Unauthorized Book About Rise Of SLIPKNOT And Creation Of 2001 Album 'Iowa' To Arrive In August
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Little, Brown Book Group, a division of Hachette UK, has set an August 6, 2026 publication date For "Somewhere Between Screaming And Crying: Slipknot, Nu Metal And 9/11" from author Dan Franklin.
What if one album could capture the moment the world changed?
This is the gripping inside story of SLIPKNOT's "Iowa" album — 25 years on from its release — and how it became the sound of a generation on the brink.
"Somewhere Between Screaming And Crying" is the first book to fully unpack the rise of SLIPKNOT and the creation of their landmark 2001 album "Iowa" — a record that revolutionized heavy metal, and came to define not just a band, but the emotional atmosphere of the early 21st century.
Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the album's release, this is a gripping deep dive into how nine masked maniacs from Des Moines, Iowa, became one of the most controversial and culturally significant acts of their time.
Drawing on original interviews, first-hand reporting and extensive research, Franklin tells the inside story of a band on the brink — capturing the chaos of the studio, the extremity of their live shows, and the intense personal toll of fame, addiction, and creative pressures.
Crucially, the book also expands outward, placing SLIPKNOT within a wider cultural moment — tracing the rise of nu metal alongside the collapse of late-'90s optimism, from Woodstock '99 to the aftermath of 9/11, and explores how their music became a vessel for a generation's anger, alienation, and identity crisis. With nu metal more popular than ever today, the cycle is repeating.
At its heart, "Somewhere Between Screaming And Crying" asks a bigger, more troubling question: what happens when art doesn't just reflect chaos — but seems to generate it?
"Iowa" went on to become a huge international success, spawning hits including "Disasterpiece", "The Heretic Anthem", "People = Shit" and "Left Behind".
Dan Franklin is a heavy-music writer, and author of "Heavy: How Metal Changes The Way We See The World" (Constable/Little, Brown, 2020) and "Come My Fanatics: A Journey Into The World Of Electric Wizard" (White Rabbit/Orion, 2023). "Somewhere Between Screaming and Crying" is the third instalment in this loose trilogy about heavy music.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
