Corey Taylor: It terrifies me that conspiracy theories are the norm By Stef Lach published 13 August 23 Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor pulls no punches in rant about conspiracy theorists
10 classic metal songs we can't believe don't get played live By Rich Hobson published 12 August 23 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: "There are a lot of people in Iowa that are very ashamed of the fact that Slipknot comes from there" By Liz Scarlett published 9 August 23 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
10 times nu metal gloriously gatecrashed mainstream TV By Matt Mills published 8 August 23 From Slipknot smashing TFI Friday to bits to Evanescence beefing with 50 Cent at the Grammys, the 2000s had it all
“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 7 August 23 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
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 2 August 23 A month before releasing their iconic debut album, Slipknot played a hometown show in Des Moines, Iowa, and levelled the place
Watch Corey Taylor walk through the Blood Prison experience at the "notoriously haunted" Ohio State Reformatory By Liz Scarlett published 2 August 23 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
"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 1 August 23 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
The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s By Merlin Alderslade published 28 July 23 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
"He was one of the best drummers the metal world has ever seen." The wild life, incredible career and tragic end of Slipknot legend, Joey Jordison By Paul Brannigan published 26 July 23 On July 26, 2021, the metal world lost Slipknot icon Joey Jordison. This is the story of his life and legacy, as told by those who knew him best
“He gave metal bands the exposure that a mainstream act would murder for”: Why Conan O’Brien is metal’s greatest unsung champion By Joe Daly published 24 July 23 From spotlighting Linkin Park and Lamb Of God in their prime to pulling pranks on a Slipknot crowd, the former Late Night host truly is one of us
“Joey asked me, ‘Do you like Slipknot?’ I said, ‘Not really’”: Wednesday 13 on meeting Joey Jordison and launching Murderdolls By Matt Mills published 23 July 23 The goth metal frontman remembers his first encounter with the late drummer and reveals “Slipknot just weren’t the sort of thing I listened to”
"If Bruce Springsteen saw Slipknot live, he'd be into it." A conversation with Slipknot drummer and one-time E-Street member, Jay Weinberg By Stephen Hill published 23 July 23 Jay Weinberg talks drumming with Bruce Springsteen, how Motorhead bridged punk and metal, and replacing Joey Jordison in Slipknot
“I used it as a doorstop, then I had it on the back of my toilet”: Inside the night Slipknot won their first Grammy Award By Matt Mills published 21 July 23 In 2006, The Nine finally won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance after years of nominations. However, in typical Slipknot fashion, most of the band couldn’t have cared less.
"Boo!" Watch Corey Taylor get a taste of his own medicine as someone in a spooky mask gives him a fright By Liz Scarlett published 20 July 23 Slipknot's Corey Taylor got spooked during a private tour of the haunted Ohio State Reformatory at this year's Inkcarceration Festival
10 metal b-sides and bonus tracks so perfect that they should have been classics By Joe Daly published 20 July 23 These bangers by Metallica, Linkin Park and more never got an album or single release – but, in hindsight, they really deserved one
The one thing missing from the new Barbie movie soundtrack is this Barbie Girl x Slipknot mash-up that everyone needs to listen to immediately By Liz Scarlett published 18 July 23 This mix of Aqua's Barbie Girl and Slipknot's Psychosocial is the best Barbie mash-up since Barbenheimer
Corey Taylor says he "completely backed" Metallica and Lars Ulrich's Napster battle: "if more people realized how badly artists were paid, they might say something" By Liz Scarlett published 17 July 23 Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor backs Metallica's decision to sue Napster back in 2000
Demi Lovato: I've always wanted to work with Corey Taylor By Stef Lach published 15 July 23 Demi Lovato targets collaborations with Slipknot's Corey Taylor and metalcore heroes Knocked Loose
Corey Taylor reacts to Duff McKagan describing him as a young Bruce Springsteen: "That meant so much to me, 'cause I have not always been the easiest person to like in this business" By Liz Scarlett published 13 July 23 Corey Taylor explains why he's so thankful to hear some rather complimentary words from Guns N' Roses legend Duff McKagan
