a shot
past the far post, Sturridge denied at the near post by Begovic, Aspas
heading wide from a corner and Henderson striking the upright.</div>
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Late on the excellent Begovic had to be at full stretch to tip over
Gerrard's dipping free-kick and scrambled well to keep out Glen
Johnson's close-range shot.</div>
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Charlie Adam almost embarrassed Mignolet with a shot from the halfway
line before the goalkeeper came to Liverpool's rescue late on with his
spot-kick save.</div>
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Agger handled former Reds midfielder Adam's free-kick three minutes
from time. Walters fired low to Mignolet's right but the Belgium
international reached that and substitute Kenwyne Jones' follow-up to
get his Liverpool career off to the best possible start following a
£9million move from Sunderland.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12355877114976046192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978845252781054189.post-65749317694004211382013-08-17T23:57:00.003+07:002013-08-18T02:27:17.262+07:00How to choose couple ???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In matters of selecting a spouse, both men and women have the right to
choose the right partner. It is known in Islam whose name is 'kufu'
(viable and harmonious), and a guardian has the right marriage partner
for her daughter to pick someone who sekufu, although the meaning kufu
most common among the scholars is co-religionists.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Other meanings
such as matches, is also the meaning that can not be denied, thus
SELECTION PROCESS THAT HAPPENS TO ANY MALE OR FEMALE. On the other hand
that choosing a life partner by considering the various sides, provided
at a reasonable considerations as well as Islamic, the representation is
a necessity of life and liberty of God which He bestowed on every human
being, including in choosing a husband or wife. Aisyah Ra said,
'Marriage is the essence of servitude, then he should see where his
honor will be placed'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To further solidify the choice if we are
confused we can do good istikhorah prayers at midnight and in the
beginning, and do it repeatedly. If it has been done many times so
DEFINITENESS THAT THERE IS A GOD willing, HIS INSTRUCTIONS, AND THAT'S
MORE FOLLOWED. But keep in mind, that information is dominant in a
person are often more influential on istikhorah, therefore it needs to
be done many times.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Prophet also said, 'He who match his honor
with the ungodly he had cut her womb' (HR Ibnu Hibban). The Prophet also
gave consideration to a sahabiyah who came to him as he requested
consideration of two people who would propose, then the Prophet replied,
'As for Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, he's very light hand (aka easy to
hit), while the other is that poor people do not have a lot of treasure.
" Then the Prophet married her to Zaid bin Harithah. </span><br />
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has signed three movies, 2 of which will release this year. The third,
with his childhood friend Anil Senior, is likely to release in 2014.</div>
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<a href="http://www.indicine.com/bollywood/chennai-express/" target="_blank" title="Chennai Express">Chennai Express</a> (Release Date: August 8th 2013): SRK is currently shooting for Rohit Shetty’s <span class="wp_keywordlink"><a href="http://www.indicine.com/bollywood/chennai-express/" target="_blank" title="Chennai Express">Chennai Express</a></span>, which is all set to clash against <span class="wp_keywordlink"><a href="http://www.indicine.com/name/akshay-kumar/" target="_blank" title="Akshay Kumar">Akshay Kumar</a></span>’s
Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Again during the EID weekend. The film
reunites him with his Om Shanti Om co-star Deepika Padukone. It will be a
typical Shetty film with comedy, action and romance. The director
promises to retain the essence of his recent blockbusters and plans to
include high octane action sequences with cars/busses blowing up. Chennai Express is co-produced by Shahrukh Khan’s Red Chillies
Entertainment and UTV Motion Pictures. The film will be made on a budget
of 45-50 crores.</div>
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Happy New Year (December 2013 – tentative): HNY will have a massive
cast. Jackie Shroff has been signed to play the villain, Boman Irani
will have a pivotal role to play and Abhishek Bachchan has an been
signed too. Meanwhile, Farah Khan’s search for the ‘perfect leading
lady’ continues. She recently told us that she is looking for someone
’with exceptional dancing skills and can look hot at the same time’.
Happy New Year is about a bunch of male friends and how a situation
forces them to participate in a dancing competition. The problem? None
of them are good dancers. The female lead, who plays the character of a
pole dancer, then makes an entry and takes these friends to the World
dance championship.</div>
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A for Apple, B for Billi, C for Cutta (will release in 2014): The
director of ABC is Anil Senior, SRK’s childhood friend from Delhi. He
last directed Dil Kabaddi (2008). Since then, Anil has been working on
his dream-project tentatively titled A for Apple, B for Billi, C for
Cutta. He narrated the script to Shahrukh, who liked it and agreed to do
the film. ABC will be produced by SRK’s Red Chillies Entertainment.
Shooting begins after SRK wraps up Happy New Year – most likely in the
February or March 2014.</div>
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Slipknot at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Download_Festival" title="Download Festival">Download Festival</a> in 2009.</div>
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<th scope="row" style="text-align: left;">Origin</th>
<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S." title="U.S.">U.S.</a></td>
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<th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genres</a></th>
<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">Heavy metal</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu_metal" title="Nu metal">nu metal</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_metal" title="Alternative metal">alternative metal</a></td>
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<td>1995–present</td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrunner_Records" title="Roadrunner Records">Roadrunner</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Sour" title="Stone Sour">Stone Sour</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murderdolls" title="Murderdolls">Murderdolls</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_My_Surprise" title="To My Surprise">To My Surprise</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Starscream" title="DJ Starscream">DJ Starscream</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Little_Rabbits" title="Dirty Little Rabbits">Dirty Little Rabbits</a>, The Black Dots of Death, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painface" title="Painface">Painface</a></td>
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<td><span class="url"><a class="external text" href="http://www.slipknot1.com/" rel="nofollow">www.slipknot1.com</a></span></td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Jordison" title="Joey Jordison">Joey Jordison</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Crahan" title="Shawn Crahan">Shawn Crahan</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Jones_%28musician%29" title="Craig Jones (musician)">Craig Jones</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Thomson" title="Mick Thomson">Mick Thomson</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Taylor" title="Corey Taylor">Corey Taylor</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Wilson" title="Sid Wilson">Sid Wilson</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Fehn" title="Chris Fehn">Chris Fehn</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Root" title="Jim Root">Jim Root</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gray_%28American_musician%29" title="Paul Gray (American musician)">Paul Gray</a><br />
Josh Brainard<br />
Anders Colsefni<br />
Greg Welts</td>
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<b>Slipknot</b> is an American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> band from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, Iowa</a>. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Crahan" title="Shawn Crahan">Shawn Crahan</a> and bassist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gray_%28American_musician%29" title="Paul Gray (American musician)">Paul Gray</a>. After several lineup changes in their early days, the band consisted of nine members for the greater part of their tenure: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Wilson" title="Sid Wilson">Sid Wilson</a>, Paul Gray, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Jordison" title="Joey Jordison">Joey Jordison</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Fehn" title="Chris Fehn">Chris Fehn</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Root" title="Jim Root">Jim Root</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Jones_%28musician%29" title="Craig Jones (musician)">Craig Jones</a>, Shawn Crahan, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Thomson" title="Mick Thomson">Mick Thomson</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Taylor" title="Corey Taylor">Corey Taylor</a>.
