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Slipknot Launching Its Own Whiskey

clown-1.9343593 HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 12: Musician Shawn "Clown" Crahan of Slipknot attends the Ozzy Osbourne and Corey Taylor special announcement at the Hollywood Palladium on May 12, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Ozzfest and Knotfest are joining together for a weekend of music September 24th and 25th in San Bernardino, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

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Slipknot has partnered with a family-owned distillery to launch its own whiskey.

No. 9 Iowa Whiskey – reportedly named for the number of band members – will hit U.S. store shelves on Aug. 10.

It was blended by Slipknot percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan, and produced by Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery.

“We collaborated on No. 9 Whiskey, which in addition to Iowa corn, gets some extra spice from its rye content,” Crahan explained, in a release. “I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Live life, and always be safe.”

The whiskey debuts at the same time as Slipknot’s new album We Are Not Your Kind. The band plays Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on Aug. 20.

Other bands with their own whiskeys include Metallica, Motörhead and Scorpions.