Mickael Gordon Mick Thomson born November 3 19732 is an American musician He is one of two guitarists for the heavy metal band Slipknot in which he is designated 7 Thomson originally met founding Slipknot members Anders Colsefni Donnie Steele and Paul Gray through their mutual involvement in death metal band Body Pit later joined in early 1996 Following the departure of fellow bandmates drummer Joey Jordison in 2013 and sampler Craig Jones in 2023 Thomson is now the second longestserving member of Slipknot
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