Anders Colsefni, Slipknot’s authentic singer, has addressed the band’s long-running feud with Mushroomhead.

Showing as a particular visitor on the Everblack podcast, Colsefni was requested if there was a rivalry between Slipknot and Mushroomhead. “After I used to be within the band. As a result of none of us had heard of them. We didn’t have Web. It’s not, like, a band from one other state, except they arrive and play exhibits in our city, which they didn’t, we wouldn’t learn about them except they’re signed and so they’re on the market,” he mentioned (through Blabbermouth)

He continued: “However on the time, after we have been placing our factor collectively, we have been influenced loads by Mr. Bungle and all the opposite stage exhibits that all of us beloved rising up. We acquired sick of watching bands simply doing their factor. And there’s no downside with doing that, but it surely’s, like, we wished to do one thing.”

In 1995, Mushroomhead launched their self-titled debut album. 4 years later, Slipknot – who have been primarily based in Iowa – launched their very own self-titled debut. Upon the discharge of the latter’s LP, they exploded into the music scene, overshadowing every thing Mushroomhead had achieved.

“In Iowa, it’s the toughest fucking place to get seen in the USA,” Colsefni mentioned. “Just about farm fields, corn fields and hog tons far and wide round, and it’s only a horrible place to attempt to begin a band. So that you needed to do every thing you may. We needed to get each good musician, the most effective of the most effective, get him to hitch the band. Like, ‘Come on. We’ve already acquired these guys in there. Come on, give it a attempt. It’ll be enjoyable.’

He continued: “The primary time I noticed Mushroomhead, I used to be in [my post-Slipknot band] Painface and we have been in Chicago, Illinois taking part in a present, and any person introduced {a magazine} over. He goes, ‘Take a look at this.’ And I’m it. I’m, like, ‘The bass participant has a pig masks. These fuckers copied me.’ Trigger I picked out the pig masks for Paul [Gray, original Slipknot bassist] as a result of he was too lazy to go there and get it. Paul, this. So I simply bumped into the theatrical store and grabbed the very first thing I noticed. I used to be, like, ‘Oh, a pig masks. That’ll work.’ I threw a padlock within the nostril and gave it to him. He was, like, ‘That’s work. I can see via it.’ So it was a extremely bizarre factor.”

At present, Colsefni is on tour in Australia and New Zeland with Mushroomhead frontman Waylon Reavis. Whereas discussing the inspiration for each bands, the previous Slipknot vocalist mentioned: “Waylon and I’ve decided that it will need to have been simply we have been all influenced by the identical shit being we have been all in farmlands.”

Again in 2020, Mushroomhead’s founding drummer Steve “Skinny” Felton mentioned that he regretted the Slipknot feud.

“We spent quite a lot of time complaining about them for nothing! God bless them, they’re nonetheless one of many largest bands on the market, man. It proves that masked heavy steel and that fashion of leisure continues to be related – it’s nonetheless very related,” he mentioned.

In different information, Slipknot have been introduced as a headlining act for Sick New World 2024.

System Of A Down will even headling , and different acts along with Slowdive embody Duster, Drop Nineteens, A Good Circle, Alice In Chains, Carry Me The Horizon, Danny Elfman, Primus, Swans, Lamb of God, Knocked Free, Spiritbox, and extra.