Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has announced the launch of a new side project called O’ Day Monster. He also unveiled a new personal website at theclown.com, serving as a central hub for his various artistic endeavors. The announcement includes a debut single titled Un Life, accompanied by an AI-created video.
In an introductory message on his new website, Crahan opened up about the personal and creative journey that led him to this point. He reflected on the challenges of sharing his work and the meaning behind his new project.
“Welcome everyone, to the new home of all my artistic endeavors,” Crahan said. “If you’ve been following me for a while, you know it’s been a challenge to get the ‘com’ to a place where I feel I can contemplate, and present, all my creative memories caught with one brush – or several brushes combined. And yes, sometimes there’s no brush that can express the deep inner self.”
Crahan went on to explain why it has taken time to share his creative output with the public.
“It’s been difficult for me to share all these expressions of mine, mainly because of time,” he continued. “With that said, I believe I’m at a crossing where my heart is telling me to share the life I have lived. It’s been an incredible journey so far, and I need to utilize some time and get busy now, to reveal all that has been hidden behind the curtain. Forms and brushes, like fingerpainting when I was young.”
He also emphasized the unfiltered nature of what fans can expect from the new platform.
“This is where you get the unedited me,” Crahan said. “The no-filtered me. The no-paraphrasing me; you’ll get no lies from me. Just the racing thoughts of imagination that make their way to some sort of canvas or canvases, time-stamped and put here, in its resting place.”
Crahan acknowledged the scale of the undertaking before turning attention to the new musical project itself.
“As always, it’s going to be a great while before it’ll all be up, if indeed it can be put up,” he said. “It takes a lot of work, but that’s what’s next – the time to explore all this together. I can’t wait to go down this wormhole and share thoughts with you about vision and one’s self, concentrated on output.”
He then offered a detailed look at the inspiration behind O’ Day Monster, describing it as a deeply personal creative endeavor.
“One last thing before I am done here. Check out my new project called O’ Day Monster on the feature page here,” Crahan said. “I’ve entered a time in my life where I wanted to create something I could conduct and drive, with words. I wanted to create the spaceship I could drive with my words. I’ve always wanted to have someone sing my words with the conviction that the subject matter demanded. Many close friends and I came together to help bring the battle of ‘me against me’ to life. This has been my suffering, and salvation, my entire life. You know, the ‘I’m my own worst enemy’ kind of situation. I am very blessed to have several friends who believe in me, the music, and my words enough to bring all this new color to life to taste and smell. To hold and connect with.”
The O’ Day Monster announcement marks just one piece of a broader creative push from Crahan. His new website brings together a range of ongoing projects under a single platform for the first time.
Beyond the music, theclown.com also links to Crahan’s podcast, The Electric Theater, and his whiskey brand, Slipknot No. 9 Iowa Whiskey. These additions reflect the wide scope of his creative and entrepreneurial output outside of Slipknot.
The O’ Day Monster project has also surfaced through a separate teaser site at odaymonster.ai. This signals that Crahan intends to build a dedicated online presence around the project as it develops further.
The debut single Un Life and its AI-assisted video reinforce the experimental direction Crahan appears to be taking with O’ Day Monster. The use of artificial intelligence in the visual component suggests a willingness to embrace emerging technology as part of his creative toolkit.
Crahan is a founding member of Slipknot and has long been recognized as one of the band’s primary creative forces. He has contributed not only as a percussionist but also as a director and visual artist. The launch of O’ Day Monster and the new website represent a significant step in establishing his identity as a solo creative figure beyond the band’s framework.
Further details on O’ Day Monster are expected to follow as the project develops.
