We now know the place Clown stands in terms of different bands sporting masks on stage like Slipknot.
Shawn “Clown” Crahan and frontman Corey Taylor seem within the newest episode of the web video collection “Scorching Ones Versus,” a derivative of the favored collection on the First We Feast YouTube channel, “Scorching Ones.” Visitors on “Versus” scarf down scorching wings whereas peppering one another with random questions in lieu of a bunch.
Within the opening minutes of the episode, Taylor asks the percussionist for his ideas on the masks different notable acts put on onstage.
“You’re credited with first arising with the thought of Slipknot’s iconic masks sparking a motion within the steel world,” Taylor reads from a card. “As an skilled, price these artists masks on a scale of 1 to 10.”
Crahan was then given the next listing of masked performers to price:
Daft Punk
“I believe I requested to speak to them as soon as however they’re like house guys,” Crahan says about digital dance act Daft Punk.
The encounter apparently didn’t get very far with Crahan being denied a dialog with the duo.
“They couldn’t hear you although the helmet,” Taylor suggests.
- Clown’s Daft Punk Masks Ranking: 4.5 out of 10
GWAR
“To begin with, these guys stroll round with like no underwear all day on this stuff,” Crahan says upon being proven a photograph of GWAR.
“They life it,” Taylor gives up.
Crahan confirmed appreciation for GWAR’s dedication to the bit when giving his ranking.
- Clown’s GWAR Masks Ranking: 10 out of 10
Marshmello
EDM artist Marshmello, or “marshmallow head” as Crahan calls him, is understood for sporting a plastic bucket-like masks/helmet with a face on its facet.
“It’s like a bonfire Teletubby factor,” Crahan tells Taylor.
The rationale behind his disapproval of Marshmallo’s masks appears to be a mixture of look and performance.
“It doesn’t work for right this moment,” Crahan says. ‘
- Clown’s Marshmello Masks Ranking: 0 out of 10
Clown Ranks an Previous Slipknot Masks of His
To wrap up the section, Taylor reveals Crahan a photograph of one in every of his very first clown masks which he was instructed was “an excessive amount of” when he wore it for the primary time. The masks makes use of Crahan’s personal hair and resembles a clown with carvings in its face.
He nonetheless thinks it holds up in 2024.
“C’mon, it is a 10,” Crahan says holding the picture. “That’s why you set it within the pile.”
Taylor Dishes On His Best Feuds
The roughly 15-minute video is filled with enjoyable moments and perception into the 25-year historical past of Slipknot. At one level, Crahan asks Taylor to rank artists he’s feuded with from greatest to worst together with Nickelback, MGK and Limp Bizkit.
READ MORE: Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Ranks Three of His Large Feuds on ‘Scorching Ones Verses’
“I really like that that is arising as I’m doing all this work on myself,” Taylor says. “If I had been to reply with my present self, I’d say that a whole lot of issues that I mentioned had been based mostly off of my very own ego, my very own insecurities, my very own conceitedness.”
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor + Clown on Scorching Ones Versus
The Evolution of Slipknot’s Terrifying Masks
How Slipknot’s masks have modified with every album cycle.
Gallery Credit score: Lauryn Schaffner
Timeline of Clown’s Totally different Slipknot Masks By the Years
A chronological timeline of Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan’s many various Slipknot masks by the years.
Gallery Credit score: Lauryn Schaffner