Slipknot: Last News

The Conjuring and Up In The Air has covered Slipknot‘s ‘Duality’.Farmiga put her own spin on Slipknot’s 2004 hit at a show on Monday (April 17) put on by the Rock Academy music school in Woodstock, New York. She has performed at previous iterations of the event, taking on metal classics like Iron Maiden‘s ‘The Trooper’ and Black Sabbath‘s ‘War Pigs’. Prior to singing ‘Duality’, Farmiga told the audience: “I’ll tell you one thing – this music program is one thing we can’t get enough of. We really do have the time of our lives.”She continued: “This is for all the chin-pressers.

Slipknot paused both of their sets at Knotfest Australia this week, due to wild fans scaling up massive speaker towers to get a better view.One fan sat on top of the speaker tower for several songs during their festival set in Melbourne last Friday (March 24). It wasn’t until ‘The Heretic Anthem’, the ninth song on the setlist, that the festival organisers finally directed the daredevil fan to come down.“Hi Knotfest, we’ve stopped the show because there’s people up in the air,” they said over a PA announcement.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has spoken about three bands that he feels are doing great things for heavy music today.Speaking to NME about his upcoming “darker, heavier” solo album ‘CMF2’, Taylor opened up about what listeners can expect, including hearing influences from different decades of music.“There’s also ‘90s grunge, ‘70s punk and the hard-hitting shit that I helped create in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, he said. “It’s a bit of everything, but it was important for us to make it feel fresh.”He continued: “The stuff that largely inspires me comes from the stuff I grew up listening to; street hip-hop, punk, metal and all the shit that feels like it came from someplace that I can relate to and identify with.”However, Taylor made note of some newer bands, where “you can feel them leaning into the passion.”“Turnstile are fucking amazing,” he said.

Corey Taylor has spoken to NME about finishing the recording his “darker, heavier” solo album ‘CMF2’. Check out exclusive photos from the sessions below, alongside our interview with Taylor.The follow-up to 2020’s ‘CMFT’ was first teased earlier this year, with Taylor telling fans they weren’t ready for the “bigger, better” album. Speaking to NME, Taylor has now promised that ‘CMF2’ is “going to be the best rock album of this year, and the next.”“I can’t wait for people to hear this album,” he said.

Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson has recalled showing the band how “crazy” he was in order to secure a spot in the metal group.Wilson said in a new interview that he was already practicing with Slipknot “and coming up with parts” but that he needed to see them play live before making a decision on joining.He told Revolver earlier this month: “But before making the commitment, I needed to see the band live. They kept telling me, ‘We’re crazy, we’re crazy. We wear masks, we’re crazy.’ I’m like, Got it.

it was confirmed that the delayed instalment of Slipknot’s travelling headline show would also feature a set from Korn as well as performances from Japanese acts Man With A Mission and Maximum The Hormone.Organisers later added Trivium, In Flames, The Oral Cigarettes and more to the Knotfest Japan roadshow (April 1) bill. The likes of Parkway Drive and Coldrain, meanwhile, joined the line-up for the Knotfest Japan festival the following day (April 2).Today (February 16), Knotfest Japan has announced further acts for both legs.

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor purchased the rights to the iconic ‘Famous Monsters’ brand earlier this year, and now plans to relaunch the iconic zine.Speaking to Rolling Stone, Taylor confirmed that he plans to relaunch the horror zine – whose original fans ranged from Stephen King to punk band the Misfits – and use the brand name to make toys, produce films and host festivals.“Our job is to build a foundation to bring Famous Monsters into the modern age, while also honouring the legacy that came before,” Taylor told Rolling Stone. “It’s the whole reason that we were fans to begin with.”He continued: “It was the first real place where we, as horror nerds, could feel safe and feel connected feel like we weren’t alone.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has opened up on the band’s decision to part ways with Roadrunner Records after 22 years at the label.In a new interview for NME’s The Big Read, Taylor spoke on the group’s decision to leave Roadrunner in 2021 having fulfilled their contract, citing changes within the record label as the band’s main reason for leaving.“It’s such a different label than it was when we first signed with it,” he said. “Once you’re in the hands of people who don’t care, it’s just a fucking business.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has spoken about the reaction that the band’s new album ‘The End, So Far’ may get from some fans.In an interview for NME‘s Big Read, Taylor spoke about Slipknot’s seventh record, which has been described as their most experimental and inventive of their career.“Musically, we’ve never shied away from a challenge,” he said. “It got to the point where you’re like, ‘Where do we go?’ [We said] let’s look back for inspiration instead of trying to look forward, and let’s try to embrace some of the shit that made us wanna do this in the first place.”He continued: “We’ve always been experimental,” commenting that some fans will have “a fucking cystic embolism” when they hear the new record.“Everybody just assumes that we’re heavy all the fucking time.

Slipknot have today (October 7) earned their third UK Number One with new album, ‘The End, So Far’.The band went head-to-head with a reissue of George Michael’s classic album ‘Older’ for the top spot. Slipknot finished just 340 units ahead of ‘Older’ according to The Official Charts Company.

Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has explained why the band refers to their fans as “maggots”.In an interview with the Independent, Crahan – the band’s percussionist – said the idea for the name originated decades ago.“I used to take photos of dead deer,” he said. “Their stomachs were full of maggots.

