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Devildriver to Support Slipknot on Midwest Tour Leg
04/20/2009SoCal sonic storm troopers Devildriver will embark on a bunch of dates supporting metal juggernaut Slipknot on the latest leg of the All Hope Is Gone world tour. Rounding out the bill will be 3 Inches of Blood on some dates and All That Remains on others. In between, destroying arenas with the 'Knot, Devildriver will play a whole slew of headline ..more
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Live Review: Slipknot – The Forum, Citizens Bank Arena, Los Angeles
03/18/2009At the end of "Purity," Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor asked The Forum's packed crowd, "Have you ever seen God?" Slipknot | by Kevin Estrada No, but I have seen Slipknot—a lot. I'll never forget the first time that I saw metal's most magnificent masked marauders. I was 14, and it was on OZZfest 1999, the band's first "official" national ..more
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Alice In Chains, Mötley Crüe Among Rock on the Range Artists
02/17/2009More than 35 acts have been confirmed for this year's Rock on the Range festival, including Slipknot, KoRn, Alice in Chains, Avenged Sevenfold and Mötley Crüe. Set to hit Columbus' Crew Stadium on Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17, the two-day event will feature three stages and "an expanded vendor village." "Being asked to headline Rock on the ..more
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Alice In Chains, Mötley Crüe Among Rock on the Range Artists
02/13/2009More than 35 acts have been confirmed for this year’s Rock on the Range festival, including Slipknot, KoRn, Alice in Chains, Avenged Sevenfold and Mötley Crüe. Set to hit Columbus’ Crew Stadium on Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17, the two-day event will feature three stages and “an expanded vendor village.” “Being asked to headline Rock on ..more
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Feature: Musicians talk "Watchmen"
02/12/2009It seems like everyone is psyched to see the film adaptation of Watchmen, due in theaters March 6th. The trailers are hypnotic and pulse-pounding, and director Zack Snyder's track record—300, Dawn of the Dead—makes him the perfect man for the monumental task of adapting this revered graphic novel for the big screen. Plus, that good ol' R-Rating ..more
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Exclusive Slipknot Videos On ARTISTdirect
01/26/2009As part of ARTISTdirect.com's Grammy mini-site, Roadrunner Records has supplied us with three highly exclusive Slipknot videos. Metal's Grammy nominated nine-headed hydra remains the most visceral and vicious band in the world, and these exclusive videos only further uphold that status. However, the clips do show the band's sick sense of humor as ..more
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Slipknot, Paramore Among Artists On Valentine's Day Comp
01/07/2009Rhino UK has announced the tracklisting for It's a Misery Business, a Valetine's Day compilation that features "loud and noisy rock, emo, punk and metal." Joining the fray are Nickelback, Amanda Palmer, Slipknot, Paramore, Panic At the Disco and more. Here's the full breakdown: 1. Nickelback - Something In Your Mouth 2. Paramore - Misery ..more
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Slipknot Take Coheed & Cambria On Tour
11/25/2008Slipknot has tapped Coheed & Cambria as the main supporting act on their early 2009 tour, the band's first stateside dates since the August release of All Hope is Gone. More than 30 cities will be hit over the course of January, February and March, beginning with a January 23 stop in St. Paul, MN, and winding down on March 11 with a show in ..more
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Slipknot, The Game Face Off in Billboard Recount
09/03/2008Billboard reported its tightest Top 200 countdown ever this week, with The Game's LAX initially edging ahead of Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone by just 13 units. A recount found the latter beating the Game by 1,134 copies, however: 239,516 albums sold according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers, as compared to the rapper's 238,382. Elsewhere in the ..more
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Interview: Slipknot (Track-by-Track)
08/24/2008"Tell the maggots to get ready. It's only beginning," exclaims Slipknot percussionist/creative mastermind Shawn "Clown" Crahan. Slipknot's fourth album, All Hope Is Gone, is a new beginning, not only for the multi-platinum Grammy award-winning nine-piece, but for heavy metal as well. There hasn't been a record this violent, real and honest to ..more
















