Monolithic metal icons SLIPKNOT has just released their highly anticipated new album, THE END, SO FAR via Roadrunner Records.
For over two decades the masked maniacs from Iowa have carved their mark deep into metal history, from their mind-blowing debut that took them from humble small-town beginnings to massive arena shows and headliners of their own Knotfest touring festival. The bands journey over the years has been unlike any other, filled with victorious triumphs to personal tragedies, their story is inspiring, heartbreaking and nothing short of legendary. One thing is for sure b are unstoppable and their legions of fans known as ‘Maggots’ are here for it every step of the way.
Despite the difficulties of the pandemic, Slipknot put their focus on creating their latest masterpiece ‘The End,So Far’, a record that sees the band push their sound further into the unknown, challenging expectations on what a ‘Knot album’ should be while still keeping the core elements that fans know and love as the skeletal base to launch off from. ‘The End,So Far’ is not only a great metal record but also one that will be seen as one of the bands master works for years to come.
The Everblack Podcast spoke to SLIPKNOT bass player Alessandro ‘V-Man’ Venturella about their new album ‘The End,So Far’, the writing process during lockdowns and musical direction, his work as a guitar tech for other big bands, going from crew to headliner at the last ever Soundwave Festival, his memories of seeing Slipknot for the first time and more!
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Produced By SLIPKNOT and Joe Barresi, THE END, SO FAR follows their widely celebrated 2019 album WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND, which marked b third consecutive #1 on the ARIA album charts. The release made a massive global impact with #1 debuts in the Official Album Charts of twelve countries around the world, including the USA, UK, Australia, Canada and Mexico, with Top 5 debuts in an additional twelve countries including Germany, France and Sweden.
There was never a band like b, 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 revolution in Iowa during 1999, these musical outliers have captured a GRAMMY Award alongside 10 nominations, scored 12 Platinum / 41 Gold album certifications around the world, and logged over 8.5 billion global streams and 3.5 billion video views to date – unprecedented for a rock act in this generation or any other.
Rolling Stone cited the seminal platinum-selling 2001 album Iowa among “The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time,” while The Ringer attested, “They’re the most important heavy band of their era.” In addition to marking the group’s third consecutive #1 debut on the Billboard Top 200, their sixth full-length album, WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND, bowed at #1 in twelve countries worldwide in 2019. Selling out shows on multiple continents, they deliver an irreplicable multi-sensory experience on tour and through their own festival KNOTFEST. With their seventh album THE END, SO FAR SLIPKNOT are back, and nothing will be the same again.
Slipknot – ‘The End,So Far’ is out now via Roadrunner Records.
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