Corey Taylor has discussed the way Slipknot wanted to make amends with Joey Jordison before the drummer’s untimely death last year.In an interview with The Fader, Taylor said the realisation that Jordison was no longer with them “crept in” as Slipknot worked on their latest album, ‘The End So Far’.“We dedicated the album to him,” Taylor said. “We hoped it wouldn’t happen, and when it did it was a sad resolve that… for somebody that creative and explosive.“I just wish we hadn’t lost him this soon.

Corey Taylor revealed his favourite Slipknot mask in a recent Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) with fans.To celebrate the release of the band’s seventh album ‘The End, So Far’ which came out last week, the frontman answered a series of fan questions on the social platform.Asked by a fan to pick his favourite mask from throughout his time in the band, Taylor replied “this one”, referring to his current one.The singer was also asked if he had a favourite mask of any of the other band members. “Sid’s is ridicks,” he replied.The frontman was asked by another user which masks were the “most and least comfortable to wear”, to which he answered: “None and All.”Another Reddit user wondered if there were any films, TV show or books that inspired any aesthetic aspects of the band, to which Taylor replied: “Not really.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor recently spoke to schoolchildren about Slipknot’s music, answering questions posed by ten and 11 year-olds.Appearing on BBC Sounds with host Craig Charles last Thursday (September 29), Taylor was grilled by US fifth-graders.When asked whether Slipknot have songs that change time signatures, Taylor replied: “‘Vermillion’ [2004] is actually a song that goes from three-four into four-four and kind of back and forth. I think there’s a section in there that goes from three-four to seven-eight, actually, which is very weird.“It all kind of ties together with a riff that could go either way.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has appeared to respond to the recent viral TikTok video that alleged that Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine had an affair.Levine has since addressed the claims made by Instagram model Sumner Stroh, saying in a statement last week: “A lot is being said about me right now and I want to clear the air. I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has spoken in a new interview about his relationship with his late former bandmate Joey Jordison.Jordison, who passed away in July 2021 at the age of 46, was one of Slipknot’s co-founding members, and served as the band’s original drummer until his departure in 2013.Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Taylor has now reflected on how “as you get older, you just start to appreciate what you do have and you lament the losses”.“You lament the fact that you never had to truly make peace with the people who you lost. Something that I’ve been doing just in my own life is reaching out to people who I haven’t talked to in a while and really burying hatchets, because that shit will just fucking weigh you down.”Addressing his relationship with Jordison, Taylor continued: “We had talked over the years every now and then — it would just be random — but we never said to each other what we needed to say to each other.

Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has criticised the “backwards” message of Rage Against The Machine‘s classic protest song ‘Killing In The Name’.The explicit, politically-charged single was released back in 1992, and features on RATM’s self-titled debut album. It was written about the abuses of power and issues within US society.Back in 2020, guitarist Tom Morello said that the track’s “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me” chant remains a “universal sentiment” despite its simplicity.

Slipknot have trawled through the archives and compiled their catalogue of music videos in high-definition.It marks the first time that many of their earliest clips – including those for cuts from their 1999 self-titled debut, 2001’s ‘Iowa’ and 2004’s ‘Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)’ – are available to view online in HD. Videos for some tracks, including ‘My Plague’ and ‘The Blister Exists’, are still only available in standard definition (up to 480p), with no word on whether or not those will updated in the future.For now, the compilation sports 21 HD videos (and, oddly, the SD clip for ‘Dead Memories’).

Slipknot and former Stone Sour bandmates Corey Taylor and Jim Root are discussing the possibility of forming a new band.Root previously stated that he wanted to “get away from that sinking ship” upon departing Slipknot previously, and later admitted that “[Taylor and I] would have just ended up killing each other and driving each other crazy” had he stayed.Speaking in the new issue of Metal Hammer (via Loudersound), however, Taylor said: “He and I are very different people, and we were both going through our own shit in life. We reconnected, and we’re actually talking about doing some stuff on the side, outside of Slipknot and Stone Sour.”The frontman said that he couldn’t “sit here and say that I wasn’t responsible for some of the bad feelings” between the pair, adding: “That can only come with self-reflection, and the fact that the things that were going on in my life rippled and affected other people.

Corey Taylor has explained the meaning behind the title of Slipknot‘s forthcoming seventh album, ‘The End, So Far’.The metal titans are due to release the record – the follow-up to 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ – on September 30 via Roadrunner (pre-order/pre-save here). It’ll feature the previous singles ‘The Chapeltown Rag’, ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ and ‘Yen’.During a live show over the summer, frontman Taylor took a moment to “clear up” any rumours that suggested the name of Slipknot’s forthcoming album could be signalling the band’s impending break-up.“That could not be further from the fucking truth, my friends,” he told the crowd that night.

Corey Taylor has revealed he’s planning to record his “darker” second solo album early next year.The Slipknot frontman released his debut solo record ‘CMFT’ in October 2020 via Roadrunner Records. He’s set to play his first UK headline shows next month, beginning with a performance at The London Palladium.During a new interview with SiriusXM (via Blabbermouth), Taylor said that he’ll head back to the studio in January and February 2023.