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.
Jim Root
Acting
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Born
Movies
Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2025· 2025
Slipknot - Live at Rock Am Ring 2025· 2025
Slipknot - Hellfest 2023· 2023
Guitar
Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2023· 2023
Slipknot Live - Wacken Open Air 2022· 2022
Himself
Slipknot - Knotfest Los Angeles· 2021
Himself
Pollution· 2020
#4
Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2019· 2020
Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life· 2020
Himself
Slipknot - Live at Download· 2019
Guitar
Slipknot - Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2019· 2019
Slipknot : Rock Am Ring 2019· 2019
James Root
Slipknot: Live At Download 2009· 2019
Slipknot - Day of the Gusano· 2017
Guitars
Slipknot - Hellbound· 2015
Self
Slipknot - Live at DTE Energy Music Theatre 2015· 2015
Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2015· 2015
Slipknot: Rock On The Range Festival 2015· 2015
Guitars
Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 1)· 2014
Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 2)· 2014
Slipknot: Monsters of Rock 2013· 2013
Guitars
Stone Sour: Live In Club Nokia· 2013
Guitars
Slipknot - Live at Knotfest Minneapolis 2012· 2012
Stone Sour: Live In Brighton· 2012
Slipknot: Goat· 2011
Himself
Slipknot: Sonisphere 2011· 2011
Slipknot: (sic)nesses· 2010
Guitar
Slipknot: Audible Visions of (Sic)ness· 2010
Guitar
of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams· 2009
Himself
Slipknot Live - Eurockéennes de Belfort 2009· 2009
Slipknot: Live at Roskilde Festival· 2009
Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2009· 2009
Slipknot: MTV World Stage· 2008
Stone Sour: Live in Moscow· 2007
Lead Guitar
Voliminal: Inside the Nine· 2006
Himself
Slipknot: Big Day Out 2005· 2005
Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2005· 2005
Self
Slipknot - Live at Eurockéennes de Belfort 2004· 2004
Slipknot - Live at London Astoria 2004· 2004
Up to Our Necks· 2004
Self (archive footage)
Behind the Mask: The Unauthorized DVD· 2002
Self
Rollerball· 2002
Slipknot Band Member
Slipknot: Disasterpieces· 2002
Self
Slipknot - Live at Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2001· 2001
Slipknot - Live at Ozzfest 2001· 2001
Slipknot - Live at SUMMER SONIC 2001· 2001
Slipknot: Call of the Wyld· 2001
Guitarist
Slipknot - Live at 93x Clambake 2000· 2000