*Box set includes exclusive new artwork and unseen imagery collected from the band’s personal archives. *59 recordings including Slipknot’s legendary Indigo Ranch demos / mixes, live versions and other rarities – 40 of them unreleased – across 6 colour LPs *9 new Slipknot collectors photo cards SLIPKNOT announce Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition) – a deluxe reissue celebrating the release of their […]

We’re back again, it’s so good that Knotfest has kicked off in the way it has and now in its third year we are back in Centennial Park once again for a day of metal and we are ready! Once again we were lucky enough to get a special tour of the Slipknot museum before gates opened and this year […]

KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, is returning to Australia this year, and today we are thrilled to announce a horde of headline sideshows from some of the artists on the festival lineup. In addition to their entirely sold out Adelaide headline sideshow, SLIPKNOT will also headline in Auckland on Tuesday 11 March, while A DAY TO REMEMBER are set to perform a […]

After months of relentless chaos and sold-out arenas, SLIPKNOT has announced two exclusive headline sideshows next year on the heels of KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA, visiting Adelaide’s AEC Arena on Tuesday 4 March, and Spark Arena in Auckland on Tuesday 11 March. As always, attendees can expect a performance unlike any other, from a band who only get more thrilling, exciting and cathartic as time […]

KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, returns to Australia in 2025. The music and counterculture experience will hit the East coast of Australia starting on Friday, February 28th at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, then heads to Brisbane on Sunday, March 2nd at Brisbane Showground before wrapping up in Sydney on Saturday, March 8th at Centennial Park. Headlined by SLIPKNOT, the 2025 festival line-up […]

KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival kicks off in Australia next week with a whole horde of surprises lying in wait and KNOTFEST 2024 ticketholders are in for a treat. We’re stoked to announce the return of SLIPKNOT for KNOTFEST 2025 to celebrate their 25th Anniversary, together with a huge line-up to be announced later in the year. Only KNOTFEST 2024 ticketholders will receive exclusive access to the […]

KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT will be making its Australian debut in March 2023. Brisbane has now hung up its sold out sign alongside Melbourne. Tickets for Sydney are flying out the door and final tickets are on sale. Be sure to grab your ticket before you miss out. Headlined by SLIPKNOT, the […]

KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT will be making its Australian debut in March 2023. KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA has already sold out in Melbourne with Brisbane and Sydney not far behind. KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA is thrilled to announce the headline sideshows from some of the artists on the jaw-dropping festival line up. This is the first and only sideshow announcement and there […]

“There’s always just that thing about Slipknot that keeps the band relevant .” From release: There was never a band like @Slipknot, and there will never be another. Like a spore out of the Midwest, they’ve quietly bloomed into the most uncompromising, undeniable, and unique presence on the planet whose influence transcends genres and generations. Since sowing the seeds for […]

GRAMMY Award-winning Iowan icons SLIPKNOT have announced details of their widely anticipated new album, THE END, SO FAR, which will be released September 30th on Roadrunner Records. Today the band has shared the album’s lead single “The Dying Song” (Time To Sing), which is available on all streaming platforms with an official music video streaming on Slipknot’s YouTube channel HERE.  Directed by the band’s own M. Shawn ‘clown’ […]

Live Nation regrets to announce that Metallica’s 2019 Australia & New Zealand tour will not go ahead. We are working with Metallica to secure a new tour period and will make a further announcement as soon as possible. A note from Lars, Kirk, and Rob: We are truly sorry to inform our fans and friends that we must postpone our […]

SLIPKNOT has announced details of their long-awaited sixth LP, We Are Not Your Kind, which will be released August 9th on Roadrunner Records. The band has shared the album’s first single Unsainted, which is available at all DSPs here along with an official music video streaming on Slipknot’s YouTube channel.  Directed by the band’s own M. Shawn Crahan, the Unsainted video, and the track itself, offer a glimpse at […]

Cementing their reputation as the powerhouse of hard rock, all tickets for METALLICA‘s WorldWired Tour Melbourne show have now sold out. Due to continued overwhelming demand a 2nd & final Melbourne show has been added, to be played at Marvel Stadium on Thursday, October 24. Last here in 2013, Metallica’s long-awaited return Down Under will now extend to six Australian stadium shows on their WorldWired […]

METALLICA has confirmed its long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand. The band’s first dates in Australia since 2013, and first show in New Zealand since 2010, will be: October 17      Perth AUS                    Optus Stadium October 20      Adelaide AUS              Adelaide Oval October 22      Melbourne AUS           Marvel Stadium October 26      Sydney AUS                ANZ Stadium October 29      Brisbane AUS              QSAC October 31      Auckland NZ                Mt. Smart Stadium     The newly announced shows are Metallica’s […]

