As furious and propulsive as Slipknot's early material is, it was always on a stage that Des Moines greatest export made their most emphatic statements as they steadily grew into one of the biggest metal bands on planet earth. In 2010, Metal Hammer's Dom Lawson sat down with Slipknot leader, percussionist and artistic director Shawn 'Clown' Crahan to discuss the band's state of play following the shocking death of Paul Gray earlier that year.
During their conversation, Crahan revealed his five favourite Slipknot gigs of all time, and they ranged from a wild club show that took place in the band's earliest days to an iconic festival headline set that confirmed The Nine as the most important metal band of their generation. Here were his five picks:
