This Friday, Slipknot will release their highly anticipated forthcoming record, We Are Not Your Kind. Ahead of the release of the record, the band have blessed us all with another album cut, ‘Birth Of The Cruel.’
‘Birth Of The Cruel’ is the third single we’ve heard from the record so far, following lead single ‘Unsainted’ and ‘Solway Firth’. You can check it out below.
Watch: Slipknot – ‘Birth Of The Cruel’
In related news, yesterday Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor openly criticised streaming services and the lack of revenue artists see from their work. Taylor responded to a tweet from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren, who noted that musicians “simply don’t get paid for our work” while “Spotify is worth billions”.
“No one points this out,” responded Taylor. “And while Congress has passed legislation to right this wrong, almost all the streaming services are APPEALING, which means we STILL don’t get paid for our work. But please people, by all means- stream away…”
Taylor then explained that touring is the only way for artists to make money.
“We HAVE to tour. It’s the only way we can make a living,” he explained. “Merch helps, but the merch companies make the lion’s share. Streaming is pricing artists- old AND new- out of careers. Read more about it now.
We Are Not Your Kind drops August 9th. Australian fans will be able to catch the Knot in all their glory when they grace our shores in support of Metallica’s WorldWired tour. Tour dates and ticket information below.
Metallica’s WorldWired Australia Tour 2019
With special guests Slipknot
Thursday, October 17th
Optus Stadium, Perth, WA
Sunday, October 20th
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA
Tuesday October 22nd (Sold Out)Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday October 24th
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday October 26th
ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday, October 29th
QSAC, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday, October 31st (Sold Out)Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ
Saturday, November 2nd
Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ
Tickets available through Live Nation
