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"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.

“Nothing you are about to hear tonight was written after 1999!” Watch Slipknot kick off their anniversary tour by playing nothing but old school cuts - including two songs not played in almost 25 years

By Merlin Alderslade published 7 August 24

Old school boiler suits and songs from the debut album era only?! This was a very special Slipknot show

Nytt Land, next to a photo of Slipknot in 2000

This Viking folk version of Slipknot’s Wait And Bleed is the weirdest thing you’ll hear today

By Matt Mills published 6 August 24

Nordic folk duo Nytt Land have released a shamanic take on Slipknot’s nu metal classic

“I have a fantastic therapist who helps me”: Jay Weinberg is in counselling to “process” Slipknot exit

By Matt Mills published 23 July 24

“It’s important for me to do the right work of processing these events,” the now-Suicidal Tendencies drummer says of his Slipknot stint

The 100 Songs That Changed Metal

By Metal Hammer published 18 July 24

From founding fathers like Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Judas Priest to metal's modern leaders such as Ghost, Sleep Token and Spiritbox, these are the songs that have defined a genre

Watch Corey Taylor cover Slipknot, Stone Sour and Spongebob Squarepants (seriously) in this pro-shot video from Rock Am Ring 2024

By Matt Mills published 16 July 24

The entirety of the Slipknot/Stone Sour star’s set at Rock Am Ring last month has been posted online

The only reason Slipknot haven’t released Look Outside Your Window yet is because it’s “timeless”, says Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan

By Matt Mills published 10 July 24

Slipknot’s “experimental” album was recorded in 2008 and still hasn’t seen the light of day

"When he sees all his uncles backstage in the masks, he loves it, he’s not scared": Kelly Osbourne's 1-year-old son finds Sid Wilson's Slipknot mask "so hilarious"

By Liz Scarlett published 8 July 24

In the most adorable metal news you'll hear today, Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson's baby has no fear of Slipknot...but actually isn't so keen on Father Christmas

Shawn 'Clown' Crahan believes Slipknot's next album will be "widely accepted" by fans, has "a really, really spiritual feeling" about it

By Liz Scarlett published 8 July 24

Slipknot percussionist Clown shares his excitement for the band's upcoming releases

Shawn Crahan says Slipknot will release new music “really soon”

By Matt Mills published 26 June 24

The nu metal nine-piece confirmed they’d written a new song called Long May You Die last month

Slipknot announce first two festival headline sets of 2025

By Matt Mills published 10 June 24

The nu metal titans will appear at Germany’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals next June

Eloy Casagrande in his 2024 Slipknot mask

Watch drum cam footage of Slipknot's Eloy Casagrande performing Disasterpiece

By Stef Lach published 27 May 24

Slipknot's heavy-hitting new drummer has shared video of him making very loud noises at a recent show

"She will literally headbang to the music. She's on beat almost every time": There is a horse in Canada who really loves heavy metal

By Fraser Lewry published 22 May 24

Meet Pretty Runaway, the headbanging horse

"You’re absolutely right." Slipknot confirm rumours that brand new song Long May You Die, their first with new drummer Eloy Casagrande, is coming

By Merlin Alderslade published 16 May 24

Slipknot have been busy: a new song is officially on the way!

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