Christopher "Chris" Michael Fehn was born February 24, 1972 and is one of three drummers in the metal band Slipknot. Chris uses a Pinocchio style mask, which has been seen in many different colors and styles with the nose of the mask always staying at 7¹⁄₂ inches (about 19 cm) long. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... Slipknot (sometimes typeset as SlipKnoT to fit their logo) is a Grammy winning American metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Slipknot (sometimes typeset as SlipKnoT to fit their logo) is a Grammy winning American metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. ... For other uses, see Pinocchio (disambiguation). ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Chris was a college football kicker before the start of Slipknot. He does most of the backup vocals together with Shawn "Clown" Crahan, but bassist Paul Gray also performs them in many live songs. Shawn Clown Crahan, (born Michael Shawn Crahan on September 24, 1969), is a percussionist in the nu metal band Slipknot. ... Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... Paul Dedrick Gray (born April 8, 1972 in Los Angeles, CA) is the bassist for the nine-piece nu metal band Slipknot. ...

Masks

Chris actually owns 5 types of masks which are mostly different colors. His best-known mask is the regular tanned leather mask used during the Iowa tour and videos. Another well known mask is Fehn's red mask used mainly in the Subliminal Verses tour. He briefly used a white mask for the Slipknot album. He is pictured with it on the front cover Slipknot album. Iowa is the second album by Slipknot. ... Vol. ... Alternate Cover [[Image:|200px|Special Edition Cover|200px]] Special Edition Cover Slipknot is the official debut album by Slipknot (Mate. ...

Chris' mask is most likely based on the masks worn by doctors during the Black Plague, where the nose was filled with herbs to 'protect' the doctor from inhaling the fumes of death. This article concerns the mid fourteenth century pandemic. ...

Another widely discussed influence is the possibly of the mask being based on the mask Alex wore during the rape scene from the film A Clockwork Orange This article is about the film. ...

A third idea of the origin of the mask also comes from Commedia dell'arte. Italian comedy of the 15th-18th Century. In particular Chris' mask resembles a version of Pantalone's mask with a phallic nose. “Commedia” redirects here. ... The phallus usually refers to the male penis, or sex organ. ...

Finally, he may also get his inspiration from Mr Bungle, whom created all kinds of music mixed together and wore masks sometimes, like in "Quote Unquote" and "My ass is on fire". Mr. ...

Chris told a local interviewer backstage at Slipknot's second Ozzfest show: "This mask reflects my comic personality. Plus I chose it for the bondage factor. When you put it on, it takes you to another place. It's very hot, it's very tight, and it hurts — that goes along with the aggression we create." In a more recent interview in London Fehn claimed that "The smell gets worse, it smells like puke, sweat, and piss." Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States (and in some years, Europe) featuring performances by many Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal, Hardcore and Nu Metal groups. ... A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Another reason is it "reminds me of my penis". Which explains him jerking it on live vidoes.

His rig

Chris uses custom titanium drums that were made by Shawn "Clown" Crahan, a welder and co-member of Slipknot. Chris' drums have the same set-up as Shawn's drums. The only difference between Clown and Chris' sets are that Shawn normally has a scissor lift on his set which goes high into the air and rotates whereas Chris's also rotates but is able to tilt in numerous directions . Chris doesn't use the scissor lift because of his fear of heights and Chris uses a different set of drumsticks for a distinguishable sound between the two drummers: An aerial work platform, (AWP) is a general use term describing a person-lifting device or machine. ...

• 2 Mount toms
• 1 Floor tom
• 1 Bass Drum, set up like the floor tom
• 1 Anheuser-Busch beer keg
• 1 Baseball bat
• Marching Band Drums
• Microphone
• Vater Hammer sticks or Vic Firth Metal sticks
• The drums used are manufactured by "Dunnett"

Trivia

• Fehn is a very keen golfer as seen on the Voliminal: Inside the Nine DVD, where he is interviewed while playing golf.
• Chris is also a big fan of Norwegian Black Metal music. One of his favorite bands is Dimmu Borgir.
• He is also a very keen poker player.

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External links

• Chris Fehn at the Internet Movie Database