Slipknot Subliminally Tease New Masks In Tour Promo

Slipknot may have just given fans their first glimpse at some of the band’s new masks in a teaser for their upcoming North American Prepare For Hell Tour. The clip prominently features frontman Corey Taylor obscured by plastic sheeting and donning what appears to be a grotesque, never-before-seen mask.

In addition to Taylor’s mask, which features a large, Joker-style Chelsea Grin cut across the mouth, short flashes in the video feature a stencil-style image of the mask traditionally belonging to guitarist Mick Thomson and what fans have speculated is percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan‘s new mask.

Readers can check out isolated screenshots of the three masks in the gallery below. The band have typically unveiled new masks with every album cycle, with their All Hope Is Gone-era masks praised as some of the band’s creepiest and most intricate yet, though not every mask was drastically changed.

Having recently unveiled the details of their long-awaited fifth album, .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot are currently gearing up to hit the road with their new North American tour and a series of Knotfest dates, before they make their way Down Under to headline the 2015 instalment of Soundwave Festival.

Though .5: The Gray Chapter is slated for release Friday, 17th October, if Aussie fans are looking to hear it live, they’ll have to get tickets to Soundwave. Festival promoter AJ Maddah confirmed last month that Slipknot, fellow headliners Faith No More, and “a few others” will be exclusive to the festival.

Gallery: New Slipknot Masks Revealed?

Watch: Slipknot Prepare For Hell Tour 2014 Promo

http://youtu.be/FMYiJpkp1fI

Soundwave Festival 2015

General public tickets on sale 9am local time Friday, 29th August

Saturday, 21st February & Sunday, 22nd February 2015

Bonython Park, Adelaide, South Australia

Tickets: Soundwave

Saturday, 21st February & Sunday, 22nd February 2015

Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria

Tickets: Soundwave

Saturday, 28th February & Sunday, 1st March 2015

Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales

Tickets: Soundwave

Saturday, 28th February & Sunday, 1st March 2015

RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane, Queensland

Tickets: Soundwave

Lineup – Day One

Adelaide – Saturday, 21st February, 2015

Melbourne – Sunday, 22nd February, 2015

Sydney – Saturday, 28th February, 2015

Brisbane – Sunday, 1st March, 2015

Faith No More

Soundgarden

Incubus

Lamb Of God

Ministry

Antemasque

Gerard Way

Mayhem

New Found Glory

Fear Factory

Hollywood Undead

Atreyu

The Aquabats

Area 7

Godflesh

Crown The Empire

The Interrupters

Icon For Hire

Emily’s Army

Patent Pending

Fireworks

The Bennies

The Color Morale

Monuments

Nothing More

Deathstars

Ne Obliviscaris

The Treatment

Lineup – Day Two

Melbourne – Saturday, 21st February, 2015

Adelaide – Sunday, 22nd February, 2015

Brisbane – Saturday, 28th February, 2015

Sydney – Sunday, 1st March, 2015

Slipknot

Slash

Marilyn Manson

Fall Out Boy

Judas Priest

Godsmack

All Time Low

Papa Roach

Of Mice & Men

Escape The Fate

Apocalyptica

Lagwagon

Tonight Alive

Crossfaith

Butcher Babies

Confession

The Swellers

Conditions

Coldrain

King 810

Dayshell

This Wild Life

The Wonder Years

+ more to be announced!

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