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“They would tell us directly to our faces, ‘You’re not going to last’”: Other bands hated Slipknot on their first Ozzfest tour – but Sharon Osbourne saved them

By Metal Hammer published 28 September 24

Jealous bands would “shit talk” Slipknot when they made their breakout appearance on the 1999 Ozzfest

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor performing live in 2001

“He did exactly what we told him not to do”: Slipknot’s Corey Taylor remembers the night he “almost killed” Sid Wilson

By Matt Mills published 27 September 24

Slipknot’s singer calls the time he flipped his lid at turntablist Sid Wilson “one of the most evil moments of my life”

Joey Jordison’s estate has settled its lawsuit against Slipknot

By Matt Mills published 26 September 24

Jordison’s estate sued Slipknot last year, accusing the nu metal stars of profiting off the late drummer’s death and withholding his belongings

Jamie Campbell Bower now and Slipknot in 2000

"Someone said, 'If you see them without their masks on, they will come and kill you!'" Why I love Slipknot's debut album, by Jamie Campbell Bower

By Merlin Alderslade published 23 September 24

The Bloodmagic frontman and Stranger Things actor on why Slipknot's first album remains unlike any other in metal

Slipknot's set at Knotfest Iowa cut short by severe weather

By Stef Lach published 22 September 24

Slipknot forced to play earlier than planned and were onstage for under an hour as weather turned ugly

“You would see them lift their masks, puke in a bucket and keep going!” Slipknot’s first manager remembers wild 90s Iowa shows

By Matt Mills published 21 September 24

Sophia John reflects on the rabid gigs Slipknot played as they made themselves known in the mid-to-late 90s

“There’s new artwork, there’s music that’s so punk rock from board tapes, there’s audio, visuals, everything”: Slipknot are planning a 25th anniversary reissue of their iconic debut album

By Metal Hammer published 19 September 24

Exclusive: Clown tells Metal Hammer about the upcoming reissue of Slipknot’s debut album

“This is our way of saying welcome to the world”: Nu metal mystery men Swollen Teeth release new single Family, produced by Slipknot’s Sid Wilson and genre god Ross Robinson

By Matt Mills published 18 September 24

Your favourite masked nu metal band (apart from that one and the other one) have returned with a new single, backed by two of their genre’s most influential figures

“People are gone. Craig’s out. Chris is out, Joey’s out, Paul’s out. The band is different.” Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan admits the band aren’t as “close” now as they were 25 years ago

By Matt Mills published 16 September 24

After lineup changes and the deaths of Joey Jordison and Paul Gray, Clown says Slipknot “will never be like” how it was in the early days

"We were nobodies, anonymous and faceless, but it felt like maybe we had a shot." The new issue of Metal Hammer is a bumper celebration of Slipknot’s debut album – and comes with an exclusive patch and charm

By Eleanor Goodman published 13 September 24

The latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine comes with two gifts and 28 pages of Slipknot

"It's nobody's ***ing business, and he's our brother." Slipknot's Clown on why the band rarely discuss their much-missed former bandmate, Joey Jordison

By Merlin Alderslade published 9 September 24

Joey Jordison died in 2021 at the age of 46

“Do you want to see a fight or do you want to see a show?!” Watch Slipknot brawl with Mushroomhead fans during 1999 gig in resurfaced video

By Matt Mills published 5 September 24

Slipknot got into an infamous brawl with fans of rival masked hellraisers Mushroomhead in 1999, and video of the carnage has finally made it to Youtube

Kelly Osbourne and Slipknot's unknown member in 2024

Did Kelly Osbourne just unmask Slipknot’s mystery keyboardist?

By Matt Mills published 4 September 24

Umm… oops?

"Side Quest Summer continues!": Watch former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg join King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on stage for thrash banger Perihelion

By Liz Scarlett published 2 September 24

Ex-Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg accompanied psych wizards King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on stage this weekend during their show in Nashville

Shawn Clown Crahan of Slipknot onstage in 2019

“In the future, we are going to be everywhere”: Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan wants to play the Olympics in 2028

By Matt Mills published 31 August 24

Will Slipknot follow Gojira’s lead and play the 2028 Olympics in L.A.? “We’d love to do it,” says Clown.

“My pursuit of work and all things ego was killing me. And nearly killed me.” Slipknot’s Corey Taylor explains 2024 breakdown

By Matt Mills published 30 August 24

The Slipknot singer cancelled a North American tour in January, saying his “mental and physical health have been breaking down”

"I have a lot of compassion for them...they’ve lost good people." What Mushroomhead think of fellow masked metallers Slipknot now

By Merlin Alderslade published 28 August 24

The beef between Slipknot and Mushroomhead was legendary in the nu metal era, but Steve 'Skinny' Felton says it was exaggerated by the media

Slipknot’s Sid Wilson wearing a mask at the Grammy Awards

“My eyebrows are singed, my mouth is blistered, my arms are pretty bad”: Slipknot’s Sid Wilson is hospitalised with “serious burns” following farming accident

By Metal Hammer published 24 August 24

Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson reveals he has suffered burns to his face and arms after an explosion, assures fans that he’ll still play upcoming shows

“I was falling in a black hole. It was totally surreal.” Sepultura singer was “in shock” when Eloy Casagrande left to join Slipknot

By Matt Mills published 12 August 24

Casagrande quit Sepultura less than a month before the Brazilian band started their farewell tour

Not just No Life and Only One… 6 more rare songs Slipknot should play again

By Matt Mills published 9 August 24

Slipknot are dishing out the deep cuts on their 25th anniversary tour. Here are six more long-unplayed fan-favourites we’d love to hear again.

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