There’s a moment in the BBC documentary, Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life, when Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan is detailing the damage his band has done to him over the years. “The injuries have stacked up to a point where it’s like, ‘Be careful,’” the musician explains of his mentality when hitting the stage these days. “It’s the things that are starting to happen because of the longevity of the band. It used to be bones and things like that, but now there’s a responsibility in making the decisions I make…”
Indeed, having been pummelling audiences – and each other – for the last 20-plus years with their game-changing brand of metal, each and every member of the ’Knot has inevitably succumb to the dangerous nature of their live show. And while the fire is now reserved for production rather than for use on each other, the burns, scars and long-term effects of their wildly aggressive performances are as long-lasting as their career. So, we decided to look back over some of the band’s worst, and downright weirdest, onstage injuries.
(Side note: You will notice that some of the band members crop up on more than one occasion. Tsk, tsk…)