Slipknot has announced the next phase of their uncompromising history - the release of .5: The Gray Chapter. Their fifth studio album, .5: The Gray Chapter will be released in Australia on October 17th.

When Slipknot unleashed the first track from the album - The Negative One - it marked their first new music in more than six years. Meanwhile its nightmarish companion video – directed by band member M. Shawn Crahan (Clown) – has quickly drawn more than 2 million individual views at Slipknot’s official YouTube. The second track from the album is the ominously titled The Devil In I. What else do the indomitable ‘knot reveal in their next chapter?

Slipknot emerged at the tail end of the twentieth century and were quickly established 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”. All Hope Is Gone debuted at #1 in seven countries, including the U.S and Australia. Slipknot has ruled live stages across the planet since beginning and currently headline tours and international festivals including Soundwave which they will again be a headliner for in 2015.