Editing Corey Taylor (section)

===Slipknot===
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In Des Moines, Iowa, [[Joey Jordison]], [[Shawn Crahan]], and [[Mick Thomson]] approached him asking him to join Slipknot.<ref name="Arnopp71">{{Harvnb|Arnopp|2001|p=71}}</ref> He agreed to go to one of their practices, and ended up singing in front of them. Of Slipknot's nine members, Corey was the sixth to join the band. Performing with Slipknot, he would also come to be known as "Number Eight", since the band follows a numbering scheme for its members, ranging from 0–8. According to [[Shawn Crahan]], Corey wanted number eight, because it symbolizes [[infinity]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/slipknots-shawn-crahan-explains-how-band-member-numbers-came-to-be/|title=Slipknot's Shawn Crahan Explains How Band Member Numbers Came to Be|work=Loudwire|last=Childers|first=Chad|date=July 28, 2012|access-date=May 12, 2018}}</ref>

Feeling he could expand more inside Slipknot than in Stone Sour, Taylor temporarily quit Stone Sour, even though they were recording an album with Sean McMahon.<ref name="Arnopp 2001 72"/> Taylor's first gig with Slipknot was on August 24, 1997,<ref>{{cite web |title=See Corey Taylor's Intense First Show With Slipknot in 1997 |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-corey-taylors-intense-first-show-slipknot-1997 |publisher=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |access-date=21 May 2023 |date=August 26, 2022}}</ref> which according to band members did not go well. During his first gig, Taylor was performing with facepaint instead of a mask; however, for his second show on September 12, he wore a mask that resembles his [[Slipknot (album)|debut album]] mask.<ref name="Arnopp77">{{Harvnb|Arnopp|2001|p=77}}</ref>
Taylor has recorded with Slipknot since the release of their second [[demo album]], a self-titled demo used to promote the band to prospective labels and producers.<ref>{{Harvnb|Arnopp|2001|pp=82–86}}</ref> As their permanent vocalist, he recorded with Slipknot at Indigo Ranch in [[Malibu, California]], and released ''[[Slipknot (album)|Slipknot]]'', the band's debut album that peaked at number one on the [[Top Heatseekers]] chart,<ref name="BillboardAlbums">{{cite web |title = Slipknot Billboard Albums Charts |publisher = Allmusic |url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r183561|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Rough Guide Rock: The Definitive Guide to More than 1200 Artists and Bands |last=Buckley |first=Peter |year=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=1-84353-105-4 |page=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/954 954] |edition=3 |url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/954 }}</ref> went double platinum in the United States,<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php |title=Gold & Platinum |date=August 29, 2008 |access-date=April 5, 2010 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210073830/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php |archive-date=December 10, 2010  }}</ref> and was included in the 2006 book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref name="1001albums">{{cite book |last = Dimery |first = Robert |title = 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die |publisher = Universe |year = 2006 |isbn = 0-7893-1371-5|title-link = 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die }}</ref> Taylor was accused of [[copyright infringement]] regarding the lyrics of the song "Purity", but no action was taken.<ref>{{Harvnb|Arnopp|2001|pp=159–61}}</ref> Taylor began recording for their second studio album, ''[[Iowa (album)|Iowa]]'', in 2001 at Sound City and Sound Image in [[Van Nuys]], Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Iowa |title-link=Iowa (album) |author=Slipknot (band) |year=2001 |type=Compact disc |publisher= Roadrunner Records}}</ref> It was released August 28, 2001, and peaked at number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]],<ref name="CLUK S">{{cite web |title= Chart Log UK |access-date=May 7, 2010 |date=June 16, 2007 |publisher=Zobbel |author=Zobbel |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM}}</ref> as well as number three on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite web|url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=slipknot|chart=all}}|title = Iowa – Slipknot|publisher = Billboard |access-date=July 9, 2010}}</ref> While writing ''[[Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)]]'', Taylor decided to write lyrics that would not warrant an explicit label.<ref name="Mick Interview">{{cite web|author=Thomson, Mick |title=NAMM 2008 Report |publisher=On Track Magazine |url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29777240 |access-date=July 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216055448/http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29777240 |archive-date=December 16, 2008  |author-link=Mick Thomson }}</ref> It peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="USCharts">{{cite magazine| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=slipknot|chart=all}} | title=Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses – Slipknot| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| access-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref> ''[[All Hope Is Gone]]'' was the first Slipknot album to peak at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="SlipCharts">{{cite web |title=All Hope Is Gone is #1!! |publisher=Sparkart |date=September 3, 2008 |url=http://slipknot1.silverback.sparkart.net/story/all/all_hope_is_gone_is_1-1 |access-date=April 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905113751/http://slipknot1.silverback.sparkart.net/story/all/all_hope_is_gone_is_1-1 |archive-date=September 5, 2008  }}</ref>