Slipknot, Machine Head and Children of Bodom hit the UK in December

Despite Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison breaking his ankle (read the blog HERE), the ground-breaking, Grammy Award-winning, Des Moines nine-piece, have announced their first UK tour in over three years.

The tour rolls into the UK in December in support of the band's fourth studio album, All Hope Is Gone, which hits stores this coming Monday 25 August.

The UK tour dates are:

Mon 1 Dec LONDON Hammersmith Apollo
Tue 2 Dec LONDON Hammersmith Apollo
Fri 5 Dec CARDIFF International Arena
Sun 7 Dec BIRMINGHAM NIA
Mon 8 Dec GLASGOW SECC
Tue 9 Dec MANCHESTER MEN Arena
Thu 11 Dec NEWCASTLE Metro Arena
Fri 12 Dec SHEFFIELD Arena

To cap it all off, special guests on the tour will be the mighty Machine Head and Children of Bodom. Now that's a line-up of epic proportions!

Chris Barnes

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