GRAMMY Award-winning Iowan icons SLIPKNOT have returned today with “The Chapeltown Rag” – their first new music in two years.  “The Chapeltown Rag” is available now on all streaming platforms and will be performed live for the first time ever tonight at SLIPKNOT’s KNOTFEST LOS ANGELES.  The event will be livestreamed as it happens, giving fans access to both the studio version and SLIPKNOT’s live performance of “The Chapeltown Rag” within only hours [single artwork / livestream details below].

Recorded during recent sessions for a yet-to-be-announced new album, “The Chapeltown Rag” barrels forward with the speed of a derailed freight train and incisively eviscerates internet culture from the inside out with a scream, “WHEN EVERYTHING IS GOD ONLINE…NOTHING IS.”

SLIPKNOT vocalist Corey Taylor commented on “The Chapeltown Rag,” remarking “It’s a punisher man. It’s classic Slipknot. And it’s frenetic. But lyrically, it’s coming from a point of talking about the various manipulations that can happen when social media meets media itself. And the different ways that these manipulations can try to pull us in different directions, in the fact that we’re all becoming addicts to it, which is very, very dangerous.”

M. Shawn Crahan, better known as Clown from SLIPKNOT, added “‘The Chapeltown Rag’ facilitates a sort of mindset that you’re going to like: it’s along the barnburner side of things.”

Slipknot will debut “The Chapeltown Rag” live later tonight on their first-ever livestream from KNOTFEST LOS ANGELES at the Banc of California Stadium.  Airing at 6:00PM PT / 9:00PM ET tonight, tickets for the livestream are available at knotfest.veeps.com with Knotfest Members eligible to purchase at a discounted price.  Fans can experience the SLIPKNOT’s performance live and for a full 72 hours afterwards along with the select appearances from Killswitch Engage, FEVER 333, Code Orange, Vended and special guests Cherry Bombs. Check out the trailer for KNOTFEST LOS ANGELES HERE.

Just as forward-thinking as the music itself, SLIPKNOT heralded “The Chapeltown Rag” with an innovative rollout throughout the week. Unbeknownst to visitors, key lyrics from “The Chapeltown Rag” adorned www.knotfest.com —the band’s online hub for news, community, and the official fan club OT9. When users clicked on the lyrics, they landed on www.thechapeltownrag.com. Beckoning fans further down the rabbit hole, www.thechapeltownrag.com featured a series of nine eco-friendly NFTS minted under the user account desmoines515 and hosted on the WAX Blockchain. New digital assets were revealed daily throughout the week. When assembled, those assets granted the first look at the single artwork as well as a snippet of “The Chapeltown Rag.” Fans who collected all nine of the free-to-redeem tokens should stay tuned for various special redemption options and offerings throughout the next album cycle.

“SLIPKNOT has been at the cutting edge utilizing technology in new and creative ways to engage with their fans,” said Lee Jenkins, Product Manager for WAX, “and we are very excited that they chose WAX for this initiative that showcases a new way to utilize blockchain technology.”

“The Chapeltown Rag” represents another high watermark in a banner year for SLIPKNOT. Making a triumphant return to the road, their KNOTFEST ROADSHOW sold out amphitheaters across the country bookended by the record-breaking KNOTFEST IOWA and now KNOTFEST LOS ANGELES. In addition, they topped the bills of festivals as diverse as Riot Fest, Rocklahoma, Inkcarceration, Welcome To Rockville, and more.

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Knotfest, the music and counterculture experience created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon and nine-piece force of nature, Slipknot, has today confirmed the return of Knotfest Iowa for 2021. The event will be the biggest heavy music festival to ever hit the mid-western state and will be held at National Balloon Classic Field in Indianola, IA, on Saturday, September 25th, with Slipknot headlining. The full line-up features Faith No More, Megadeth, Lamb Of God, $uicide Boy$, Gojira, Trivium, Tech N9ne, FEVER 333, Knocked Loose, Turnstile, Gatecreeper And Vended. 

With Slipknot bringing their incendiary live experience home once more to their native Iowa, Clown tells us; “A home show is always insane, but a home “Knotfest” show will be on a whole other level. Prepare. See you soon for the new reality. Stay (sic).”