SLIPKNOT has returned with a brand new track, All Out Life.  The unrelenting new track is joined by an official music video – directed by the band’s own M. Shawn Crahan – which is streaming now on Slipknot’s official YouTube channel – watch here.  All Out Life is available now at all DSPs. SLIPKNOT’s Corey Taylor explained “All Out Life is a song that is trying to […]

“…we truly enjoy doing what we do and I just think that when you come out and play with that energy and then the crowd feeds off of it, and then you feed off the crowd’s energy, and it’s just this cycle.” From Release: Known far and wide as a truly incendiary live act, Stone Sour has built an international […]

“So that was the only main concern that we had was really trying to capture that electricity that comes out of this band when you see us live and really kind of grab hold of that and try to see if we could really get it down like the old ways, like the ways bands used to do it…” From […]

The Legendary heavy metal group and Nuclear Blast artist: Lamb of God will open for Slipknot on their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand. Lamb of God will appear on all dates! Tickets for the heaviest tour of 2016 go on sale tomorrow morning at 11am Monday 23RD MAY.   SLIPKNOT DATES with guests LAMB OF GOD VECTOR ARENA AUCKLAND […]

As they prepare to embark on their biggest U.S. tour to date, SLIPKNOT have announced a tour of the East Coast of Australia this October. Slipknot’s 2016 Australian campaign will include performances at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on October 28, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney on October 29 and Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne on October 31 – Melbourne Cup Eve and Halloween. […]

Recognized globally as one of the most prolific drummers in metal, Joey Jordison has unveiled details of his new band, Vimic.   Rounded out by Kalen Chase [Vocals], Jed Simon [Guitar/Vocals], Kyle Konkiel [Bass/Vocals] and Matt Tarach [Keyboards], Vimic has debuted Simple Skeletons, the first single from their debut LP Open Your Omenwhich is set to arrive later this year on […]

Date: Sunday March 1, 2015 Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Presented by: Soundwave Touring Photos by: Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography and Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of Day 2 HERE   Bands Featured in this gallery in order: Slipknot Fall Out Boy Of Mice & Men Butcher Babies Slash featuring Myles Kennedy […]

It’s weird, it’s come around so quick that I feel like I was only just at Soundwave yesterday… oh wait… that’s right, welcome to Day 2 of the Soundwave extravaganza… now after yesterday I’m sore and weary but that doesn’t stop me getting in nice and early and already losing about 15kgs from sweat in the most ridiculous heat possible, […]

“…that’s my favourite tour or festival show or whatever you want to call it, in the entire world, man. When we played there literally man that’s a story I’m going to tell my grandchildren is when we played Soundwave, it’s my proudest moment of being a musician…” From Bio: Most recent album, ‘Ungrateful’ was a rebirth of ESCAPE THE FATE […]

Hot on the heels of their inclusion as a headliner on the 2015 Soundwave line-up, Slipknot has announced the next phase of their uncompromising history – the release of .5: The Gray Chapter. Their fifth studio album, .5: The Gray Chapter will be released in Australia on October 17th. Slipknot unleashed The Negative One earlier this month, marking the ground-breaking band’s first new music in more than six years. The song immediately […]

For the first time in its history, Soundwave 2015 will be held over 2 action-packed days…Holy Smokes! This means better value, better staging, better production, longer sets and minimised clashes… In Adelaide and Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane each days line-up will criss cross between each city. 2 day tickets go on sale for Soundwave members this Friday 22 August, 9am […]

“If people like it, that’s great, that’s awesome, I make music for my fans, I make music for myself first, but I wouldn’t work so hard of it if I didn’t want to get it out to the world. I just do not care if there are naysayers or there’s the people that don’t like it or do like it, […]

SLIPKNOT DRUMMER JOEY JORDISON UNVEILS NEW PROJECT, SCAR THE MARTYR Slipknot member Joey Jordison has unveiled details of his new project, Scar The Martyr. Recorded at Sound Farm Studios in Des Moines, IA, Scar The Martyr’s as-yet-untitled debut album, was produced by Rhys Fulber whose production and mixing credits include Fear Factory, Rob Zombie, Mindless Self Indulgence, Front Line Assembly and more.  The […]

“If you don’t like it, listen to one song, give it a chance, if you don’t like it, throw a bottle at me and go and watch another band ha ha, but at least give me three minutes of your time and hopefully you’ll be in to it.” From Official Bio:  Whether they’re headlining, supporting or leading sing-alongs at festivals […]

SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCE ANTENNAS TO HELL OUT JULY 20 – HEADLINING THEIR VERY OWN KNOTFEST THIS AUGUST For their millions of fans around the world, Slipknot are as much a culture and a way of life as they are a band. To completely engage with all of the perseverance, ingenuity, artistic integrity and holistic vision of Slipknot’s creative output in all of […]

Soundwave Festival 2012 Melbourne Date: Friday 02 March 2012 Venue: Showgrounds, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Check out the full gallery by clicking the link below: Photo Gallery – Slipknot, Soundwave Festival 2012 Melbourne