SLIPKNOT’s CLOWN Unveils His New Custom Minecraft World ‘Vernearth’

SLIPKNOT percussionist and creative visionary M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan has officially unveiled “Vernearth”, a fully custom, multi-mode realm built for the global gaming phenomenon Minecraft. Designed as a long-term, evolving experience, Vernearth will roll out in seasonal cycles, each lasting 45 days and themed around different eras, songs, and aesthetics from the Slipknot universe.

According to Clown, the goal is to fuse SLIPKNOT’s world of visual storytelling with the limitless sandbox of Minecraft, offering players a space that’s part art project, part gameplay experiment, and entirely immersive. Every season brings a brand-new mode, fresh challenges, and a distinctive atmosphere shaped by the band’s music and mythology.

The debut season pays homage to SLIPKNOT’s 2001 Iowa era, taking its name and tone from the fan-favorite track “The Heretic Anthem.” Expect a grim, intense environment that mirrors the song’s raw energy and the album’s unrelenting darkness.

Season two shifts gears, drawing inspiration from “The Dying Song (Time To Sing)” off the band’s 2022 album The End, So Far. This chapter will explore the song’s themes through new visual elements, mechanics, and gameplay styles, expanding the world of Vernearth even further.

A full press release and official trailer—both of which dive deeper into the realm’s design, features, and seasonal plans—will be available below.

‘Built on custom technology, handcrafted environments, and a play philosophy that rewards mastery across survival, PVP, creativity, and hardcore challenges, Vernearth launches with four major game modes: Oblivion, PVP/Event, Plotworld, and Challenge Mode. Together they form a unified ecosystem that supports every type of player. These modes will be rolled out starting at launch systematically to ensure a smooth player experience, so some of these modes may not be available right away. Explorers and builders to streamers, competitors, and high-stakes achievers will all have something innovative to experience in Vernearth, like:

OBLIVION — The Core World

Oblivion is the heart of Vernearth. It’s a vast, custom-generated survival world that blends realism with corrupted “clown”-inspired elements. Players explore treacherous terrain, battle custom factions, and uncover the lore behind the three great capital cities: Raziel, Seniomsed, and The City of Eternal.

PVP / EVENT SERVER — The Arena

Designed for fast, high-intensity competition, the PVP/Event server delivers recurring weekly tournaments and creator-friendly content moments. Players fight across four bespoke arena:

The Circle Sphere
The Blood Square
The Blood Oval
UnEden

There will be modes like Last Man Standing and Duels, earning “War” currency that unlocks exclusive cosmetics and items.

PLOTWORLD — The Sanctuary

Plotworld provides a safe, collaborative creative space where players can build freely, merge plots, host social activities, and enter monthly build contests. With access to creative mode, limited WorldEdit, and a permanent Hall of Fame showcase, Plotworld gives players a way to contribute artistically to the world of Vernearth.

CHALLENGE MODE — Vernearth’s Signature Experience

Challenge Mode is a seasonal, limited-time hardcore world with only one rule: one life. Each 45-day season introduces a new Slipknot-inspired theme, custom world generation, brutal mechanics, and high-stakes objectives.

SEASONS:

Vernearth’s Season Mode evolves from the blood-red, Heretic-Lord–ruled chaos of Season 1: The Heretic Anthem, to the twilight-shrouded decay of Season 2: The Dying Song where players fight to forge the Beacon of Life, and finally into the unpredictable madness of Season 3: Friend or Foe?, a world where mobs, loot, blocks, and consumables shift with total randomness.

Survivors earn permanent titles, exclusive cosmetics, Hall of Heroes placement, and a share of the prize pool.’