ONE OF THE reasons The End, So Far bristles with galvanic energy and impulsivity is that guitarists Jim Root and Mick Thomson dove deep into the experimental wormhole with co-producer Joe Baressi. To create powerful songs, they experimented with so many combinations of amps, cabinets, guitars, pedals and other forms of sound modulation that they could barely recognize their attack tones and atmospheric flourishes, let alone recreate them.
On the road, however, whether they’re playing new material or songs from their catalog, Slipknot meticulously keep track of what guitars they need to cut through the
