"It's God's music, man…" says Slipknot percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan…
Work on the new Slipknot album has been continuing at a good lick during lockdown. Corey Taylor recently said that the follow-up to 2019's We Are Not Your Kind was shaping up to be "really cool", and now percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan has revealed that things have gone so well that they're almost finished, and given a bit of a steer as to the album's vibe.
"We still have a lot of time to complete this. We’re hoping to be done by the end of July," he told U.S. radio station 93X.
When pressed on what to expect from what they've been working on, he was typically Clown in his response.
“I believe that this album is… It’s God music, man,” he said. “It’s the centre of the beast for me. This is a whole other element.
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“We as a band have been trying to facilitate certain ideas in recording and songwriting. Songwriting isn’t always just giving our fans Psychosocials and Surfacings – without saying it, sometimes we can write those songs in our sleep; it’s so in us. It’s what we don’t know and what we don’t know how to pull out is what is the love for humanity. I wanna make a difference.
“I don’t do a lot of charity because I believe what I’m doing onstage is my charity. It’s bringing everyone together for a night. I just think what we’re doing now is really… There’s a lot of things going on. One, we’re getting off our label [after the album]. And I feel free. It’s got nothing to do with what’s next. It’s just got to do with, 'Get the hell away from me.'”
The band have just been announced as headliners of the Rocklahoma festival, taking place on September 3, 4 and 5 in Pryor, Oklahoma, alongside Limp Bizkit, Rob Zombie and tons more.
After that, they head out on the Knotfest Roadshow, supported by Killswitch Engage, FEVER 333 and Code Orange. Full dates are…
September 2021
25 Des Moines, IA – National Balloon Classic Field
28 Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
29 Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
October 2021
1 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
2 Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
3 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
5 Syracuse, NY – Lakeview Amphitheater
8 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
9 Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
10 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
12 Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
13 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
15 Burgettstown, PA – S&T Bank Music Park
17 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
19 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
20 West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
22 Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
23 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
24 Pelham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
26 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
28 Del Valle, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
29 The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
30 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
November 2021
1 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
2 Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
