corey graves

Stay Loud: Musicians, WWE Superstars divulge their favorite cover songs

It was my freshman year of high school, the club was called Metropol, in Pittsburgh's Strip District, and there’s the strong possibility I was wearing JNCO jeans. Regrettable fashion choices aside, I was in the middle of the sensory battle royale that was a Sevendust live show. I was sweating buckets, mesmerized by vocalist Lajon […]

WWE NXT's Samoa Joe on the philosophy of smacking vs. punching

NXT Superstar Samoa Joe chats with APTV backstage at Aftershock Festival 2015.  The two reminisce about the epic Corey Taylor vs. Corey Graves battle of 2015. As you may have remembered, that feud culminated in Corey Taylor smacking Baron Corbin at the festival, allowing Samoa Joe to win the match!  “When you slap a dude, […]

NXT’s Corey Graves talks to WWE Superstars, Man Overboard and more about their holiday favorites

It’s December. Already. Before you know it, you’ll be up to your eyeballs in tinsel, wrapping paper and tacky gifts you never wanted from relatives you weren’t even sure existed. Worst of all, as you trudge through crowds trying to find the perfect gift that won’t get you dumped, your ears will be flooded with […]

NXT's Corey Graves talks to WWE superstars, the Wonder Years, more about their go-to driving songs

We've all been there.  It’s sometime around 3 a.m. You glance down at the floor of your car, and it’s littered with energy drink cans. You look up, swerving to avoid hitting a shadowy animal that may or may not have been real. Maybe the promoter screwed you over on a hotel room. Maybe the prospect […]

WWE NXT's Baron Corbin Ambushes Corey Taylor backstage at Aftershock

It was the slap heard ‘round the Interwebz! Slipknot’s Corey Taylor smacked wrestler Baron Corbin at last weekend’s Aftershock Festival, helping a grateful Samoa Joe win the WWE NXT match.    But here’s what you haven’t seen.    Earlier in the day, Corbin interrupted APTV’s backstage interview with Taylor. The trash talk and taunting, which […]

Watch Slipknot's Corey Taylor Slap WWE NXT's Baron Corbin at Aftershock Festival

You better watch what you say to Corey Taylor… If you have been keeping up with AltPress on Snapchat and Instagram this weekend, you know that APTV's Nick Major, Ryan J. Downey, and Josh Bernstein are out filming for APTV with a ton of bands at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento. Yesterday, however, things turned ugly […]

Aftershocking: Slipknot and NXT Wrestlers enter a battle of egos

Alternative Press was honored to have not one, but two of its favorite Coreys at the 2nd annual APMAs this past July. We’re not talking about Haim and Feldman here folks; we’re talking about the legendary Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor and the voice of WWE’s NXT, Corey Graves. Each were at the APMAs for […]

Welcome to Corey Graves' "Stay Loud"

AP is excited to team up with WWE superstar Corey Graves for his new monthly column, “Stay Loud,” which will cover the intersection of wrestling and music. Graves, who grew up reading AP, recently joined the magazine’s family at the 2015 APMAs, where he interviewed some of your favorite artists and presented the Album Of The […]

Kevin Skaff promises to bug the rest of ADTR about a new album in the APMAs Gibson Backstage Lounge

Kevin Skaff of A Day To Remember joined WWE's Corey Graves in the Gibson Brands Backstage Lounge to talk new music, the Best Live Band win, and group-chatting with ADTR.   In Kevin's words, the Skully represents “The Best Band Since Queen To Ever Be Live…Ever.” Whatever you say, Kevin!   Corey, a friend of […]