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Slipknot Sez ‘Prepare For Hell’
Slipknot unveils its autumn rumble across the land with very special guest Korn and opener King 810 . Beginning a few days after Knotfest in Southern California, destinations include El Paso, Omaha, Denver, Boston, Kansas City and Toronto.
Slipknot revealed more than just tour dates today. The band’s upcoming album The Gray Chapter will be released Oct. 21 and is available for pre-order via iTunes. All orders will receive new tracks “The Devil In I” and “The Negative One” instantly.
What’s more, fans purchasing tickets through Oct. 5 will receive a download of the new album upon its release.
And then it’s time to “Prepare For Hell” with the fall tour launching in El Paso a couple of nights before Halloween.
“We’ve been waiting a long time for this,” Corey Taylor said. “Not only do we get to tour with friends who we respect, we’ve also chosen a band that represents the fury of the future. Slipknot is coming to your town. And hell’s coming with us.”
There are two Slipknot-curated Knotfests coming up in the fall. The U.S. edition will occupy the San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore, Calif., beginning Oct. 24 with the kick-off party and Oct. 25-26 featuring two nights of Slipknot. Knotfest heads to
Here are the “Prepare For Hell” North American dates:
Oct. 29 – El Paso, Texas, El Paso County Coliseum
Oct. 31 – Dallas, Texas, Gexa Energy Pavilion
Nov. 1 – Corpus Christi, Texas, American Bank Center
Nov. 2 – San Antonio, Texas, AT&T Center
Nov. 4 – North Little Rock, Ark., Verizon Arena
Nov. 5 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov. 6 – Omaha, Neb., CenturyLink Center Omaha
Nov. 8 – Madison, Wis., Alliant Energy Center Mem. Coliseum
Nov. 9 – Sioux Falls, S.D., Denny Sanford Premier Center
Nov. 11 – Denver, Colo., Denver Coliseum
Nov. 19 – Baltimore, Md., Baltimore Arena
Nov. 21 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
Nov. 22 – Lexington, Ky., Rupp Arena
Nov. 23 – Fort Wayne, Ind., Allen County War Mem. Coliseum
Nov. 25 – Moline, Ill., I Wireless Center
Nov. 26 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
Nov. 28 – Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena
Nov. 29 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Nov. 30 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Dec. 2 – Reading, Pa., Santander Arena
Dec. 3 – Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center
Dec. 5 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
Dec. 6 – East Rutherford, N.J., IZOD Center
Dec. 7 – Lowell, Mass., Tsongas Center At UMass Lowell
Members of Slipknot’s Outside The Nine will receive exclusive access to presales. General onsales launch Sept. 5. All you need to know can be found at Slipknot.com.