Drummer Jay Weinberg
Remember when Slipknot wouldn't acknowledge who their new drummer is even though everybody basically knew? Well Jay gets a lot of screen time in the new video to show off his mask, which seems like an evolution of the mask from the last album, and is sort of giving me the vibe of Paul Grey's old mask, while still being it's own thing. Is it just me?
Here's the old mask for reference:
Bassist Alessandro Venturella
Again, it's funny to think back to the last album cycle when Alessandro's identity was immediately revealed based on his hand tattoos. Looks like Alessandro also evolved his mask, adding new levels of creepiness to it and we dig it a lot.
Here's the old mask for reference:
New guy or #3 Chris Fehn?
The most intruiging part of the new music video is that it features nine members, as expected, even with the legal troubles with percussonist Chris Fehn. What's interesting though is the percussionist has a completely new mask, almost as if his face is totally mumified. If it were Fehn, I would assume it would carry over the Pinocchio nose his mask has had for the entirety of his run. Is this a new guy or is this Fehn?
Here is Chris Fehn's old mask for reference:
So, there you have it. All of Slipknot's masks. Corey Taylor posted this photo featuring portraits of all the new masks, to give you a better idea of the design without all the effects of the music video:
What do you think of the masks? Update: See higher res versions of these images on the next page…
Slipknot's new album, We Are Not Your Kind is out August 9th. Pre-order below. Watch the video for Slipknot's new single "Unsainted" here.
Here are the band's upcoming out dates:
Fri Jul 26 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat Jul 27 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
Thu Aug 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 3 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Sun Aug 4 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Tue Aug 6 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
Thu Aug 8 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
Sat Aug 10 – Des Moines, IA – Iowa State Fairgrounds*
Sun Aug 11 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Mon Aug 12 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Wed Aug 14 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Fri Aug 16 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Sat Aug 17 – Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Sun Aug 18 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Tue Aug 20 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Wed Aug 21 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Fri Aug 23 – Burgettstown, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
Sat Aug 24 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Sun Aug 25 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
Tue Aug 27 – Mansfield, MA – The Xfinity Center
Wed Aug 28 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Fri Aug 30 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat Aug 31 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
Sun Sep 1 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Tue Sep 3 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Wed Sep 4 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Fri Sep 6 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater at Circuit of The Americas
Sat Sep 7 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Sun Sep 8 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
*Iowa State Fair – Slipknot & Gojira only
