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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

Artworks for Metallica, Guns N Roses, Megadeth and Trivium albums

10 terrible heavy metal albums that sold shockingly well

By Emily Swingle published

Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and Morbid Angel have all scored chart success with sub-par music – somehow

Corey Taylor now, and during his 2003 Top Of The Pops appearance

"I was so nervous I had to slam Jack and Cokes": Corey Taylor on being drunk on Top Of The Pops

By Merlin Alderslade published

The Slipknot and Stone Sour legend needed a little Dutch courage to help his appearance on the iconic British music TV show

Corey Taylor in 2023

"You get one chance at grabbing lightning": Corey Taylor says Stone Sour were "never going to have the same impact" as Slipknot

By Rich Hobson published

Corey Taylor opens up on the relationship between Stone Sour and Slipknot in an interview in the new issue of Metal Hammer

Corey Taylor in 2023

"We came out and it was packed and people were hanging from ****. I’d never seen anything like it." Corey Taylor on the crazy moment he realised Slipknot had made it

By Merlin Alderslade published

Corey knew things were starting to go well for Slipknot. Then one legendary gig abroad made him realise JUST how well

Photos of Metallica, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit and Avenged Sevenfold performing live

10 iconic metal bands with one bad album

By Stephen Hill published

Metallica, Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold are all hugely reliable bands – apart from on one painful occasion

Robert Fripp holding a guitar

“The solo on Enter Sandman is a real hummer! I just love it!” King Crimson’s Robert Fripp shares his love for Metallica, Megadeth, Slipknot and Korn

By Matt Mills published

King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, whose YouTube covers with wife Toyah Willcox frequently go viral, has expressed his admiration for a host of heavy metal stars