Slipknot

ExploreMusic.com had a great, retrospective interview with Corey and Shawn of Slipknot surrounding the release of Slipknot 10th Anniversary Edition. GO HERE to listen now.

Part 1 - How Slipknot was discovered. Part 2 - Hiring Ross Robinson to produce the record, pitching the band to Roadrunner. Part 6 - Find out what the 10th Anniversary Edition of Slipknot includes, and listen to some final thoughts on Slipknot from Monte Conner.

In part two of our interview with Roadrunner Records head of A&R Monte Conner on Slipknot, we discover how Ross Robinson was brought into the project and how the band was pitched to executives. Listen to part 1 on discovering the band here.

Slipknot aren't sneaking up on anybody at this point in their career. They've spent the past decade turning the metal world end-over-end, their reputation preceding them as a highlight reel of masked vomit, broken-bones, head-banging, hair-whipping and apocalyptic mayhem plays in t...

Slipknot star Corey Taylor has confirmed he auditioned to take over from Scott Weiland as Velvet Revolver frontman - but was rejected by the band because the try out "just didn't work." The group, led by former Guns N' Roses stars Slash and Duff McKagan, have been auditioning singers since...

Whilst we here at Roadrunner Records aren't taking a stand on the reefer, Slipknot is headlining the Cypress Hill Smoke Out this year. If you're going to be in the area, you could win a pair of tickets from MetalInjection by following the directions here.

Iowa’s own M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan will be making his debut into the world of contemporary art with his first gallery showing.  On September 24th Crahan, best known as the visionary and founding member of hard rock act Slipknot, will host a showing at the Kirkwood Hotel from 7:00pm-12:00am...

Head on over to NME.COM and you will be able to check out an EXCLUSIVE clip of SLIPKNOT live at Dynamo 2000. The clip is taken from the DVD of killer behind the scenes and live footage that accompanies the special edition of the band's self-titled debut album which was released yesterday in cel...

GO HERE to listen to an interview with bassist Paul about what life was like for him before the release of the album, and how the band prepare for their wild shows. He also talks about his pride at what the band have achieved and speaks about the bands debt to their fans.

Some critics (particularly back in the early years of the band) accused Slipknot of using the masks, costumes, and numbers as nothing more than a marketing ploy.  Do you have anything to say to those people now? Well, to all the critics who have kind of complained or been a little too harsh wi...

 South Africa He took the sword to school, along with three masks resembling those worn by the heavy metal band Slipknot. He smeared his face with black paint and, when Jacques Pretorius walked past, he swung with a single blow. He went on to further injure another ...

In another first, Slipknot will host a one day festival in their hometown of Des Moines on 9/9/09. The show will feature 2 stages and a host of bands with Slipknot headlining. The second stage, sponsored by Jagermeister, will feature all local bands. An official announcement will be made soo...

 UK Up to 135000 heavy metal fans have attended the festival, which features ZZ Top, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson. It is the seventh year the festival has been held at the race track. Simon Gillette of Donington Park Ventures said ...

Percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan repeatedly dived into the crowd and ran down the middle aisle separating the two sides of the audience, much to the obvious annoyance of security. After 'Dead Memories', Taylor told the crowd that they were the "plug ...

Two words come to mind. ha and yawn. Leave the mask wearing metal to Slipknot, they wipe the floor with this bunch of whining, pubeless band wagon passengers. and more »

 Canada If there is one genre of music that has had staying power over the past 20 years, it would be heavy metal. Regardless of musical fads that weave their way in and out of public consciousness, bands like Slipknot, Metallica and Disturbed can be counted ...

Fortman has worked with bands like Superjoint Ritual, Mudvayne, Otep, Evanescence, and Slipknot and more. Produced by Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano, Worship Music is the first studio album for the band in six years and marks the recording debut of new ...

Rock on the Range 2009  OH By the time the band had worked its way through hits like "Psychosocial" and "Duality," the fans were already looking for Sunday's lineup to pull a one-up. "Korn was awesome and Slipknot was definitely good," said Corey Simpson, a senior in plant ...

The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH She was thrilled to create pieces for metal bands such as Slipknot, Fear Factory and Marilyn Manson. "Some of the most important jewelry in my life was created by Dana, some pieces I'll always wear as talismans," Manson said via e-mail. ...

Slipknot's mix of grinding, post-Korn alternative metal is described by some as neo-shock rock. Others compare it to Marilyn Manson's style but with more aspects of rap metal or "nu-metal." Percussionist Chris Fehn is one of three who provide the ...

 NJ Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan reportedly had to leave the band's current tour to deal with an undisclosed family matter. "A very terrible, terrible predicament is going on in [Clown's] family," singer Corey Taylor explained to the crowd ...

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 New Zealand There are a bunch of killer bands on the bill - Korn and Slipknot are cool guys." Tommy has also revealed he can't wait to arrive in the UK because he wants to see a "really hot" woman he met on the internet. He added to Britain's Daily Star newspaper: ...

 IA By Michael Morain • The Register • April 12, 2009 This week's music calendar in Iowa reads like a kid's counting book. Just take your pick. - ONE is for . . . Joyce Yang, the Korean-born pianist who picked up the silver medal (and a tidy $20000) at the ...

 CA This year's lineup also includes the first-ever solo appearance by SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. Taylor appeared on KQRC 98.9 The Rock's top-rated "Johnny Dare Morning Show" this morning to talk about how excited he was for his first-ever ...

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Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV Last summer, Suicide Silence toured to much fanfare on the Mayhem Festival, a more mainstream-oriented metal road show headlined by platinum selling headbangers Slipknot and Disturbed, and they first built a name for themselves on the DIY hard-core ...

It used to be that Mudvayne was always the runner-up to Slipknot for "most theatrical n-metal band." But now that the Illinois four-piece has abandoned its costumes, makeup and stage names, what's left? Quite a bit, actually - even after frontman Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett moo...

 NY According to the San Bernardino County Sun, the trial of a woman accused of helping her boyfriend stab a friend to death after listening to SLIPKNOT started last Thursday. Terry Ray Taylor, 21, was stabbed more than 20 times, and his neck was slashed, ...

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Last night, Slipknot stepped onstage and destroyed New York City. Of course, that’s nothing new. The Des Moines, Iowa nine-piece have been doing just that on a regular basis since 1999. But this time they hopped on the shoulders of giants and proceeded to beat the looming bastards to the grou...

Clown make-up, gas masks, and prison-inspired jumpsuits were in abundance as fans infiltrated the doors at around 7p.m. As concert-goers passed through metal detectors and bag checks, a sea of dark-colored clothing (and souls) poured into the venue. ...

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By Mikel The lineup for this year’s Rock On The Range Festival have been revealed, check it out below: Slipknot, Motley Crue, Alice In Chains, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry, Shinedown, The Used, Flyleaf, Chevelle, Atreyu, Blue October, Saving Abel, Saliva, Static-X, Hoobastank, Bill...

 NC You could also see some elements of enjoyment behind the masks as bandmembers gave each other fist bumps while walking by each other. Roughly one-third of the band’s set came from its self-titled debut. Singer Corey Taylor found time to address the ...

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Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, January 5, 2009... A coroner found that Dr. Dre's son died of an overdose of heroin and morphine. Brian Warner Marilyn Manson wants Trent Reznor and ex-wife Dita Von Teese to testify on his behalf. Manson is being sued by his former drummer for...

By info@metalrage.com (DemonDust) He says, "It's something that I'd like to do purely for myself. It's something that I need to release before I can think about moving on to anything else... In both Slipknot and Stone Sour I'm slightly limited to how I can write and indeed what I can write about. The beauty of doing a solo album is tha...

By Chris Slipknot / Stone Sour front-man Corey Taylor plans to take a break from the two bands to focus on a solo album. In a recent interview Taylor stated, “It’s something that I’d like to do purely for myself. It’s something that I need to release before I can think about moving on to anything else. [...]

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By Chris Slipknot’s ‘All Hope is Gone‘ has been certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart giving the band their first No. 1 debut. News From: TuneLab Music - Everything Rock To read the original post and comment, click th...

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Grammy-award winning hard rockers Slipknot announced today their first U.S. headline tour in support of their #1 album <em>All Hope Is Gone</em>. The tour, which kicks off on January 23rd in St. Paul, MN, will hit 33 cities across the country, and include an historic stop at New...

By koar Some of the biggest releases this year came from rock artists and metal acts including Metallica, Slipknot, and AC/DC. Sure, these monsters of rock released solid album and will be backed with near sold out tours, but where are the disciples?

By Chris Steffen Photo: Getty] It’s been over four years since the release of Slipknot’s Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), the record that found the band splitting its sound wide open, adding acoustic guitars and a new range of attitudes while keeping its overall heaviness and claustrophobic sound intac...

By zandor@dopefiend.co.uk Playlist: Master of Puppets - Metallica, S&M; Fuel - Metallica, S&M; Stupify - Disturbed, The Sickness; One Step Closer - Lynkin Park, Hybrid Theory; Wait and Bleed - Slipknot, Slipknot; Limp Bizkit, Slipknot,Pantera The Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly

By Jerry Rojas Remember that 13-year-old kid back a few years ago who loved Korn so much? You know, the one who wore the baggie Dickies with his Adidas. He even went as far as having his dad buy him turntables and a 7-string guitar so he could start a band one day himself. Well, that same kid grew up and became tha...