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“Two years ago, I was robbed in São Paulo. Two guys on motorcycles put a gun to my head”: Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande explains the hidden meanings in his mask – including that gruesome bullet hole

The design also references Brazilian culture and Slipknot’s late founding drummer, Joey Jordison

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“People have tried to copy it and rip it off, but no one has come close. No one will ever beat it”: The cult metal album Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison said was as good as Reign In Blood

High praise indeed from the late Slipknot drummer

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“I started playing $150 Ibanez guitars because onstage I would take damage… Clown used to use metal bars. We were very unsafe”: Mick Thomson reflects on 25 years of Slipknot’s incendiary debut – and what it was like to see his solos erased

If Slipknot's debut remains a true face-ripper all these years later maybe it is because they brought the chaos of the stage show into the studio. Thomson can remember it vividly, the gear, the danger, the risk to his guitars from stray iron pipes, and he wouldn't have it any…

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"I have to either be in this band or I have to destroy it." A chaotic interview with Slipknot from 1999

In 1999 Metal Hammer flew out to Memphis to meet Slipknot for the first time. A near-miss with SWAT teams, legions of fans and an insane show later, we knew they'd change the world

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"We were nobodies but in that moment, it felt like we had a shot." How Slipknot overcame jealousy, substance abuse and trauma to become metal's most important band

25 years on from their self-titled debut, Slipknot look back at the years that helped them define 21st Century metal

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Joey Jordison’s estate has settled its lawsuit against Slipknot

Jordison’s estate sued Slipknot last year, accusing the nu metal stars of profiting off the late drummer’s death and withholding his belongings

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“People are gone. Craig’s out. Chris is out, Joey’s out, Paul’s out. The band is different... we’re not that close anymore”: Shawn Crahan on the current state of Slipknot

Shawn 'Clown' Crahan on the current state of Slipknot

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“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

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

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"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

The latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine comes with two gifts and 28 pages of Slipknot

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"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

Joey Jordison died in 2021 at the age of 46

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Slipknot are rehearsing with a new drummer – and the signs are that they hit very, very hard

Slipknot tease fans with post about new drummer, including a hint that possibly points at a hard-hitting Brazilian

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"I can't wait to start this incredibly exciting new chapter": Ex Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has found a new home in Suicidal Tendencies

Jay Weinberg will play his first shows with Suicidal Tendencies later this month

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"It was an honour to watch Mick Mars play our dumb songs!" How a secret meeting, some serious growing up and a Motley Crue legend helped Murderdolls reunite for their final album

In 2010, Joey Jordison and Wednesday 13 reunited for another round of shock-rock mayhem

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"We are here to play. We don't let our friends down": Watch pro-shot 4K footage of the night Joey Jordison saved Metallica when Lars Ulrich went AWOL

Original broadcast footage of For Whom The Bell Tolls, Wherever I May Roam and Enter Sandman from Metallica's historic Download 2004 set has surfaced online

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Ex-Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg walks for first time since November surgery

Weinberg had hip and femur surgery last year and required crutches until New Year’s Eve

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Slipknot sued for “callously” profiting from Joey Jordison’s death by drummer’s estate

Lawsuit alleges band used former drummer's belongings for profit and promotion

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Lawsuit accuses Slipknot of using Joey Jordison's death for profit

Lawsuit filed by estate for the late Joey Jordison says Slipknot used former drummer's belonging in museum display

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Corey Taylor has brutally shot down those new Slipknot drummer rumours: "He’s not even on the list."

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has shot down a big rumour that was spreading within Slipknot's fanbase over who their new drummer is

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The 11 most amazing onstage team-ups in heavy metal history

Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne. Trivium and Slipknot. The entire Big Four. These are the most excellent onstage collaborations we’ve ever seen.

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Stewart Copeland names Joey Jordison as one of the best drummers he’s ever seen play live, shares his opinion on Ringo Starr

The Police drummer also chooses his most difficult Police song, offers tuning advice and explains why he plays traditional grip

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"That little bastard had chops!" The Police's Stewart Copeland explains why Slipknot's Joey Jordison was one of the greatest drummers of his generation

The Police drummer Stewart Copeland pays tribute to one of metal's greatest ever players

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"Know it's been the joy of a lifetime to spend the last 10 years with you": Jay Weinberg releases statement about dismissal from Slipknot

Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has released a statement about his departure from the band a week ago

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Who is Jay Weinberg? Slipknot part ways with long-term drummer

The band said losing Jay Weinberg is a 'creative decision' – here is what we know

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Slipknot announces drummer Jay Weinberg’s departure from the band

“Slipknot is intent on evolving. The band has decided to make a creative decision, and to part ways with Jay”

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Jay Weinberg is no longer in Slipknot: "We wish Jay all the best"

Slipknot have parted ways with drummer Jay Weinberg, who replaced Joey Jordison

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