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Slipknot is planning to make your spring a little heavier — the band just announced a handful of U.S. tour dates with fellow headbangers Hatebreed. The band will tour behind their most recent album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", which was released in October. Fan club members can order tickets now followed by a general public sale starting Jan. 23, Blabbermouth reports. -
Slipknot's Corey Taylor Talks Follow-Up to '.5:The Gray Chapter' and Six-Year Recording Gap Between 'All Hope Is Gone'
Slipknot took a six-year break from recording from "All Hope is Gone" to their most recent effort, ".5: The Gray Chapter," which was released in October. It sounds like the time between their new effort and next record is going to be much shorter. Jim Root and Mick Thomson recently confirmed this in an interview, and now Corey Taylor is joining in on the rumors. -
New Slipknot Album Already Planned for 2015/2016? Jim Root and Mick Thomson Say Band Ready to Hit Studio Post-Tour
Slipknot fans had to wait more than six years between the release of All Hope Is Gone ands 2014's chart topping .5: The Gray Chapter but the next wait for music from the metal group may be much shorter. A recent interview with Music Radar found guitarists Jim Root and Mick Thomson suggesting that the band would like to get back into the studio as soon as its current tour lets up, meaning a new album could be ready as early as late 2015/early 2016. -
Foo Fighters, Slipknot Supergroup Teenage Time Killers Inks Record Deal, Features Dave Grohl, Corey Taylor and More
Dave Grohl and Corey Taylor are the most recent artists to join a supergroup. The Foo Fighters/Slipknot hybrid Teenage Time Killer was created by Corrosion of Conformity's Reed Mullin and also features former Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri and Lamb of God's Randy Blythe. The group made things super official too, inking a recording deal with Rise Records. -
8 Best Musical Comebacks of 2014: Garth Brooks, D'Angelo and More
For whatever reason, 2014 was the year where a ton of musicians decided to get their acts together and reunite, come out of retirement or finally release that album we have been desperately craving for more than 10 years. Here are 2014's eight best comebacks: -
Spotify Demonstrates via Slipknot That Band-Sponsored "Takeovers" Result in Huge Listening Bumps (as Do New Albums)
Spotify has cleverly disguised its most recent self-promotion as an entry on its Insights blog, which track listening trends among members. The last entry notes how well Slipknot did as a result of its Halloween "takeover," or the band's curation of the popular "Rock Right Now" playlist. The metal band saw a distinct spike in listeners as a result...also-known-as Spotify wants you as a major label act to know that you'll reach so many new people if you host a takeover on their site (and garner them some attention in the meantime). The stats are hard to deny however. -
Welcome To Rockville Fest Announces Slipknot, Of Mice & Men, Motionless In White, More [LINEUP]
Slipknot, Motionless In White and Of Mice & Men were just added to Welcome To Rockville, a two-day festival in Jacksonville, Fla., that will feature some of the best metal artists in the world on April 25 and 26. -
Jim Root Says Slipknot has Never Made Money From Record Sales
Despite being one of the biggest names in contemporary metal, Slipknot has never made money from record sales. At least that's what guitarist, Jim Root, is saying. -
Corey Taylor Talks Jim Root's Dismissal from Stone Sour, Says Things Were 'Awkward' in Slipknot for Awhile
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor recently discussed the reasoning behind why guitarist Jim Root was dismissed from Stone Sour. Root, who plays guitar in Slipknot and also worked with Stone Sour, was kicked out of the latter in 2013. It was a necessary move, Taylor said, in order to ensure both bands survived. Stone Sour is readying its upcoming album of covers while Slipknot is out on the road in support of .5: The Gray Chapter. -
Slipknot, Linkin Park and Judas Priest Named as Headliners for Rock on The Range 2015; Godsmack and Marilyn Manson also Appearing
We in the Greater Columbus area have come to expect the lineups of Rock on The Range, one of the nation's biggest rock festivals, to come out during February, but "Christmas came early" and now we know what to expect when the ninth version of the show rolls in next May: Slipknot, Judas Priest and Linkin Park will serve as the respective headliners. -
Slipknot Singer Corey Taylor Hates Cellphone Use at Shows: 'Pay Attention, or Don't Be Here'
Corey Taylor will break your cellphone if he sees you using it at his show.He recently told Blabbermouth, via AltPress, a story that will surely upset smartphone-loving fans. While playing a gig, he noticed a girl constantly on her phone during Slipknot's set, so he got as near to her as possible and poured four bottles of water in her direction."It had to have broken her phone," he said. "And then she was just bummed for the rest of the night, and I just kept shrugging at her, going, 'Hey, it's a live show. Pay attention, or don't be here.'"That might be a bit dictatorial at a public event for which the young woman paid handsomely to attend, but Taylor did not care. He did say he is a fan of Twitter, however. -
Download Announces Final Headliners for 2015: Slipknot, Muse and KISS will Lead The Weekend; Motley Crue Makes Last Stand
Download, possibly the world's largest (or at least most renowned) purely rock festival, has completed its announcement of headliners for next year's event, which will take place over the weekend of June 12-14 next year in Donington. Slipknot, Muse and KISS are set to be the last acts of their respective nights.
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