Josh Brainard was one of the original Slipknot guitarists, alongside Donnie Steele. He was asked to join the band after playing with Joey, Anders, and Paul for several years. Initially, Josh was the topping to the music produced, adding back up vocals, a touch of melody, and Brainard’s work on the Guitar was placed over what was already there, mainly noise and wah pedal stuff.
He was present for both MFKR and the self-titled album, being in both the recordings. Most people are unaware that he recorded all but one of the songs on the self-titled album, the song he does not appear on being Purity which contained Josh’s replacement Jim Root.
