19 Facts About Mick Thomson

Mickael Gordon "Mick" Thomson was born on November 3,1973 and is an American musician.

Mick Thomson grew up having a "fascination with death metal bands", including Internal Bleeding and Morbid Angel, although he has named the Beatles as one of his major musical influences.

Mick Thomson began his career playing guitar in a number of local bands in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa, most notably death metal outfit Body Pit, formed in 1993.

Mick Thomson joined Slipknot in the summer of 1996, replacing Craig Jones on guitar after he became the band's full-time sampler.

The first Slipknot album on which Mick Thomson performed was the 1999 self-titled debut.

Outside of Slipknot, Mick Thomson has collaborated with several other bands.

In 2007, he performed the second guitar solo on Malevolent Creation's "Deliver My Enemy", released on Doomsday X Speaking about his appearance on the song, which was engineered in part by Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson, Thomson claimed that he was "proud beyond words to have been asked to be part of this recording".

Mick Thomson is featured in the music video for "No Pity on the Ants" by thrash metal band Lupara, directed by Frankie Nasso and released in 2007.

Mick Thomson's personal Warlock was a USA made Custom, with mahogany body, maple neck, and ebony fretboard.

Mick Thomson is known for playing Ibanez MTM guitars both in the studio and on tour, all of which are handmade by the company's artist shop luthier Tak Hosono.

Mick Thomson began working with the company in 2003, during the recording process for Slipknot's third studio album Vol.

In July 2016, Jackson Guitars announced that Mick Thomson had joined their artist roster.

Mick Thomson currently has three signature Jackson soloists, a limited edition USA, a standard USA, and an import, all featuring a reverse headstock, mahogany body, neck through graphite reinforced maple neck, locking nut, single volume and three position blade switch, and his signature Seymour Duncan EMTY Blackout pickups.

In March 2023, Mick Thomson announced his latest endorsement with ESP Guitars and Fishman pickups.

Outside of performing with Slipknot, Mick Thomson is known to keep a relatively low profile.

Mick Thomson married his girlfriend Stacy Riley on October 5,2012.

Mick Thomson has a number of tattoos, including the word 'seven' on his left arm, and the word 'hate' in Japanese writing on his right arm.

Mick Thomson is famously a devoted fan of the Las Vegas Raiders football team.

On March 11,2015, Mick Thomson was injured during a knife fight with his brother Andrew outside a house in his hometown of Clive, Iowa.