However, the death of Paul Gray on May 24, 2010, left the band with
only eight remaining members. Former guitarist Donnie Steele was the
band's touring bassist in 2011.</div>
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Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive music style, and energetic and chaotic live shows.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> The band had somewhat of a meteoric rise to success following the release of their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28album%29" title="Slipknot (album)">self-titled debut album</a> in 1999. The 2001 follow-up album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_%28album%29" title="Iowa (album)">Iowa</a></i> further increased the band's popularity. After breaking for their first hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vol._3:_%28The_Subliminal_Verses%29" title="Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)">Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)</a></i> and once again in 2008 with their fourth album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Hope_Is_Gone" title="All Hope Is Gone">All Hope Is Gone</a></i>, which debuted at the top spot on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>. Additionally, the band has released one live album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9.0:_Live" title="9.0: Live">9.0: Live</a></i>, one compilation album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antennas_to_Hell" title="Antennas to Hell">Antennas to Hell</a></i>, as well as four live DVDs.</div>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span></h2>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Early_days_.281995.E2.80.931998.29">Early days (1995–1998)</span></h3>
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Slipknot was formed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, Iowa</a>, in September 1995 when drummer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Crahan" title="Shawn Crahan">Shawn Crahan</a> and bassist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gray_%28American_musician%29" title="Paul Gray (American musician)">Paul Gray</a> started a band named The Pale Ones.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp40_3-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp40-3">[3]</a></sup>
The lineup was made up of friends who met through the local music
scene, including vocalist Anders Colsefni and guitarist Donnie Steele.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp40_3-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp40-3">[3]</a></sup> Not long after their inception, Gray invited <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Jordison" title="Joey Jordison">Joey Jordison</a>
to a rehearsal because the band were interested in experimenting with
additional drum elements. Jordison subsequently joined the band as their
main drummer, moving Crahan to custom percussion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp40_3-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp40-3">[3]</a></sup>
Furthermore, Colsefni also took up custom percussion while remaining
the band's vocalist. The band then decided to invite Josh Brainard as
their second guitarist, bringing their lineup to six members.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp42_4-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp42-4">[4]</a></sup> On December 4, the band made their live debut; playing a benefit show using the name Meld.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup></div>
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Much of the band's early development was retrospectively attributed
to late-night planning sessions between Gray, Crahan and Jordison at a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Oil_Corporation" title="Sinclair Oil Corporation">Sinclair</a>
gas station where Jordison worked nights. It was there, in late 1995,
that Jordison suggested changing the band name to Slipknot after their
song of the same name.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp42_4-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp42-4">[4]</a></sup> In December, Slipknot began recording material at <i>SR Audio</i>, a studio in the band's hometown.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver19_6-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-McIver19-6">[6]</a></sup> Without a recording budget, the band were forced to self-finance the project, the costs of which came to an estimated $40,000.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp45_7-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp45-7">[7]</a></sup>
In February 1996, guitarist Donnie Steele decided to leave Slipknot due
to his Christian beliefs. When questioned in 1999 about Steele's
departure, Jordison explained: "we were prepared to keep him on, but he
didn't want to stay." During the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mixing_%28recorded_music%29" title="Audio mixing (recorded music)">mixing</a> stages of their project at <i>SR Audio</i>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Jones_%28musician%29" title="Craig Jones (musician)">Craig Jones</a> was recruited as Steele's replacement on guitar.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp50_8-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp50-8">[8]</a></sup> However, throughout their time in the studio, the band were adding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_%28music%29" title="Sampling (music)">samples</a> to their recordings but could not produce these sounds live. Subsequently, Jones became the band's sampler and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Thomson" title="Mick Thomson">Mick Thomson</a> was brought in as the replacement guitarist.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp57_9-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp57-9">[9]</a></sup> After a complicated time with mixing and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mastering" title="Audio mastering">mastering</a>, the band self-released <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate._Feed._Kill._Repeat." title="Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.">Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.</a></i> on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a>, October 31, 1996.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_10-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG-10">[10]</a></sup></div>
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Slipknot's earlier music was slower than their later material and
vocalist Colsefni had a much deeper vocal style than that of Taylor.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup></div>
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Distribution for the demo was initially left to the band and their
producer Sean McMahon, before it was handed over to the distribution
company Ismist in early 1997.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver38-41_12-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-McIver38-41-12">[12]</a></sup>
Slipknot received a small amount of airplay on local radio stations off
the back of the demo. However, it didn't lead to any kind of interest
from record labels, so the band returned to the studio to develop new
material.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver38-41_12-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-McIver38-41-12">[12]</a></sup> It was at this time that the band sought more melodic vocals for their music. As a result, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Taylor" title="Corey Taylor">Corey Taylor</a> was recruited from fellow Des Moines band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Sour" title="Stone Sour">Stone Sour</a>; this moved Colsefni to backing vocals and percussion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp71_13-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp71-13">[13]</a></sup>
While working in the studio, Slipknot continued to do local shows,
during one of which in September 1997, Colsefni announced on stage that
he was leaving the band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp77_14-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp77-14">[14]</a></sup> The gap on percussion was filled by Greg Welts, who was affectionately known as "Cuddles."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> In early 1998, Slipknot produced a second demo featuring five tracks exclusively for record labels.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp83_16-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp83-16">[16]</a></sup> The band began to receive a lot of attention from record labels, and in February 1998, producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Robinson" title="Ross Robinson">Ross Robinson</a> offered to produce their debut album after attending rehearsals in Des Moines.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp84_17-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp84-17">[17]</a></sup> Soon after, DJ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Wilson" title="Sid Wilson">Sid Wilson</a> was recruited as the band's ninth member after showing great interest and impressing band members.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp91_18-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp91-18">[18]</a></sup> In late June, Slipknot received a $500,000 seven-album deal from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrunner_Records" title="Roadrunner Records">Roadrunner Records</a>; the band signed the deal publicly on July 8, 1998.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver54_19-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-McIver54-19">[19]</a></sup> Two days prior to this, Welts was fired from the band, something which Slipknot refuse to comment on.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver54_19-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-McIver54-19">[19]</a></sup></div>
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16 second sample from Slipknot's "(sic)". Their debut album was much faster than their demo album <i>Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.</i> and, with nine members, their sound had changed drastically.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup></div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Fehn" title="Chris Fehn">Chris Fehn</a> was brought in to replace Welts on percussion before Slipknot traveled to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malibu,_California" title="Malibu, California">Malibu, California</a> to work on their debut album in September 1998.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup>
Partway through the recording process of the album, Slipknot returned
to Des Moines, Iowa for the Christmas period, during which guitarist
Brainard decided to leave the band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> Speaking about his decision, Brainard explained: "some decisions were made that I wasn't particularly happy with."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Root_23-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Root-23">[23]</a></sup> Slipknot recruited <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Root" title="Jim Root">Jim Root</a> to complete their lineup and returned to Malibu to continue work on their debut album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Root_23-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Root-23">[23]</a></sup> Work on the album concluded in early 1999, allowing the band to go on their first tour as part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzfest" title="Ozzfest">Ozzfest</a> in 1999.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_10-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG-10">[10]</a></sup> The tour proved to expand their audience greatly and their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28album%29" title="Slipknot (album)">self-titled album</a> was released on June 29, 1999.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG1Album_24-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG1Album-24">[24]</a></sup> Slipknot went on to release their first home video <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Our_Neighborhood" title="Welcome to Our Neighborhood">Welcome to Our Neighborhood</a></i> and the two singles; "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wait_and_Bleed" title="Wait and Bleed">Wait and Bleed</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spit_It_Out_%28song%29" title="Spit It Out (song)">Spit It Out</a>".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_10-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG-10">[10]</a></sup> The singles received some airplay, but Slipknot developed a large following very quickly mainly from touring and word of mouth.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_10-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG-10">[10]</a></sup> The band toured several countries throughout 1999 and 2000 in support of the album. In early 2000, <i>Slipknot</i> was certified platinum, a first for an album released by Roadrunner Records.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-XP_25-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-XP-25">[25]</a></sup></div>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Iowa_and_hiatus_.282001.E2.80.932003.29"><i>Iowa</i> and hiatus (2001–2003)</span></h3>
