"I just like looking at the faces," Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan says. "After all these years, the most intense fan is still intense."
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For nearly two decades, the group's nine masked headbangers have been challenging fans with performance-art experiments disguised as concerts, as they slither about the stage and literally set it ablaze. Last year, they put out .5: The Gray Chapter, their first record in six years and first without founding bassist and songwriter Paul Gray,who died in 2010.
Beginning in July, Slipknot will embark on their second North American tour in support of the album. Like-minded metal screamers Lamb of God will join them on the trek, which they've dubbed Summer's Last Stand. "It's always cool to jam with your friends and . . . it's great to tour with bands that kids like," Crahan says. "It just makes it more of a great day for a 'maggot,'" he adds using the name the band has affectionately reserved for Slipknot faithful.
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