In related developments, the band’s news and content website, Knotfest.com is absorbing the band’s Outside The 9 fan club and will now offer fans of both Slipknot and heavy culture in general, the opportunity to gain access to a wealth of exclusive content and opportunities first. The behind-the-scenes footage showcasing the making of the band’s next album will be accessible exclusively for fans who join the Knotfest Community. Digital memberships for knotfest.com start at $6 a month or $50 annually, with a free tier also available. Subscribers will get an array of exclusive access and bonuses.

Today we announce that Knotfest.com has been re-imagined to create a global multi-media hub for news, exclusive interviews, performances, merchandise and more. The site will be a fan-centered platform, created by artists for their fans, dedicated to expanding the rock and metal genres and providing a one-stop destination showcasing the very best the culture has to offer.

Knotfest will capture all facets of the culture across visual, audio and written media, and feature several exclusive new content series. The highlight of this artist created content will be the brand new audio interview series, The Electric Theater hosted by Clown, featuring discourse with the world’s most interesting people. The first episode is live now and features Jami Morgan of Code Orange.

To celebrate the launch in explosive fashion and marking what would have been the kick-off weekend of the highly anticipated Knotfest Roadshow US tour, Knotfest will be hosting an exclusive Knotfest Roadshow streaming event this Friday, May 29 at 6pm ET • 3pm PT • 11pm BST • Midnight CET featuring Slipknot, Underoath & Code Orange.

With plenty more exciting additions still to be unveiled, Knotfest.com looks forward to awakening your senses through this amazing culture we’ve all built together. Enter our world: knotfest.com

Unfortunately Slipknot’s summer 2020 touring, including the North American Knotfest Roadshow, Knotfest UK and Knotfest at Sea, will not be happening. Information on Knotfest at Sea will be coming soon. The band looks forward to performing for its fans again, and will do so when everyone’s safety can be assured. All ticket holders will be emailed directly by their point of purchase, Knotfest At Sea purchasers will be contacted with postponement information.

In light of global health concerns, Slipknot have decided to postpone their upcoming Asian tour, including Knotfest Japan. While decisions like this are not easy, the safety and well-being of the band’s fans always comes first. Furthermore in this case, the bands and artists, crew and local employees are also equally effected, and as such, this was the only responsible decision that could be made. Slipknot and Knotfest will both return to Asia very soon, and at such time that everyone can be ensured of the best experience possible.

Knotfest At Sea, the inaugural cruise event from the music and lifestyle phenomenon, Knotfest, created by multi-platinum, genre defining metal band, SLIPKNOT has today announced the first bands that will be joining the line-up when the cruise sets sail from Barcelona on August 10th. As well as two headline sets from SLIPKNOT, the cruise will feature a killer line-up of performances from Anthrax, Behemoth, Devildriver, Sevendust, Skindred, Ho99o9, Higher Power and Sleep Token with more to be announced.

Following the enormous success of 2019’s inaugural KNOTFEST ROADSHOW tour, the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning hard rock band, SLIPKNOT have announced that they will once again be hitting the road this summer to headline the KNOTFEST ROADSHOW 2020 North American tour produced by Live Nation. Joining them and rounding out a killer line-up showcasing the best the world of heavy music has to offer, will be special guests, A Day To Remember, Underoath and Code Orange.

Tickets for KNOTFEST ROADSHOW 2020 go on sale at 10am local time on Friday, February 7th 2020 from KnotfestRoadshow.com.

SLIPKNOT have shared Pollution a twenty-minute short film directed by the band’s own M. Shawn Crahan, which is streaming now. The expanded film centers around Slipknot’s official music video for “Nero Forte,” which captures the band delivering a pummeling technicolor performance. “Nero Forte” is featured on the GRAMMY® Award-winning group’s chart-topping new album WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND.

Crahan elaborated on the film stating, “I set out to make a short film that makes you question your own existence, here in this reality. When you lay down in your bed, next to the one you love, do you ever ask yourself – is it possible that this person could slit my throat while I’m sleeping? Enjoy. Pollution is everywhere.”

The music and lifestyle phenomenon created by multi-platinum, genre defining metal band, SLIPKNOT, will once again make history in 2020 with the first ever KNOTFEST UK. The event will take place at legendary venue, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes on August 22nd. Members of SLIPKNOT’s official fan club, Outside The 9, will have a first access pre-sale that goes live on December 19th at 10am GMT; fans can join and get their passcode at outsidethe9.com.

When SLIPKNOT returns to headline KNOTFEST UK, it will mark their first return to The National Bowl since their iconic performance at Ozzfest 2001. KNOTFEST UK full line-up and on-site activities will be announced early next year.