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Anticipation for Slipknot's sophomore effort was intense and in early
2001, the band began recording their second album at Sound City and
Sound Image studios in Los Angeles.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_10-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG-10">[10]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup>
It was about this time that conflicts began to arise between band
members due to their extensive touring and recording schedules.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-drum.21_27-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-drum.21-27">[27]</a></sup> Despite this, recording on their second album came to a close in February 2001 and Slipknot embarked on their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_World_Tour" title="Iowa World Tour">Iowa World Tour</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_%28album%29" title="Iowa (album)">Iowa</a></i>, the band's second album was released on August 28, 2001, peaking at number three on the <i>Billboard</i> album charts and at number one on the UK album chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Billboard_29-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Billboard-29">[29]</a></sup> The album produced three singles; "The Heretic Anthem" (promotional single) "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Behind_%28song%29" title="Left Behind (song)">Left Behind</a>" and then "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Plague" title="My Plague">My Plague</a>" which appeared on the soundtrack for the film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_%28film%29" title="Resident Evil (film)">Resident Evil</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NME666_30-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-NME666-30">[30]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup>
In 2002, Slipknot made their first (and to-date only) appearance in a
movie, performing the song "I Am Hated" in a scene in the remake of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollerball_%282002_film%29" title="Rollerball (2002 film)">Rollerball</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> The release of the album and the promotion in support of it resulted in out shows in large <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena" title="Arena">arenas</a> in several countries.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup>
However, in mid-2002, Slipknot went on hiatus for the first time due to
internal conflicts, seeing several band members focus on side projects.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver107_34-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-McIver107-34">[34]</a></sup> Vocalist Taylor and guitarist Root revived their band Stone Sour, drummer Jordison created the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murderdolls" title="Murderdolls">Murderdolls</a>, percussionist Crahan founded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_My_Surprise" title="To My Surprise">To My Surprise</a> and DJ Wilson went solo as DJ Starscream.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver107_34-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-McIver107-34">[34]</a></sup>
At this time, the future of Slipknot was unclear and there was
speculation over whether the band had split and the possibility of a
third album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup> Despite this, on November 22, 2002 Slipknot released their second DVD <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disasterpieces" title="Disasterpieces">Disasterpieces</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup></div>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Vol._3:_.28The_Subliminal_Verses.29_and_second_hiatus_.282003.E2.80.932007.29"><i>Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)</i> and second hiatus (2003–2007)</span></h3>
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It was the rebirth of Slipknot, [...] it was like us coming back
together, pushing out the vibe that had gotten in there and kinda
started pulling people away. But we figured out that you know, we do <i>have</i> to get space you know, we do need to let people be sometimes.</div>
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—Bassist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gray_%28American_musician%29" title="Paul Gray (American musician)">Paul Gray</a>, on Slipknot's third album<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup></div>
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After several delays, Slipknot moved in to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mansion_%28recording_studio%29" title="The Mansion (recording studio)">The Mansion</a> in Los Angeles, California in mid-2003 to work on their third album alongside producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rubin" title="Rick Rubin">Rick Rubin</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> By early 2004, work had finished on the album and they began <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Subliminal_Verses_World_Tour" title="The Subliminal Verses World Tour">The Subliminal Verses World Tour</a> with their appearance on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A4germeister_Music_Tour" title="Jägermeister Music Tour">Jägermeister Music Tour</a> in March 2004.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vol._3:_%28The_Subliminal_Verses%29" title="Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)">Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)</a></i> was released on May 24, 2004, peaking at number 2 on the <i>Billboard</i> album charts.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Road_Runner_40-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Road_Runner-40">[40]</a></sup> The album produced six singles; "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duality_%28song%29" title="Duality (song)">Duality</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermilion_%28song%29" title="Vermilion (song)">Vermilion</a>", "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermilion,_Pt._2" title="Vermilion, Pt. 2">Vermilion, Pt. 2</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_I_Forget_%28song%29" title="Before I Forget (song)">Before I Forget</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nameless" title="The Nameless">The Nameless</a>", and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blister_Exists" title="The Blister Exists">The Blister Exists</a>. Slipknot recorded their first live album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9.0:_Live" title="9.0: Live">9.0: Live</a></i> while touring in support of their third album. Released on November 1, 2005 <i>9.0: Live</i> peaked at number 17 on the <i>Billboard</i> album charts.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BillboardLive_41-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-BillboardLive-41">[41]</a></sup> Touring in support of <i>Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)</i>
continued through 2004 and up to the end of 2005 before Slipknot went
on hiatus for the second time. In 2005, several members of Slipknot were
involved in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrunner_United" title="Roadrunner United">Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions</a></i>, a collaboration album of artists signed to Roadrunner Records. 2006 saw Slipknot win their first (and to date only) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a>, picking up the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Metal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance">Best Metal Performance</a> award with the single "Before I Forget".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Grammy_42-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Grammy-42">[42]</a></sup> On December 5, 2006, Slipknot released their third DVD <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voliminal:_Inside_the_Nine" title="Voliminal: Inside the Nine">Voliminal: Inside the Nine</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-VoliminalArt_43-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-VoliminalArt-43">[43]</a></sup>
While Slipknot were on hiatus, several band members once again focused
their attentions on side projects; vocalist Taylor and guitarist Root
returned to Stone Sour, drummer Jordison toured with several bands and
produced <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Inches_of_Blood" title="3 Inches of Blood">3 Inches of Blood</a>'s third album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Up_the_Blades" title="Fire Up the Blades">Fire Up the Blades</a></i>, Crahan founded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Little_Rabbits" title="Dirty Little Rabbits">Dirty Little Rabbits</a> and Wilson returned as DJ Starscream once again.<br />
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Preparation for Slipknot's fourth album began towards the end of 2007; however, work began when the band entered the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Farm_Studio_%26_Recording_Environment" title="Sound Farm Studio & Recording Environment">Sound Farm Studio</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica,_Iowa" title="Jamaica, Iowa">Jamaica, Iowa</a> with producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Fortman" title="Dave Fortman">Dave Fortman</a> in February 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-JoeyBrutal_44-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-JoeyBrutal-44">[44]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RevAugust_45-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-RevAugust-45">[45]</a></sup> Work came to a close on the album in June, prior to the beginning of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Hope_Is_Gone_World_Tour" title="All Hope Is Gone World Tour">All Hope Is Gone World Tour</a> on July 9, 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup> Slipknot's fourth album; <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Hope_Is_Gone" title="All Hope Is Gone">All Hope Is Gone</a></i> was released on August 20, 2008, debuting at number 1 on the <i>Billboard</i> albums chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup> The album produced five singles; "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Hope_Is_Gone_%28song%29" title="All Hope Is Gone (song)">All Hope Is Gone</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosocial_%28song%29" title="Psychosocial (song)">Psychosocial</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Memories" title="Dead Memories">Dead Memories</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_%28song%29" title="Sulfur (song)">Sulfur</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuff_%28song%29" title="Snuff (song)">Snuff</a>".
