SLIPKNOT PREVAIL WITH .5 THE GRAY CHAPTER;
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM ARRIVED;
THE "PREPARE FOR HELL" TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS KORN AND OPENERS KING 810 KICKS OFF OCTOBER 29TH IN EL PASO, TX;
FRONTMAN COREY TAYLOR APPEARED ON LARRY KING,
AIRED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD;
.5 THE GRAY CHAPTER IN STORES AND ONLINE NOW
Grammy-award winning rock juggernauts Slipknot released their long awaited fifth studio album on Roadrunner Records, .5: The Gray Chapter. Heralded by fans and critics around the world as an artistic triumph, the album is available now in stores and at all online retailers. .5: The Gray Chapter includes the current single “The Devil In I,” which is currently #2 on the Active Rock radio chart, while the M. Shawn Crahan directed video has received over 8.6 million YouTube views in only 5 weeks.
Slipknot celebrated the release of .5: The Gray Chapter with their much anticipated U.S. live return at their own KNOTFEST, a monumental three-day metal and heavy music destination festival that took place October 24th through the 26th at San Bernardino, California’s San Manuel Amphitheater & Campgrounds. Powered by Rockstar Energy Drink and curated by Slipknot themselves, KNOTFEST saw Slipknot headlining the Main Stage on both Saturday, October 25th and Sunday, October 26th, offering fans a taste of .5: The Gray Chapter with a unique concert experience each night. Each day fans could log on towww.Knotfest.com and www.Slipknot1.com to watch a global live stream of Slipknot’s headline sets from KNOTFEST, along with select performances from the 60 plus participating bands, , which is powered by GTV and Vixlet. For details, including complete ticketing information, please see www.Knotfest.com. Additional news and updates can be also be found at both www.facebook.com/KNOTFEST
KNOTFEST Slipknot embarked on their nationwide “Prepare For Hell” tour, which saw them joined by special guests Korn and openers KING 810, kicking off October 29TH in El Paso, TX (see itinerary below).
What’s more, Slipknot’s frontman Corey Taylor made an appearance on the Emmy Nominated talk show web series, Larry King Now on Thursday, October 23rd at 5:00PM ET. Taylor sat down for a one-on-one interview with King to discuss the evolution of Slipknot and the process of creating their new album, .5 The Gray Chapter. Larry King Now airs onwww.ora.tv/larrykingnow and www.hulu.com/larry-king-now.
This past August, Slipknot unveiled their first new track in more than six years titled “The Negative One” which immediately hit #1 on Billboard's Trending 140 chart, with the band and track both quickly becoming trending topics on Twitter globally and in the US. Slipknot quickly followed with more new music releasing “The Devil In I,” the acclaimed single from.5: The Gray Chapter whose stunning companion video has drawn over 8.6 million streams on the band’s official YouTube. Rolling Stone praised .5: The Gray Chapter, calling the record “…the most multi-dimensional album of their nearly 20-year career,” while Billboardlauded the new material as “…a headbanging odyssey from its gnashing guitar squalls to singer Corey Taylor’s final deranged laugh.” Revolver exclaimed “…another great Slipknot record has emerged” and Alternative Press applauded the collection stating, “The 14 songs that make up the band’s full-fledged return to the heavy music scene, are reflective, more emotional than ever before, and the best balance of Slipknot’s melodic and demonic sides to date.”
Slipknot emerged at the tail end of the Twentieth Century and quickly established itself as the most enigmatic, provocative, and aggressive collective of the modern era. 1999’sSLIPKNOT stands as a true milestone, named by Metal Hammer as the “Best Debut of the Last 25 Years.” The album fast earned 2x RIAA platinum certification, with each of Slipknot’s following releases – including 4 video albums – all receiving additional platinum certifications in the US and around the globe. All told, the band has 11 Platinum and 38 Gold record certifications worldwide. Slipknot’s fanbase is unwavering, and they are global with the band’s previous studio effort, 2008’s platinum certified All Hope Is Gone, debuting at #1 in seven countries, including the U.S.
SLIPKNOT
PREPARE FOR HELL TOUR
FEATURING KORN & KING 810
OCTOBER
25 San Bernardino, CA Knotfest
26 San Bernardino, CA Knotfest
29 El Paso, TX
31 Dallas, TX
NOVEMBER
1 Corpus Christi, TX American Bank Center
2 San Antonio, TX
4 Little Rock, AR
5 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
6 Omaha, NE
8 Madison, WI
9 Sioux Falls, SD
11 Denver, CO
19 Baltimore, MD
21 Nashville, TN
22 Lexington, KY
23 Ft. Wayne, IN
25 Moline, IL
26 Kansas City, MO
28 Rosemont, IL
29 Detroit, MI
30 Toronto, ON
DECEMBER
2 Reading, PA
3 Camden, NJ
5 Uncasville, CT
6 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
7 Boston, MA
