Recorded music and live performances aside, Slipknot has always permeated mainstream culture in ways that defy expectations.
Over 550,000 fans have attended these massive festivals, which are as much cultural as they are music-based, mixing heavy rock with hip hop, world music, visual art, experiential installations, and much more. Meanwhile, Slipknot’s annual Knotfest festival has evolved into the biggest hard rock and metal festival in the world, expanding to four continents, with new cities announcing in 2020. Always a global band, the album also debuted at #1 in United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, Russia, Mexico, Portugal, Ireland, Belgium, Finland, Spain, and in the Top 3 in Germany, France, Norway, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The band’s creative strength and vision propelled “We Are Not Your Kind” to a #1 debut on the Billboard Top 200 chart this past August. In an increasingly claustrophobic psychic landscape, “We Are Not Your Kind” brings back the violence, to meet the darkness blow for blow.
With “We are Not Your Kind,” Slipknot’s first new album in five years, the band deliver when they are needed most. Where a similarly creative act might have burned out or lost their relevance chasing mainstream acceptance, Slipknot has only proven that an enduring commitment to hard work, constant evolution, their craft, and their fans can allow a rock band to not only continue- but to actually push the envelope on what defines heavy metal, and rock in general. Twenty years ago, nine inspired musicians from Des Moines, Iowa, shattered the scope of what was possible in rock music.įrom the moment Slipknot emerged in 1999 with their self-titled debut, it was clear they were like nothing the world had seen before, but were everything they needed. “20 years since their debut, Slipknot are as bold, fearless, and exhilarating as ever.” – Kerrang “This may be one of the band’s most personal records, but the rage they capture is universally felt.” – The Independent “Slipknot have become a pop culture phenomenon.” – Vice “Slipknot is a band whose music will always be relevant.” – The Fader
“We Are Not Your Kind” is an astonishing record.” – NME
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