2009 marked the 10-year anniversary of Slipknot's debut album; to
commemorate the event, the band released a special edition version of <i>Slipknot</i> on September 9, 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup>
Touring in support of the album continued throughout 2008 and 2009,
before coming to a close on October 31, 2009, resulting in Slipknot's
third hiatus.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DefShows_49-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-DefShows-49">[49]</a></sup></div>
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He was everything that was wonderful about this band and about this
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—Vocalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Taylor" title="Corey Taylor">Corey Taylor</a>, on the death of Paul Gray<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup></div>
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During the hiatus, several band members focused on respective side projects; vocalist Taylor founded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_Beer_Kidnap_Band" title="Junk Beer Kidnap Band">Junk Beer Kidnap Band</a>
and returned to Stone Sour with guitarist Root, Crahan continued
working with his band Dirty Little Rabbits, drummer Jordison returned
with his band Murderdolls and became the new permanent drummer of Rob
Zombie. Percussionist Fehn is now a full-time bassist with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalcore" title="Metalcore">metalcore</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Haven" title="Will Haven">Will Haven</a> and Sid Wilson founded the eponymous band Sid.<br />
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In 2010, bassist Gray was planning to tour with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergroup_%28music%29" title="Supergroup (music)">supergroup</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail%21" title="Hail!">Hail!</a>. However, on May 24, 2010, he was found dead in a hotel room in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbandale,_Iowa" title="Urbandale, Iowa">Urbandale, Iowa</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup> Circumstances surrounding his death at the time were not immediately known; an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy" title="Autopsy">autopsy</a> suspected that his death was not caused by intention of anyone, but still did not reveal the cause of it.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-53">[53]</a></sup>
The day after his death, the remaining eight members of the band held a
live press conference alongside Gray's widow and brother, expressing
their feelings about the incident.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-54"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-54">[54]</a></sup> On June 21, the cause of death was confirmed as an accidental overdose on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphine" title="Morphine">morphine</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl" title="Fentanyl">fentanyl</a>, the latter being a synthetic morphine substitute.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-55">[55]</a></sup></div>
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The band was hesitant to comment on the future of Slipknot. The
members made conflicting statements in interviews regarding the
situation; drummer Jordison told <i>The Pulse of Radio</i> "there is another Slipknot record already kinda in the making".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-56">[56]</a></sup> Vocalist Taylor revealed to <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMQB" title="FMQB">FMQB Productions</a>'</i> that he is "very conflicted about whether or not [he wants] to do anything with Slipknot".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-57"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-57">[57]</a></sup> The band released their fourth video album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28sic%29nesses" title="(sic)nesses">(sic)nesses</a></i> on September 28,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-58">[58]</a></sup> where it debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Top Music Video Charts.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-59">[59]</a></sup> The DVD features Slipknot's complete live performance at the 2009 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Download_Festival" title="Download Festival">Download Festival</a> and a 45 minute film documenting their tour in support of <i>All Hope Is Gone</i>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-60">[60]</a></sup> and served as a tribute to Paul Gray.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-61">[61]</a></sup></div>
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Regarding the continuation of Slipknot, Taylor later told <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i>
that Paul Gray would want them to continue and in that spirit he feels
that they should, although he feels "on the fence" about returning to
the band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-62">[62]</a></sup> Slipknot returned to touring in 2011 for a small run of shows in Europe. They headlined the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonisphere_Festival" title="Sonisphere Festival">Sonisphere Festival</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_in_Rio" title="Rock in Rio">Rock in Rio</a> among the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> and performed at Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-63">[63]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-64">[64]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-65">[65]</a></sup>
Taylor stated that the shows served as a "celebration and tribute" to
the late bassist. Slipknot founding guitarist, Donnie Steele substituted
for Gray in the concert shows, however was obscured from the audience's
view, behind <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Jordison" title="Joey Jordison">Joey Jordison</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-66"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-66">[66]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-67">[67]</a></sup> Percussionist, Shawn Crahan has stated that the band will tour the United States by June, 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ClownBlabbermouth_68-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-ClownBlabbermouth-68">[68]</a></sup></div>
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—Vocalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Taylor" title="Corey Taylor">Corey Taylor</a>, on the future of Slipknot <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-roadrunnerrecords_69-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-roadrunnerrecords-69">[69]</a></sup></div>
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Slipknot has also confirmed that they will complete and release their
fifth studio album with no plans of replacing Gray, however Taylor
stated that he was unsure whether he would like to record again with the
album and did not see it happening very soon.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-70"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-70">[70]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-71"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-71">[71]</a></sup> He elaborated by saying that he might be open to recording with the band in "a couple of years".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-72"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-72">[72]</a></sup>
Drummer Jordison responded to these comments by stating that the
writing process for the band's fifth studio album had already begun and
that he had written 17 songs. In response to Taylor's comments about his
uncertainty of his future with the band, Jordison stated that 'Slipknot
will continue with or without [Corey Taylor]' <i>[</i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a><i>]</i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-73"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-73">[73]</a></sup>
A contrasting statement was made by Crahan on his Facebook page, where
he stated that no songs were written yet. He supported Taylor's notion
of it being too early to record another Slipknot album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-74"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-74">[74]</a></sup></div>
Slipknot performed at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem_Festival_2012" title="Mayhem Festival 2012">Mayhem Festival 2012</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_75-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-autogenerated1-75">[75]</a></sup><br />
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On May 29, 2012, Roadrunner Records posted a teaser video on their website titled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antennas_to_Hell" title="Antennas to Hell">Antennas to Hell</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-greatest_hits_and_demos_76-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-greatest_hits_and_demos-76">[76]</a></sup> Later that day, Corey Taylor revealed on Twitter that Slipknot will release a greatest hits album on June 17, 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-greatest_hits_and_demos_76-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-greatest_hits_and_demos-76">[76]</a></sup> He also tweeted saying the band are not recording new material yet but are putting together demos for a new album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-greatest_hits_and_demos_76-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-greatest_hits_and_demos-76">[76]</a></sup></div>
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Slipknot hosted their first annual music festival, called <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knotfest" title="Knotfest">Knotfest</a></i>, which was held on August 17, 2012, at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-America_Motorplex" title="Mid-America Motorplex">Mid-America Motorplex</a> near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Junction,_Iowa" title="Pacific Junction, Iowa">Pacific Junction, Iowa</a> (in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_%E2%80%93_Council_Bluffs_metropolitan_area" title="Omaha – Council Bluffs metropolitan area">Omaha – Council Bluffs metropolitan area</a>) and August 18, 2012, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_%28town%29,_Wisconsin" title="Somerset (town), Wisconsin">Somerset, Wisconsin</a>. Other bands that played at the festival were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deftones" title="Deftones">Deftones</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_of_God_%28band%29" title="Lamb of God (band)">Lamb of God</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serj_Tankian" title="Serj Tankian">Serj Tankian</a>
and more. Among the activities the festival offered as part of its
"dark carnival experience" were circus big-top tents, pillars of fire,
amusement park rides, burlesque performers, firebreathers, stilt
walkers, drum circles made of junkyard cars and graffiti walls. The two
shows also debuted a Slipknot museum.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RSknotfest_77-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-RSknotfest-77">[77]</a></sup></div>
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On Friday 14, June 2013 Slipknot headlined the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Download_Festival" title="Download Festival">Download Festival</a>
for a second time. Performing to roughly 90,000 people, the band were
twice forced to stop their set, once in the middle of a song, in order
to allow repairs to be made to the front barricade, which had split open
under crowd pressure.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DownloadBBC_78-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-DownloadBBC-78">[78]</a></sup></div>
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Slipknot draw influence from an array of styles and bands, most notably including hard rock and heavy metal bands such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Bungle" title="Mr. Bungle">Mr. Bungle</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_No_More" title="Faith No More">Faith No More</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmet_%28band%29" title="Helmet (band)">Helmet</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer">Slayer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Factory" title="Fear Factory">Fear Factory</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godflesh" title="Godflesh">Godflesh</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinny_Puppy" title="Skinny Puppy">Skinny Puppy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurosis_%28band%29" title="Neurosis (band)">Neurosis</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Zombie_%28band%29" title="White Zombie (band)">White Zombie</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beastie_Boys" title="Beastie Boys">Beastie Boys</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_10-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG-10">[10]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BNW-book_79-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-BNW-book-79">[79]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CD-book_80-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-CD-book-80">[80]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-81"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-81">[81]</a></sup> Slipknot are seen as pioneers of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_of_American_Heavy_Metal" title="New Wave of American Heavy Metal">New Wave of American Heavy Metal</a> and have been compared to groups such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantera" title="Pantera">Pantera</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Head_%28band%29" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatebreed" title="Hatebreed">Hatebreed</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Agony" title="Life of Agony">Life of Agony</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prong_%28band%29" title="Prong (band)">Prong</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth_82-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Blabbermouth-82">[82]</a></sup> They are also considered a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu_metal" title="Nu metal">nu metal</a> band. However, band members prefer to distance themselves musically from bands such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korn" title="Korn">Korn</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limp_Bizkit" title="Limp Bizkit">Limp Bizkit</a>.
