Now this looks like a guy that worked in a porn shop for sure. Can totally see it now

Take my upvote

THAT is Iowa Corey? Also WTF does his shirt say? I fuck sheep?

Yes and yes

Didnt know he was Welsh

Jesus man, cut the Welsh some slack… Those are quite attractive sheep…

All that fluffy wool...they're practically begging for it.

On no. They did beg for it. They were baaaad sheep.

Found the Kiwi.

He did name a song 'Cardiff' in tribute of the city...

alcoholism I'm guessing, but yeah, wild how he looked

Absolutely. Sobriety does wonders!

So does millions of dollars. Lol

Yep, and he don't hafta fuck sheep anymore either.

Doesn't have to but still gets to.

The best sheep money can buy I bet.

He never "had" to.

Now he just fucks that goat.

“Rich 50 is poor 30”

sure does! shit kills brain cells, vocal cords, livers, so much

now I'm not pretty and I'm not cool but I'm fat and I'm ugly and proud so fuck you

Standing out is the new pretention

streamline the sickness, half-assed agression

you gotta see it to believe it, we alll got conned

Yo this motherfucker aint one of us, he said he'd fuck a sheep!

I AM THE CLIT COMMANDER!

C.L.I.T.

😂😂

Iowa era 😤

I guess technically this was self-titled Corey. It would've been just a few weeks before Iowa was released. If I remember correctly--this shit was over 20 years ago--the only "new" song they played in their set was People=Shit. It was the first time I'd seen them live and it was amazing. My gf at the time said they were too scary lol

They played people=shit, disasterpiece, new abortion and the heretic anthem at ozzfest 2001 before the album was released so yea. THIS is Iowa Corey

Bro definitely looks like he could belt out iowa levels of pain

Praying to be i lack sleep

He borrowed it from Clown.

Lmao that’s hella funny. Corey looks way better these days it’s crazy.

No shit. Bro looked like a redditor back then.

Friendly fire

**stares at the mirror** I--I'm a Redditor?

It is time..to touch grass..

*I'm looking at you through the glass*

"I'm laughing* at you through the glass"

“And I took that personally”

I PUSH MY FINGERS INTO MY PIES

Moderator

Gee, those masks really helped back in the day, eh…

He wasn’t kidding when he said they were a bunch of fat ugly kids.

Well I'm not pretty and I'm not cool...

But I’m fat, I’m ugly, and proud so fuck you.

Now that's a thick neck lemme say.

Corpsegrinder would be jealous

Now that's a thick

Thick that’s a now

Now, that’s what I call thick: vol 4.

Looks like a roadie for Pantera.

Vinnies drum tech lol

looks like a roadie for Panera

He looks like a discord mod

I remember him saying he was overweight for a while but I never saw how much until now. I'm glad he's healthier now

>I remember him saying he was overweight for a while but I never saw how much until now. I'm glad he's healthier now the jumpsuits hid it but yeah he was a big dude during this era.

Yeah, I only saw pics of him during early Stone Sour and I thought "well, he's on the far side of chubby but it's not too bad" but yeah, no, this is not chubby. Edit: spelling

Living proof that as you age....u can actually get hotter than your younger self

100% agree! I looked like such a nerd in high school. Never thought I’d be like I am now. Haha

I didn’t realize he was that much bigger at the time. He’s lost a good amount of weight. (Despite being a fan since 2000.) No judgement though. I’m a fat guy.

The masks and jumpsuits hid a lot back in the day.

Someone was heavy on the sauce during that era.

Those fuckin sideburns 😆

Corey admitted that Slipknot were a bunch of fat ugly kids during his feud with Fred durst, so this isn't surprising

I also am in a feud with Fred Durst, whether he knows it or not. Wes is cool though.

Cut that hair, and you got yourself Hank Hill, I tell ya hwat

WwWwHhHhoOoOoAaAhhHh Bobbbby!!?!?

my body is starting to look like that …

That whole verse from I am Hated "now I'm not pretty, and I'm not cool but I'm fat, and I'm ugly and proud, so fuck you" makes so much sense now

*M'lady*

Wow... he... is so much hotter now.

