Editing Slipknot (band) (section)

===''Slipknot'' and rise to fame (1998–2000)===
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[[Chris Fehn]] was brought in to replace Darner on percussion before Slipknot traveled to [[Malibu, California]], to work on their debut album in September 1998.<ref>{{Harvnb|McIver|2003|pp=57–58}}</ref> Partway through the recording process of the album, Slipknot returned to Des Moines for the Christmas period. During that period, guitarist Brainard decided to leave the band.<ref>{{Harvnb|Crampton|2001|p=35}}</ref> Brainard said, "some decisions were made that I wasn't particularly happy with".<ref name="Root">{{Harvnb|McIver|2003|pp=61–63}}</ref> Slipknot later recruited Jim Root to complete their lineup and the band returned to Malibu to continue work on the album.<ref name="Root"/> Work on the album concluded in early 1999, allowing the band to go on their first tour as part of the [[Ozzfest]] lineup in 1999.<ref name="AMG"/> Ozzfest greatly increased Slipknot's audience, furthering the band's success with [[Slipknot (album)|their self-titled album]] that was released on June 29, 1999.<ref name="AMG1Album">{{cite web |last = Anderson |first = Rick |title = Slipknot album review |website=allmusic |url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r183561|pure_url=yes}} |access-date = December 15, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024021802/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r183561|archive-date=October 24, 2011}}</ref> Slipknot released its first home video ''[[Welcome to Our Neighborhood]]'', which was directed by [[Thomas Mignone]], and the singles "[[Wait and Bleed]]" and "[[Spit It Out (Slipknot song)|Spit It Out]]",<ref name="AMG"/> which were also directed by Mignone. The singles received some airplay, but Slipknot quickly developed a large following, mainly from touring and word of mouth.<ref name="AMG"/> The band toured several countries throughout 1999 and 2000 in support of the album. In early 2000, ''Slipknot'' was certified platinum; a first for an album released by Roadrunner Records.<ref name="XP">{{cite video |date = 2001 |title = Slipknot – X-Posed, The Interview |medium = CD |time = 7:00 |location = UK |publisher=Chrome Dreams}}</ref>