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Mick Thomson
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American guitarist
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Mick Thomson is an American guitarist born on 3 November 1973 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, and holds citizenship of the United States. He plays electric guitar for the band Slipknot, working across the heavy metal, alternative metal, nu metal and death metal genres, and is also known by the pseudonyms #7 and Seventh Anger. Thomson, who speaks English, began his career in 1996.
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Mickael Gordon "Mick" Thomson (born November 3, 1973) is an American musician. He is one of two guitarists for the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #7. Thomson originally met founding Slipknot members Anders Colsefni, Donnie Steele and Paul Gray through their mutual involvement in death metal band Body Pit, later joined in early 1996. Following the departure of fellow…
Known for
- Slipknot - Live at Rock Am Ring 2025 — Self2025
- Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2025 — Self2025
- Slipknot - Hellfest 2023 — Guitar2023
- Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2023 — Self2023
- Slipknot Live - Wacken Open Air 2022 — Himself2022
- Slipknot - Knotfest Los Angeles — Himself2021
- Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 20192020
- Pollution — #72020
- Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life — Himself2020
- Slipknot - Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 20192019
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 88
- Total plays
- 193
Mickael "Mick" Gordon Thomson, sometimes known as #7, is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist for the band Slipknot. Thomson joined Slipknot in 1996, replacing Craig Jones,[1] who then became the band's sampler. Before Slipknot, Mick was in the band Bodypit with former Slipknot members Anders Colsefini, Donnie Steele and the late Paul Gray. Originally, Mick donned a Jason-style hockey mask, painted a dark pea green type color. This can be seen on the cover of their self title
Key facts
- Also known as
- #7
- Born
- Mickael Gordon Thomson , ( 1973-11-03 ) November 3, 1973 (age 52)
- Origin
- Des Moines, Iowa , U.S.
- Genres
- Heavy metal nu metal death metal groove metal alternative metal hard rock
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instrument
- Guitar
- Years active
- 1993–present
- Member of
- Slipknot
- Formerly of
- Body Pit
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Thomson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Iowa
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- death metal
- Instrument
- electric guitar
- Image
- Slipknot - The Grey Chapter Tour 2016 - Düsseldorf - 01830705 - Leonhard Kreissig - Canon EOS 5D Mark III (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1973-11-03
- pseudonym
- Seventh Anger
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- member of
- Slipknot
- Commons category
- Mick Thomson
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Encyclopedic overview
Mickael Gordon "Mick" Thomson (born November 3, 1973) is an American musician. He is one of two guitarists for the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #7. Thomson, who originally met founding Slipknot members Anders Colsefni, Donnie Steele and Paul Gray through their mutual involvement in death metal band Body Pit, joined Slipknot in early 1996. Following the departure of bandmates drummer Joey Jordison in 2013 and sampler Craig Jones in 2023, Thomson is now the second longest-serving member of Slipknot.
Early life
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