M. Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan from Slipknot is auctioning off his first NFT.
The unique piece is an image of the original logo from Knotfest’s Electric Theater, on which projectile insects fly out of clown’s mouths when the band recently ran “We Are Not Your Kind”.
The NFT (Non-Fungible Token) also contains an original audio piece that matches looped images. You can view it below.
The musician has teamed up with Zora, where fans can currently bid here on the exclusive NFT.
This clip has been stamped as an exclusive #NFT and is excluded from any future use. The 1/1 piece contains original audio and is currently auctioned here until April 2nd here: https://zora.co/clown
Posted by M Shawn Crahan on Tuesday March 30th, 2021
Other acts that have recently caught the NFT buzz include Lindsay Lohan, Kings Of Leon, Grimes, Aphex Twin, and – controversial – Gorillaz, which have been deemed hypocritical due to the format’s impact on climate change.
As NME’s Mark Beaumont explained on a recent blog, “NFTs act like digital gold bars, rare trading cards, or paintings that are kept safe – they’re kept on the blockchain (basically a cloud for financial assets, but where everyone is Having an account will keep a note of what you own on your behalf, but you can only sell or trade them as collectibles. “
Meanwhile, Crahan recently confirmed that the band was writing new music.
“We take the time to write new music,” said the drummer. “The past week we just had a good time, ate lots of food, and wrote God’s music. So we’re having a good time. “
He added, “Because everyone took their time [during the coronavirus pandemic]We thought we’d use it by sitting down and doing what we probably do best: write music.
“So it was good because there is no pressure. It’s not that we have to. We do it because we want to. And it was just a blessing because boredom can arise. And I know we all go crazy in the world so we’re really lucky to be able to be together and do what we love most. “
Slipknot recently released a teaser for the South American dates of their curated music festival Knotfest in 2021.
