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Apr 17.09 | "For most of his weekly HeadbangersBlog.com photo posts, Slipknot percussionist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) has sent us single-frame images that have been warped and manipulated either in the developing stage or in post-production. This week, however, he sent us a composite of images of fellow percussionist Chris Fehn, which was created using a digital camera’s preset mode. more...

Feb 25.09 | The second Slipknot record for Roadrunner, 2001’s Iowa, depicted a sinister looking Goat’s head that effectively conveyed all of the ugliness and evil that was filtering through the band and it’s entourage at the time. It’s a simple image, but one that was anything but simple to capture. more...

Feb 19.09 | Here we are again, ready to examine one of Shawn Crahan’s photos to try to get inside the Slipknot percussionist’s cryptic brain. This week, Clown offers us — not a shot of a dead deer or an exploding object in flight — but an abstract still life of sorts that he took to help him determine the direction for the cover art of the 2004 album Vol. more...

Feb 12.09 | Vote now for the Billboard photo contest "Fan Favorite."  Clown needs YOUR votes, so get over there and vote maggots!

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Feb 11.09 | When we opened the file containing the image of “Droppen Down,” we immediately thought of the morning of January 28, 1986 when we watched the Space Shuttle Challenger burst into dust and jagged smoke trails on national television. But the photo by Slipknot percussionist and artistic photographer Shawn Crahan (a. more...

Jan 21.09 | "Under most circumstances, if you walk up to an artist and tell him that his self-portrait is hideous, you’re likely to get a black eye. But tell Slipknot percussionist and photographer Shawn Crahan that his picture “Self” is ugly and he’ll smile and thank you from the bottom of his heart. more...

Jan 15.09 | While Crahan often roots his art in real life horror and violence, he prefers to conjure sensations of fear and dread with imagery that’s off-kilter, psychedelic or just creepy as hell.

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Dec 20.08 | This week, Slipnkot percussionist and resident visual artrist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) talks about sex, uses the words "vagina" and "nudes" and delivers a photo for "The Eye of a Clown" that's totally rated "G," but sizzles with sensuality - especially if you're one of those freaks who gets turned on at the playground. more...

Dec 04.08 | Slipknot's Shawn Crahan has an increasingly more popular feature on Headbangers Blog. more...

Nov 26.08 | Slipknot's Shawn Crahan has an increasingly more popular feature on Headbangers Blog. more...

Nov 20.08 | Slipknot's Shawn Crahan, aka Clown, updated his weekly photo blog featured by more...

Nov 17.08 | Last week Headbangers Blog posted part one of thier two-part podcast interview with Slipknot percussionist and artist Shawn “Clown” Crahan. more...