SlipknotKnotfest is heading to Australia next year! Confirmed by Shawn "Clown" Crahan on triple j last night, with Slipknot (of course), Bad Omens, and Void Of Vision announced to perform at the festival.
There's also a brand-new Knotfest Facebook page with a profile picture, the title "Music, Art & Culture Collide Down Under", and tour dates:
KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA
VENUES AND TOUR DATES
Slipknot | Bad Omens | Void Of Vision
Full line-up TBC
Friday, March 24 - Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
Saturday, March 25 - Centennial Park, Sydney
Sunday, March 26 - Showgrounds, Brisbane
Sign up for more information here.
Clown's triple j announcement and the Facebook page - with events created - are very welcome news.
Last week, Slipknot released a social media teaser video captioned, "AU Maggots. Soon…."
The 25-second clip features the music from Adderall, the opener to Slipknot's new album, The End, So Far; their signature logo, and what looks to be a big ass tent with a backdrop of the country above it. They also included a link to a mailing list that says, "Australia 2023... Sign up to be the first to know." The mailing list now says, "Sign up to access Early Bird Pre-Sale Tickets. Stay tuned for the full announcement."
The End, So Far debuted at #1 on the ARIA Albums Charts upon its release, which marked the band's third consecutive #1 on the ARIA album chart.
Slipknot recently bestowed its dedicated fans with a high-definition gift, uploading sparkling HD remasters of nearly their entire video catalogue to YouTube.
The Iowa metal legends have made the iconic visuals for ten songs, all of which pre-date the HD era. The songs given the HD treatment are Wait and Bleed, Spit It Out, Left Behind, Duality, Before I Forget, Vermillion, Vermillion, Pt. 2, Psychosocial, Sulfur, and Snuff, with the HD remastering giving many of the clips an even more sinister edge.
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Speaking with The Music last month, Alessandro Venturella, or as we know him, Slipknot bassist V-Man, said: "You could hear all the aspects of everybody in the band, and it just turned it into something else. Joe [Barresi, producer] brought his expertise and really took those songs to another level. We're very proud of those songs.
"When I go to shows and see a 13-year-old kid, or 10-year-old kid drumming along to everything, or, you know, there's a bunch of kids that we've seen do a music video of them playing along to something. I think that's just incredible."
Maybe 13 and 10-year-old kids will attend Knotfest Australia if their parents go along, too.
