Corey Taylor gives COVID update: “I’m out of the woods”

Corey Taylor has given an update on his condition after contracting COVID last week, saying it’s “the worst I've ever been sick in my life”, but that he’s over the worst. He also said that despite feeling awful, being vaccinated made the experience a far more manageable one than if he had not.

"I am out of the woods,” the Slipknot singer said in a video message on Twitter. “I'm still positive, but the fever's gone, aches are gone, I'm sweating everything out. I'm still congested, but I'm slowly but surely making my way. It shouldn't be too much longer before I test negative.”

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"I also wanna say that because I was vaccinated, I truly believe that is what helped me get over the break,” he continued. “This is the worst I've ever been sick in my life. Had I not been vaccinated, I shudder to think how bad it would have been. But because I had that extra little bit of protection, it definitely helped me get through it.

"If you're still on the fence, I'm telling you right now it's the best thing you can do for yourself.”

Next month, Slipknot hit the road with Killswitch Engage, FEVER 333 and Code Orange. The dates are…

September 2021

25 Des Moines, IA – National Balloon Classic Field
28 Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
29 Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater

October 2021

1 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
2 Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
3 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
5 Syracuse, NY – Lakeview Amphitheater
8 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
9 Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
10 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
12 Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
13 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
15 Burgettstown, PA – S&T Bank Music Park
17 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
19 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
20 West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
22 Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
23 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
24 Pelham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
26 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
28 Del Valle, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
29 The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
30 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

November 2021

1 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
2 Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
5 Los Angeles, CA – Banc Of California Stadium

The band also recently announced a European tour for next year:

July 2022

15 Moscow Russia Park Live Festival
17 Kyiv Ukraine Upark Festival
20 Bucharest Romania Romexpo
21 Plovdiv Bulgaria Hills Of Rock
23 Athens Greece Release Festival
27 Graz Austria Messe Open Air
28 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena

August 2022

1 Geneva Switzerland Arena
3 Bratislava Slovakia Nepela Arena
5 Wacken Germany Wacken Open Air
7 Gdansk Poland Ergo Arena
11 Tallinn Estonia Saku Suurhall
15 Malmö Sweden Arena

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