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Jim Root

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

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Also known as
#4
Born
James Donald Root (1971-10-02) October 2, 1971 (age 54) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Formerly of
Stone Sour · Deadfront · Atomic Opera
Genres
Heavy metal · nu metal · groove metal · alternative metal · hard rock
Instrument
Guitar
Member of
Slipknot

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Genres · 5
Jim Root → alternative metal, groove metal, hard rock, Heavy metal, nu metal
related to External links · 4
Jim Root → IMDb, Root, Slipknot, Sour
Formerly of · 3
Jim Root → Atomic Opera, Deadfront, Stone Sour
Occupations · 2
Jim Root → Musician, songwriter
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Jim Root → #4
Born · 1
Jim Root → James Donald Root (1971-10-02) October 2, 1971 (age 54) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Instrument · 1
Jim Root → Guitar
Member of · 1
Jim Root → Slipknot

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Jim RootFormerly ofStone Sour1.00infobox
Jim RootFormerly ofDeadfront1.00infobox
Jim RootFormerly ofAtomic Opera1.00infobox
Jim RootGenresHeavy metal1.00infobox
Jim RootGenresnu metal1.00infobox
Jim RootGenresgroove metal1.00infobox
Jim RootGenresalternative metal1.00infobox
Jim RootGenreshard rock1.00infobox
Jim RootInstrumentGuitar1.00infobox
Jim RootMember ofSlipknot1.00infobox
Jim RootOccupationsMusician1.00infobox
Jim RootOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Jim RootYears active1990–present1.00infobox

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