On Wednesday, August 28th, Slipknot's inaugural Knotfest Roadshow tour hit New York's Jones Beach, leaving in its wake many ringing ears and whip-lashed necks. A veritable United Nations of heavy music opened the show: Great "Elvis metal" Danes Volbeat, French environ-metal crew Gojira and Polish Satanists Behemoth did the honors, and did so with plenty of fire and ferocity. Still, the night belonged to the Nine, of course, who broke out their white outfits for the occasion, tearing through a stacked, career-spanning 17-song set. Photographer Kevin Wilson was there to catch all the keg-banging action — check out some of his standout shots below.
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VOWWS: Deftones-Backed "Death Pop" Duo Are Most at Home in the Shadows
How Rizz and Matt James won over Chino Moreno, Gary Numan and more by embracing sadness and pain
John 5 on Manson Show Riot, Playing for Prince, New Zombie Album
"I'm a Zombie fan, and if I heard this new album, I'd be like, 'Oh my God, this is brutal'"
Survivor, Scientist, Singer: The Wild, Inspirational Journey of Sharptooth's Lauren Kashan
Inside Kashan's mission to shake fans out of "emotional laziness" and into action
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It's here. It's finally here.