Slipknot Travels To India To Begin Psychedelic, Free-Love Phase Of Career

RISHIKESH, INDIA—In an effort to break down creative barriers and open their minds to new types of spirituality, members of the heavy metal band Slipknot reportedly traveled to India this week to begin the psychedelic, free-love phase of their career. “The rishi has been teaching us a lot of different things about pain and anger, and now, thanks to his teachings, we’re all about abundant love and universal acceptance,” said percussionist and Slipknot co-founder Shawn Crahan, sitting cross-legged on the floor and clad in a lightweight beige tunic as he extolled the virtues of discipline, simplicity, and mindfulness enshrined at the ashram that he and his fellow bandmates—known for the songs “Eyeless,” “Wait And Bleed,” and “People = Shit”—had recently made their home. “We learned all about Transcendental Meditation and realized that we need to expand our collective consciousness. Only then can we shed our masks—both physical and spiritual—and truly grow as artists.” Slipknot has also teased plans for an all-sitar set at Knotfest later this year.