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Video footage of Slipknot’s Riot Fest performance available for viewing

Author Samuel Järvinen - 23.9.2021


Metal giants Slipknot performed on 19 September as part of Riot Fest in Chicago. Video footage of the band’s performance, shot by fans, is now available to watch.

Also performing at the event was rapper Machine Gun Kelly, who during his own performance threw some shade on Slipknot.

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New details unveiled about Eloy Casagrande’s audition to join Slipknot

Eloy Casagrande, former drummer for Sepultura, talked about how he joined Slipknot earlier this year before the heavy metal giants’ 25th-anniversary North American tour began in a recent interview with ProMark Drumsticks.  I just got a call from the manager. He asked me if I was interested in doing an audition for the band. So...

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Slipknot’s hometown Des Moines to allow Halloween for first time since 1938

After an 86-year tradition of celebrating Halloween differently, Des Moines, Iowa – famously known as the birthplace of metal band Slipknot – is finally joining the rest of America in traditional Halloween celebrations. Weather concerns have prompted this historic shift, marking 2024 as the first year since 1938 that children will trick-or-treat on October 31st....

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Slipknot unveils their new “Ritual S” logo – but the fans have mixed feelings towards it

Fans are furious about Slipknot‘s new “S” emblem, which was unveiled on a limited-edition piece of merchandise. On October 28, they posted on social media to promote the @slipknotmerch account. The first image displays a black T-shirt with Slipknot‘s name printed in red and underlined in white. The “S” logo on the back of the...

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Corey Taylor has recently modified his mask for Slipknot’s shows

The vocalist of the multi-platinum masked metal band Slipknot, Corey Taylor, has made a minor change to his most recent attire. The celebrated Iowa band debuted a new line of masks and jumpsuits earlier this year, which was a major tie-in to their current 25th-anniversary tour of their two-time multi-platinum 1999 self-titled album. Although the...

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Watch Eloy Casagrande perform “Surfacing” – drum cam video available

Eloy Casagrande, the new drummer for Slipknot, posted a drum-cam video of himself playing “Surfacing” at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington, on September 7. Take a look below.

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Slipknot announce Knotfest’s shows in Australia in 2025

Slipknot has announced dates for their upcoming tour of Australia as part of their continuing 25th-anniversary celebration for their self-titled debut. Check out the dates here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Knotfest Australia (@knotfestau) 02/28 Melbourne, AUS @ Flemington Racecourse03/02 Brisbane, AUS @ Brisbane Showground03/08 Sydney, AUS @ Centennial Park

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“I actually had some solos in songs, but they all got cut out” – Mick Thomson reveals new facts about Slipknot’s self-titled album

To the dismay of guitar virtuosos everywhere, the once-respected art of the guitar solo took a backseat as nu metal gained popularity in the mid-1990s and early 2000s. Many bands chose to follow the precedent set by bands like Korn in forsaking the art of shred, since this shift in taste preferred overall groove and...

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Video available of Corey Taylor and Clown competing against each other in Hot Ones Versus challenge

Drummer M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan and singer Corey Taylor of Slipknot took part in a Hot Ones Versus challenge for the well-known YouTube channel First We Feast. The two shot callers behind the masked metal phenomenon square off against one another in this new episode, where the winner must disclose the truth or risk tasting...

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