BBC Release Hour-Long Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life Documentary On YouTube

By now, you've most likely seen the footage from Slipknot's ridiculously tiny show at Maida Vale Studios in London back in January, in which Iowa's finest performed a six-song set spanning their two-decade-plus career to just over 100 lucky Maggots.

But the gig was actually part of a wider BBC Radio 1 project: an hour-long ’Knot documentary called Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life. Initially available to UK viewers only, the BBC have now uploaded the full thing to YouTube, meaning international fans can now check out the Maida Vale gig interspersed with interviews with the band, plus manager Cory Brennan and Download Festival head honcho Andy Copping.

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"A unique and fascinating insight into the career and controversies of one of the most successful and contentious heavy metal bands of all time: Slipknot," a description of the documentary reads.

"The film combines new interviews, backstage access and an exclusive live session from the nine-piece group, performing six career-defining tracks at the legendary Maida Vale Studios in front of an intimate audience. The six tracks, one from each of the band’s albums, transport the group, acknowledged by many as one of the most extreme live acts ever, from their usual arena-sized shows to a uniquely intimate and intense setting.

"The film highlights the group’s phenomenal 25-year career, revealing how one of the most relentless and intense-sounding groups ever have struggled with drink, drugs, depression and the death of a band member, topped the charts, outsold their peers and picked up a GRAMMY along the way, whilst staying as bold, fearless and exhilarating as ever."

Watch Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life in full below:

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