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"People would vomit when they saw it": Shawn 'Clown' Crahan on the worst injury he ever sustained with Slipknot

Percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan reveals how he lost 25 percent of his arm and opens up about that mysterious Slipknot album from 2008 that's still yet to be released

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“I never wanted to be in a band, I just liked playing music. I was never a showman. If I didn’t have my mask on I wouldn’t be at the front of the stage”: An interview with Mick Thomson, Slipknot’s reluctant guitar hero

The pressures of fame, blond mullets, ignoring phone calls from rock stars – up close and personal with Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson

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“I started playing $150 Ibanez guitars because onstage I would take damage… Clown used to use metal bars. We were very unsafe”: Mick Thomson reflects on 25 years of Slipknot’s incendiary debut – and what it was like to see his solos erased

If Slipknot's debut remains a true face-ripper all these years later maybe it is because they brought the chaos of the stage show into the studio. Thomson can remember it vividly, the gear, the danger, the risk to his guitars from stray iron pipes, and he wouldn't have it any…

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"We were nobodies but in that moment, it felt like we had a shot." How Slipknot overcame jealousy, substance abuse and trauma to become metal's most important band

25 years on from their self-titled debut, Slipknot look back at the years that helped them define 21st Century metal

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Joey Jordison’s estate has settled its lawsuit against Slipknot

Jordison’s estate sued Slipknot last year, accusing the nu metal stars of profiting off the late drummer’s death and withholding his belongings

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“People are gone. Craig’s out. Chris is out, Joey’s out, Paul’s out. The band is different... we’re not that close anymore”: Shawn Crahan on the current state of Slipknot

Shawn 'Clown' Crahan on the current state of Slipknot

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“People are gone. Craig’s out. Chris is out, Joey’s out, Paul’s out. The band is different.” Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan admits the band aren’t as “close” now as they were 25 years ago

After lineup changes and the deaths of Joey Jordison and Paul Gray, Clown says Slipknot “will never be like” how it was in the early days

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"It's nobody's ***ing business, and he's our brother." Slipknot's Clown on why the band rarely discuss their much-missed former bandmate, Joey Jordison

Joey Jordison died in 2021 at the age of 46

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"We’ve reached the point where, you know, we want to play the Grammys, we want to play the Olympics. Why not?”: Shawn Crahan lets slip Slipknot’s Olympic dream

Shawn Crahan talks about Slipknot's Olympic dream

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“In the future, we are going to be everywhere”: Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan wants to play the Olympics in 2028

Will Slipknot follow Gojira’s lead and play the 2028 Olympics in L.A.? “We’d love to do it,” says Clown.

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The only reason Slipknot haven’t released Look Outside Your Window yet is because it’s “timeless”, says Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan

Slipknot’s “experimental” album was recorded in 2008 and still hasn’t seen the light of day

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Shawn Crahan says Slipknot will release new music “really soon”

The nu metal nine-piece confirmed they’d written a new song called Long May You Die last month

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Slipknot have officially named Eloy Casagrande as their new drummer

The nu metal nine-piece have ended months of speculation with a new social media post

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"Who could have guessed that a band that hide behind masks would be so mysterious?" Everything you need to know about Slipknot's chaotic year - and what comes next

We take a deep dive into the wild last twelve months in the world of Slipknot

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"I’d waited my whole life to come to Europe." Shawn 'Clown' Crahan on the five shows that built Slipknot

One legendary UK show in particularly holds especially fond memories for the band

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A new range of Slipknot Funko Pop! Vinyl figures are being released - and it includes recently ejected drummer Jay Weinberg

Six new Slipknot Funko Pop! figures are coming this spring, with a 4-inch tall 'Jay Weinberg' among the collection

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Lawsuit accuses Slipknot of using Joey Jordison's death for profit

Lawsuit filed by estate for the late Joey Jordison says Slipknot used former drummer's belonging in museum display

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Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan teases new music and a documentary about the band: “Look Outside Your Window is definitely arriving next year. You have my word.”

Slipknot’s co-founder and percussionist has teased new music, a movie and the release date of lost album Look Outside Your Window in an interview

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Corey Taylor has brutally shot down those new Slipknot drummer rumours: "He’s not even on the list."

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has shot down a big rumour that was spreading within Slipknot's fanbase over who their new drummer is

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11 legendary heavy metal bands with only one original member left

Superstars from Iron Maiden to Slipknot are still thriving, despite having just one founding member among their ranks

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"It’s so dope and so different... it really is the long-lost album": Corey Taylor says Slipknot's Look Outside Your Window album will finally be released in 2024, and admits that he's kinda to blame for the delay

On the shelf for 15 years, Slipknot's semi-mythical Look Outside Your Window album is coming out next year, says Corey Taylor

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"He was one of the best drummers the metal world has ever seen." The wild life, incredible career and tragic end of Slipknot legend, Joey Jordison

On July 26, 2021, the metal world lost Slipknot icon Joey Jordison. This is the story of his life and legacy, as told by those who knew him best

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“I used it as a doorstop, then I had it on the back of my toilet”: Inside the night Slipknot won their first Grammy Award

In 2006, The Nine finally won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance after years of nominations. However, in typical Slipknot fashion, most of the band couldn’t have cared less.

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The ironic story of when Slipknot’s Clown almost gouged his eye out playing, you guessed it, Eyeless

Slipknot percussionist Shawn “Crown” Crahan smashed his face in during a set – then suffered even further when some maniac licked the wound.

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Slipknot just proved they are the ultimate Download Festival headliner (yet again)

Nine masks. Eighteen songs. 100,000 metal fans: Slipknot just proved they are the ultimate Download Festival band.

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