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Slipknot’s Knotfest announces new date and lineup at Los Angeles stadium
Slipknot have announced a new venue for Knotfest Los Angeles. The upcoming festival will take place at Banc of California Stadium Nov. 5. Knotfest will feature performances from Bring Me The Horizon, Killswitch Engage, FEVER 333, Code Orange and Vended. The festival will also feature a guest appearance from Cherry Bombs. Read more: P!NK offers […]
Can you match the Slipknot lyric to the correct album?
Over the course of their two-decade long career, Slipknot have set themselves up as one of the biggest acts in metal with an obsessively rabid fanbase. They’ve created some of the most well-known lyrics in the genre throughout their discography that will live on long after they call it a day as a band. Do […]
10 Slipknot tracks that don't fit in with the rest of their catalog
Twenty years into their career, you probably think you know what Slipknot sound like. Corey Taylor’s roars of rage, savage post-death metal guitar riffing, blasting drums, beer-keg percussion and a few splashes of synth and turntable here and there. But across their six studio albums, including their latest, We Are Not Your Kind, they’ve sprinkled […]
Slipknot masks transformation: 20 years of literal blood, sweat and tears
Twenty years ago, nine Iowans started a sickness with their self-titled debut that was unimaginably contagious. They fomented a revolution, took metal by the horns and crushed it to pieces with catastrophic energy. Slipknot were bound to wreak havoc in the best way possible as they came crashing down to the scene with an attitude […]
Corey Taylor clarifies “'Iowa' levels of heavy” remark on new Slipknot album
Following their first live performance in nearly three years, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor took to Twitter to give fans a little bit more information about the band’s forthcoming record WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND. After thanking fans for their recent support, Taylor says the new record has influence from their previous works, such as Iowa. […]
Slipknot announce 15-year anniversary 'Iowa' full-album show
Slipknot have announced that they will perform their 2001 album, Iowa, in full for the first time on Sept. 25 at Knotfest. (Tickets are on sale now.) The set is in honor of the LP’s 15-year anniversary. A statement from the band can be read below. Read more: Slipknot contemplated breaking up after first album; called […]
Slipknot contemplated breaking up after first album; called it a “f*ck-you to the industry”
Slipknot’s sophomore album Iowa almost didn’t happen. After the release of their 1999 self-titled debut, frontman Corey Taylor said the band contemplated the idea breaking up and leaving their legacy at one release. “…That was one of those ideas that I was so in love with because it was such a fuck-you to the […]
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