Download festival sponsored by Zippo is now approaching its twelfth year and it keeps on going from strength to strength, and this year is looking to be the biggest and best to date. The festival...
Gray died aged 38 after suffering an accidental drug overdose in May, 2010, and five years on, a group of local artists in Des Moines, Iowa have put together a show called 2...
The singer has written a lengthy tribute essay for the new issue of the U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine, in which he admits Gray is forever on his mind. Taylor writes, "When I'm on...
The guitarist and his brother Andrew Thomson both suffered stab wounds in the fight, and were hospitalised at a medical facility in Iowa. They were released after receiving treatment. Following a police...
The 41-year-old guitarist and his sibling Andrew were both admitted to a medical facility in Iowa on Wednesday (11Mar15), with reports suggesting the rocker was stabbed in the back of the head....
Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson has sustained a stab wound to the back of his head after a fight with his brother. Both men were drunk and suffered non-life threatening wounds, according to Billboard.Mick Thomson was...
The guitarist and his sibling Andrew were both taken to a hospital in Iowa on Wednesday (11Mar15) with serious wounds. Reports suggest Mick, 41, was stabbed in the back of his head,...
A supergroup featuring Dave Grohl and Slipknot's Corey Taylor has landed a major new record deal.Teenage Time Killer, formed by Corrosion Of Conformity star Reed Mullin, will release a debut album in 2015 via Rise...
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor pours water onto fans if he catches them using a cell phone at his gigs.The rocker hates it when concert-goers spend the entire show on their smartphone, and he has even...
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has lashed out at Grammy Awards bosses, insisting music's big night has become "meaningless".The often masked rocker, who has been nominated 10 times as part of Slipknot and Stone Sour, claims...
Slipknot's mystery new drummer had to pay his respects to late bassist Paul Gray before he was welcomed into the masked rock act.Percussionist Shawn Crahan tells Rolling Stone magazine he took his new bandmate, rumoured...
Rocker Slash has revealed Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor almost landed the job of frontman for the former Guns N' Roses star's supergroup Velvet Revolver, but he didn't quite hit the right notes.Taylor...
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has broken his silence about the firing of drummer Joey Jordison, revealing the decision to let him go was one of the toughest he and his bandmates have ever had to...
Against Me! star Laura Jane Grace appears to have unmasked Slipknot's latest recruit by attacking him on Twitter.com.The heavy rockers have refused to identify Joey Jordison's replacement in the band, but it has been widely...
The son of revered E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg has reportedly signed up to replace Joey Jordison in masked heavy rock act Slipknot.The band revealed its new masks earlier this week (beg08Sep14), but singer...
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor insists the identity of the band's new drummer will remain a secret until fans get used to the group's musical development.The rockers unveiled the video for The Negative One earlier this...
There are certain things in life that don’t sound like they should ever go together, but then you put them together and...they just do. Peanut butter and jelly, French fries dipped in chocolate milkshakes, Justin...
Slipknot star Corey Taylor has taken aim at his Kiss heroes for allowing past dramas to upset one of the band's biggest nights at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.Like many Kiss...
The vinyl list has been released for this year's Record Store Day, which will be celebrated by 240 independent music shops throughout the UK with over 600 exclusive releases available. More big-name acts than ever...
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has signed up to become the butt of his pals' jokes at an upcoming comedy roast in Columbus, Ohio.The masked rocker will be targeted by bandmate Shawn 'Clown' Crahan, Anthrax's Scott...
Aerosmith will close Download Festival 2014.The 'Crazy' rockers have been announced as the final headliners for next year's event - which takes place in Donnington Park, Leicestershire, East Midlands on 13-15 June - in what...
Slipknot star Shawn Crahan is to make his directorial debut with a movie adaptation of graphic novel Officer Downe.Joe Casey has revamped his own comic book about a Los Angeles police officer who crooks can't...
Slipknot say you can ''smell'' their return ''in the air.''The 'Surfacing' band's Shawn 'Clown' Crahan told how they are planning a full scale return next year, hinting they could even release a new album.Speaking to...
Dave Grohl debuted his Sound City Players supergroup with a three-hour set at the weekend.The multi-instrumentalist performed with his all-star backing band at the Sundance Film Festival's Park City Live event in Utah. Stevie Nicks...
Slipknot star Corey Taylor has secret plans to release a dance album.The often masked heavy rocker reveals he already has a title set aside for his quirky project and insists he isn't afraid of being...
Slipknot and Black Sabbath will headline the first Ozzfest staged in Japan next May (13).Ozzy Osbourne and his manager wife Sharon made the big announcement online on Thursday morning (01Nov12). The news of the...
Corey Taylor thinks Adele is a ''huge f***ing talent'' in a music industry resembling a ''sea of s**t''.The Slipknot frontman has slammed the number of acts who rely on technology when creating songs and believes...
Rockers Slipknot are to include songs written by late bandmate Paul Gray on their new album.The bassist was found dead in his Iowa motel room in May 2010 after suffering an accidental drug overdose, and...
Slipknot want Paul Gray's doctor to ''pay for what he has done''.The group are ''in a state of anger and sadness'' following the news Dr. Daniel Baldi has been charged with the involuntary manslaughter of...
Rockers Slipknot are "in a state of anger and sadness" after late bandmate Paul Gray's doctor was charged with involuntary manslaughter relating to the bassist's death two years ago.Physician Daniel Baldi, from Des Moines, Iowa,...