Slipknot: Last News

Slipknot have announced a new date for their Knotfest event, with Bring Me The Horizon set to join the band in LA.The one-day event will take place following the conclusion of the metal band’s Knotfest Roadshow, which will tour across North America from September to November.Set to operate in a similar fashion to the band’s previously announced Iowa Knotfest date on September 25, Knotfest LA will see Slipknot headline a day of live music at the Banc of California Stadium on November 5.Bring Me The Horizon will lead the support acts at Knotfest LA, with Killswitch Engage, Fever 333, Code Orange, Vended and Cherry Bombs all set to perform.Knotfest LA will also feature a whisky tasting bar – where Slipknot’s small batch ‘Iowa’ whiskies will be

Slipknot percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan has shared more solo music under the moniker Brainwash Love – you can hear the new tracks below.Crahan began sharing solo tracks on YouTube on June 11, and released his latest two songs on Saturday (June 19).‘Trip In Blue’ and ‘The Head In The Noise’ are the latest creations to be shared by Crahan on his YouTube account, and you can hear both of the tracks – along with accompanying art and visuals by Crahan himself – in the below videos.On Friday (June 18), Crahan shared the Brainwash Love song ‘Listen To The Whispers’ – you can hear that in the below video.Earlier this month Crahan said that he and his Slipknot bandmates were ready to share their previously unreleased tribute song to the band’s

Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan has spoken about the band’s unreleased tribute to Paul Gray, saying he’s now ready to share it.Gray was the original bassist and a founding member of the band, but died in 2010 at the age of 38. An autopsy report later confirmed he died from an overdose of morphine and fentanyl, and had signs of “significant heart disease”.Speaking to Minneapolis radio station 93X, Clown said the band had “many songs that have never been released because they get taken up to a point, and they’re doing good, but then they just sort of fall short”.He continued: “We have a song that we wrote for Paul Gray called ‘Without the Gray,’ and it’s probably my fault, but I’ve held it for a long time,” he said.

Slipknot‘s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has opened up about the progress of the band’s next record, revealing that it could be completed as early as next month.The latest comments from the masked percussionist come after frontman Corey Taylor previously teased that the band are working on a bunch of “really cool” new material.Now, speaking to Minnesota radio station 93X, Clown revealed that Slipknot have neared completion on the follow-up to 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’.“I believe that this album is… It’s God music, man,” he said (per Blabbermouth). “It’s the centre of the beast for me.

Slipknot have announced their return to the road for the 2021 Knotfest Roadshow, which will see them taking in shows across North America later this year.The 28-date run follows the band’s previously announced Knotfest Iowa hometown show in Des Moines on September 25, with the nu-metal icons set to be supported by Killswitch Engage, Fever 333 and Code Orange on the new run of dates.After kicking off at the end of September, the tour will eventually wrap up in Phoenix, Arizona on November 2.Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor said of the shows: “With the world opening up, it’s time to get excited about LIFE again. To get back to LIFE again.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has shared his thoughts on the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, saying that he would “probably” refuse induction if he ever got a nod.Speaking in a new interview, the frontman held nothing back when it was suggested that fans had the power to get Slipknot into the Hall and “right all of the wrongs of the past”, referring to a number of iconic band’s being snubbed.“First of all, I don’t care about that Hall, ’cause I think it’s a pile of garbage,” he told Andy Hall on Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3.

Slipknot have announced details of their upcoming one-day festival, Knotfest Iowa 2021.Set to take place at the National Balloon Classic Field in Indianola, IA on September 25, the long-running metal band will headline on the day.The likes of Faith No More, Megadeth and Lamb Of God will also perform at Knotfest Iowa 2021, while $uicide Boy$, Gojira, Trivium, Tech N9ne, Knocked Loose, Turnstile, Gatecreeper and Vended are all set to play.You can see the line-up poster for Slipknot’s Knotfest Iowa 2021 below.Tickets for Knotfest Iowa 2021 are available on pre-sale today (May 25) to Knotfest.com subscribers, with general sale set to begin at 10am CT on June 4.

Slipknot‘s Shawn “Clown” Crahan has said that the band are currently in the studio in LA “making God music”.The band are thought to be working on the follow-up to their 2019 album ‘We Are Not Your Kind’, with Slipknot co-founder and percussionist Crahan now shedding light on their creative process.Speaking to Download Festival‘s Kylie Olsson in a new interview, Crahan said that he and his bandmates are “really happy” at the moment, adding that frontman Corey Taylor “is on some level of singing that I’ve never heard him, which makes me really emotional”.“Great music has been written and, because of that, my favourite singer on the planet has sang the songs,” Crahan said, referring to Taylor.

Download Festival has announced a special free-to-air TV event called Reloaded which is set to air this summer.The two-night show will feature clips from ​some of “the best Download headliner performances from the past 10 years” including Linkin Park, Metallica, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Guns N’ Roses and more.Reloaded will air on Sky Arts on June 5 – 6 (which is the weekend that should have marked Download 2021) and will be available free for all to watch.

Corey Taylor has recalled the moment when he knew he wanted to join Slipknot.In a new interview with Jackass’ Steve-O on his Wild Ride podcast, Taylor recalled the time he first saw the band perform live, saying that he knew he wanted to join them if he could. At the time, Taylor was fronting Stone Sour.“When I watched that first show, I was right in front, they came through the audience, scared the hell out of it, everybody,” Taylor recalled.“Because they’re in full masks, they weren’t wearing the coveralls yet, but they were just in these crazy outfits.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has revealed that he’s already got a new mask ready to go and it will “fucking scare kids”.Speaking on a recent episode of Steve‑O’s Wild Ride! podcast, the frontman explained how the band come up with the concept for their masks on every album cycle and let slip that his next mask has already been designed.“My new mask, is gonna fucking scare kids! It’s so gnarly, dude. It’s really uncomfortable; it freaked my wife out.

Slipknot.The percussionist and backing vocalist said in a new interview that he’s been working freely with Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor on new material in his basement where “no one is telling us anything”.“I got very creative. I created — how many [pieces of music]? I’m not gonna say.

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Slayer’s Dave Lombardo have joined forces on a new song called ‘Thunder Force’.The track is taken from the soundtrack of the Netflix film of the same name, which will be released next week (April 9).‘Thunder Force’ begins with its title being chanted before a roaring guitar riff introduces the rest of the track. “Lightning never strikes if you can’t force the thunder,” the group sing on the chorus.Speaking about the song, Taylor said: “It was awesome to work on this track with Lzzy and be a part of the film Thunder Force.

Linkin Park, Slipknot and Eminem into a single song entitled ‘Until I Bleed’.The track makes use of Linkin Park’s ‘Victimised’, ‘Don’t Stay’, ‘Points Of Authority’ and ‘One Step Closer’, Eminem’s ‘Till I Collapse’ and ‘Soldier, and Slipknot’s ‘Wait And Bleed’.You can take a listen to ‘Until I Bleed’ below which comes along with an ‘official’ music video comprising of archive live footage of all three artists, painstakingly synced with the track’s various vocals.It’s not Schwind’s first mash-up. The YouTuber has previously combined Linkin Park and Slipknot’s music to make other tracks, and has also used music by the likes of Bring Me The Horizon and Avril Lavigne.The internet has been proving fertile ground for music mashups of late.

Ice-T has joined members of the bands Slipknot and Coheed and Cambria in paying tribute to Power Trip singer Riley Gale after his death.