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Slipknot played their 2008 track ‘Gematria (The Killing Name)’ for the first time ever this week – check out the footage below. The band were playing the first of a mini-tour of Australia on Friday night (February 28) in Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse when they decided to dig into their catalogue to give the track its live debut. ‘Gematria (The Killing Name)’ was first released on their fourth studio album ‘All Hope Is Gone’ in 2008, and frontman Corey Taylor has said in the past that despite him loving the song himself, the rest of the band would never “never play it”, telling All Things Music in 2023: “Unless the Pope ends up opening up for Slipknot someday, that shit will never happen”.

God Of War and Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, has announced a London headline gig.McCreary has also written music for Call Of Duty: Vanguard, The Walking Dead and Godzilla: King Of The Monsters while last year, he released “epic rock concept” album ‘The Singularity’ which featured collaborations with Slash, Corey Taylor, System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian, Anthrax‘s Scott Ian and many more.He’s now confirmed details of a European ‘Themes And Variations’ tour. The run of shows will see McCreary “bring selections from the last twenty years of his career to the stage,” with the help of a six-piece band.Bear McCreary’s ‘Themes And Variations’ tour will kick off with a gig at London’s Indigo At The O2 on April 18.

Slipknot.The record was recorded by the founding member and percussionist – real name Shawn Crahan – alongside Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson and Jim Root at the same time as they were working on 2008’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’. However, hopes of it being shared have remained unfulfilled and only one track from the sessions has seen the light of day: ‘All Hope Is Gone’ bonus track ‘Til We Die’.Taylor, Root and Clown have all hinted at the release in recent years, and last month the latter revealed to NME that the long-awaited LP was out of his hands and with management for the final steps.Now, in a new interview with Knotfest, the founding member has revealed more information about what fans can expect from the release, and confirmed that it is by no means a Slipknot-sounding record.“It was never a Slipknot album. Not while it was happening, not while I’ve held onto it for 10 years, and certainly not fuckin’ when it comes out,” he told the outlet.Sharing how they wrote the material while working on ‘All Hope Is Gone’, Clown recalled how the members would be interrupted during the process and put the project on hold to finish up the 2008 release.

Slipknot sound-checking without their masks and iconic costumes has surfaced online.In celebration of the new year, @slipknotvideos_ – an Instagram account dedicated to sharing clips of the band’s iconic performance and, according to their bio, “preserving the history of Slipknot with care and responsibility” – have shared rare footage of Corey Taylor and co performing ‘Liberate’ during their soundcheck without wearing their legendary red boiler suits and masks.The special moment of The Nine tearing through the track dates back to January 1 2000, during the soundcheck for their New Year’s Day gig at the Super Toad venue in their hometown of Des Moines, Iowa.A post shared by Slipknot – Vídeos (@slipknotvideos_)“The new millennium began with Slipknot performing in Des Moines at the Super Toad. The performance took place exactly on January 1, 2000.

Slipknot broke out some rarities and deep cuts in London last night (December 20) as part of their huge 25th anniversary tour. Check out footage and the full setlist below.The iconic masked metallers kicked off the tour in the US back in August and have been making their way through a number of international shows since, before wrapping up the shows with a handful of UK dates.Last night, they brought the tour to the UK capital and performed the first of their two back-to-back nights at The O2, treating the audience to tracks that haven’t been played there in decades.“I’m about to say something to you without an inch of sarcasm and irony, and I mean this from the fucking heart: Slipknot is home,” frontman Corey Taylor told the crowd, recalling the relationship the band have with London.“The first thing I want to say to you is how grateful, how much we appreciate and how much we love every fucking one of you here in this building,” he continued.

Slipknot’s Clown has shared an update on the band’s long-awaited ‘lost’ album, ‘Look Outside Your Window’ – confirming that it is now out of his hands and with management for the final steps.The record was recorded by the founding member and percussionist – real name Shawn Crahan – alongside Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson and Jim Root at the same time as they were working on 2008’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’.Hopes of it being shared have gone unfulfilled in recent years and, to date, only one track from the sessions has been released: ‘All Hope Is Gone’ bonus track ‘Til We Die’.Now, Crahan has spoken to NME in a new interview, and confirmed that the release is completely finished and on the cusp of being officially released.Reflecting on comments he made in a separate NME interview in 2023 – in which he assured us the release would be coming this year – the metal icon said: “I did say it was going to be in 2024, and I gave it the best fight that I could to make it this year.”As for where the release is up to now, he added: “What I can tell you is that I showed Corey the final artwork two days ago. It is happening, but unfortunately, because of Christmas and New Year and the way business works, I can’t slide it in this year.“But you have my word, it’s out of my hands now.

