Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has spoken out about the band’s now-legendary headline performance from this year’s Download performance.

Speaking on the Radio 1 Rock Show, Taylor said: “I’m still trying to find out what that was! It was tremendous, it was incredible, it was everything that I hoped it would be. Just the fact that people are still talking about it is a testimony to where we’re at.”

“The minute that I stepped onstage, I was anxious for about 35 seconds,” he continued. “I was kind of losing my mind until I looked down in the front row and these kids had a sign made that said “finally, Slipknot headlining Download” and I was like “this is it!”

“Your mind wanders to both sides of the equation. You’re either Maiden, where people have been waiting all day or you’re My Chem (My Chemical Romance), where people are like “why are you headlining this stage?” and you get pelted with bottles!”

Listen to this interview and the band’s full sperformance at this location!

Check out our review of Slipknot’s astonishing set here and our complete round-up of Download reviews and pictures here!

Check out our Top Ten Download festival moments!

You can get behind the masks of Slipknot with the eye-opening cover story from the latest issue of Metal Hammer (on shelves now) and you can also catch Corey Taylor playing his first ever UK solo show at this year’s Sonisphere festival.

Sonisphere will be headlined by Metallica and Linkin Park and will take place on August 1st – 2nd at Knebworth. Also on the bill will be Heaven & Hell, Nine Inch Nails, Bullet For My Valentine, Avenged Sevenfold, Machine Head, Lamb Of God, Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Anthrax, Airbourne, Thin Lizzy and Killing Joke.

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