Slipknot has notched another legit commercial “hit” on their belt as the single for the track “Unsainted” single was certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) on October 7 for accumulating 500,000 certified units. According to the RIAA, one equivalent song unit is equal to a single digital song sale, or 150 on-demand audio and/or video streams. Slipknot’s 2019 smash success We Are Not Your Kind (review here) is out via Roadrunner Records. Continue reading
Slipknot dropped their new album We Are Not Your Kind earlier this month via Roadrunner. Drummer and YouTuber Maren Alford uploaded an amazing playthrough cover of ‘Unsainted’. Loudwire posted about the video earlier in the week, and it went viral. Alford, who is 14 and drums for an “all-girl power trio” called Not Ur Girlfrenz. “Jay Weinberg is one of my favorite drummers, and I’m excited to cover one of his songs,” wrote Alford in the video’s description. “The moment I heard Slipknot ‘Unsainted’ I knew this was the one! Very proud to be in the SJC Drums artist family with Jay!” Continue reading
In a career full of huge achievements, Slipknot toppled another one last night. They headlined the vaunted Iowa State Fair in their home town of Des Moines Iowa, and it was a banger. The fair is no stranger to metal after Metallica headlined their in the 1990s, but it’s definitely not par for the course. The band played pretty much the same setlist they have during the Knotfest Roadshow Tour so far but definitely included a few more recent songs, including ‘Unsainted ‘from We Are Not Your Kind. Check out the fan-filmed footage below! Continue reading