NME about Slipknot’s ongoing 25th anniversary tour, as well as plans for new material and on the long-mooted ‘lost’ album ‘Look Outside Your Window’.The tour – which sees them exclusively play tracks from their 1999 debut album – landed in the UK over the weekend and comes amid a big year of news for the metal icons. Over the past 12 months, the band have welcomed former Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande into the line-up and delighted fans by breaking out deep cuts and rarities for the first time in over two decades.“It’s been good to do this with newer members, but I do miss Joey [Jordison, late drummer] and Paul [Gray, late bassist],” Clown told NME.

Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has admitted to threatening to leak the band’s long-delayed ‘lost’ album ‘Look Outside Your Window’.It was recorded by frontman Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Jim Root and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan at the same time as the group were working on 2008’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’. At one point, Taylor tried to blend the two records into one, but the “super experimental, vibey” tracks didn’t gel. The ‘All Hope Is Gone’ bonus track ‘Til We Die’ was recorded during those sessions and is often played over the PA at the end of their shows.The band first confirmed its existence around the time of the release of 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ and percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan said it would come out at the end of that cycle.

Slipknot‘s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has spoken about the delay of the band’s “lost album” ‘Look Outside Your Window’.It was recorded by frontman Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Jim Root and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan at the same time as the group were working on 2008’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’. At one point, Taylor tried to blend the two records into one, but the “super experimental, vibey” tracks didn’t gel. To date, only one track from the sessions has been released – ‘All Hope Is Gone’ bonus track ‘Til We Die’.The album has long been teased by its participating members, with frontman Corey Taylor teasing its release last year, once again stoking the flames.

Slipknot have announced the details and dates of their 2025 European tour, set to kick off next summer.The legendary heavy metal band will kick off the tour with a slot at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden on June 4. From there, Corey Taylor and co will make stops in Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and Denmark.

Slipknot fans have reacted to the band’s new ‘S’ logo on their recent merch drop, with many less than happy with the design.Corey Taylor and co took to the band’s official social media accounts to share some new limited-edition pieces of merch they have released which include a variety of t-shirts, tank tops and long sleeves.

Kaiser Chiefs have spoken to NME about their huge homecoming show in Leeds to mark the 20th anniversary of their 2005 debut album ‘Employment’.The band will play the seven-times Platinum, UK Number Two record in full at their biggest headline show to date when they hit Temple Newsam Park on May 31, 2025.They’re set to be joined by some massive names from the ’00s indie era such as Razorlight, The Cribs and We Are Scientists – all of whom will be showcasing fan-favourite classic albums in their entirety to mark their own 20th anniversaries.Speaking to NME, frontman Ricky Wilson and bassist Simon Rix explained that they wanted the event to be a “time capsule” from those heady days, and told us how they’ll be “doing nostalgia properly”.“Over the last 20 years, people kept telling us, ‘Oh, it’s the first album I bought’ or ‘I bought it when I was this age’, ‘My mum and dad used to listen to it’,” said Rix. “It’s not only the songs, it’s what it means to people and what people were doing at the time.

Kaiser Chiefs have announced a homecoming ‘Employment’ 20th anniversary show with Razorlight, The Cribs and more celebrating their own anniversaries on the stacked lineup.The Leeds indie legends will play their biggest show in their hometown to date at Temple Newsam Park on May 31, 2025, where they will celebrate 20 years of their debut album ‘Employment’.The album remains the biggest-ever selling record from a Leeds act, and is responsible for classics like ‘I Predict A Riot’ and ‘Oh My God’. The record went on to be awarded seven times platinum, with other musicians like Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor hailing the debut as “really, really good and super legit.”Joining Kaiser Chiefs are Razorlight, who will also celebrate 20 years of their own debut ‘Up All Night’.

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan revealed their favourite rockstar masks and opened up about their various music feuds while going head-to-head on Hot Ones Versus.The metal musicians appeared on the viral online show, which sees celebrities take on “hot questions and even hotter wings”. During the Q&A segment, Clown asked Taylor to rank three of his most notorious rockstar feuds with Limp Bizkit, Machine Gun Kelly and Nickelback.“I love that this is coming up as I’m doing all this work on myself,” the frontman laughed before revealing his ranking.The singer prefaced his answer by admitting that “a lot of the things that I said were based off of my own ego, my own insecurities, my own arrogance”.Answering with that “ugly ego”, however, Limp Bizkit came out on top.

