Slipknot Have Shared An Alternative Cover Of .5: The Gray Chapter For The Album’s Fifth Anniversary

Artistic mastermind Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has shared an alternative version of the cover for Slipknot’s .5: The Gray Chapter album, in honour of the record’s five-year anniversary. The ’Knot’s fifth full-length – and first to not feature original founding members bassist Paul Gray and drummer Joey Jordison – turned five yesterday (October 21), and to mark the occasion, Clown posted a version of the cover that was in fact a “strong contender for the final artwork”, as well as representing where he his was at during the making of the album. While not exactly a million miles from the version that ended up making the cut, it’s nevertheless always a thrill to dig that little bit deeper inside Clown’s mind. At the time of .5: The Gray Chap...