RIAA Gold Album Award for Slipknot album 9.0: Live. Released on Nov. 1, 2005, the album went Gold for 500,000 copies sold on Dec. 9, 2005. Remember Slipknot's #2 Paul Gray (1972-2010) and #1 Joey Jordison (1975-2021) with this award.*
The group's first live album chronicled their 2004-05 tour and included hits such as "Before I Forget", "Left Behind", "The Nameless", "Wait and Bleed", "Duality", and more. The album reached #17 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart along with charting well in Australia, Canada, Japan, and many European countries.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In Excellent condition
- Made in 2005
- Presented to artist relations director
- All original
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 13" x 21"
- Great and rare collectors item for any Slipknot fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Album award was manufactured in 2005 making it approx. 20 years old. It is presented to Marco Soccoli with drum stick maker Vic Firth. Soccoli was a drummer and Director of Artist Relations for musical instrument/gear manufacturers Vic Firth, D'Addario, Evans, Promark, Sonor, Mapex, and others.
The award is in Excellent condition, with only a very minor mar or two on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with Jewel Box Platinum manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com