Slipknot describe their sound as simply "metal metal" and equate their
link to nu metal solely as a coincidence in their time of emergence.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rapcore1_83-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Rapcore1-83">[83]</a></sup> The band's sound typically features a heavily <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_tuning" title="Guitar tuning">down-tuned</a> guitar setup, a distinctly large <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion_instrument" title="Percussion instrument">percussive</a> section, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_%28music%29" title="Sampling (music)">samples</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turntablism" title="Turntablism">turntables</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MFKR_AMG_84-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-MFKR_AMG-84">[84]</a></sup> Utilizing a variety of vocal styles, their music typically features <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_growl" title="Death growl">growled vocals</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screaming_%28music%29" title="Screaming (music)">screaming</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapping" title="Rapping">rapping</a>, backing vocals and occasional melodic singing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MFKR_AMG_84-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-MFKR_AMG-84">[84]</a></sup> However, the band have continually experimented with their sound – most notably developing tracks led by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_guitar" title="Acoustic guitar">acoustic guitars</a> and melodic singing first introduced on <i>Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)</i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Vol._3_AMG_85-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Vol._3_AMG-85">[85]</a></sup> Slipknot's lyrics generally follow a very aggressive tone, occasionally featuring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profanity" title="Profanity">profanity</a> while exploring themes such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkness#Poetic" title="Darkness">darkness</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism" title="Nihilism">nihilism</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anger" title="Anger">anger</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate" title="Hate">disaffection</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love" title="Love">love</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misanthropy" title="Misanthropy">misanthropy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis" title="Psychosis">psychosis</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_10-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG-10">[10]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Vol._3_AMG_85-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Vol._3_AMG-85">[85]</a></sup> Often drawing upon topics like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_industry" title="Music industry">music industry</a>, politics, personal strife and reflection, among others.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CoreyLyrics_86-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-CoreyLyrics-86">[86]</a></sup> Rick Anderson of Allmusic described their lyrics as "discernible [and] not generally quotable on a family website".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG1Album_24-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG1Album-24">[24]</a></sup> However, on <i>Vol. 3</i>, Taylor has made a point of using no profanity in response to claims that he relied on the use of it.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mick_Interview_87-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Mick_Interview-87">[87]</a></sup> However, their <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Hope_is_Gone" title="All Hope is Gone">All Hope is Gone</a> album moved to a more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_metal" title="Groove metal">groove metal</a> and standard <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">metal</a> sound,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-88"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-88">[88]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hmn_89-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-hmn-89">[89]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hmn_89-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-hmn-89">[89]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-90"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-90">[90]</a></sup> as well as having some traits influenced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_metal" title="Death metal">death metal</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hmn_89-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-hmn-89">[89]</a></sup> The band has also been considered <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_metal" title="Alternative metal">alternative metal</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-91"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-91">[91]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-92"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-92">[92]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Slipknot_93-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Slipknot-93">[93]</a></sup></div>
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Slipknot are known for their chaotic and energetic live shows, which contributed to their success.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_10-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG-10">[10]</a></sup> These typically feature most band members <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headbanging" title="Headbanging">headbanging</a>, several members <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_diving" title="Stage diving">stage diving</a> and even fighting.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rapcore1_83-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Rapcore1-83">[83]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NME_Live_Review_94-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-NME_Live_Review-94">[94]</a></sup>
Their early performances featured extreme acts such as stage dives from
high balconies and band members setting each other on fire.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PGInt_95-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-PGInt-95">[95]</a></sup>
However, in recent years, they tend to refrain from acts this extreme.
Ex-bassist Gray explained that this was due to receiving lawsuits and to
prevent harming other people, adding that it was a "better move" for
the longevity of the band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PGInt_95-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-PGInt-95">[95]</a></sup>
Along with the band's energetic and unpredictable performance, Slipknot
often incorporate elaborate stage setups, which have featured <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrotechnics" title="Pyrotechnics">pyrotechnics</a>, elevated stage areas, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulics" title="Hydraulics">hydraulic drum risers</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_monitor" title="Computer monitor">computer screens</a> among other things.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NME_Live_Review_94-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-NME_Live_Review-94">[94]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US2-2_96-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-US2-2-96">[96]</a></sup> While reviewing a Slipknot performance, Alistair Lawrence of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang%21" title="Kerrang!">Kerrang!</a></i> enthused, "the choreographed chaos is too multi-faceted to fully describe,"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-97"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-97">[97]</a></sup> on a similar note, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> described one of their shows as "a scene of chaos".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NMErev_98-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-NMErev-98">[98]</a></sup></div>
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The band is known for its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_rock" title="Shock rock">attention-grabbing</a> image; the members wear matching uniforms, have unique masks respectively and have aliases which are simply numbers.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_10-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-AMG-10">[10]</a></sup>
The original idea of wearing masks while performing is often attributed
to a clown mask that percussionist Crahan would bring to rehearsals
when the band first started.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Arnopp40_3-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Arnopp40-3">[3]</a></sup>
The concept developed, and by late 1997, the band decided that every
member of the band would wear unique masks and matching jumpsuits.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-99"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-99">[99]</a></sup>
Vocalist Taylor had this to say when questioned about the masks in
2002: "it's our way of becoming more intimate with the music. It's a way
for us to become unconscious of who we are and what we do outside of
music. It's a way for us to kind of crawl inside it and be able to use
it."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Coreyquote_100-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Coreyquote-100">[100]</a></sup>
The concept behind wearing matching jumpsuits has been described as a
response to commercialism in the music business and led to the idea of
assigning the band members numerical aliases. "Originally, we were just
going to wear the jumpsuits [...] we figured we might as well take that
further and number ourselves. [...] We were basically saying, 'Hey,
we're a product!'" explained Taylor.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-101"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-101">[101]</a></sup> Their image has been the subject of much criticism, generally thought of as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimmick" title="Gimmick">gimmick</a> to try sell more albums.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-McIver32_102-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-McIver32-102">[102]</a></sup>
The band strongly objects to these claims, proclaiming that the masks
are used to draw the attention away from themselves as individuals and
put it on the music.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LT_103-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-LT-103">[103]</a></sup>
