Slipknot share cryptic video: What are they up to?

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Slipknot upload a mysterious video snippet and simply tease the message: “Soon”. Band kick off their European tour later today

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Slipknot (Image credit: Alexandria Crahan Conway/Roadrunner Records)

Slipknot have uploaded a video teaser to their social media channels, hinting that something is coming “soon.”

The abstract 42-second clip appears to show a figure fighting with a weapon in slow-motion, while the static-filled audio is eventually joined by a drum line.

There’s been no further word from the band, who will kick off their European and UK tour later tonight at Dublin’s 3Arena.

Slipknot are on the road in support of their latest studio album We Are Not Your Kind and will be joined by special guests Behemoth (opens in new tab).

Slipknot will also return to the UK on August 22 for Knotfest UK (opens in new tab), with tickets for the “mind-altering collision of music, art and culture” at The National Bowl, Milton Keynes, going on sale from 10am this coming Thursday (January 16) through Live Nation (opens in new tab).

Fans will also be able to gain access to a Live Nation pre-sale from 10am on Wednesday by signing up for "My Live Nation" on the website (opens in new tab).

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Slipknot: We Are Not Your Kind (opens in new tab)

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Slipknot's new album We Are Not Your Kind was released through Roadrunner Records in 2019. The follow-up to .5: The Gray Chapter features the lead single Unsainted.

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Slipknot: 2020 UK and European tour
Jan 14: Dublin 3Arena, Ireland
Jan 16: Manchester Arena, UK
Jan 17: Newcastle Utilita Arena, UK
Jan 18: Glasgow SSE Hydro, UK
Jan 20: Sheffield Flydsa Arena, UK
Jan 21: Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, UK
Jan 22: Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, UK
Jan 24: Birmingham Arena, UK
Jan 25: London The O2, UK
Jan 28: Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, Netherlands
Jan 29: Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany
Jan 30: Paris AccorHotels Arena, France
Feb 01: Luxembourg Rockhal, Luxembourg
Feb 02: Lyon Halle Tony Garnier, France
Feb 04: Budapest Sportarena, Hungary
Feb 06: Lodz Atlas Arena, Poland
Feb 08: Stuttgart Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle, Germany
Feb 09: Munich Olympiahalle, Germany
Feb 11: Milan Mediolanum Forum, Italy
Feb 12: Zurich Hallenstadion, Switzerland
Feb 14: Vienna Stadthalle, Austria
Feb 16: Hamburg Barclaycard Arena, Germany
Feb 17: Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena, Germany
Feb 18: Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany
Feb 20: Copenhagen Royal Arena, Denmark
Feb 21: Stockholm Ericsson Globe, Sweden
Feb 22: Oslo Telenor Arena, Norway
Feb 24: Helsinki Hartwall Arena, Finland

Scott Munro
Scott Munro

Scott looks after and updates Louder’s online buyer’s guides and also scouts out the best deals for music fans from every corner of the internet. He's spent more than 28 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014, where he wrote extensively about rock, metal, prog and more, before moving to the eCommerce team full-time in 2020. Scott has previous written for publications including IGN, Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky.