M. SHAWN CRAHAN, VISIONARY AND PERCUSSIONIST FOR THE GRAMMY-WINNING, MULTI-PLATINUM GROUP SLIPKNOT, ANNOUNCES ‘THE APOCALYPTIC NIGHTMARE JOURNEY’ BOOK TOUR FIRST-EVER ART BOOK COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY RELEASED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH MTV BOOKS STARTING JUNE 19

DT: JUNE 18, 2012

M. SHAWN CRAHAN,

VISIONARY AND PERCUSSIONIST FOR THE GRAMMY-WINNING, MULTI-PLATINUM GROUP SLIPKNOT,

ANNOUNCES

‘THE APOCALYPTIC NIGHTMARE JOURNEY’

BOOK TOUR

FIRST-EVER ART BOOK COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY

RELEASED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH MTV BOOKS

STARTING JUNE 19

Step inside the APOCALYPTIC NIGHTMARE JOURNEY…

From the mind of M. SHAWN CRAHAN aka clown–the founder and visionary behind one of the biggest hard rock bands in the world, the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning Slipknot–comes APOCALYPTIC NIGHTMARE JOURNEY. His first-ever art book collection of photography, the APOCALYPTIC NIGHTMARE JOURNEY will be released exclusively through MTV Books beginning June 19 worldwide. As M. Shawn Crahan prepares to hit the road with Slipknot on June 30 as the headlining act on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival and the newly announced Knotfest, August 17 and 18, he’ll launch a series of book signings/Q&A’s in select cities; see list below.

The book tour will kick off in Chicago, IL (6.19 The Abbey) and visit the following U.S. cities including Madison, WI (6.21 Barnes & Noble), West Des Moines, IA (6.23 Barnes & Noble), Overland Park, KS (Kansas City-6.24 Barnes & Noble), Omaha, NE (6.25 Barnes & Noble), Los Angeles, CA (6.29 Book Soup), Tempe, AZ (7.5 Changing Hands Bookstore) and Ridgewood, NJ (7.26 Bookends), with more to be announced. Click here for book store dates: http://bit.ly/ClownSignings.

APOCALYPTIC NIGHTMARE JOURNEY is an art book collecting eleven years of manipulated medium format Polaroids, each an exploration in darkness and light, and a representation of Crahan’s second and equally powerful artistic outlet. Weird, wired, paranoid, and endlessly imaginative, ANJ is Shawn’s hand-picked collection of over 187 giant, never-before-seen images in numerous styles. For a 25-Page digital book preview of APOCALYPTIC NIGHTMARE JOURNEY (MTV Books). Click here:

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Lars Ulrich of Metallica penned the forward for Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey after seeing M. Shawn Crahan’s photography at a gallery show. From Ulrich’s forward:

“Let go of the bungee cord, do away with the safety net. Just go for it, and let the journey take you wherever the journey’s going to take you. And as you’re going on that trip through this book, occasionally imagine clown next to you. Imagine hearing his voice in your head talking about what these images and experiences have meant to him and where he was going with it. And you will end up on one fuck of a ride, that I can guarantee you will be unique, spellbinding, and potentially life altering. This book is everything that art should be.”

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Current dates for M. Shawn Crahan’s APOCALYPTIC NIGHTMARE JOURNEY book tour:

DATE CITY BOOK STORE TIME

Jun 19 Chicago, IL The Abbey 6:00 pm, Free

Jun 21 Madison, WI Barnes & Noble 7:00pm, Free

Jun 23 W. Des Moines, IA Barnes & Noble 5:00pm, Free

Jun 24 Overland Park, KS Barnes & Noble 5:00pm, Free

Jun 25 Omaha, NE Barnes & Noble 7:00pm, Free

Jun 29 Los Angeles, CA Book Soup on Sunset 7:00pm, Free

Jul 05 Tempe, AZ Changing Hands Bookstore 7:00pm, Free