News release from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum:
Slipknot with special guests KORN & King 810 come to the Memorial Coliseum November 23
(August 25, 2014) – Global rock juggernauts, Slipknot, announce the Prepare For Hell Tour – a major North American headline tour with very special guests Korn and openers King 810 – kicking off October 29 and traversing North America through December 7. The tour stops in Fort Wayne at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, November 23 at 7:00pm. Tickets will go on sale Friday, September 5 at 10:00 a.m. at the Memorial Coliseum ticket office, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at (800) 745-3000.
“We’ve been waiting a long time for this,” stated Slipknot’s Corey Taylor. “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.”
Slipknot also unveiled today, the October 21 release date for their long awaited new album .5: The Gray Chapter. .5: The album is available now for pre-order on the iTunes Store, with all pre-orders receiving instant downloads of the album’s powerful new song “The Devil In I” as well as “The Negative One.” All fans that make ticket purchases through October 5 will receive a digital download of the new album upon official release date.
Slipknot emerged at the tail end of the twentieth century and quickly established itself as the most enigmatic, provocative and aggressive collective of the modern era. 1999’s SLIPKNOT stands as a true milestone, named by Metal Hammer as the “Best Debut of the Last 25 Years.” The album fast earned 2x RIAA platinum certification, with each of Slipknot’s following releases – including 4 video albums – all receiving additional platinum in the US and around the world. All told, the band have 11 Platinum and 38 Gold record certifications around the world. Slipknot’s fan base is unwavering and they are global – the band’s most recent studio effort, 2008’s platinum certified ALL HOPE IS GONE, debuted at #1 in seven countries including the U.S.
Surely as iconic as any band in the annals of rock, Slipknot has starred on the cover of innumerable national and international publications, from Rolling Stone, SPIN, and Alternative Press to Guitar World, Revolver and Billboard. What’s more, Slipknot has received myriad honors, awards and nominations, including a GRAMMY AWARD® for “Best Metal Performance” as well as six further GRAMMY nods, multiple Kerrang! Awards, Revolver Golden Gods Awards, NME Awards and Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards as well as nods for both MTV Video Music Awards and MTV Europe Music Awards.
About the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is the tri-state area’s leading sports, entertainment and tradeshow facility, hosting over 1,000,000 visitors annually. Serving northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio and southern Michigan, the 80-acre Memorial Coliseum and Expo Center complex is host to the Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL), the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (NBADL) and the Fort Wayne Derby Girls (WFTDA). The facility also hosts national concerts, family shows, business and consumer events, the area’s largest tradeshows and private gatherings. For more information, visit www.memorialcoliseum.com.
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