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Photos of Corey Taylor, Ozzy Osbourne, Eddie Van Halen and Bruce Dickinson

From 'The Pale Ones' to, erm, 'Gwaaarrrgghhlllgh': 10 legendary metal bands that used to have incredibly goofy names

By Matt Mills published

Before Slipknot, Black Sabbath and Linkin Park became stars, they had names that no one would have ever taken seriously

Corey Taylor and St. Anger

"When it came out, I was a raging alcoholic prick...I wasn't paying attention to the songs": Corey Taylor on why he now loves Metallica's St. Anger

By Liz Scarlett published

Slipknot's Corey Taylor explains how he went from hating Metallica's St. Anger to being a fan

Sleep Token singer Vessel performing live

“Our identities are unimportant.” Unlike Slipknot or Ghost, no one seems to want to know who's behind the mask in Sleep Token. From TikTok infamy to their strange sex appeal, here’s why

By Matt Mills published

Metal has a long history with mysterious masked bands. Sleep Token fans, however, have no interest in peeking behind the mask

Slipknot: Live at MSG cover art

Slipknot sound like a deranged and destructive organism on the 77-minute sensory blitzkrieg of Live At MSG

By Dom Lawson published

Slipknot's historic 2009 Madison Square Garden show, now available for the first time on vinyl

Screenshots from Slipknot's Spit It Out, Foo Fighters' Low and Soundgarden's Jesus Christ Pose

10 hard rock and heavy metal music videos that got banned for the dumbest reasons

By Stephen Hill published

Classic songs by Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Slipknot have all been taken off the airwaves with the most frivolous excuses

Slipknot in 2000

“We were going to take the world by any means necessary”: How Slipknot’s Wait And Bleed punished the mainstream and became the essential nu metal song

By Stephen Hill published

Wait And Bleed was just a demo in dire need of a chorus in 1998. One year later, it was a cornerstone of Slipknot’s stunning debut album and on track to become a megahit.

Corey Taylor, 2023

Corey Taylor thinks one of Slipknot's best-loved anthems is their most over-rated song, and says the fact that he still sings it "tells you how much of a psycho I am"

By Paul Brannigan published

Corey Taylor believes that the single which Metal Hammer readers voted Slipknot's greatest ever song is the most over-rated song in their catalogue

Corey Taylor of Slipknot

"I promise you this, as long as you are here, I will always be here for you": Watch Slipknot's Corey Taylor break down in tears during an emotional speech to fans

By Liz Scarlett published

At a recent event to celebrate the release of his new solo album CMF2, Corey Taylor gets emotional during a touching, heartfelt speech about mental health

Corey Taylor

Corey Taylor: "For eight years I was married to the wrong woman. It was a very toxic relationship and it ate a part of me that I don't know if I'll ever get back"

By Liz Scarlett published

Corey Taylor discusses the "real life sh*t" that inspires his solo songwriting, from PTSD and depression to his "toxic" second marriage

Photos of Sylosis, Metallica, Slayer and Machine Head

10 metal riffs that look easy but are incredibly difficult to play

By Stephen Hill published

From Metallica to Slipknot, Sylosis frontman and guitar virtuoso Josh Middleton picks 10 heavy riffs that are far harder than they sound

Corey Taylor on stage with Slipknot

"It’s so dope and so different... it really is the long-lost album": Corey Taylor says Slipknot's Look Outside Your Window album will finally be released in 2024, and admits that he's kinda to blame for the delay

By Paul Brannigan published

On the shelf for 15 years, Slipknot's semi-mythical Look Outside Your Window album is coming out next year, says Corey Taylor

A picture of Corey Taylor making a rude gesture on stage

Corey Taylor: It terrifies me that conspiracy theories are the norm

By Stef Lach published

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor pulls no punches in rant about conspiracy theorists

ACDC/Iron Maiden/Type O Negative/Slipknot/Ozzy Osbourne

10 classic metal songs we can't believe don't get played live

By Rich Hobson published

Iron Maiden's only number 1 single, an AC/DC classic and title-tracks aplenty - we're amazed these songs haven't been played more

Corey Taylor

Corey Taylor: "There are a lot of people in Iowa that are very ashamed of the fact that Slipknot comes from there"

By Liz Scarlett published

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor explains why his band is disliked in their home state of Iowa, says that people who live there are unfriendly and still "so mad" about their success

Fred Durst and Christina Aguilera on stage together, Slipknot, plus Amy Lee holding two Grammys

10 times nu metal gloriously gatecrashed mainstream TV

By Matt Mills published

From Slipknot smashing TFI Friday to bits to Evanescence beefing with 50 Cent at the Grammys, the 2000s had it all

Photos of Matt Tuck, Margot Robbie and Corey Taylor

“Even if you don’t like metal, you’d like a Slipknot concert”: Is Margot Robbie the most metal actor in Hollywood?

By Emily Swingle published

As Barbie barrels past a billion dollars at the box office, we celebrate its star’s love for Metallica and Bullet For My Valentine – and the fact she isn’t shy about it

Corey Taylor performing onstage in 1999

Watch this rare footage of Slipknot playing a 1999 hometown show and see why The Nine got so huge so fast

By Matt Mills published

A month before releasing their iconic debut album, Slipknot played a hometown show in Des Moines, Iowa, and levelled the place

Corey Taylor of Slipknot

Watch Corey Taylor walk through the Blood Prison experience at the "notoriously haunted" Ohio State Reformatory

By Liz Scarlett published

Slipknot's Corey Taylor gets spooked by ghouls and ghosts with two fans in the Ohio State Reformatory at this year's Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival

Anthony Vincent and Cardi B

"Make it cream, make me scream": Prepare to do the most aggressive twerking of your life to this cover of Cardi B's WAP performed in the style of Slipknot

By Liz Scarlett published

Cardi B's 2020 single WAP (Wet Ass P***y) featuring Megan Thee Stallion has been reworked to sound like an old school "IOWAP" Slipknot banger

Various album covers from the 2000s

The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s

By Merlin Alderslade published

From nu metal classics by Slipknot, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit to metal legends like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest bouncing back in style, these are the albums that defined the 2000s