SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor passed out at the end of the last song of the band's set last night (Tueday, July 10) at the Dallas, Texas stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour. He tweeted earlier today, "I'm fine — just overheated in Dallas last night. Ready and waiting for Houston! Thank you ...
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Brandon Marshall of the Denver Westword recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Denver Westword: Has SLIPKNOT begun the writing process for the new album, and will SLIPKNOT fans hear new music in 2013? Crahan: I don't know what year you ...
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SLIPKNOT mastermind/percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan was interviewed on the June 29 - July 1 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com. ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of SLIPKNOT's July 1 performance at the Mountain View, California stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival can be seen below. SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root was forced to miss the first couple of dates of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour because a burst appendix. A statement issued by the band ...
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SLIPKNOT kicked off its headlining stint at this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival yesterday (Saturday, June 30) at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California without guitarist Jim Root, who is out of action while recovering from a burst appendix. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. (sic) 02. Eyeless 03. Sulfur 04. The ...
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SLIPKNOT has released the following statement: "We're sorry to announce that our brother Jim Root [guitar] will not be performing with us at [Rockstar Energy Drink] Mayhem [Festival] today in San Bernardino due to serious health issues. Jim has been seriously sick for the past two weeks and went to the hospital last week where ...
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On Friday, June 29, Robert Herrera sat down with SLIPKNOT mastermind/percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan during his book signing at Book Soup in Hollywood, California. Clown talked about his photo book, "The Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey"; Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival; and future plans for SLIPKNOT. You can now watch the chat below. When asked how ...
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Tommy Carroll of the South Bend, Indiana radio station 103.9 The Bear recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT mastermind/percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan. You can now listen to the chat below. SLIPKNOT began its return last summer with a European tour, continued it earlier this year with jaunts through Australia and South America, and will ...
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This year, a special Metal Hammer Golden Gods award was created in honor of ten years of Download festival memories, and SLIPKNOT's incredible 2009 headline set was voted the greatest moment of them all! Download promoter Andy Copping and Metal Hammer's head honcho Alexander Milas took to the stage on Saturday afternoon, June 9 at ...
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For their millions of fans around the world, SLIPKNOT are as much a culture and a way of life as they are a band. To completely engage with all of the perseverance, ingenuity, artistic integrity and holistic vision of SLIPKNOT's creative output in all of its forms, is to fully embrace every facet, and to ...
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SLIPKNOT percusionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan spoke to the Roadrunner Records web site Friday evening about how the band's two-day, two-state festival, Knotfest, came together. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: How long has this been in the works, and how did it finally come together? Crahan: Well, because it's been in the ...
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The fourth in a series of teaser clips for the forthcoming SLIPKNOT greatest-hits album, "Antennas To Hell", can be seen below. The latest clip focuses on the band's percussionist Chris Fehn . "Antennas To Hell" is scheduled for release on July 17 via Roadrunner Records. There is no word yet on which tracks will be ...
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Step into an apocalyptic underworld where firebreathers, nightmarish creatures on stilts, fire and percussive light, and stunning visuals set the stage for an intoxicating and unforgettably sinister concert experience. The first-ever Knotfest — an extraordinary two-day metal and hard rock destination festival — will feature performances from SLIPKNOT, DEFTONES, LAMB OF GOD, DETHKLOK, SERJ TANKIAN, ...
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According to Ticketmaster.com, SLIPKNOT will headline the inaugural installment of their own festival, Knotfest, on Friday, August 17 at Mid America Motorplex in Pacific Junction, Iowa. Scheduled performers: SLIPKNOT DEFTONES LAMB OF GOD DETHKLOK SERJ TANKIAN THE URGE PRONG Tickets go on sale on Friday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. CDT. As previously ...
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