Shawn Crahan: Last News

Slipknot‘s Clown has shared details of his worst ever on-stage injury.The founding member and percussionist (real name Shawn Crahan) was recently interviewed by Vulture, where he opened up about the grisliest injury he suffered on stage.Though Crahan admitted he’s had “a lot” of injuries, “the one that’s really done me in was when I ripped my bicep in half on stage by hitting a keg with a bat.”“If you know anything about a bicep, it’s basically two wires, one on each side that holds the muscle in place — kind of like rubber bands that connect up by your shoulder,” he explained. “I ripped both those fuckers.

Slipknot.The record was recorded by the founding member and percussionist – real name Shawn Crahan – alongside Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson and Jim Root at the same time as they were working on 2008’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’. However, hopes of it being shared have remained unfulfilled and only one track from the sessions has seen the light of day: ‘All Hope Is Gone’ bonus track ‘Til We Die’.Taylor, Root and Clown have all hinted at the release in recent years, and last month the latter revealed to NME that the long-awaited LP was out of his hands and with management for the final steps.Now, in a new interview with Knotfest, the founding member has revealed more information about what fans can expect from the release, and confirmed that it is by no means a Slipknot-sounding record.“It was never a Slipknot album. Not while it was happening, not while I’ve held onto it for 10 years, and certainly not fuckin’ when it comes out,” he told the outlet.Sharing how they wrote the material while working on ‘All Hope Is Gone’, Clown recalled how the members would be interrupted during the process and put the project on hold to finish up the 2008 release.

Slipknot’s Clown has shared an update on the band’s long-awaited ‘lost’ album, ‘Look Outside Your Window’ – confirming that it is now out of his hands and with management for the final steps.The record was recorded by the founding member and percussionist – real name Shawn Crahan – alongside Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson and Jim Root at the same time as they were working on 2008’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’.Hopes of it being shared have gone unfulfilled in recent years and, to date, only one track from the sessions has been released: ‘All Hope Is Gone’ bonus track ‘Til We Die’.Now, Crahan has spoken to NME in a new interview, and confirmed that the release is completely finished and on the cusp of being officially released.Reflecting on comments he made in a separate NME interview in 2023 – in which he assured us the release would be coming this year – the metal icon said: “I did say it was going to be in 2024, and I gave it the best fight that I could to make it this year.”As for where the release is up to now, he added: “What I can tell you is that I showed Corey the final artwork two days ago. It is happening, but unfortunately, because of Christmas and New Year and the way business works, I can’t slide it in this year.“But you have my word, it’s out of my hands now.

Slipknot released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album.Twenty-five short years later, they’re one of the biggest groups in the world.However, the heavy octet never forgot where they came from.To celebrate their humble beginnings, the band is embarking on their 25th Anniversary ‘Here Comes The Pain Tour’ this summer.From August through September, Corey Taylor and co. will perform at arenas, domes, amphitheaters and festivals all over North America with special guests Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture and Vended joining them on select dates.New York fans are in luck, too.Slipknot is scheduled to drop into Madison Square Garden on Monday, Aug.

Slipknot’s Clown has shared a photo of a grizzly new mask that the band’s hardcore fans think has never appeared on stage before.The percussionist and founding member of the band, real name Shawn Crahan, posted the photograph on his own Instagram account, with the caption: “I swore I wouldn’t let this happen”.The fleshy, gory mask has, according to some hardcore fans, only been seen before in the Knotfest Museum, although it does closely resemble one worn by Crahan on a 1999 tour.See the mask below:A post shared by Michael Shawn Crahan (@mshawncrahan)Earlier this month, the band’s original frontman Anders Colsefni said that a new re-recording of the 1996 demo tape ‘Mate. Feed.

Slipknot have announced a brand new UK and European tour to celebrate 25 years as a band.

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Corey Taylor has revealed that Slipknot are in the early stages of preparing the follow-up to last year’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’.Speaking to That Jamieson Show, the singer said: “I was just talking to Clown [percussionist M. Shawn Crahan] the other day about what we should… ‘Cause we’re obviously thinking about what the next album could be like.“And he’s in this trippy place, dude, which is rad.