I can't say I'm a fan of the band Slipknot, the goofy, gimmick-prone metal heads from Iowa (they wear masks for God's sake!), but someone needs to help out the group and offer better advice than their label.
The British and South African media this week have been reporting on a brutal incident in South Africa where a 16- year-old wearing a Slipknot mask and carrying a sword killed one fellow student and injured a few others at the school. In a predictable move, school officials are using an old chestnut from the 80's, blaming the attack on "Satanic music" (about 20 years ago, this was known as the "Ozzy Osbourne/Judas Priest" theory).
What was Slipknot's response?
Glad you asked.
Someone from Roadrunner Record's, the band's label, said: "We've had no confirmation that it was, in fact, a Slipknot mask. The band is not going to respond."
The teen apparently did not buy a sanctioned Slipknot mask from an approved seller, so the band has no response. Not a "We are saddened by this tragic event," or a "Our thoughts are with the victims' families," etc. The kid didn't shell out cash for the real thing, so the band will have no comment.
Stay classy Slipknot.
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Clearly the money they lost (because the kid dared to make his own mask) and protecting the authenticity of the official masks is most important...I don't understand why you don't see that...
Or maybe the label is trying to get rid of them...or is just evil... ha ha
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