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Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa.

The band was founded in September 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray.

After several lineup changes in its early years, the band settled on nine members for more than a decade: Corey Taylor, Mick Thomson, Jim Root, Paul Gray, Craig Jones, Sid Wilson, Shawn Crahan, Chris Fehn and Joey Jordison.

Gray died on May 24, 2010, and was replaced from 2011–2014 by former guitarist Donnie Steele.

Jordison left the band on December 12, 2013.

Steele left during the recording sessions for .

The band is now touring with replacement musicians Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg on drums.

After the departure of Jordison, the only founding member in the current lineup is percussionist Crahan; the other remaining members of Slipknot have been members since the release of the band's 1999 eponymous debut album.

Deftones is an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, U.S. Formed in 1988, the band was founded by Chino Moreno (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Stephen Carpenter (lead guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums) and Dominic Garcia (bass).

During the group's first five years, the band's lineup changed several times, but stabilized in 1993 when Cunningham rejoined the group after his departure in 1990.

Cunningham replaced John Taylor, who had replaced Garcia after he had switched to drums in 1990, and the bassist role had been filled by Chi Cheng.

The lineup remained stable for fifteen years, with the exception of keyboardist and turntablist Frank Delgado being added in 1999.

In 2008, Cheng was involved in an automobile accident that ended his stint with Deftones and eventually took his life in 2013.

He has been replaced by Sergio Vega.

The band is known as one of the most experimental groups to have come from the alternative metal music scene.

Metallica is an American heavy metal band based in San Rafael, California.

The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles when vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield responded to an advertisement posted by drummer Lars Ulrich in a local newspaper.

Metallica's current line-up comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo.

Guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band.

Bring Me the Horizon, often known by the acronym BMTH, are a British rock band from Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Formed in 2004, the group currently consists of vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarist Lee Malia, bassist Matt Kean, drummer Matt Nicholls and keyboardist Jordan Fish.

They are signed to RCA Records globally and Columbia Records exclusively in the United States.

The style of their early work, including their debut album Count Your Blessings, has primarily been described as deathcore, but they started to adopt a more eclectic style of metalcore on subsequent albums.

Furthermore, their latest album That's the Spirit marked a shift in their sound to less aggressive rock music styles.

Mapfre Stadium (styled as "MAPFRE Stadium"), previously known as Columbus Crew Stadium, is a soccer-specific stadium in Columbus, Ohio, United States.

It primarily serves as the home stadium of the Columbus Crew SC of Major League Soccer.

Mapfre Stadium is also the site of a variety of additional events in amateur and professional soccer, American football, lacrosse, and rugby, and is a regular site for outdoor concerts due to the permanent stage in the north end zone.