Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
This June, Anders Colsefni, the original frontman of Slipknot, will perform live to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the masked metal band’s demo record “Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.”, as per theprp. Colsefni will perform songs from the band’s “Crowz” demos at that festive event, which will be held at Wooly’s in Des Moines, Iowa. From 1995 to 1997, Colsefni led the group; Corey Taylor took over.
On June 6th, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa, I’m assembling a new group of old school Midwest musicians, that I call “The Crowz“, to celebrate the Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat era.
It’s been 30 years since I’ve performed these songs in Iowa. Let’s step sideways back in time.
I’ll see you all on 6.6.26
Local presale code: GENTLY
Code valid Thursday, January 22nd from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
Tickets on sale Friday, January 23rd at 10:00 AM at axs.com
Colsefni played drums and occasionally sung in several local bands before joining Slipknot with Shawn Crahan and Paul Gray in 1995. He frequently ran into other future members of Slipknot. Colsefni’s first band was the death metal group Vexx, which he started in 1988 with Josh Brainard on guitar and vocals and Gray on bass. Vexx changed their name to Inveigh Catharsis in 1992, and they occasionally performed with drummer Joey Jordison. They split up in 1993 after Brainard joined another local metal band called Modifidious with guitarist Craig Jones and Jordison. Colsefni and Gray were performing with guitarist Patrick Neuwirth and percussionist Crahan by March 1993.
He also sang in Body Pit, one of Gray’s bands at the time that included future Slipknot guitarists Donnie Steele and Mick Thomson. Colsefni, Crahan, and Gray created what would become Slipknot in September 1995. Steele and Brainard, two guitarists, and Jordison, a drummer, joined what was initially known as the Pale Ones. Gray played bass, and Colsefni split percussion responsibilities with Crahan in addition to providing lead vocals.For their debut performance, the band adopted the name Meld, which was inspired by a song by Body Pit.
