Slipknot Releases Dynamic Sixth Studio Album 'We Are Not Your Kind'
By Katrina Nattress
August 9, 2019
Slipknot is officially back with its sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind. The new record (their first in five years) sees the band recruit a new masked member, but the evolution doesn't stop there. This collection of songs may be the Iowa-based rockers' most dynamic to date, incorporating more melody into their signature metal sound. It's also their best effort since Volume Three, according to frontman Corey Taylor.
"When we listened to it top to bottom, I was blown away. I was like, oh god. People aren't ready for this, man. It's really, really good," he said in a recent interview. "I mean, don't get me wrong. Those [last few] albums have great songs on them. But as far as a whole, it just didn't have that same vitality that the earlier stuff did. I feel like this one really captures what we've tried to do. This album musically, I could put between Volume Three and Iowa easily. But yet it can stand on its own...It's another step in the chapter that we're trying to create, basically."
Ahead of the album's release, Slipknot shared the video for "Solway Firth." Watch the visuals below and grab your copy of We Are Not Your Kind here.
Slipknot is currently on tour supporting the new release. Check out the remaining tour dates below.
Slipknot 2019 Tour Dates
Aug 8 - Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena
Aug 10 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fairgrounds* (SOLD OUT)
Aug 11 - Tinley Park, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug 12 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug 14 - Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Aug 16 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Aug 17 - Bonner Springs, KS - Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Aug 18 - Maryland Heights, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug 20 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
Aug 21 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug 23 - Burgettstown, PA - KeyBank Pavilion
Aug 24 - Scranton, PA - The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Aug 25 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Amphitheater
Aug 27 - Mansfield, MA – The Xfinity Center
Aug 28 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Aug 30 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 31 - Camden, NJ - BB&T Pavilion
Sep 1 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
Sep 3 - Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sep 4 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sep 6 - Austin, TX - Austin360 Amphitheaterat Circuit of The Americas
Sep 7 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion
Sep 8 - The Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
Sep 27 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life
Oct 11 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival
Oct 17 - Perth, AU - Optus Stadium
Oct 20 - Adelaide, AU - Adelaide Oval
Oct 22 - Melbourne, AU - Marvel Stadium (SOLD OUT)
Oct 24 - Melbourne, AU - Marvel Stadium
Oct 26 - Sydney, AU - ANZ Stadium
Oct 29 - Brisbane City, AU - QSAC
Oct 31 - Auckland, NZ - Mt. Smart Stadium (SOLD OUT)
Nov 2 - Auckland, NZ - Mt. Smart Stadium