Mickael Gordon "Mick" Thomson (born November 3, 1973), or known by his number #7, is a musician, best known as being the one of the guitarists for the Grammy winning metal band Slipknot.
Mick Thomson is one of the guitarists for Slipknot. Thomson was born in Des Moines, Iowa. In his youth, he performed in bands such as Body Pit. Thomson joined Slipknot in 1996, replacing the band's guitarist, Craig Jones, who then became the band's sampler. He sh...
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Mickael Gordon "Mick" Thomson (born November 3, 1973), or known by his number #7, is a musician, best known as being the one of the guitarists for the Grammy winning metal band Slipknot.
Mick Thomson is one of the guitarists for Slipknot. Thomson was born in Des Moines, Iowa. In his youth, he performed in bands such as Body Pit. Thomson joined Slipknot in 1996, replacing the band's guitarist, Craig Jones, who then became the band's sampler. He shares rhythm and lead guitar roles with bandmate Jim Root.
Thomson expresses his pseudonym as #7 more than most members of Slipknot. For example, as well as being credited with the number in the liner notes of albums he has recorded, he also has the word "seven" tattooed on his left arm, and features the word "seven" on the designs all of his custom Ibanez guitars, and on all of his Ibanez MTM1's. Outside Slipknot, Thomson has taught guitar lessons at Ye Olde Guitar Shoppe, a local music shop in Des Moines, and has appeared on Malevolent...
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