Joey Jordison, 1975-2021: the music world pays tribute By Matt Owen Jordison’s Slipknot bandmates lead tributes to the influential drummer, with Matt Heafy, Mike Portnoy, Alex Skolnick, Ben Thatcher, Metallica and more also paying their respects
Joey Jordison, former drummer and co-founding member of Slipknot, dies at 46 By Jackson Maxwell Jordison – who also played guitar in the band Murderdolls – is said to have died "peacefully in his sleep" on Monday
Ed Sheeran says that he is “not opposed to” making a death metal album By Sam Roche The pop superstar talks his love of bands like Slipknot and Cradle of Filth
Jim Root: "My apologies to all the Tele purists, but I don’t play in a country band, so it’s not like I can use single coils" By Jonny Scaramanga The Slipknot riff master explains how the Fender Telecaster fits perfectly with the Iowa metal institution's super-heavy sound
Scott Ian and Corey Taylor team up with Dave Lombardo and Lzzy Hale for new Netflix movie theme song, Thunder Force By Richard Bienstock The raging track from the Slipknot-Anthrax-Slayer-Halestorm supergroup is the first single from the forthcoming Netflix action-comedy film of the same name
Jim Root recalls the time he hurled a Fender Tele at Joey Jordison "like a spear" By Sam Roche “I thought for sure that I broke the hell out of it, but my tech just retuned it and I finished the show with the same guitar”
Corey Taylor: "I wanted this album to be stacked with the best songs that I have, because you don’t get a second chance to make that first impression" By Matt Doria He brought nu-metal to the masses in Slipknot and got grungy with Stone Sour – now, Corey Taylor is putting his pedal to the metal with a solo album of searing ‘70s rock ’n’ roll
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor announces debut solo album, CMFT, premieres first two singles By Richard Bienstock Listen to guitar-heavy CMFT Must Be Stopped and Black Eyes Blue now
Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster V4 review By Paul Riario It's a Jazzmaster, Jim, but 'knot as we know it – it's the latest minimalist metal machine for Jim Root and it's fierce
Slipknot bassist Alessandro Venturella to appear on Ernie Ball’s Striking the Chord podcast By Richard Bienstock VMan will talk music and take questions from listeners live during the show, which takes place today
Jim Root: "Guitar solos are stressful!" By Richard Bienstock The Slipknot guitarist talks his “anti-metal punk-rock mentality” and future collaborations with Fender
Corey Taylor is auctioning off 13 autographed guitars from his personal collection for COVID-19 relief By Richard Bienstock The Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman has teamed up with eBay for Charity for a (sic) fundraiser
Fender unleashes the brutally minimalist Jim Root Jazzmaster V4 By Richard Bienstock Newest iteration of the Slipknot guitarist’s signature model sports single-knob control, EMG Daemonum humbuckers, Polar White finish
Slipknot's Mick Thomson: "If I had my way, I would be playing a Jackson King V all the time!" By Sam Roche The masked axeman reveals his love for the V as German retail giant Thomann hosts an in-depth interview and rig tour
DiMarzio unmasks the Jim Root ClipLock Quick Release Guitar Strap By Richard Bienstock New signature strap boasts super-secure fastening and 'Knot-approved graphics
Slipknot’s Jim Root responds to complaints about new album’s lack of guitar solos By Michael Astley-Brown Guitarist addresses criticism leveled at We Are Not Your Kind
Slipknot: "You can either evolve with us and get with it, or maybe you’re just not there yet, and maybe we’re not your band" By Richard Bienstock In this exclusive interview, Jim Root and Mick Thomson take you inside the making of We Are Not Your Kind
Slipknot Premiere New Song, "Birth of the Cruel" By Richard Bienstock The band is currently headlining the Knotfest Roadshow North American tour.
Slipknot Premiere New Song, "Solway Firth" By Jackson Maxwell Check out the closing track from the band's highly anticipated new album, 'We Are Not Your Kind.'
Watch Slipknot Perform “Unsainted,” “All Out Life” At First Live Show in Three Years By Richard Bienstock The band played a career-spanning 18-song set with new masks, new stage set at Rockfest in Finland.
