One of the Philippinesā most awaited Metal shows is about to happen as the arrival of todayās most renowned masked entity is imminent. PULP Live World is excited to announce SLIPKNOT LIVE IN MANILA, happening on a new dateāJanuary 15, 2021 at the Amoranto Stadium, Quezon City.
The multi-platinum Grammy-winning act continues to send shockwaves through the global Metal community, having released their widely anticipated sixth LP, We Are Not Your Kind. Released in August 2019 and highlighted by tracks like āThe Birth of the Cruelā, āSolway Firthā, and the lead single āUnsaintedā, Slipknotās latest record has unsurprisingly left much of the music world in awe.
āWith their latest studio album, Slipknot have released one of the strongest albums in their career,ā remarks Consequence of Sound, with The Independent declaring, āThe sheer ambition of We Are Not Your Kind is just as staggering as their seminal record Iowa ā the dynamic might be even better.ā Meanwhile, Billboard attests, āIowaās greatest musical export has only improved on its genre-busting sound.ā The UKās NME puts it simply: āThe ‘Knot’s sixth album is an astonishing record.ā
Slipknot emerged towards the end of the 20th Century from the US midwestern town of Des Moines, Iowa and quickly established themselves as the most enigmatic, provocative, and aggressive collective in contemporary music. 1999ās eponymous debut album is widely regarded as a modern-day classic and was honored by Metal Hammer as the āBest Debut of the Last 25 Years.ā The release quickly racked up double RIAA platinum certifications in the US, with many of the bandās subsequent releases achieving platinum status around the globe.
To date, the band has been nominated for 10 Grammy Awards (winning in 2006 for āBefore I Forgetā), and has also scored 13 Platinum and 44 Gold record certifications around the world, with 30 million unit sales and over 2.5 billion YouTube views to date. Slipknotās fanbase is as unwavering as it is ubiquitous ā the bandās last studio album, 2014ās .5: The Gray Chapter, debuted Top 5 in the Official Album Charts of 19 countries around the world including the US (#1), UK (#2), Japan (#1), Australia (#1), Russia (#1) & Germany (#2).
With the arrival of We Are Not Your Kind came more feats to Slipknotās name. It marked the bandās third consecutive #1 Album on the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, all music videos off the album, directed by M. Shawn Crahan, have each trended worldwide on YouTube. āUnsaintedā was at #1 worldwide for a full 24 hours. Slipknot have also amassed over 52 million views in only two months. The nine-piece act also shook the world with the live debuts of āUnsaintedā and their 2018 single āAll Out Lifeā on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, both of which have become the showās most viewed music performances of 2019 on YouTube.
Fans of the band all over the world, Maggots as they are called, have continued to revere the bandās inscrutable trademark of theatrics thatās written all over a kind of music that has allowed them to change the face of modern heavy metal as we know it. The same can be said of Filipino fans of Slipknot, who have ceaselessly waited and clamored for this upcoming concert 15 years since the band was supposed to perform in the Philippines for the first time.
Now, over a decade and a half since the ill-fated show, Slipknot are on their way to the Philippines for the first time ever to bring their visually arresting, incendiary, and spectacular live show to the hallowed grounds of Amoranto, a venue that has witnessed the exponential and almost incomprehensible growth of the Filipino metal community through the years. The upcoming Manila show, which has been years and years in the making, will also be a ‘must-see’ event in what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting periods in the Iowa band’s 20-year career.
SLIPKNOT LIVE IN MANILA, happening on January 15, 2021 at the Amoranto Stadium, Quezon City, is proudly presented by PULP Live World. Gates open at 5:00PM and the show starts at 7:00PM. Ticket selling resumes on June 30, 2020, 10AM through SM Tickets, TicketNet, AirAsia RedTix, and Platinumlist.net. Tickets are priced at P6,660 (Red Zone), P5,550 (Black Zone), and P2,220 (White Zone). Ticketing charges apply. Tickets purchased prior to the postponement will still be valid on the rescheduled show date and all details such as ticket prices, tiers, and sections, will REMAIN THE SAME for the new date.
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