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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-27 · 60 entries checked · 13 flagged · 21 issues confirmed · 13 corrected · 8 still open
Iowa — The album charted at #3 on the Billboard 200, not #1.
Iowa — The album achieved Platinum certification by the RIAA in 2002, not 2005.
Sid — The animatronic eyebrows were not on the All Hope Is Gone mask; they were on the .5: The Gray Chapter mask.
Sid — Sid did not revert to his original red jumpsuit and gas mask as a tribute after Paul Gray's death; he wore a different mask and jumpsuit combination.
The Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses Era — The claim that all albums from 1999's Slipknot through .5: The Gray Chapter had nine members is incorrect; .5: The Gray Chapter was recorded and released with only eight official members due to Paul Gray's death.
Member ID Numbers — Member ID numbers are permanent and do not change when new members join or roles shift
Clown Face Iconography — The entry states the band members are known as 'the Clowns,' which is incorrect. Only one member, Shawn Crahan, is known as 'Clown' or '#6.'
Clown Face Iconography — The claim that 'hiding identities from local authorities and family was indeed a practical' reason for wearing masks is inaccurate; the band's official reason is to focus attention on the music and create a unified visual identity, not to evade law enforcement
Mick Thomson — Mick Thomson joined Slipknot in early 1996, not early 1997.
Mick Thomson — Josh Brainard left Slipknot in 1998, not 1999.
Clean Singing — The entry states that 'The End, So Far' is Slipknot's seventh studio album, but it is actually their sixth studio album.
Clean Singing — The entry says the album's original vinyl editions were misprinted with the title 'The End For Now....' but the widely-known misprint was 'The End, So Far' on some copies, not 'The End For Now....'
Blast Beats — The entry claims that Coven's 1969 album does not contain a track titled 'Dignitaries of Hell,' but the album 'Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls' does include that track.
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