Slipknot has been out on the road celebrating the 25th anniversary of their landmark 1999 self-titled debut album, but that's not all they've got planned! According to Slipknot percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan in an interview with Metal Hammer, there's going to be an expansive reissue coming as well.
"I'm fully involved with putting together a reissue package, because I'm the band caretaker," said Clown. "I'm the one that held everything over the years: all the DAT tapes from the [sound]board from all our first shows, all the videotapes from studio sessions at SR Audio and Indigo Ranch, different test mixes that we gave to other people that we said 'No' to at that time and that were never released, but are amazing.
"They would never have been listened to 25 years ago, but now that the golden egg has been laid, and everyone knows it, you're not going to listen to another mix and go, 'This is better', you're just gonna go, 'Wow, this is Slipknot like this, 25 years ago.'"
On what might be included in the reissue, Clown continued: "There's new artwork, new photos from the time, there's so much music that's so punk rock from board tapes, there's video documents, there's a lot — audio, visuals, everything. It's the best of all things Slipknot."
This wouldn't be the first time Slipknot was reissued, but it would certainly be the biggest one if everything Clown said above actually comes to fruition.
Slipknot still has a boatload of shows booked throughout the rest of 2024 in celebration of their 1999 self-titled debut album. Get those dates below, get your tickets here.
9/21 Des Moines, IA Knotfest Iowa at Waterworks Park (w/ Knocked Loose & Vended)
10/11 Sacramento, CA Aftershock Festival
10/19 São Paulo, BR Knotfest Brasil
11/8 Guadalajara, MX Calle 2
11/9 Mexico City, MX Parque Bicentenario
12/5 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome
12/6 Dortmund, DE Westfalehallen
12/8 Stuttgart, DE Schleyerhalle
12/9 Leipzig, DE Quarterback Immobilien Arena
12/11 Zürich, CH Hallenstadion
12/12 Paris, FR Accor Arena
12/14 Leeds, UK First Direct Arena
12/15 Glasgow, UK Ovo Hydro
12/17 Manchester, UK Co-op Live
12/18 Birmingham, UK Utilita Arena
12/20 London, UK The O2
12/21 London, UK The O2
