That Time When Slipknot Supported A Jazz Band
Just because they’re a touring giant now with their own festival doesn’t mean Slipknot had their pick of the gigs in the early days. Far from it. In a new interview with the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show, frontman Corey Taylor remembers the time the Iowan Nine supported a jazz band in their hometown of Des Moines.“It was a gig-trade because Clown owned a bar in Des Moines,” said Corey. “They all, like, stared at us like we had shit in our hands and had thrown it at them. They were so stunned with the madness.” The booking sort of makes sense, though. Sure, Slipknot are a force of nature, oozing venom from every pore, but their 1996 release Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. did include some jazz elements and odd time-signatures. That was little comfort for the a...
