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Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor is set to star in new horror film Rucker which has just released a trailer – check it out below.The film is about titular serial killer Rucker who attempts to create a gory masterpiece while driving a big rig truck. Taylor plays the part of the killer’s trucking friend.The film’s official synopsis, courtesy of ComingSoon reads: “For the past 30 years Rucker the trucker has devoted his life to traveling the road as a mass serial killer.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has admitted that he wasn’t a fan of the mask he wore during the ‘We Are Not Your Kind‘ tour.Speaking during a Q+A at Texas Frightmare Weekend, he explained that he spent three months designing his latest mask, which he debuted for the first time in early September.“‘Cause the last one was – it was cool but it wasn’t exactly what I wanted to do,” Taylor said.“So this time around, I started early.

Corey Taylor addressed the Astroworld tragedy during a recent Slipknot show, reminding the audience to “look out for one another” – watch the video below.Last weekend, eight people died and hundreds more were injured during a “mass casualty” crowd crush at Astroworld, a festival curated by Travis Scott.

Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has posted an image of his new mask.It comes after the band debuted their new single, ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ at Knotfest at the weekend.Posting his new mask on Instagram, which you can view below, Weinberg wrote: “I want a face - that you can only recognise - I’m afraid.”Weinberg also posted a clip of himself playing their new single at Knotfest.A post shared by Jay Weinberg (@jayweinberg)A post shared by Jay Weinberg (@jayweinberg)“You get one chance to play a song

Slipknot have lived up to their promise that Knotfest Los Angeles would feature some “cool surprises”, with the nu-metal titans debuting their just-released new single, ‘The Chapeltown Rag’, amid a setlist of hits spanning all six of their albums.According to Setlist.fm, the band performed their latest five-minute barn-stomper – which frontman Corey Taylor described upon its release on Thursday (November 4) as “a punisher” – between ‘The Devil In I’ (from 2014’s ‘.5: The Gray Chapter’) and ‘Wait

Slipknot, whose pyro-loving fans made headlines with a mosh pit fire this week, have dropped a new song. "The Chapeltown Rag" is the metal band's first new material since 2019 and is set to appear on a forthcoming album.

Slipknot have announced the release of a brand new single, ‘The Chapeltown Rag’, which is set to be released tomorrow (November 5).It comes after frontman Corey Taylor confirmed last month that new music from the band was imminent.Taking to Twitter this afternoon (November 4), the band shared a link to an interview with Knotfest, in which they revealed ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ is a “punisher” of a new tune that will get its live debut tomorrow at Knotfest Los Angeles.According to the article, the

Slipknot have teased snippets of what appear to be new music on an NFT website.The site – The Chapeltown Rag – is an online marketplace for the band’s NFTs and it displays a collection of nine non-fungible token samples that each play a short audio clip when selected.Slipknot fans spotted the site earlier this week by way of the official Knotfest website, where a banner ad linking to the site proclaims, “Read All About It If You Want to Know.” You can listen to the clips here.It comes after

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has promised fans some “cool surprises” when they perform their Knotfest Los Angeles show next month.The band will bring their travelling roadshow with Killswitch Engage, Fever 333 and Bring Me The Horizon to the Banc Of California Stadium on November 5 for the biggest headline concert of their careers.

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has spoken about his favourite ABBA song and recalled growing up with the band’s music in a new interview.The Swedish pop group are set to return with their first studio album in 40 years next week (November 5) with ‘Voyage’.Speaking to the New York Times, the Slipknot frontman shared his first experiences of hearing ABBA as a kid. “Growing up in the ‘70s, there was such a weird amalgam of music all over the place,” he said.

Corey Taylor‘s son Griffin and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan’s son Simon – have announced their debut EP will arrive next month.The ‘What Is It/Kill It’ EP will land on November 12. The band have shared their second song, ‘Burn My Misery’, to coincide with the announcement, following on from debut single ‘Asylum’ back in September.The band’s new song is a crushingly heavy metal cut, with some pronounced melodic elements interspersed among the more abrasive verses.

Gallery: The sound of silence! Happy 80th Birthday Paul Simon (BANG Showbiz)MusiCares executive director Laura Segura revealed proceeds from the show "will help music professionals who need various kinds of support, from physical and mental health, addiction recovery, preventative clinics, and more". Meanwhile, both Navarro and Morrison have explained the reasons behind choosing the two albums to be honoured on the night.

Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison of Billy Idol‘s live band have announced the third instalment of their Above Ground charity concerts.Set to take place at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on December 20, the benefit show will feature Sex Pistols‘ sole studio album, ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols’ and Lou Reed‘s iconic ‘Transformer’ performed in full by an all-star band.Among those who will perform as part of the line-up are Slipknot frontman Corey

Corey Taylor has defended the COVID-19 safety measures that have been implemented on Slipknot‘s ongoing Knotfest Roadshow in the US.Speaking on the Oral Sessions With Renée Paquette podcast, the frontman spoke about his excitement at being back on tour and how the band are doing everything they can to stay safe.“All the bands are super rad and so stoked to be back on the road,” Taylor said. “And we have such stringent restrictions that everybody is really, really happy about it.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has confirmed that new music from the band is imminent.Speaking on The Eddie Trunk Podcast, Taylor said that Slipknot’s new album is almost done and that the first single will be coming soon.He said: “It’s pretty much done. I’d say it’s probably about 80 per cent done.

