COREY TAYLOR SPITS IT OUT ALL OVER HIS ACOUSTIC GUITAR

“Spit it Out” is not the Slipknot song you’d most expect to lend itself to an acoustic rendition — and yet, it is the ‘Knot number that vocalist Corey Taylor recently chose to perform during a tour in support of his new book, Seven Deadly Sins.

And you know what? It actually works pretty well! I find the original tune to be too rappy/nu-metally for my tastes — Iowa was actually the album that convinced me Slipknot were worthy (although there’s at least one regrettable rap-metal song on there, too)  — but re-imagined as a kind of folky lil’ ditty, I actually find it to be quite catchy. Check out the video below, via Artisan News Service:

Not too shabby, eh?

Meanwhile, Taylor has announced that he’ll be embarking on a solo tour starting next month, which will include acoustic and spoken word performances, plus a Q&A session. That could be fun. Dates are after the jump, courtesy Metal Insider:

11/14 – House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
11/15 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
11/17 – Bronze Peacock at HOB – Houston, TX
11/18 – Trees – Dallas, TX
11/19 – Gothic Theater – Denver, CO
11/21 – Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
11/22 – Varsity – Minneapolis, MN
11/23 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
11/25 – Eagle Theatre – Detroit, MI
11/26 – Double Door – Chicago, IL
12/1 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC
12/2 – Mod Club – Toronto, ON
12/4 – Middle East – Boston, MA
12/5 – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
12/6 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA
12/7 – The Met – Providence, RI
12/9 – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
12/10 – Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD
12/12 – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
12/13 – The Social – Orlando, FL

-AR