“Just take it all away from me. That’s cool!” Every guitar solo on Slipknot’s debut album “got cut out”, claims Mick Thomson By Matt Mills published 3 October 24 “Any kind of technical playing was mocked and frowned upon”
“My issues weren’t even with Limp Bizkit. They were with Fred.” Slipknot's Corey Taylor reflects on his 2000s feud with Fred Durst By Matt Mills published 2 October 24 Taylor looks back on one of his most famous beefs during an appearance on viral Youtube show Hot Ones
“They would tell us directly to our faces, ‘You’re not going to last’”: Other bands hated Slipknot on their first Ozzfest tour – but Sharon Osbourne saved them By Metal Hammer published 28 September 24 Jealous bands would “shit talk” Slipknot when they made their breakout appearance on the 1999 Ozzfest
“He did exactly what we told him not to do”: Slipknot’s Corey Taylor remembers the night he “almost killed” Sid Wilson By Matt Mills published 27 September 24 Slipknot’s singer calls the time he flipped his lid at turntablist Sid Wilson “one of the most evil moments of my life”
Joey Jordison’s estate has settled its lawsuit against Slipknot By Matt Mills published 26 September 24 Jordison’s estate sued Slipknot last year, accusing the nu metal stars of profiting off the late drummer’s death and withholding his belongings
"Someone said, 'If you see them without their masks on, they will come and kill you!'" Why I love Slipknot's debut album, by Jamie Campbell Bower By Merlin Alderslade published 23 September 24 The Bloodmagic frontman and Stranger Things actor on why Slipknot's first album remains unlike any other in metal
Slipknot's set at Knotfest Iowa cut short by severe weather By Stef Lach published 22 September 24 Slipknot forced to play earlier than planned and were onstage for under an hour as weather turned ugly
“You would see them lift their masks, puke in a bucket and keep going!” Slipknot’s first manager remembers wild 90s Iowa shows By Matt Mills published 21 September 24 Sophia John reflects on the rabid gigs Slipknot played as they made themselves known in the mid-to-late 90s
“There’s new artwork, there’s music that’s so punk rock from board tapes, there’s audio, visuals, everything”: Slipknot are planning a 25th anniversary reissue of their iconic debut album By Metal Hammer published 19 September 24 Exclusive: Clown tells Metal Hammer about the upcoming reissue of Slipknot’s debut album
“This is our way of saying welcome to the world”: Nu metal mystery men Swollen Teeth release new single Family, produced by Slipknot’s Sid Wilson and genre god Ross Robinson By Matt Mills published 18 September 24 Your favourite masked nu metal band (apart from that one and the other one) have returned with a new single, backed by two of their genre’s most influential figures
“People are gone. Craig’s out. Chris is out, Joey’s out, Paul’s out. The band is different.” Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan admits the band aren’t as “close” now as they were 25 years ago By Matt Mills published 16 September 24 After lineup changes and the deaths of Joey Jordison and Paul Gray, Clown says Slipknot “will never be like” how it was in the early days
"We were nobodies, anonymous and faceless, but it felt like maybe we had a shot." The new issue of Metal Hammer is a bumper celebration of Slipknot’s debut album – and comes with an exclusive patch and charm By Eleanor Goodman published 13 September 24 The latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine comes with two gifts and 28 pages of Slipknot
"It's nobody's ***ing business, and he's our brother." Slipknot's Clown on why the band rarely discuss their much-missed former bandmate, Joey Jordison By Merlin Alderslade published 9 September 24 Joey Jordison died in 2021 at the age of 46
“Do you want to see a fight or do you want to see a show?!” Watch Slipknot brawl with Mushroomhead fans during 1999 gig in resurfaced video By Matt Mills published 5 September 24 Slipknot got into an infamous brawl with fans of rival masked hellraisers Mushroomhead in 1999, and video of the carnage has finally made it to Youtube
Did Kelly Osbourne just unmask Slipknot’s mystery keyboardist? By Matt Mills published 4 September 24 Umm… oops?
"Side Quest Summer continues!": Watch former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg join King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on stage for thrash banger Perihelion By Liz Scarlett published 2 September 24 Ex-Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg accompanied psych wizards King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on stage this weekend during their show in Nashville
“In the future, we are going to be everywhere”: Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan wants to play the Olympics in 2028 By Matt Mills published 31 August 24 Will Slipknot follow Gojira’s lead and play the 2028 Olympics in L.A.? “We’d love to do it,” says Clown.
“My pursuit of work and all things ego was killing me. And nearly killed me.” Slipknot’s Corey Taylor explains 2024 breakdown By Matt Mills published 30 August 24 The Slipknot singer cancelled a North American tour in January, saying his “mental and physical health have been breaking down”
"I have a lot of compassion for them...they’ve lost good people." What Mushroomhead think of fellow masked metallers Slipknot now By Merlin Alderslade published 28 August 24 The beef between Slipknot and Mushroomhead was legendary in the nu metal era, but Steve 'Skinny' Felton says it was exaggerated by the media
“My eyebrows are singed, my mouth is blistered, my arms are pretty bad”: Slipknot’s Sid Wilson is hospitalised with “serious burns” following farming accident By Metal Hammer published 24 August 24 Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson reveals he has suffered burns to his face and arms after an explosion, assures fans that he’ll still play upcoming shows
