Jim Root
Biography
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.
Gallery
Known For
Slipknot - Day of the Gusano
Slipknot: Rock On The Range Festival 2015
Slipknot: MTV World Stage
Slipknot - Live at Ankeny Airfield 1999
Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 2)
Slipknot - Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2019
Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 1)
Slipknot - Live at Knotfest Minneapolis 2012
Slipknot - Live at SUMMER SONIC 2001
Voliminal: Inside the Nine
Acting History
2025
Slipknot - Live at Rock Am Ring 2025
2023Slipknot - Hellfest 2023 as Guitar
2022Slipknot Live - Wacken Open Air 2022 as Himself
2021Slipknot - Knotfest Los Angeles as Himself
2020Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2019
2020Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life as Himself
2020Pollution as #4
2019Slipknot - Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2019
2019Slipknot - Live at Download as Guitar
2019Slipknot: Live At Download 2009
2019Slipknot : Rock Am Ring 2019 as James Root
2017Slipknot - Day of the Gusano as Guitars
2015Slipknot - Live at DTE Energy Music Theatre 2015
2015Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2015
2015Slipknot: Rock On The Range Festival 2015 as Guitars
2015Slipknot - Hellbound as Self
2014Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 2)
2014Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 1)
2013Slipknot: Monsters of Rock 2013 as Guitars
2013Stone Sour: Live In Club Nokia as Guitars
2012Slipknot - Live at Knotfest Minneapolis 2012
2012Stone Sour: Live In Brighton
2011Slipknot: Goat as Himself
2011Slipknot: Sonisphere 2011
2010Slipknot: (sic)nesses as Guitar
2009Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2009
2009of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams as Himself
2009Slipknot Live - Eurockéennes de Belfort 2009
2009Slipknot: Live at Roskilde Festival
2008Slipknot: MTV World Stage
2007Stone Sour: Live in Moscow as Lead Guitar
2006Voliminal: Inside the Nine as Himself
2005Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2005 as Self
2005Slipknot: Big Day Out 2005
2004Slipknot - Live at Eurockéennes de Belfort 2004
2004Slipknot - Live at London Astoria 2004
2004Up to Our Necks as Self
2002Slipknot: Disasterpieces as Self
2002Behind the Mask: The Unauthorized DVD as Self
2002Rollerball as Slipknot Band Member
2001Slipknot - Live at SUMMER SONIC 2001
2001Slipknot - Live at Ozzfest 2001
2001Slipknot: Call of the Wyld as Guitarist
2001Slipknot - Live at Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2001
2000Slipknot - Live at 93x Clambake 2000
2000Slipknot - Live at Civic Auditorium 2000
2000Slipknot - Live At Dynamo Open Air 2000
2000Slipknot - Live at Float-Rite Park Amphitheatre 2000
2000Slipknot - Live at La Crosse Center 2000
2000Slipknot - Live at Lazer 103.3's Y2Kaos 2000
1999Slipknot - Live at The Quest 1999
1999Slipknot: Welcome to our Neighborhood as Himself
1999Slipknot - Live at Ankeny Airfield 1999
1999Slipknot - Live at Hairy Mary's 1999