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Slipknot’s V-Man: “At first the mask was a bit weird, but the LEDs make the sides of the bass neck easier to see!"
By Joel McIver published
Slipknot’s Alex ‘V-Man’ Venturella reveals how he got the (literally) hottest gig in metal

Slipknot's Alessandro “V-Man” Venturella: I borrowed a bass from Tool's Justin Chancellor for our new album
By Nick Wells published
Slipknot's V-Man on his borrowed bottom-end boost from Tool's Justin Chancellor

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