I've never seen them before, got tickets for the show on the 20th in Toronto. I have a feeling this might be one of the last opportunities to see this lineup, Corey is dropping hints about moving on from Slipknot for good and with Joey gone, Paul dead and Fehn kicked out over money, I'm not sure if Clown, Jim and Mick will want to keep doing it as well.
You know, I never thought of it like that, but you might be right. Corey is a bit weird. He clearly loves Stone Sour (and honestly, I prefer Stone Sour to Slipknot) so maybe that's going to be his focus? He has a lot more control over Stone Sour than Slipknot--it has long appeared to me that Crahan views Knot as his band. Also, I remember Corey being really unsure if he even wanted to go back to Knot after Gray died.
Everyone in the group seems to have their own side projects too. I'm pretty sure Clown has started his own movie studio. Corey's got Stone Sour. Jim quit Stone Sour a few years back, but he does a lot of teaching. It's a bit comical that Fehn got into that whole argument. How did he not notice everyone around him was using their Slipknot fame to popularize their own side projects? Can you really be that oblivious?
As far as seeing them live, I hope they live up to themselves for you. I've enjoyed every show I've seen them do. Corey's a natural showman, and they do a lot of pyrotechnics. One show, they had two full drum setups on platforms on opposite sides of the stage. As they played, the platforms rose and declined, but at the apex, they turned almost sideways--all while being played! It was easily the coolest thing I've ever seen at a concert.
