The Prodigy

Well, that's not something I can answer. I didn't listen to Slipknot much, just a little, and I didn't really enjoy it. But I know that almost all schoolchildren start listening to metal with this band. As for me, when I listened to them and decided that I didn't really like them, I had already listened to a lot of other metal.
I don't think Ling still likes Slipknot.