Several band members have noted that wearing the masks also helps keep
their personal lives private. During an interview in 2005, percussionist
Fehn went as far as saying it was a "blessing" that they do not get
recognized.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-104"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-104">[104]</a></sup></div>
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Throughout their career, Slipknot have developed their image;
changing their uniforms and each member's mask accordingly with the
release of each album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IowaMasks_105-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-IowaMasks-105">[105]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Vol3Masks_106-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Vol3Masks-106">[106]</a></sup>
The masks do not differ drastically in appearance between albums and
follow a similar style but with new elements. Drummer Jordison addressed
the issue in an interview in 2004, stating that it is to show growth
and difference within age in each individual.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MaskInterview_107-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-MaskInterview-107">[107]</a></sup>
Alongside their usual masks, Slipknot have incorporated special masks
for specific reasons throughout their tenure. Most notably, for the
music video and live performances of the song "Vermilion" in 2004 and
2005, the band members wore <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_mask" title="Death mask">death masks</a> made from casts of their own faces.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-108"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-108">[108]</a></sup> Then in 2008, the band wore a set of large masks entitled "purgatory masks" during photo-shoots prior to the release of <i>All Hope Is Gone</i> and are seen burning them in the music video for "Psychosocial".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-109"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-109">[109]</a></sup> In the early days, Slipknot's masks were homemade; however, since 2001, they have been custom made by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_effect" title="Special effect">special effect</a> artist and musician Screaming Mad George.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MaskInterview2_110-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-MaskInterview2-110">[110]</a></sup></div>
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In 2012, Slipknot released an app for iOS and Android called
"Slipknot: Wear the Mask." The app invites fans to construct their own
masks, in the process defining what kind of Slipknot fans they are.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-111"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-111">[111]</a></sup></div>
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Slipknot has been the subject of many controversies throughout their
career, both for their image and their music. The lyrical content of
some of Slipknot's songs has been linked to several violent and criminal
incidents. One such case from 2003 involved a pair of young killers who
blamed the lyrics from the song "Disasterpiece" for their vicious
crime.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-112"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-112">[112]</a></sup> Another from 2006 involved the lyrics from the song "Surfacing" being found at the site of a grave robbing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-113"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-113">[113]</a></sup> Slipknot deny any responsibility in cases like this and to date have not been proven to be liable in any cases of this nature.</div>
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In 2008, vocalist Taylor commented on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nic_Diederichs_Technical_High_School_slashing" title="Nic Diederichs Technical High School slashing">slashing incident</a>
at a South African school to which Slipknot was linked, saying that
"obviously, I'm disturbed by the fact that people were hurt and someone
died, as far as my responsibility for that goes, it stops there, because
I know our message is actually very positive."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CoreyStab_114-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-CoreyStab-114">[114]</a></sup>
He continued to say that "there are always going to be mental disorders
and people who cause violence for no other reason than the fact that
they're fucked up and lost."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CoreyStab_114-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-CoreyStab-114">[114]</a></sup></div>
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The band's image has also been subjected to several controversies. A longstanding feud came from the band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroomhead" title="Mushroomhead">Mushroomhead</a>, who - along with their fans - claimed that Slipknot "stole their image."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-115"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-115">[115]</a></sup>
While Slipknot acknowledged that their images had similarities, they
never actively got involved in the feud, stating it was just a
coincidence. Taylor explains: "we both started at the same time —
neither one of us knowing anything about each other."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-116"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-116">[116]</a></sup>
Taylor also claims that at a live show in Cleveland, Ohio several
Mushroomhead fans threw objects including a padlock at the band and when
Slipknot was finished they along with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Head_%28band%29" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_%28band%29" title="Amen (band)">Amen</a> went into the crowd and "handled it right there". In 2009, Mushroomhead vocalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waylon_Reavis" title="Waylon Reavis">Waylon Reavis</a>
stated that they were no longer interested in feuding with Slipknot,
saying: "they're not the first masked band, we're not, no one was."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-117"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-117">[117]</a></sup> The band's 2005 lawsuit against <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_King" title="Burger King">Burger King</a> claimed that the company created the advertising based band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coq_Roq" title="Coq Roq">Coq Roq</a> to capitalize on Slipknot's image.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SGCoq_118-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-SGCoq-118">[118]</a></sup> Burger King responded to the suit with a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersuit" title="Countersuit">countersuit</a>, pointing out that many other bands, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Bungle" title="Mr. Bungle">Mr. Bungle</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroomhead" title="Mushroomhead">Mushroomhead</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudvayne" title="Mudvayne">Mudvayne</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insane_Clown_Posse" title="Insane Clown Posse">Insane Clown Posse</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwar" title="Gwar">Gwar</a> have used masks as part of their image. However, after negotiations, the advertising campaign and lawsuit were both dropped.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SGCoq_118-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-SGCoq-118">[118]</a></sup></div>
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<li><i>Slipknot</i>: Double Platinum (February 2001)</li>
<li><i>Iowa</i>: Platinum (October 2002)</li>
<li><i>Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)</i>: Platinum (February 2005)</li>
<li><i>9.0: Live</i>: Gold (December 2005)</li>
<li><i>All Hope Is Gone</i>: Platinum (August 2010)</li>
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<li><i>Welcome to Our Neighborhood</i>: Platinum (February 2000)</li>
<li><i>Disasterpieces</i>: Quadruple Platinum (November 2005)</li>
<li><i>Voliminal: Inside the Nine</i>: Platinum (February 2007)</li>
<li><i>(sic)nesses</i>: Platinum (November 2010)</li>
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Slipknot has been nominated for seven <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>, resulting in one win.<br />
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<li>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wait_and_Bleed" title="Wait and Bleed">Wait and Bleed</a>" – <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Metal_Performance" title="Best Metal Performance">Best Metal Performance</a>, 2001 (nomination)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTV.Grammy2001_120-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-MTV.Grammy2001-120">[120]</a></sup></li>
<li>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Behind_%28song%29" title="Left Behind (song)">Left Behind</a>" – Best Metal Performance, 2002 (nomination)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BM.Grammy2002_121-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-BM.Grammy2002-121">[121]</a></sup></li>
<li>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Plague" title="My Plague">My Plague</a>" – Best Metal Performance, 2003 (nomination)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BM.Grammy2003_122-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-BM.Grammy2003-122">[122]</a></sup></li>
<li>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duality_%28song%29" title="Duality (song)">Duality</a>" – <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Hard_Rock_Performance" title="Best Hard Rock Performance">Best Hard Rock Performance</a>, 2005 (nomination)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BM.Grammy2004_123-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-BM.Grammy2004-123">[123]</a></sup></li>
<li>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermilion_%28song%29" title="Vermilion (song)">Vermilion</a>" – Best Metal Performance, 2005 (nomination)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BM.Grammy2004_123-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-BM.Grammy2004-123">[123]</a></sup></li>
<li>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_I_Forget_%28song%29" title="Before I Forget (song)">Before I Forget</a>" – Best Metal Performance, 2006 <b>(winner)</b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Grammy_42-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Grammy-42">[42]</a></sup></li>
