The band plans to grow its empire
HarbourView Equity Partners has entered into a strategic partnership with heavy metal band Slipknot, expanding the firm’s portfolio of legendary artists. The deal sees HarbourView partnering with Slipknot on their catalog, including globally recognized tracks “Wait and Bleed,” “Duality,” “Psychosocial,” and the Grammy-winning track “Before I Forget.”
Formed in 1995 in Des Moines, Iowa, Slipknot quickly established itself as one of the most influential bands in modern heavy metal, starting with their groundbreaking debut album. Their second album, Iowa, remains one of the most aggressive and successful albums in history, debuting at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, while follow-up albums climbed to achieve multiple number ones in the US and abroad, continually expanding what a heavy band can be.
Slipknot is a defining force in the global rock community, regularly headlining major global rock festivals and selling out headline tours at the world’s biggest arenas. They are as vital now as ever, with over seven billion YouTube views to date, and social followers in the tens of millions. The band has sold 30 million albums worldwide and won 48 awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for “Before I Forget,” multiple Grammy nominations for songs like “Wait and Bleed,” “Left Behind,” “My Plague,” and “Hive Mind.”
“After 25 years of taking on the music business, we find ourselves with a partner that is willing to sign on to continuing what Slipknot started. Only they want to go even bigger. Get ready. Hail The Knot,” Clown shares.
Terms of the partnership were not disclosed.