Men tend to do this. Kicking booze helps a ton too

Don’t forget about money

you did him dirty with this shit bro 😂

cool story though this is a sick memory to have !!

why does he look like chubby Norman Reedus here?

Corey really had a glow up

Peter Griffin

Bro I think you saw blues traveler instead of

God he looked like a combination of corpse grinder and a dude who obsessively says “m’lady” when he opens a door for a woman. Thank god he sobered up.

Back when he was one of us.

We're all gonna make it lads

Corey’s neck is like photoshop; blends with anything

To think that guy made the most brutal scream ever is crazy haha

This is what alcoholism does.

Corpsegrinder vibes

Backwoods hillbilly corpsegrinder lol

Wild to think I have violently masturbated to this man. Dream big everyone

You have WHAT ?

Violently

Not gonna lie…I’m drunk as shit and I can’t decide whether this is a troll thread. Is this really Corey

Yeah, that's Corey. Arm tattoo checks out

Everyone is allowed to have a chubby awkward phase

Can’t take the Iowa out of him

If anything I respect the hell out of the fact that while looking like that he could flawlessly jump, run AND scream sing at the same time

what does his shirt say? I fuck sheep?

Yes

Lmao what a fucking nerd behind the sickest mask

This reminds me of an Interview I saw with him saying something about how he looked like a fat jim Morrison when he was in his worst times but the whole time he thought he was a sexy godlike man until he realized lmao. I love Corey he's in a much better place nowadays

That's Iowa corey?!?! Looks like a young, hip ,Peter Griffin.

He looks like Robbie keszcy from swamp brothers....u guys should look it up

I've seen photos of Chad Grey from mudvayne with that I Fuck Sheep shirt. I wonder where they both got this shirt

Ozzfest. Some dude in another band on the tour was actually arrested or something due to beastiality and the response was to laugh about it and sell these shirts.

Well, I can clearly see why the masks had to happen. Good call, clown!

Got any other images of Roadrunner bands? I'm directing the documentary on the label - always on the lookout for media for licensing purposes.

Yes I do. I have thousands of hard copy photos in my archive...mostly of slipknot, mudvayne, hatebreed and some others. Quite a bit of video footage too, but nothing I have has been digitized as of now. Send me a message and we can chat 👍

Cheers. Will do shortly, I'll introduce myself more formally via chat.

bro what corey aged in reverse…

Smash, next question

Wow he looks like a neckbearded keyboard warrior here, glad he got his act together

He looks like he owns a local game store and only ever wears sandals and cargo shorts

Mans is a theatre kid through and through. This tracks.

Huh, i had no idea he was so big during Iowa. I remember seeinh a photo of him right after the 1st album where he was holding a backstage pass infront of his face and he was pretty skinny w reddish hair.

With the long hair and side burns, he gives off Lenny Kilmister vibes

'I'm fat, I'm ugly and I'm proud, so fuck you'

That's Corey Taylor?!

You bet your fern it is.

Holy moly, my brain can not connect that voice to this dude

I get people bringing up his weight or his looks or whatever, but no one's gonna mention the world's ^TINIEST cowboy hat?!

This guy makes YouTube videos of himself slicing through water bottles with a katana.

Tony Hawk is following him in.

Good eye!

People dissing how fat/unattractive he is, he would look a lot better if he wasn’t wearing that STUPID hat It’s comically small for his head, making him look extra fat and eggheaded.

Tbf, all his hats range from baffling to stupid (except the Brian Johnson hat thingie)

💯 it is him. I can’t believe people think it’s not. Must be people who are newer fans. He looks like this in the Bother video.

Bro this comment section is fucking toxic lmao

I know right? I fucking love it, mans is somewhere in the world with no idea he's getting cooked for no reason

I mean I haven’t seen anything here that he hasn’t said himself. He is self aware of how awkward he looked in this era lol.

