Slipknot announce Anthrax, Korn for Knotfest Japan

Slipknot have unveiled the first round of announcements for Knotfest Japan 2020, announcing a few details for next year’s event.

Find out who will be making an appearance at the two-day festival below!

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Knotfest Japan will take place March 20-21, 2020 at the Makuhari Messe near Tokyo.

Taking to social media, the band announced Anthrax will be performing March 20 while Korn will make an appearance March 21.

Slipknot will perform both nights with more bands slated to be announced as the event draws closer.

For more information on the event, visit the festival’s website here.

Earlier this month, the band announced the lineup and details for Mexico’s Knotfest Meets Forcefest and Knotfest Colombia this winter.

The Mexico event will be held at Parque Deportivo Oceania venue on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Slipknot will headline the first day and Zombie the second.

As for the Colombia show, that will take place in Bogota on Dec. 6.

Knotfest Mexico has an absolutely explosive lineup with artists such as EvanescencePapa Roach, Of Mice & MenGodsmackSuicidal Tendencies and more.

The Colombia show won’t feature as many artists, but the lineup for the one-day event looks incredible. You can grab tickets to the Mexico shows here and the Colombia shows here.

To check out the full lineups for these shows, click here.

Slipknot recently released their No. 1 album We Are Not Your Kind and have been touring for the majority of the summer. They just finished up the most recent leg of their Knotfest Roadshow in Texas earlier this month. You can listen to the new album below.

Who else would you like to see join Knotfest Japan’s lineup? Sound off in the comments below!

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