Jim Root

Oct 02, 1971 (53 years old) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

James Donald Root (born October 2, 1971) is an American guitarist. He is one of two guitarists for heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #4, as well as the former lead guitarist for rock band Stone Sour.

Known For

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Rollerball

Slipknot Band Member

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Slipknot - Day of the Gusano

Guitars

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Slipknot: Call of the Wyld

Guitarist

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Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life

Himself

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Slipknot: Disasterpieces

Self

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Slipknot: Goat

Himself

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Slipknot : Rock Am Ring 2019

James Root

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Slipknot - Hellbound

Self

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Voliminal: Inside the Nine

Himself

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Slipknot: (sic)nesses

Guitar

Credits

Slipknot - Live at Rock Am Ring 2025 2025

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2023 2023

★ 7.5
Slipknot - Hellfest 2023 2023

Guitar

★ NR
Slipknot Live - Wacken Open Air 2022 2022

Himself

★ NR
Slipknot - Knotfest Los Angeles 2021

Himself

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2019 2020

★ NR
Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life 2020

Himself

★ 10
Pollution 2020

#4

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2019 2019

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Download 2019

Guitar

★ 8
Slipknot: Live At Download 2009 2019

★ NR
Slipknot : Rock Am Ring 2019 2019

James Root

★ 8
Slipknot - Day of the Gusano 2017

Guitars

★ 7.9
Slipknot: Rock in Rio 2015 2015

Guitars

★ 7.5
Slipknot - Live at DTE Energy Music Theatre 2015 2015

★ NR
Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2015 2015

★ 9
Slipknot: Rock On The Range Festival 2015 2015

Guitars

★ NR
Slipknot - Hellbound 2015

Self

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 2) 2014

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 1) 2014

★ NR
Slipknot: Monsters of Rock 2013 2013

Guitars

★ 9
Stone Sour: Live In Club Nokia 2013

Guitars

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Knotfest Minneapolis 2012 2012

★ NR
Stone Sour: Live In Brighton 2012

★ NR
Slipknot: Rock In Rio 2011 2011

Guitars

★ 6.4
Slipknot: Goat 2011

Himself

★ 9
Slipknot: Sonisphere 2011 2011

★ 10
Slipknot: (sic)nesses 2010

Guitar

★ 8.3
Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2009 2009

★ NR
of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams 2009

Himself

★ NR
Slipknot Live - Eurockéennes de Belfort 2009 2009

★ NR
Slipknot: Live at Roskilde Festival 2009

★ NR
Slipknot: MTV World Stage 2008

★ 10
Stone Sour: Live in Moscow 2007

Lead Guitar

★ 7
Voliminal: Inside the Nine 2006

Himself

★ 10
Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2005 2005

★ NR
Slipknot: Big Day Out 2005 2005

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Eurockéennes de Belfort 2004 2004

★ NR
Slipknot: Rock in Rio 2004 2004

Guitars

★ 5
Slipknot - Live at London Astoria 2004 2004

★ NR
Slipknot: Disasterpieces 2002

Self

★ 8
Rollerball 2002

Slipknot Band Member

★ 3.9
Slipknot - Live at SUMMER SONIC 2001 2001

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Ozzfest 2001 2001

★ NR
Slipknot: Call of the Wyld 2001

Guitarist

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2001 2001

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at 93x Clambake 2000 2000

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Civic Auditorium 2000 2000

★ NR
Slipknot - Live At Dynamo Open Air 2000 2000

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Float-Rite Park Amphitheatre 2000 2000

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at La Crosse Center 2000 2000

★ 8.5
Slipknot - Live at Lazer 103.3's Y2Kaos 2000 2000

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at The Quest 1999 1999

★ NR
Slipknot: Welcome to our Neighborhood 1999

Himself

★ 6.3
Slipknot - Live at Ankeny Airfield 1999 1999

★ NR
Slipknot - Live at Hairy Mary's 1999 1999

★ NR