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Corey Taylor: My stories of Lemmy, Dimebag Darrell, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Björk and more

By Dave Everley published

Slipknot's Corey Taylor heard the world’s dirtiest joke from Lemmy, hung out with Björk, battled Dave Grohl at table tennis, raided Metallica’s fridge, talked ‘weirdness’ with Mike Patton and almost joined Anthrax

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Jay Weinberg is no longer in Slipknot: "We wish Jay all the best"

By Merlin Alderslade published

Slipknot have parted ways with drummer Jay Weinberg, who replaced Joey Jordison

Corey Taylor of Slipknot

Slipknot just released a pro-shot video of an entire 2023 headline set

By Matt Mills published

If you didn’t catch Slipknot at Spain’s Resurrection Festival this summer, you can now watch the show in full online

Slipknot in 2009

Death, divorce and a killer music video: How Slipknot’s Snuff became the greatest metal ballad of the 21st century

By Matt Mills published

Inspired by Corey Taylor’s divorce and redefined after the death of Paul Gray, Snuff shows Slipknot at their most beautifully vulnerable

Photos of Cradle Of Filth, Ghost, Slipknot and Chelsea Wolfe

The 10 spookiest heavy metal songs of all time

By Emily Swingle published

These songs by Iron Maiden, Slipknot and Ghost could make for the perfect Halloween playlist

Photos of Metallica, Corey Taylor, Megadeth and Korn onstage

10 times classic metal songs sounded surprisingly beautiful on acoustic guitars

By Matt Mills published

Metallica, Megadeth and Slipknot have all turned some of their heaviest songs into lovely acoustic numbers

Corey Taylor and Taylor Swift

"We’re never gonna see Taylor Swift money": Corey Taylor discusses Slipknot's finances, and says the band "don’t make a lot of money"

By Paul Brannigan published

If you were at all worried about the state of Slipknot's bank balances, Corey Taylor reveals, "We’re not rich by any stretch of the means, but we do okay"

Photos of Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden and Slipknot performing onstage

10 times legendary metal bands performed classic albums live in full

By Matt Mills published

Metallica, Slipknot and Megadeth have all played fan-favourite albums in their entirety to very, very lucky audiences

Metal frontmen

10 times metal bands made masterpieces late into their career

By Merlin Alderslade published

Anyone who thinks bands run out of steam after a couple of decades needs to listen to these modern classics

Corey Taylor

"When I walk I'm almost in constant pain": Slipknot's Corey Taylor on the possibility of his near-future retirement

By Liz Scarlett published

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor explains how years on the road have impacted on his body and how tour life isn't as glamorous as people think it is

Photos of Metallica, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Ghost performing live

10 classic heavy metal songs only played live once

By Matt Mills published

Metallica, Slipknot, Ozzy Osbourne and more have released fan-favourite songs, only to perform them just one time

Photos of Slipknot, Ghost, Sleep Token and Lordi onstage

The 10 greatest masked bands in heavy metal history

By Jack Butler-Terry published

Slipknot, Ghost and Sleep Token all have the look to match their monstrous music

Corey Taylor, Serj Tankian and the Sick New World 2024 lineup

System Of A Down, Slipknot, Alice In Chains, Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Spiritbox, Lamb Of God and dozens more announced for absolutely stacked Sick New World 2024 lineup

By Merlin Alderslade published

Sick New World have done it again! This bill is wild!

Bruce Dickinson, Corey Taylor, Angela Gossow and Rob Halford

10 heavy metal replacement singers even better than the original

By Will Marshall published

Common wisdom says that replacing a singer is a dangerous idea, but Bruce Dickinson, Corey Taylor and Rob Halford pushed their bands to new heights

Various legendary metal singers

The most played live songs by 25 iconic metal bands

By Merlin Alderslade published

From Metallica, Maiden and Sabbath to Ghost, Nightwish and Slipknot, here are the songs these heavyweights have played more than any other

Lord Of The Lost 2023

"I Believe In A Thing Called Love inspired me to start my own glam rock band": Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms picks the 10 songs that changed his life

By Emily Swingle published

From Roxette and David Bowie to Iron Maiden and Slipknot, these are the records that made Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms

Corey Taylor in 2023

“I felt like I wasn’t getting the credit for the things I was actually writing”: Corey Taylor says lack of recognition in Slipknot and Stone Sour inspired his solo career

By Matt Mills published

“There was a lot of stuff that either wouldn’t have been written without me, or that I wrote and other people gave themselves credit for,” Corey Taylor says of Slipknot

Photos of Bring Me The Horizon, Metallica, Slipknot and Iron Maiden performing live

10 times massive metal bands played ridiculously intimate concerts

By Stephen Hill published

Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slipknot have all performed to the tiniest of crowds after making it big

Photos of Corey Taylor, Sleep Token and Code Orange in 2023

“I love that nobody knows who Sleep Token are!” These are the up-and-coming metal bands Corey Taylor thinks you should be listening to

By Alec Chillingworth published

Slipknot’s Great Big Mouth has a great big soft spot for Sleep Token, Code Orange and Bad Omens

Corey Taylor 2023

"All the dramas in my life caught up with me." Corey Taylor on Slipknot, sobriety, and going solo

By Dave Everley published

Almost 25 years since Slipknot's self-titled debut, Corey Taylor might be suffering, but he's by no means throwing in the towel as he prepares for his second solo album CMF2