Slipknot will release their new single, "The Chapeltown Rag", on Friday, November 5.

According to Knotfest.com's Dan Franklin, the song documents what happens when the distortions of mass media circulate within the echo chambers of social media. It’s frightening, it’s disheartening, and no-one seems to be able to stop what’s happening. ‘You can only recognize I’m afraid,’ Corey Taylor screams. This is the vulnerability at the heart of the song, which is otherwise full of righteous admonishment.

"It’s classic Slipknot," says Corey. "And it’s frenetic. But lyrically, it’s coming from a point of talking about the various manipulations that can happen when social media meets media itself. And the different ways that these manipulations can try to pull us in different directions, in the fact that we’re all becoming addicts to it, which is very, very dangerous."

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For all the fans around the globe unable to be present as Slipknot perform the biggest headline performance of their career to date, the band have announced that Knotfest Los Angeles at the Banc of California Stadium will be streamed live on Friday November 5. Slipknot’s first ever livestream, the event will allow fans to share all the excitement of a Slipknot gig, both live as it happens, and for a full 72 hours after.

Tickets are on sale now at Knotfest.veeps.com, priced at a discounted pre-sale cost of $15, with on-the-day tickets being $20. Knotfest Members are eligible to purchase at a discounted price of $12. Tickets bundled with event merch are also available.

As part of the broadcast, ticket holders not only get to see Slipknot’s incendiary new production, live from Los Angeles, but also a selection of songs each from a stacked supporting bill of the hottest bands in heavy music, including Killswitch Engage, Fever 333, Code Orange, Vended and a special performance from Cherry Bombs. Check out the trailer below.