Slipknot’s clothes are the most disgusting, celebrity laundry man reveals

It’s official: Slipknot have got the grossest clothes in rock.

Rock ‘N’ Roll Laundry is a German firm that provides fresh clothes for touring musicians worldwide.

Founded in the 80s, they’ve provided clean garments for the likes of U2, Beyonce, Elton John, and Madonna.

Now, the organisation’s founder Hans-Jürgen Topf has revealed that by far his biggest challenge has been cleaning the outfits of metal band Slipknot.

Topf told the New York Times that group were particularly hard customers due to their penchant for fake blood and excessive gore during live shows: “When he is on tour, Topf begins almost every day by washing the performers’ clothes, which usually have to be air-dried with a small fan,

“The most soiled garments he ever handled, he said, were coveralls worn by the metal band Slipknot that had been sprayed with beer, cream, and fake blood, and left in garbage bags for three days.”

With 30 years in the game of washing the socks of rock, Topf has also gained some interesting insight into the industry.

The launderer to the stars says there’s been a significant change in the items he finds left behind in rock star’s pockets, telling the New Yorker that he “used to find drugs in the clothes all the time”, but nowadays he’s more likely “to find an herbal tea bag.”

Topf regaled the low points of his star-studded career, too – recounting the time he accidentally destroyed Janet Jackson’s vest, shrunk David Hasselhoff’s golden pants, and received some stern words from Joe Cocker over a tiny bit of discoloration.

In Iowa metal-related matters: Slipknot are gearing up to finally return later this year.

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In a recent Instagram post, drummer Jay Weinberg said “In case you’re wondering what kind of album we’re making”, accompanied with a photo of a blood-stained drum snare – evidencing that the new release could be the heaviest album to date.

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