Slipknot‘s explosive headline set at last months’ Knotfest Iowa 2021 shows frontman Corey Taylor pulling off a mid-song somersault – see it below.Returning to Iowa for the first time since its inaugural year in 2012, Knotfest Iowa 2021 took place on September 25 and featured performances from Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Trivium, Tech N9ne and others.On Saturday (October 2) YouTube channel FrontRowOrBust uploaded a clip from Slipknot’s set that shows Taylor’s acrobatic antics right before the start of

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has spoken out about former bandmate Joey Jordison’s death. The drummer and founding member of Slipknot, died in July aged 46.Following his death the band made numerous tributes to the late sticksman and Taylor also fondly recently reflected on his performance with Metallica at Download Festival in 2004.Now, Taylor has spoken out about Jordison’s passing further.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has hailed the impact of Nirvana‘s ‘Nevermind’, calling it “one of the best hard-punk-fusion-pop albums of all time”.The rocker was speaking ahead of the landmark LP’s 30th anniversary tomorrow (September 24).“I had heard some dubbed copies of some of the Sub Pop 7-inches that they had released, so I was aware of Nirvana before they set off their nuclear bomb,” he told Consequence Of Sound.

Corey Taylor‘s son Griffin and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan’s son Simon have shared their debut single ‘Asylum’ from their band Vended.The track, which you can listen to below, has shades of Slipknot with its hard-hitting rhythmic patterns.Vended’s lineup, which is completed by Cole Espeland (lead guitar), Connor Grodzicki (rhythm guitar), and Jeramiah Pugh (bass), performed their first headline gig back in March at the Vaudeville Mews club in Des Moines, Iowa, where Slipknot were formed.The band first

Machine Gun Kelly and Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has developed further, with MGK saying the beef goes back to a “fucking terrible” guest verse Taylor recorded for him, which he subsequently didn’t use – a narrative that Taylor disputes.MGK sparked an uproar over the weekend when he hit out at the veteran band at Chicago’s Riot Fest, saying onstage: “You wanna know what I’m really happy that I’m not doing? Being 50 years old wearing a fucking weird mask on a fucking stage, talking shit.”His onstage

Machine Gun Kelly has hit out at Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor after he was recently criticised for switching genres again.Kelly dissed Taylor at Riot Fest in Chicago over the weekend, at which both artists appeared.It comes after Taylor appeared to speak about Kelly in a recent interview with Cutter’s Rockcast even though he didn’t name him directly, saying: “I hate all new rock for the most part.

Slipknot‘s frontman Corey Taylor has reflected on Joev Jordison’s performance with Metallica at Download Festival in 2004.The drummer and founding member of Slipknot, who died in July aged 46, famously filled in for Lars Ulrich in his absence at the metal event.Speaking about the performance with Knotfest.com‘s Ryan J.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has praised the impact of Metallica‘s ‘Enter Sandman’, saying the track was “our generation’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’.”The iconic 1991 single appears on the metal titans’ ‘The Black Album’, which was reissued this month to celebrate its 20th anniversary.Alongside the album reissue came ‘The Metallica Blacklist’, a mammoth covers album featuring Taylor and many, many more.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has debuted a brand new mask at the band’s first show in 18 months.Yesterday (September 4), the Iowa metal icons performed at Rocklahoma Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, marking their first show since playing Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, in February 2020.The annual three-day event kicked off on Friday (September 3) and features a line-up of big names including Mastadon, Andrew W.K., Steel Panther, Rob Zombie, Puddle Of Mudd, Grandson and more.Taylor’s new mask

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor believes he received COVID-19 from an audience member who attended a show on his recent ‘CMFT’ tour.The singer, who is vaccinated, revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month following a run of headline shows in support of his debut solo album.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has revealed that he has just three songs left to record for the band’s upcoming new album.Speaking to fans as part of this year’s GalaxyCon, the frontman, who tested positive for coronavirus last week, discussed the status of the follow-up to 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ – which has a tentative 2022 release.“I was actually supposed to finish my vocals this week,” Taylor said. “I got screwed, man, [by the COVID diagnosis].

Corey Taylor has spoken out in praise of Metallica’s classic ‘Master Of Puppets’, hailing it as “the perfect heavy metal album”.The Slipknot frontman is one of many artists set to lend a cover to the Metallica-curated tribute to their iconic self-titled fifth record, commonly known as ‘The Black Album’. Sitting down with Knotfest though, Taylor instead shared his love for the metal icons’ third album from 1986, ‘Master of Puppets’.“It’s the perfect heavy metal album.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has provided an update after recently revealing he had tested positive for COVID-19.After confirming his diagnosis late last week, Taylor shared a video on social media telling fans he is “out of the woods” and recovering.“I’m still positive, but the fever’s gone, aches are gone. I’m sweating everything out.

Slipknot singer Corey Taylor has revealed that he is battling a bad case of coronavirus.

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has announced he’s tested positive for COVID-19.Currently in the midst of a North American tour to support his solo album ‘CMFT’, Taylor shared the news in a video message for the Astronomicon Facebook page, confirming he was too unwell to make his scheduled appearance at the pop-culture convention in Ann Arbour, Michigan, this weekend.Sounding raspy and looking depleted, he said: “I wish I had better news.