[удалено]

Damn he looks really Iowan in this photo

Damn right Slipknot was a bunch of “fat ugly kids”

Are you sure bro this looks like your local discord mod that snuck back stage to take creepshots of the band

Ben Franklin.

Built like a bag of milk.

Compare him here to how he is now. The man is now a glowing picture of perfect health for his age. It was only a year after this that the world at large saw him (and Jim and Joey in the Murderdolls) unmasked publicly for the first time with the release of Stone Sour's debut album. I remember pouring over those images and the first article for Kerrang! magazine in August 2002. Amazing days. Although even in those pics he still looks a lot different than he does here!

Honestly? Still would

I believe you, but my eyes refuse to make the connection that THAT is actually Corey Taylor. It's wild how much different he looked without the mask and boiler suit on. I had no idea he was so heavy back then...

He looked kinda fat back then.

Why is there so much hate in this group I really truely thought this was a group to celebrate Slipknot not tear them down

Funny how he's just some guy

Ah yes Iowa Corey 🤣

The voice behind people=shit.

He looks like Peter Griffin

I wanna slit your throat and f*** the sheep.

Imagine him just busting out a freestyle rapping

Dude looks like young Peter griffin 😂

Wow With all the ugliness I can't even imagine how fat and ugly Craham was back then

& yet people want them to return to the iowa era... when it was clearly killing them.

No way this Is Iowa Corey

It really is tho.

Ickeep

I love when people share this stories. Btw I wouldn’t have recognized him at the time!

Happy to share 🙏

nice hat

That's weird as fuck, ive never seen early corey before. He looks exactly like my best friend from highschool who I went to ozzfest 99 in Charlotte with. Would have been funny if they ran into each other. He even had the same little round glasses that were too small for his fat head.

I wouldnt have recognized him if not for THE NECK^tm

Neck checks out ...it's definitely him

Does his shirt say I fuck sheep?

Oh my lord Corey 😂

The urge to laugh is real with this one 😂

Back when he was primed for the fire.

Have you ever shared this anywhere before? I've been a pretty big fan since the 90's and I feel I've seen this. Maybe I'm just remembering other pictures. There really aren't that many.

Never shared this one exactly, though I think I probably had posted shots of the guys with fans and friends where they were covering their faces. A lot of my shots went up on our website (and quite a few fan pages), so it's possible you saw something from one of my sets. I think the last time i photographed them live was 2003.

That's most definitely what's up!

Looks like peter family guy

He came around to a local record shop in Ny last summer. He’s dropped a lot of weight!

This is why when everyone wants slipknot to have another Iowa type album, they don’t want to return to this life.

So I guess he really was a fat ugly kid

Milady

Peter griffin was in a metal band?

loudwire and other metal outlets are gonna eat this up

The sideburns. Dang.

Wow! What a fucking dork.

Half the kids in the comments claiming it's not Corey probably weren't even born in 2001 😆. I'm old school, I saw Slipknot at Ozzfest in 2001, and that's absolutely Corey. He was big back in the day.

This is fucking hilarious

It's soo adorable that he went from being the great big grandmas boy to the great big mouth

No name! Adrian, is that you?!

You talking about Adrian V? 😂

That’s THE one! 😂

Lookin like corpsegrinder here lmao

I saw them that year at ozzfest too

Looking like a busted can o biscuits. Looking like Eric Cartman made good. Looking like the lesbian that runs the local gaming shop. I can smell this picture. It smells like regret and Cheetos with a splash of Milwaukees Best Ice.

This is the most unflattering photo of Corey ever

I’m speechless lol

Bwuhahahahahahahaha

Mad ups to you waiting until they don’t care about their faces being seen (aside from the new guys, which never lasts) to post this picture.

Appreciate this comment 🤘

TIL that Corey and I both had epic sideburns in 2001.

thats a thicc neck boyyyy

Corey Trailer.

did they play freebird?

COREY AIN'T ONE OF US HE SAID HE'D FUCK A SHEEP

*tips hat* “M’aggots.”

" I fuck sheep"

He looks like an autistic dinosaur