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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 went from sleeping on a mattress to playing arenas inside two years": Creed's rise and fall was fast, but now, thanks to the TikTok generation, they're selling more tickets than ever

Twenty-five years ago the Human Clay album put Creed on top of the world, but it was the calm before the storm

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“If you told teenage me, ‘One day Ozzy will tell you to keep making music,’ I’d have slapped you!” Ozzy Osbourne encouraged Max Cavalera to carry on after leaving Sepultura

Max Cavalera entered a six-month depression after quitting Sepultura in 1996, and he credits his wife and The Prince Of Darkness with lifting him back up

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"A true believer, sharp as a knife, heart of gold." A tribute to Michelle Kerr, the ass-kicking, passionate PR legend who helped shape modern metal as we know it

Michelle Kerr, PR for Slipknot, Machine Head, Slayer, Megadeth and many more, died on Saturday. She leaves behind a legacy as one of the metal industry's most beloved figureheads

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“Roots Bloody Roots is like a baby’s lullaby”: Sepultura/Soulfly legend Max Cavalera picks the five songs that define his career

Brazilian metal icon and man of a thousand projects Max Cavalera names the five songs that have shaped his career, including Sepultura, Soulfly and more

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“I was falling in a black hole. It was totally surreal.” Sepultura singer was “in shock” when Eloy Casagrande left to join Slipknot

Casagrande quit Sepultura less than a month before the Brazilian band started their farewell tour

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"My wife dying has given life a different meaning." Andreas Kisser and Derrick Green on reunions, new projects and the future of Sepultura

Sepultura plan to bow out after 40 years - but not before answering Metal Hammer readers' questions

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“I’m like, ‘I don’t know, man! I’m in Arizona!’” In 1993, Kurt Cobain asked Sepultura man Max Cavalera where to get heroin in Brazil

When trying to score drugs at a South American festival, Nirvana’s leader turned to what he believed to be a local expert

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10 songs we want Sepultura to play before they retire

Sepultura might be retiring after 40 years, but we hope these 10 deep cuts make their way back into regular rotation before they go

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“It’s definitely out of the question. It's not gonna happen”: Two weeks ago, a Sepultura reunion looked likely – but now Max Cavalera has changed his mind

Having already buried the hatchet with his brother, Igor, Cavalera says there’s no longer any need for a classic-era Sepultura return

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"People are so misinformed": Sepultura is the one metal reunion that hasn't happened but Max Cavalera seems to now have the final word on the matter

"It was a lot of betrayal and a lot of stuff that people don't know about"

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Max Cavalera isn’t open to a classic Sepultura reunion anymore: “The more the time passes by, the more I feel that I don’t need to”

Despite claiming he was open to a Roots-era reunion just two weeks ago, Sepultura’s former frontman has now said he doesn’t feel the need

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Sepultura's Andreas Kisser would be open to doing one final show with Max and Iggor Cavalera: "it would be amazing"

Could we see Sepultura's farewell end with an original lineup show?

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Watch drum cam footage of Slipknot's Eloy Casagrande performing Disasterpiece

Slipknot's heavy-hitting new drummer has shared video of him making very loud noises at a recent show

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“I narrowed it down to the bare essentials and found that three strings were all I needed”: 10 guitarists who played with missing strings on purpose… and the weird reasons why

Forget six strings: for some guitarists, all you need is one…

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“On the first day I was terrible, I didn’t like my performance”: Eloy Casagrande explains how he joined Slipknot, reveals band is writing new music

Slipknot’s new drummer has given his first in-depth interview since joining the nu metal nine-piece

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Watch new Slipknot drummer Eloy Casagrande smash his way through The Heretic Anthem back in 2021

Before he had any idea he could join Slipknot, the then-Sepultura drummer proved his worth with this mind-blowing playthrough

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“Slipknot is so lucky to have you.” Members of Slayer, Megadeth, Rage Against The Machine and more react to Eloy Casagrande joining the metal icons

Heavy metal legends from Gary Holt to Nita Strauss have responded to the Slipknot drummer’s first statement since joining the band

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Slipknot have officially named Eloy Casagrande as their new drummer

The nu metal nine-piece have ended months of speculation with a new social media post

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Slipknot just played their first show with their new drummer, and we all know it's Eloy Casagrande

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"Who could have guessed that a band that hide behind masks would be so mysterious?" Everything you need to know about Slipknot's chaotic year - and what comes next

We take a deep dive into the wild last twelve months in the world of Slipknot

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Slipknot are teasing something special with mysterious billboard and website

A billboard with the Slipknot logo and the words “one night only” has shown up in the California desert

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A death metal recording studio is being recognised as a historical landmark in Florida

The spot where Death, Cannibal Corpse, Sepultura and more recorded their classic albums is getting a commemorative plaque from Hillsborough County, Florida

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“I didn’t want my children to grow up and not know Max”: how Max and Iggor Cavalera healed their wounds and buried the ghost of Sepultura with Cavalera Conspiracy

Cavalera Conspiracy’s debut album was released on March 24, 2008. In this classic interview, Max and Iggor explained how they put their acrimonious split behind them and forged a new future

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“I met Ritchie Blackmore during the Sepultura days. At first, he wasn’t interested in talking to anybody. But the minute I asked, ‘Do you like football?’ he said, ‘Yes – come with me!’” Max Cavalera names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

The metal pioneer reveals how to score private time with Ritchie Blackmore, the reality of trying to cover Tony Iommi, what Chuck Shuldiner would be doing today – and why he’s finally playing all six strings… on a James Hetfield guitar

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