NOMINATED FOR “BEST METAL PERFORMANCE” AND “BEST ROCK ALBUM”
AT THE 58TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
KNOTFEST MEXICO DRAWS RECORD CROWDS IN MEXICO CITY
NEW SINGLE “GOODBYE” SET TO IMPACT ROCK RADIO THIS WINTER
Slipknot is closing out a monumental year and poised for an even bigger 2016 with the recent announcement of the group’s multiple nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The Grammy Award-winning group is nominated for both “Best Rock Album” (.5: The Gray Chapter) and “Best Metal Performance” (Custer) at this year’s awards. The band commented on the nominations in a video message to fans posted to Slipknot’s official Facebook page.
The announcement follows the group’s headline performance at their very own KNOTFEST MEXICO, which drew record crowds in Mexico City this past weekend. The festival attracted over 45,000 fans to the Pegasus Forum in Toluca, Mexico making it the largest KNOTFEST to date. Next month Slipknot will head overseas for a series of international headline tour dates which will conclude with a UK arena run featuring support from Suicidal Tendencies. For full dates and ticket information please visit www.slipknot1.com.
Furthermore, Slipknot’s poignant new single “Goodbye” is set to impact Rock Radio in the coming weeks following the success of the band’s Top 10 hit “Killpop.” Earlier this year Slipknot released their official music video for “Killpop” which was directed by the band’s own Shawn “Clown” Crahan and has since amassed over 17 million views streaming on Slipknot’s official YouTube channel. “Killpop” marked the band’s second Top 10 radio hit from their acclaimed new album .5: The Gray Chapter, the other being the blockbuster first single “The Devil In I,” which proved a multi-format rock radio smash. “The Devil In I” companion video, also directed by Shawn “Clown” Crahan, has since cemented itself as fan favorite with over 58 million individual views at Slipknot’s official YouTube channel.
.5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot’s fifth studio album for Roadrunner Records and first since 2008’s RIAA platinum certified chart-topper, All Hope Is Gone made a stunning chart debut upon its arrival last fall, entering the SoundScan/Billboard 200 chart at #1 with sales in excess of 131,000 albums – the highest debut for a hard rock record in 2014. Furthermore, the album made an explosive chart impact around the globe, with #1 debuts in Japan, Australia, Canada, Russia, and Switzerland, alongside top 5 debuts in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Austria, New Zealand, Mexico, Denmark, and Finland.
Slipknot emerged at the tail end of the Twentieth Century and quickly established itself as the most enigmatic, provocative, and aggressive collective of the modern era. 1999’s SLIPKNOT stands as a true milestone, named by Metal Hammer as the “Best Debut of the Last 25 Years.” The album fast earned 2x RIAA platinum certification, with each of Slipknot’s following releases – including 4 video albums – all receiving additional platinum certifications in the US and around the globe. All told, the band has 11 platinum and 39 gold record certifications worldwide.
For more, please log on to www.slipknot1.com, www.facebook.com/slipknot, twitter.com/slipknot (@slipknot), instagram.com/slipknot, www.youtube.com/slipknot, andwww.roadrunnerrecords.com.
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ON TOUR 2016
*w/ Suicidal Tendencies
Jan 18 Hartwall Arena Helsinki, FIN
Jan 20 Scandinavium Göteborg, SWE
Jan 21 Blue Water Dokken Esbjerg , DNK
Jan 23 Siemens Arena Vilnius, LTU
Jan 24 Ergo Arena Gdańsk, POL
Jan 26 Stadthalle Vienna, AUT
Jan 27 O2 Arena Prague, CZE
Jan 28 Messe Leipzig, DEU
Jan 30 Olympisky Moscow, RUS
Feb 2 Gran Teatro Geox Padova, ITA
Feb 3 Olympiahalle Munich, DEU
Feb 4 ISS Dome Düsseldorf, DEU
Feb 6 Festhalle Frankfurt, DEU
Feb 8 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, UK*
Feb 9 Alexandra Palace London, UK*
Feb 10 Alexandra Palace London, UK*
Feb 12 Genting Arena Birmingham, UK*
Feb 13 First Direct Arena Leeds, UK*
Feb 15 SSE Arena Belfast, UK*
