Slipknot drop new track "Birth Of The Cruel" with chilling vertical video

The long days of waiting for Slipknot‘s next record, We Are Not Your Kind are dwindling. Ahead of the album’s release later this week, the band are giving another taste of what to expect with their latest single, “Birth Of The Cruel.”

The band took to social media to share a snippet of the new track, also reminding fans of the impending release of their next record.

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Showcasing a series of visually-gripping quick cuts, the metal icons also showcased their new bleached look that’s helping beat the heat on the Knotfest Roadshow.

“#WeAreNotYourKind arrives this Friday, August 9. Listen to the premiere of “Birth Of The Cruel” now at slipknot1.com – link in bio,” the caption reads.

“Birth Of The Cruel” is the band’s fourth single ahead of the fast-approaching We Are Not Your Kind, following “All Out Life,” “Solway Firth” and “Unsainted.”

With the album expected in only a few days, fans will most likely be spinning the new track nonstop until Friday.

Watch the video for “Birth Of The Cruel” below.

We Are Not Your Kind drops Friday, Aug. 9 via Roadrunner records, with preorders available here.

Slipknot continue their Knotfest Roadshow tomorrow in Denver, CO. Tickets are on sale now with a full list of tour dates below.

Dates:

08/06 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
08/08 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
08/10 – Des Moines, IA @ Iowa State Fairgrounds*
08/11 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/12 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
08/14 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
08/16 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
08/17 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
08/18 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/20 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage

08/21 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/23 – Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion
08/24 – Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
08/25 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
08/27 – Mansfield, MA @ The Xfinity Center
08/28 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
08/30 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
08/31 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion

09/01 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
09/03 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
09/04 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
09/06 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater at Circuit of The Americas
09/07 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
09/08 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman

What do you think of the latest Slipknot track? Sound off in the comments below!

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