Music News: Slipknot Share New Song – Solway Firth

Carl Fisher 5 min read

Slipknot has shared ‘Solway Firth,’ the second new track to be released from their widely anticipated sixth studio LP, We Are Not Your Kind, which arrives 9th August via Roadrunner Records. ‘Solway Firth’ is available now at all DSPs along with an official music video streaming on Slipknot’s YouTube channel. Directed by the band’s own M. Shawn Crahan, and created with UPROXX and Amazon Prime Video, the ‘Solway Firth’ video features exclusive footage from the new Amazon Original, ‘The Boys’ (premiering 26th July) alongside exclusive live performance footage from Slipknot’s recent headline festival run in Europe.

Last week Slipknot teased their 2020 European tour, revealing a string of cities where the band are set to bring their spectacular all-new live production and announced an album/ticket pre-sale access tie-up to coincide. Fans pre-ordering the Iowa band’s long-awaited sixth studio album, ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ before 11.30pm UK time on 8th August at the Roadrunner Records e-store, will be eligible for an exclusive ticket pre-sale code granting early access to the first available tickets for their 2020 European run. Click here to secure your album and exclusive pre-order code.




Tour cities rack up as follows:

Dublin, Ireland
Manchester, United Kingdom
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Birmingham, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frankfurt, Germany
Paris, France
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Lyon, France
Budapest, Hungary
Lodz, Poland
Stuttgart, Germany
Munich, Germany
Milan, Italy
Zurich, Switzerland
Vienna, Austria
Hamburg, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Dortmund, Germany
Copenhagen, Denmark
Stockholm, Sweden
Oslo, Norway
Helsinki, Finland

‘Solway Firth’ follows We Are Not Your Kind’s lead single ‘Unsainted,’ which made massive impact upon release with the song’s official music video, directed by Crahan, trending at #1 worldwide on YouTube for 24 hours (all videos, not just music), amassing 35 million views to date. Slipknot broke records again following their album announcement, with the worldwide live debuts of ‘Unsainted’ and their 2018 single ‘All Out Life’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, both of which have become the show’s most viewed music performances of 2019 on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEypTy4swDA&feature=youtu.be

This summer Slipknot embark on their Knotfest Roadshow headline tour set to traverse across North America with Volbeat, Gojira, and Behemoth joining as special guests on all dates. Produced by Live Nation, the 29-city outing kicks off this Friday 26th July at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA. For tickets and more information on the Knotfest Roadshow, visit here.

Slipknot

26/7 – 8/9: Knotfest Roadshow with Volbeat, Gojira, and Behemoth
17/10 – 2/11: Australian Tour with Metallica
Jul 26 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jul 27 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
Jul 30 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Aug 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Aug 3 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Aug 4 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Aug 6 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
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 Amphitheater at 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




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