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Slipknot performs on stage on day 2 of Download Festival 2019 at Donington Park on June 15, 2019 in Castle Donington, England

Slipknot's Alessandro “V-Man” Venturella: I borrowed a bass from Tool's Justin Chancellor for our new album

By Nick Wells published 1 November 22

Slipknot's V-Man on his borrowed bottom-end boost from Tool's Justin Chancellor

Charles Berthoud YouTube video. When SLIPKNOT give you 60 seconds to audition.

Charles Berthoud's 60 second version of Slipknot's Duality might make you want to give up playing bass altogether

By Nick Wells published 27 October 22

A warning: if you're after sheer speed, Charles Berthoud's latest playthrough is a bass shredding masterpiece

How to tell Jim Root and Mick Thomson’s Slipknot guitar parts apart

By Jon Wiederhorn published 18 October 22

The Iowa bruise brothers of metal address the guitar with contrasting styles, but as they explain here, they know what the other is about to do before they do themselves

Fingerstyle acoustic guitarist covers Slipknot's Before I Forget – and the results are astounding

By Sam Roche published 10 October 22

Italian maestro Luca Stricagnoli puts his formidable skills on display while repurposing the Nine's Vol. 3 classic

From bowel-busting riffs to life-affirming 12-string acoustic bliss: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Matt Owen, Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published 6 October 22

Herald October's arrival with top-tier tunes from Cardinal Black, Adrian Quesada, Bones UK, Ichika Nito, Bury Tomorrow, Beatenberg, Meet Me @ The Altar, Christie Lenée and more

Jim Root and Mick Thomson on the depression, wild gear experiments and chaos theory behind Slipknot’s devastating new album

By Jon Wiederhorn published 6 October 22

The End, So Far was borne of depression and anxiety: it's the triumphant sound of the Iowa metal institution picking themselves off the canvas, turning the guitars up loud and digging in

Jim Root on designing his first-ever Charvel signature model, his '80s metal heroes and the most common mistakes he sees in Slipknot guitar covers

By Sam Roche published 8 September 22

After receiving his first Charvel decades ago, the Slipknot axe-slinger has developed his very own, bending the brand's hair metal blueprint to fit his indomitable heavy-riffing playing style

Slipknot's Jim Root hints at future Squier signature models

By Sam Roche published 2 September 22

“To be able to make my signature models and have them come in at $600 or $700 would be fucking awesome,” the Fender and Charvel signature artist tells Guitar World

Jim Root's first-ever Charvel signature model has officially landed

By Sam Roche published 31 August 22

The Slipknot man's Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HH FR arrives alongside his existing lineup of Fender signatures, and retains the same minimalist aesthetic and control layout

[L-R] James Hetfield of Metallica and Jim Root of Slipknot

What would Master of Puppets sound like if it was written by Slipknot? This TikTok user has the answer

By Sam Roche published 17 August 22

Behold, the 1986 thrash metal classic but with highly distorted drop-tuned guitars and chaotic double-kick drumming

Karen O (left) and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform at ACL Live on May 7, 2019 in Austin, Texas

From Viking metal to indie disco: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Jonathan Horsley, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published 12 August 22

Close out the week in style with exciting guitar-led tracks from Sylosis, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Amon Amarth, Revocation, Walter Trout, Pale Waves, The Black Angels and more

Slipknot dial back the tempo on Yen, the brooding third single from their upcoming album, The End, So Far

By Sam Roche published 5 August 22

Yen finds the Iowa metal juggernaut in less frenzied, more expansive form than on previous singles The Chapeltown Rag and The Dying Song (Time to Sing)

Jim Root performs with Slipknot at the 52nd Festival D'été Quebec (FEQ2019) on the Bell Stage at the Plains of Abraham in The Battlefields Park on July 8, 2019 in Quebec City, Canada

From pit-starting drop B chug to intricate jazz tapestries: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Sam Roche, Jonathan Horsley, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen published 22 July 22

Liven up the dog days of summer with cool new tunes from Slipknot, Muse, Chat Pile, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, Titus Andronicus, Sam Fender, Makaya McCraven and more

Slipknot announce new album, The End, So Far, and debut obliterating second single, The Dying Song (Time to Sing)

By Sam Roche published 20 July 22

The record arrives September 30 via Roadrunner and will bring “new music, new art and new beginnings”, says Shawn Crahan

How Korn changed the face of guitar music

By Total Guitar editors published 4 May 22

Charting Munky and Head's influence – from Sepultura and Slipknot to the present day

John Mayer praises Jim Root’s signature Fender Telecaster as what “every Tele should look like in this day and age”

By Matt Owen last updated 23 March 22

“It's smart. It's awake. It's doing something completely new,” said the Sob Rock star in his praise of the Slipknot man's axe

Slipknot perform on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on May 17, 2019

Slipknot announce 2022 Knotfest Roadshow North American tour

By Jackson Maxwell published 18 January 22

The first leg – set to take place from March 16 - April 17 – will feature In This Moment and Jinjer, while the second, May 18 - June 18 leg will feature Cypress Hill and Ho99o9

Jim Root of Slipknot performs in concert at the Ericsson Globe Arena on February 21, 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden

From effervescent funk to chaotic, full-throated nu-metal: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen published 12 November 21

Usher in the weekend with playlist-bolstering new songs from Slipknot, Foals, PUP, Nilüfer Yanya, Korn, Camp Cope, Rolo Tomassi and more

Slipknot bring the chaos with their first new music in 2 years, The Chapeltown Rag

By Sam Roche last updated 5 November 21

The fresh cut sees the Iowa nine-piece hark back to the “frenetic” sound of their first two albums, Slipknot and Iowa

Jim Root is working on a Charvel signature model

By Sam Roche published 21 October 21

The Slipknot guitarist will release the Floyd Rose-equipped guitar alongside his Fender signatures