Slipknot, Papa Roach, The Offspring and more have been added to the Battlefield 6 videogame soundtrack The online FPS is entering its second season, after debuting to much hype last October Metal Hammer · Feb 18
"The very first thought that came into my head was, ‘This band are going to get ripped off’." Corrupt police, crumbling dictatorships and amateur translators: The 80s metal classic that smashed borders and helped launch one of metal's most iconic labels How a bunch of feral boys from Brazil helped reshape metal for decades to come Metal Hammer · Feb 16
"I was sitting near Judas Priest, Sharon and Ozzy, Joey from Slipknot was there...three surreal days." The cult Italian band that broke boundaries and became household names in metal thanks to this classic 00s album Before this release, these gothic metallers weren't well known outside of their homeland. That quickly changed Metal Hammer · Feb 11
"There were no rules; ideas could come from anywhere: subtle drum loops, bits of organ or abstract guitar noise, even samples of frogs or crickets." Long-awaited Slipknot project Look Outside Your Window is finally being released Look Outside Your Window was recorded while Slipknot were in the studio making 2008's All Hope Is Gone album Metal Hammer · Feb 4
"He figured we were gonna get knifed...some guys were swinging pool cues!" From Peaky Blinders bar fights to being Slipknot-endorsed, how four Swedish hillbillies became one of metal's most exciting bands Endorsed by Slipknot, Machine Head and Trivium, Orbit Culture are one of extreme metal's hottest new bands Metal Hammer · Jan 22
"We invited our families along, not thinking how it would be for them. When we came off, my sister was crying." How a teen pop duo earned the respect of Slipknot and Rage Against The Machine by getting bottled off stage by furious rock fans In 2000, one of the strangest festival bookings in history unsurprisingly ended in chaos Metal Hammer · Jan 19
"Calvin Klein asked us to do an advert. We were like, 'f-you, no way!' That would have been huge." From touring with Slipknot to turning down iconic fashion designers, the story behind Kittie's classic nu metal anthem, Brackish Kittie's breakthrough single made them accidental trailblazers in a nu metal scene dominated by men Metal Hammer · Jan 14
“A professor in my pocket who only wants to do what I ask it”: Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan says he’s been using AI “my whole life” He says it’s cheaper than employing a human MusicRadar · Jan 5
“It is a professor in my pocket who only wants to do what I ask it”: Slipknot’s Clown defends AI, breaking rank from other high-profile metal musicians The Nine’s co-founder and percussionist asks, “What’s the difference between me pulling out my pocket producer… or me trying to get a famous producer that might not even work with me and could potentially cost me $150,000?” Metal Hammer · Dec 29, 2025
“We weren’t scared of grunge. We would see Dave Grohl wearing Sepultura t-shirts”: It was built on death metal – until three iconic bands helped turn this underground record company into the most influential metal label of the 90s “We weren’t scared of grunge. We would see Dave Grohl wearing Sepultura t-shirts”: It was built on death metal – until three iconic bands helped turn this underground record company into the most influential metal label of the 90s Metal Hammer · Dec 27, 2025
"It was the perfect tragedy. Heavy metal albums found in their rooms, antisocial behaviour." How Lemmy, Corey Taylor, Henry Rollins and the metal community united to save three teenagers at the heart of a murder case that shocked America The story of the West Memphis Three captured the attention of the metal world - and some of its biggest artists took action Metal Hammer · Dec 26, 2025
Slipknot tore Europe a new one during their tour this summer – this pro-shot footage from a Spanish festival proves it The nine-piece played a particularly destructive show at Resurrection Fest in Viveiro, Spain in June Metal Hammer · Dec 23, 2025
“We’d jump off roofs or off bridges into water, knock the wind out of ourselves and almost die. We lived very aggressively because that’s who we were”: The story of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. – the secret debut album that started Slipknot’s ascent Before Corey Taylor and before the nu metal takeover, Slipknot launched their career with a DIY release that put the Des Moines scene on notice Metal Hammer · Dec 17, 2025
"What will his legacy be? His guitar playing. He could bend just one note and tell a whole story. I can hear David Gilmour in his playing." Slipknot member Alessandro ‘V-Man’ Venturella pays tribute to Mastodon guitarist and his dear friend, Brent Hinds V-Man once worked as Brent Hinds' guitar tech and became lifelong bros with the Mastodon man Metal Hammer · Dec 15, 2025
Guitar World · Dec 13, 2025 “I wanted it to be a workhorse I could bash around, beat up, hit with metal pipes and get thrown into kegs without breaking in half”: The making of Jim Root’s Telecaster, the guitar that brought Fender into the modern age Some metal players prefer the traditional high-performance brands. Others favor medieval shapes. Not Root. The Slipknot guitarist wanted something old-school, classy… indestructible
Metal Hammer · Dec 7, 2025 Slipknot-endorsed Mapuche metal champions Mawiza have recorded a live session in Gojira’s studio – and you really need to watch it Hailing from Santiago, Chile, the four-piece are flying the flag for South America’s Indigenous Mapuche people
BANG Premier · Dec 5, 2025 Slipknot to release 'lost' album Look Outside Your Window in 2026 Slipknot's Shawn "Clown" Crahan has dropped a huge hint the heavy metal outfit are set to release their delayed "lost" album Look Outside Your Window, which they recorded in 2008, next year.
Metal Hammer · Dec 4, 2025 Long-delayed Slipknot project Look Outside Your Window will finally drop in 2026, Shawn “Clown” Crahan promises The “experimental”, “melodic” album was recorded in 2008 and has been delayed again and again and again over the last seven years
Metal Hammer · Dec 2, 2025 Corey Taylor’s son Griffin remembers the first time he saw his dad in his Slipknot mask: “Who the **** is this guy?!” The future Vended frontman thought his father looked like a cross between a goldfish and a potato
Metal Hammer · Dec 2, 2025 "They talk about that album in the same way I talk about Ziggy Stardust...and it was the first time a Slipknot member had unmasked!" How a metal icon embraced horror and glam rock to make one of the most surprising side projects ever When it was revealed that one of Slipknot's most beloved members had a new project on the go, no one could have predicted how it'd end up sounding
Metal Hammer · Nov 25, 2025 Vote: who are the Big 4 in all of metal? Thrash's Big 4 has been settled for decades, but what if we push it out to the whole genre? Who gets in?
Metal Hammer · Nov 21, 2025 The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now Rob Zombie, Lamb Of God and Svalbard are among this week's best new metal songs. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Metal Hammer · Nov 21, 2025 “I get into arguments with fans all the time about this. Everybody’s like, ‘Oh, it’s just a leftover Stone Sour song.’ No, I wrote that for Slipknot!” How Slipknot made the greatest metal ballad of the 21st century Inspired by Corey Taylor’s divorce and redefined after the death of Paul Gray, Snuff shows The Nine at their most beautifully vulnerable
BANG Premier · Nov 19, 2025 Slipknot sell majority stake of back catalogue to global investment firm Slipknot have confirmed they have sold a majority stake of their back catalogue to a global investment firm, who are "honoured" to help "preserve and amplify" the Wait and Bleed hitmakers' work for "decades and generations to come".
Metal Hammer · Nov 18, 2025 "I still have so much music in my heart." The frontman of one of nu metal's coolest bands has been found living on the streets - and fans are desperate to help him Cameron Heacock, whose band American Head Charge toured with Slipknot and Rammstein and worked with Rick Rubin, says he has been homeless for years