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“Just take it all away from me. That’s cool!” Every guitar solo on Slipknot’s debut album “got cut out”, claims Mick Thomson

“Any kind of technical playing was mocked and frowned upon”

Metal Hammer · Oct 3, 2024

“My issues weren’t even with Limp Bizkit. They were with Fred.” Slipknot's Corey Taylor reflects on his 2000s feud with Fred Durst

Taylor looks back on one of his most famous beefs during an appearance on viral Youtube show Hot Ones

Metal Hammer · Oct 2, 2024

“Any kind of technical guitar playing was mocked and frowned upon”: Mick Thomson explains why his solos were erased from Slipknot’s debut album – and how he reacted

25 years ago, Slipknot dropped a debut album that changed the face of heavy metal – but one of the guitarists who helped write it had his solos completely removed

Guitar World · Oct 1, 2024

Pro-Ject Debut Evo 2

With a lively, fluid delivery, a beautiful way with voices and an array of upgrades, the Pro-Ject Debut Evo 2 turntable is an appealing, capable performer for the price.

What Hi-Fi? · Sep 27, 2024

“I’m not saying my doing something else saved Slipknot, but it certainly saved me”: How Stone Sour made the leap from Corey Taylor’s ‘other band’ with Audio Secrecy

In 2010, Stone Sour released their third album Audio Secrecy – and finally shook off the ‘side project’ tag

Metal Hammer · Sep 27, 2024

“He did exactly what we told him not to do”: Slipknot’s Corey Taylor remembers the night he “almost killed” Sid Wilson

Slipknot’s singer calls the time he flipped his lid at turntablist Sid Wilson “one of the most evil moments of my life”

Metal Hammer · Sep 27, 2024

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

Metal Hammer · Sep 26, 2024

"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

The Bloodmagic frontman and Stranger Things actor on why Slipknot's first album remains unlike any other in metal

Metal Hammer · Sep 23, 2024

Slipknot's set at Knotfest Iowa cut short by severe weather

Slipknot forced to play earlier than planned and were onstage for under an hour as weather turned ugly

Metal Hammer · Sep 22, 2024

“You would see them lift their masks, puke in a bucket and keep going!” Slipknot’s first manager remembers wild 90s Iowa shows

Sophia John reflects on the rabid gigs Slipknot played as they made themselves known in the mid-to-late 90s

Metal Hammer · Sep 21, 2024