Original Slipknot singer addresses band’s feud with Mushroomhead
nme.comSlipknot’s original singer, has addressed the band’s long-running feud with Mushroomhead.Appearing as a special guest on the Everblack podcast, Colsefni was asked if there was a rivalry between Slipknot and Mushroomhead. “After I was in the band.
Because none of us had heard of them. We didn’t have Internet. It’s not, like, a band from another state, unless they come and play shows in our town, which they didn’t, we wouldn’t know about them unless they’re signed and they’re out there,” he said (via Blabbermouth)He continued: “But at the time, when we were putting our thing together, we were influenced a lot by Mr.
Bungle and all the other stage shows that we all loved growing up. We got sick of watching bands just doing their thing. And there’s no problem with doing that, but it’s, like, we wanted to do something.”In 1995, Mushroomhead released their self-titled debut album.
Four years later, Slipknot – who were based in Iowa – released their own self-titled debut. Upon the release of the latter’s LP, they exploded into the music scene, overshadowing everything Mushroomhead had achieved.“In Iowa, it’s the hardest fucking place to get noticed in the United States,” Colsefni said. “Pretty much farm fields, corn fields and hog lots all over the place around, and it’s just a terrible place to try to start a band.
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