<li>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosocial_%28song%29" title="Psychosocial (song)">Psychosocial</a>"- Best Metal Performance, 2009 (nomination)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Grammy09_124-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29#cite_note-Grammy09-124">[124]</a></sup></li>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Band_members">Band members</span></h2>
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Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Slipknot_band_members" title="List of Slipknot band members">List of Slipknot band members</a></div>
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<li>(#0) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Wilson" title="Sid Wilson">Sid Wilson</a> – turntables <small>(1998–present)</small></li>
<li>(#1) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Jordison" title="Joey Jordison">Joey Jordison</a> – drums <small>(1995–present)</small></li>
<li>(#3) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Fehn" title="Chris Fehn">Chris Fehn</a> – custom percussion, backing vocals <small>(1998–present)</small></li>
<li>(#4) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Root" title="Jim Root">Jim Root</a> – guitars <small>(1999–present)</small></li>
<li>(#5) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Jones_%28musician%29" title="Craig Jones (musician)">Craig "133" Jones</a> – sampling, media <small>(1996–present)</small></li>
<li>(#6) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Crahan" title="Shawn Crahan">Shawn "Clown" Crahan</a> – custom percussion, backing vocals <small>(1995–present)</small></li>
<li>(#7) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Thomson" title="Mick Thomson">Mick Thomson</a> – guitars <small>(1996–present)</small></li>
<li>(#8) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Taylor" title="Corey Taylor">Corey Taylor</a> – lead vocals <small>(1997–present)</small></li>
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<li>Donnie Steele – guitars <small>(1995–1996)</small>, bass <small>(touring only: 2011–present)</small></li>
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<li>Anders Colsefni – lead vocals, custom percussion <small>(1995–1997)</small></li>
<li>(#3) Greg "Cuddles" Welts – custom percussion <small>(1997-1998)</small></li>
<li>(#4) Josh Brainard – guitars, backing vocals <small>(1995–1999)</small></li>
<li>(#2) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gray_%28American_musician%29" title="Paul Gray (American musician)">Paul Gray</a> – bass guitar, backing vocals <small>(1995–2010) (deceased)</small></li>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Discography">Discography</span></h2>
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Main articles: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_discography" title="Slipknot discography">Slipknot discography</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Slipknot_songs" title="List of Slipknot songs">List of Slipknot songs</a></div>
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<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28album%29" title="Slipknot (album)">Slipknot</a></i> (1999)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_%28album%29" title="Iowa (album)">Iowa</a></i> (2001)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vol._3:_%28The_Subliminal_Verses%29" title="Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)">Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)</a></i> (2004)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Hope_Is_Gone" title="All Hope Is Gone">All Hope Is Gone</a></i> (2008)</li>
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Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Slipknot_concert_tours" title="List of Slipknot concert tours">List of Slipknot concert tours</a></div>
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<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Domination_Tour_%28Slipknot%29" title="World Domination Tour (Slipknot)">World Domination Tour</a></i> (1999–2000)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzfest" title="Ozzfest">Ozzfest</a></i> (1999)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livin_la_Vida_Loco" title="Livin la Vida Loco">Livin la Vida Loco</a></i> (1999)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo_the_Earth" title="Tattoo the Earth">Tattoo the Earth</a></i> (2000)</li>
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<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_World_Tour" title="Iowa World Tour">Iowa World Tour</a></i> (2001–2002)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Subliminal_Verses_World_Tour" title="The Subliminal Verses World Tour">The Subliminal Verses World Tour</a></i> (2004–2005)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Hope_Is_Gone_World_Tour" title="All Hope Is Gone World Tour">All Hope Is Gone World Tour</a></i> (2008–2009)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_World_Tour" title="Memorial World Tour">Memorial World Tour</a></i> (2011)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knotfest" title="Knotfest">Knotfest</a></i> (2012)</li>
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<li><span class="official website"><span class="url"><a class="external text" href="http://www.slipknot1.com/" rel="nofollow">Official website SLIPKNOT</a></span></span></li>
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Any time a boyfriend calls off the relationship, you'll want to know whether or not it can be saved. But before you go about trying to get your ex back, it's always helpful to know whether or not he still needs and wants you. The following behaviors are all indicitive of an ex who's still not finished with dating</div>
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you yet, meaning there might still be ways to reverse the breakup and save your romance.</div>
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<i><b>Does My Ex Boyfriend Still Love Me?</b></i></div>
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There's no bigger question when it comes to getting dumped. Anytime a relationship ends unexpectedly, there will always be lingering questions about why. Sometimes a guy will leave because he truly thinks it's over... but other times he's just pushing the relationship to the side in order to pursue something (or someone) else. In these cases there are usually residual feelings and emotions that your boyfriend still has for</div>
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you, the only problem is that - at least for now - he's burying them.</div>
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By asking yourself the following questions, you can determine whether or not your exboyfriend still has feelings for you.</div>
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Knowing the signs that your ex wants you back is one of the critical ways you can know when your efforts to win back your boyfriend are working, and whether you should continue along the path you've been taking.</div>
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<i><b>Did Your Ex Boyfriend Ask To Be Friends After The Break Up?</b></i></div>
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If so, this is a pretty big sign he's not done with seeing you.</div>
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Your ex wants to stay friends because it allows him to know where you are, and even better, who you're seeing. This enables him to continue doing his own thing as long as he can keep you</div>
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in his pocket. Being friends with your ex is a comfortable way to break up, because it still allows you to contact, communicate with, and even see each other. If your ex made this offer to you, hopefully you knew exactly what to do... and you refused it.</div>
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<i><b>Does Your Ex Still Call You?</b></i></div>
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A boyfriend who keeps in contact after he dumps you is one of two things: wishy-washy, or possessive. Either your exboyfriend is still on the fence about the break up (wondering whether or not he should date you again) or he possessively doesn't want you dating anyone else right now. When they end the</div>
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relationship, guys don't want to see you moving on very quickly - at least not until they get the chance to move on with their own lives. Calling you all the time is his way of seeing what</div>
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you're up to. Oh, and don't let him tell you it's just because "He wants to see how you're doing". When he says that?</div>
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Chuckle.</div>
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<i><b>What Does it Mean When Your Ex Says He Misses You?</b></i></div>
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It means "Don't go anywhere just yet... I might change my mind". Your ex boyfriend isn't ready to let go, and still wants to know you're there. The fact that he says he misses you is a pretty big step: he's going out on quite a limb here. If you want your ex back, you can tell him you miss him too. But at the same time, you can't seem too anxious or desperate to hear from him right now. Steering clear of your ex after he breaks things off with you is one of the fastest ways to get your</div>
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<i><b>Does Your Exboyfriend Send You Conflicting Text Messages?</b></i></div>
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Text-messages are funny things. They're so easy to send, that many guys will shoot them off without thinking things through.</div>
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When your ex is lonely, missing you, or maybe even drunk, he might send you a message that tells you his true feelings.</div>
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You'll ask yourself "does my ex boyfriend still love me?" when you get these messages, because it will sure seem that way. </div>
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But then, the next day, you'll get the other type of text-message. The one where he's "confused" or "needs to</div>
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think". These texts directly conflict with what he sent you the night before, because he's had the time to think about his actions. In this case, yes - he may still love you. But he definitely has some kind of need for you, and that's good. To get your ex back, you'll have to feed that need by staying away, not answering his calls or messages, and giving your boyfriend a chance to miss you by leaving him completely alone.</div>
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<i><b>What Does it Mean When Your Boyfriend Says He Needs Time To Himself?</b></i></div>
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It means he's being selfish. Your ex wants to go out and do whatever he wants to, including dating and seeing other girls.</div>
