Photo above (L-R): Alex Markides, FOH for Killswitch Engage; Jonathan “Twan” Jarrel, FOH for Code Orange; Brian Sankus, System Engineer; and Bob Strakele, FOH for Slipknot with Eighth Day Sound’s L-Acoustics K Series arrays seen in the background
Globally chart-topping rock band Slipknot are known for some of the most intense live shows on some of the biggest stages on the planet. Case in point, the Grammy Award-winning, and multi-platinum-selling group has spent much of the past two years on their ongoing Knotfest Roadshow, which recently wrapped up its third post-pandemic tour sweep of North America. To properly give the band its visceral sonic wallop live, sound reinforcement provider Eighth Day Sound, a Clair Global company, has been supplying the tour legs with a robust K Series loudspeaker package from L-Acoustics.
Wrangling the PA for the group are FOH engineer Bob Strakele and system engineer Brian Sankus, who have been deploying ever-evolving loudspeaker setups as the band...
