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Slipknot fan compares Look Outside Your Window album to Pink Floyd, claims Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia guests

By Matt Mills Published

Look Outside Your Window, a long-shelved project recorded in 2008, is due to come out on Record Store Day, April 18

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How Sopranos legend Stevie Van Zandt persuaded Bruce Springsteen to take a chance on future Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg

By Paul Brannigan Published

How Jay Weinberg went from playing New York bars to playing stadiums with Bruce Springsteen as a teenager

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Corey Taylor in 2001
How Slipknot's sweariest, angriest song helped them land the heaviest number one album ever

By Stephen Hill Published

As soon as people heard that crushing first song on Iowa, they knew we weren't getting a soft, sell-out second album

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Corey Taylor on stage in 2001
A fake murder, a lawsuit and a very weird phone call: the story of Slipknot's Purity

By Matt Mills Published

Fans were left confused when this early Slipknot favourite suddenly disappeared from their debut album

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Ghost, Nightwish, Babymetal and Iron Maiden
The 30 best metal albums of the decade (so far)

By Metal Hammer Published

From legends like Iron Maiden and Metallica to rising stars such as Bloodywood and Spiritbox, these are the metal albums that have defined the 2020s so far

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Shawn Crahan was just another anonymous American teenager until he found Clown

By Paul Brannigan Published

Shawn Crahan was just another anonymous American teenager until he found Clown

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A collage of the Burger King mascot and The Bronx vocalist Matt Caughthran
The Bronx once turned down a pile of money to wear chicken masks for a fast food advert

By Simon Young Published

The Bronx kept their punk rock cred intact, while the Coq Roq commercial caught the eye of Slipknot's legal team

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Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg at ISS Dome Düsseldorf in 2016
Slipknot's former drummer is selling memorabilia for a good cause

By Simon Young Published

A portion of Jay Weinberg's sales will benefit the MusiCares charity

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Corey Taylor onstage in 2024 and Lzzy Hale onstage in 2025
Watch Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale sing Black Sabbath covers at Geezer Butler and Paul Rodgers tribute show this week

By Matt Mills Published

Taylor sang Paranoid and Hale took on lead vocals for a version of Neon Knights, with Butler playing bass for both performances

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The 50 metal albums you need to hear in 2026

By Metal Hammer Published

Digging deep on announcements, rumours and pure speculation to find the 50 metal albums you should be keeping an eye out for in 2026

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