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At the same time, he wants you to wait around for him under the false hope that maybe, just maybe, he's having some sort of inner journey of self-discovery that will end with him realizing how much he loves you. Yuck.</div>
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When a guy tells you he needs time alone, let him know that's fine by you. Start off his alone time by not even answering such a message, and then go out and do your own thing for a while. When you're not answering your exboyfriend's phone calls, emails, text-messages, IM's, and you haven't written jack on his Facebook wall? He'll realize he's suddenly drowning in all the space you've given him. He'll need to know what's up with you, but will be unable to call you without giving away his feelings. But he'll do it anyway - because guess what? Your ex boyfriend does still love you. He was just trying to have his cake and eat it too.</div>
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<b><i>Has Your Ex Boyfriend Cried Over Your Relationship?</i></b></div>
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When the breakup occurred, did you notice that your ex got emotional? Guys who can push a broken romance off to the side of the road and abandon it may be emotionally done. Hopefully, if you want your boyfriend back, you saw some sort of inner struggle. Maybe even some tears. Even the toughest guys are</div>
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not impenetrable, and left alone to his own thoughts your exboyfriend's thoughts will often turn to you. When he calls you up, try to analyze his voice to see if he's hurt, depressed, or even broken up about not being with you. And if you see him?</div>
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Try to analyze his body language for similar behaviors.</div>
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<i><b>Did Your Ex Get a New Girlfriend Immediately After Breaking Up With You?</b></i></div>
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Signs of a rebound relationship include your exboyfriend quickly jumping right into a new romance. If this happened, you may be crushed by it... thinking that your chances of getting him back are slim to none. In actuality though, the faster he started seeing someone else the more likely he is to not be over you yet. Guys can easily start seeing someone new, but the caring and emotional aspects won't be there. Most rebound relationships fail rather quickly, and if this happens it's going to leave your ex boyfriend vulnerable and looking for someone loving and familiar: you.</div>
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So - Does my ex boyfriend still love me? There are many signs and signals to look for. The above examples can give you some guidelines as to whether or not your ex still has feelings for you. But eventually, if you want your boyfriend in your arms again, you'll need to develop a step by step plan for getting him back. By knowing exactly what to do and exactly when to do it? You can increase the chances of you and your ex getting back together ten times over, instead of just leaving it to chance.</div>
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What sacrifices would you make to see your favorite band? As the
Internet movement “Demi Metallica,” or “For [the love of] Metallica”
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For many, music was, and perhaps still is, a form of salvation; a
ready companion whose sounds track a wide range of emotions fitting
different needs. When it’s right, music can be sad, happy, angry,
disappointed, dejected or celebratory along with you — it can be
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It is no surprise that, as one of the biggest bands in the world,
Metallica has legions who feel exactly this way about the band. This is,
after all, a band that has sold more than 100 million records since
forming in the early 1980s, earned countless accolades, had movies made
about it (including one coming soon to IMAX theaters) and generally
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People of different ages, ethnicities and backgrounds make up
Metallica’s following — sharing the same undying passion. Indonesian
Metallica fans are no exception, playing a major part of what is
sometimes dubbed the Metal Militia.</div>
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Judging from its dramatic tag, “Demi Metallica” may be a novel
movement, triggered by confirmation of the band’s visit in August. But
it also shows just how far-reaching the band’s brand of heavy metal is.
Metallica’s music seems to connect with those even in non-English
speaking countries.</div>
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Metallica’s last show in Indonesia was at the peak of its commercial
popularity in 1993, two years after the release of the multimillion
selling self-titled album (often referred to as the “Black Album” due to
the palette of its cover sleeve).</div>
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At the time, it was one of the biggest shows that the country has
ever hosted, and it ended with bang. The riot that ensued — due to many
people trying to get in for free — left trails of burning cars and
destroyed public properties, not to mention uncounted physical injuries
from the fight between rioters and the police. Suffice to say, the band
has not returned since.</div>
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Now that it is, fans are making damn sure they have enough money in
their pockets to secure a ticket. And if they don’t then “Demi
Metallica” is here to help.</div>
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It began as a hashtag on Twitter, with people posting things they
wanted to sell to fund those tickets. Soon, the hashtag became an
account, and the topic began trending in Twitter.</div>
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Adityo Pratomo was just another fan enthusiastic about Metallica’s
impending visit. When he setup the Demi Metallica Twitter account,
little did he know how strong the response to his idea would be.</div>
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“It was one day before the official announcement of the concerts but
the rumors were going strong. I was on a flight to Yogyakarta from
Jakarta and I had just sold a computer soundcard to my friend. It hit me
that I couldn’t be the only person in the country who was starting to
sell some of their belongings for the concert,” Adityo explained.</div>
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He planned on setting up a website for Demi Metallica upon his
arrival but quickly dismissed the idea in favor of the wide appeal of
social media instead.</div>
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While waiting for his luggage at the airport, Adityo took a few
minutes to set up @demimetallica, messaging some of his friends —
popular hard rock musicians — to help him spread the word about the
account. Soon enough the account collected more than 1,000 followers,
with even more tagging the account with goods they hoped to sell.</div>
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A simple search for “#demimetallica” yields a surprising number of
results. For sale is a range of personal items from books, vintage
albums, musical instruments big and small, wardrobes, smartphones, art
pieces and more.</div>
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“This is something more than mere buying and selling. Every item that
is sold here has a story behind it. There is a sense of empathy between
the buyers as fellow Metallica fans,” Adityo said.</div>
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Not surprisingly, some people took advantage of the account’s
popularity to market items without any plans of buying concert tickets.</div>
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“But the true fans are always able to identify those imposters, and
report them to us,” Adityo said, explaining it as an example of the
empathy between Indonesian fans.</div>
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“There have also been a lot of cynics who have asked me why wasn’t
this type of movement conducted when other bands came here? But I’m OK
with that. Not everybody understands how big Metallica actually is.
There are people who will have to travel from other parts of the country
to Jakarta and stay at accommodation here. That means money doesn’t
it?”</div>
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Adityo also pointed to the rather sudden announcement of the concert,
which meant many fans had to “hastily rearrange their financial plans
for the next few months.”</div>
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As the account’s manager, Adityo has had a front row seat in seeing what kind of unusual items have gone on sale.</div>
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“There have been artists who have sold their personal illustrations,
as well as one person who sold off a kris [a traditional Indonesian
knife believed to contain spirits and energies]. That made me laugh out
loud.”</div>
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Rolling Stone Indonesia website executive editor Wendi Putranto has
been promoting the movement through his much-followed twitter account.
“I’ve seen everything sold from houses to Anton LaVey’s ‘Satanic
Bible’!” he laughs.</div>
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Some people also offered to sell their bodies for tickets — in jest, Adityo assumed. “We get a few like that everyday.”</div>
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For Arian 13 , the lead singer of the popular rock act Seringai who
consistently promoted Demi Metallica through his Twitter account of more
than 43,000 followers, Metallica’s upcoming concert is worth selling
things off for because “they are the U2 of metal.”</div>
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“What happened here in 1993 has become something of ‘classic’ story,
for better or worse, so it makes sense that now everybody wants to see
them play, young and old.”</div>
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An ardent supporter of the local music scene, Arian felt it was
important to support the movement because of how often he has heard “I
could not go to the concert because I didn’t have time to save up” used
as an excuse by his fellow music fanatics.</div>
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Arian saw Metallica in concert a few months ago in Perth and is
planning to attend the Malaysian leg of the tour, four days before the
band plays in Jakarta. What he saw in Perth did everything to convince
him in urging Indonesian fans to not miss out.</div>
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“It was the best metal concert I’ve been to — Big screens and pyrotechnics plus lifelike bombs. For real!”</div>
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