welcomed a baby out of wedlock. Talking about the scandal on the “Your Mom’s House” podcast, Taylor chose to show Grohl some grace.“It’s so messy, 100 percent messy,” he admitted to hosts Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky. “I know Dave Grohl.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has revealed that he think Dave Grohl having a new kid outside of his marriage is “irresponsible”, but “does not mean he’s not a nice person”.Earlier this month, the Foo Fighters singer revealed that he has become a father of a baby girl outside of his marriage – but is “doing everything I can to regain the trust” of his wife Jordyn Blum and his family. He and Blum already share three daughters, Violet, Harper and Ophelia.The following, a post went viral claiming that the newborn baby girl was being named Roxie Junie Grohl, and that she was “truly a Grohl through and through”. The post was debunked as fake, with Grohl’s representatives confirming as such to NME.Now, Corey Taylor – a longtime friend of Grohl – has commented on the situation, which has led to Foo Fighters cancelling their Soundside Music Festival performances this past weekend.Taylor appeared on a recent episode of the Your Mom’s House podcast, hosted by comedian couple Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky, where he was asked to share his thoughts on the “messy” situation.

Slipknot founding member and drummer Joey Jordison has settled its lawsuit against the band for profiting off his death.Earlier this year, the Jordison estate announced that it had filed a lawsuit against Slipknot in June last year claiming that the band continued to use Jordison’s name and personal belongings “in a travelling Slipknot museum called Knotfest and lined their pockets with profit off of Jordison’s devoted fanbase” despite promising that they would return his belongings to his family after he was fired from the band in 2013.Now, per a Blabbermouth report, Jordison’s estate has filed as of September 17 an unconditional settlement of the lawsuit. Details surrounding the settlement have not been made public.In the original lawsuit filed, Jordison’s estate also commented on the band’s reaction following Jordison’s death: “Perhaps worst of all, Crahan and [Corey] Taylor publicly lied to fans that they had contacted Jordison’s family to check on them and express their condolences and love for Jordison in the wake of his passing.

Slipknot are planning to release a 25th anniversary reissue of their debut album.Speaking to Metal Hammer in a new interview, Slipknot co-founder and percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan revealed that the legendary heavy metal band are working on a reissue of their 1999 self-titled debut LP.“I’m fully involved with putting together a reissue package, because I’m the band caretaker,” he told the outlet. “I’m the one that held everything over the years: all the DAT tapes from the [sound]board from all our first shows, all the videotapes from studio sessions at SR Audio and Indigo Ranch, different test mixes that we gave to other people that we said ‘No’ to at that time and that were never released, but are amazing.A post shared by Slipknot (@slipknot)“They would never have been listened to 25 years ago, but now that the golden egg has been laid, and everyone knows it, you’re not going to listen to another mix and go, ‘This is better’, you’re just gonna go, ‘Wow, this is Slipknot like this, 25 years ago.'”Crahan went on to elaborate on what the reissue would entail, adding: “There’s new artwork, new photos from the time, there’s so much music that’s so punk rock from board tapes, there’s video documents, there’s a lot — audio, visuals, everything.

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has revealed that he’s making changes to touring plans in the future for his health saying, “I’m only going to work so much”.Back in January, the Slipknot frontman cancelled his previously scheduled North American solo tour, citing struggles with his well-being.“For the past several months my mental and physical health have been breaking down, and I reached a place that was unhealthy for my family and I,” he wrote in a statement at the time.“I know this decision will come as a shock to some and may be regarded as unpopular by others – but after taking a hard look at where I am and where I was going, I need to pull myself back and be home with my family for the time being,” he added, also telling fans that those who had already bought tickets would be issued a refund.The tour was in celebration of his second solo album ‘CMFT2’, which arrived back in September 2023 and saw him play a series of tour dates across Europe and the UK.Now, in a new interview with Alternative Press, Taylor has opened up more about his struggles saying he hit “a real dark point” earlier this year and that he needed to make some changes to the way he works for his well-being – including touring.He told the publication: “I found that my pursuit of work and all things ego was killing me. And nearly killed me.“So I’ve reinvested my life to the point [where] I’m only going to work so much.

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Slipknot played a huge show at Madison Square Garden as part of their ongoing ‘Here Comes The Pain’ tour – and broke out songs that haven’t been performed live in nearly 25 years.Now, thanks to a fan, the entire set can be found online. Check it out below.Taking place at the iconic New York City venue last Monday (August 12), the gig marked the fifth show of the metal icon’s ongoing 25th-anniversary tour and, as expected, saw the members break out a setlist filled with rarities and deep cuts.Comprising of 14 songs, the entire night was dedicated to material from their seminal debut album ‘Slipknot’, which first put them on the map upon its release in 1999.