I know its like 5 years later, but Daft Punk were not the first. Slipknot had been wearing masks for about 5 years before Daft Punk put them on. The first (known) band to wear masks was The Residents in the 1970s, yeah, thats about 20+ years before, then you’ve got Gwar in 1984 among other bands and artists. Daft Punk…