Slipknot just kicked off the Aussie run of their Knotfest shows in the most mind-blowing way possible: they put Gematria (The Killing Name) into the setlist for the first time ever. At the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Friday, February 28, the Iowa metal kings delighted and absolutely shocked maggots only three songs into their set by dropping the 2008 All Hope Is Gone gem, which fans have historically never expected to hear live. As reported by Loudwire, frontman Corey Taylor said a few years back that Gematria had been “created and recorded” in a particular way that meant that “some of the guys in the band are like, ‘Fuck that, we’ll never play it.’” He told All Things Music podcast in May 2023 that it wasn’t for “sentimental” reasons, but it was beca...