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pull out of their support slot on Slipknot‘s 2022 Knotfest Roadshow following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Announcing the tour,the band said via Twitter: “We are very honoured to announce that together with the help of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture, we have successfully been granted permission to travel abroad as ambassadors of our country to raise funds and awareness about the war raging back home.“This is a huge honour for us as a band and as citizens. We will do our part to make sure that this war stops as soon as possible! Come support, dance and scream your hearts out for Ukraine!”Jinjer also unveiled a new video, which you can watch above, for their 2021 track ‘Call Me A Symbol’, which begins with the message: “This video marks the 105th day of Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has promised that new music from the band is set to arrive “very fucking soon”.Taylor confirmed in March that the masked metal titans had completed work on their “killer” new record, which will follow 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’. A release date is not yet known.After saying that the album could arrive in “maybe summertime”, Taylor told fans at a recent Knotfest Roadshow gig in Ohio that the music would be arriving “very fucking soon”.He said: “Now, we don’t have an exact date on it, but I’m here to tell you, you’re not gonna be waiting very, very fucking long.

Slipknot, has announced the first-ever Pulse of the Maggots Fest in the UK.The inaugural UK stop of the festival will see an international bill made up of developing bands and emerging artists, who will perform at The Mill in Birmingham on August 10.The event will be headlined by British metal band Sylosis, with other acts on the bill including Sweden’s Orbit Culture, Bristol-based Heriot, Las Vegas’ Spiritworld, Sheffield’s Rough Justice, LA bands All Hail The Yeti and Thrown Into Exile and Birmingham natives Cauldron.“We are extremely honoured to share a piece of our culture with the Maggots of Birmingham, England,” Slipknot’s Clown commented. “KNOTFEST has always stood to bring likeminded people together, so what better place to do it than in the city that sparked the flame!”Sylosis guitarist Josh Middleton said of the event: “We’re very excited to be back in Birmingham alongside some of the best upcoming talent in international metal.

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor covered songs by R.E.M., Chris Isaak and more during an acoustic set at Florida’s Spookala horror convention yesterday (May 14).The musician performed a 12-song set at the event, which took place at the Ocala Equestrian Center in Ocala.Among the tracks on the setlist were covers of R.E.M.’s ‘The One I Love’ and Isaak’s ‘Wicked Games’, plus Audioslave’s ‘Getaway Car’ and the theme to SpongeBob Square Pants. Taylor also played a handful of songs by Stone Sour and Slipknot’s ‘Spit It Out’.The performance only featured two songs from Taylor’s 2020 solo album ‘CMFT’ – ‘Black Eyes Blue’ and ‘Silverfish’.

Corey Taylor has launched the Taylor Foundation, a non-profit organisation that aims to help service members and first responders affected by PTSD.In a video posted to social media, the Slipknot and Stone Sour singer said that he’s “very excited to announce the launch of the Taylor Foundation as a non-profit charity”.He explained that the charity is “looking to raise money for organisations that help treat or uplift members of the military and members of the emergency services who are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, otherwise known as PTSD”.Taylor added: “We’ll be partnering with pre-selected non-profits at each tour stop who are actively providing meaningful and creative assistance to those affected by PTSD.”Along with the announcement, the rocker launched a sweepstakes for the chance to win two tickets to his solo London show later this year at London Palladium on October 17. The winner will get VIP treatment that includes hanging out with Taylor.“We’re giving you the chance to support us, and in return, one lucky fan will get to hang out with me in London this October,” Taylor said.

Kelly Osbourne and Slipknot‘s Sid Wilson have announced that they are expecting a child together.The couple first made their relationship public back in February, with Osbourne writing on Instagram: “After 23 years of friendship I can’t believe where we have ended up! You are my best friend, my soulmate and I am so deeply in love with you Sidney George Wilson.”Osbourne and Wilson, who is Slipknot’s DJ and additional keyboardist, have now both confirmed Osbourne’s pregnancy with their first child. Posting on Instagram yesterday (May 12), Osbourne shared a pair of images of herself holding a sonogram picture.“I know that I have been very quiet these past few months so I thought I would share with you all as to why…” she wrote.

Slipknot have partnered with the makers of the virtual gaming world The Sandbox to launch KNOTVERSE, billed as “a fully immersive space to host Web3 experiences” curated by Slipknot and their Knotfest brand.The long-running heavy metal band are said to be bringing their self-curated Knotfest festival brand and media site “into the metaverse” with the partnership, which they first teased last week.Establishing “a one-of-a-kind meeting place for heavy music culture in the metaverse”, KNOTVERSE will host an array of Web3 experiences such as unique NFTs, generative collections, metaverse concerts, gaming, fan and festival experiences, unique collaborations, merchandise, new music and real-life events.Set to be known as KNOTVERSE LANDS within The Sandbox‘s virtual world, Slipknot’s dedicated area will inherit Knotfest’s “dark carnival theme and integrate more than 20 years of Slipknot themes and imagery”.The team behind The Sandbox, which is described in a press release as “part-virtual real estate, part-amusement park”, will work closely with Slipknot to bring these ‘Lands’ to life within the game’s shared digital space. Snoop Dogg, Adidas and The Walking Dead are among the artists and brands to have already established partnerships with The Sandbox.Speaking about the partnership, Slipknot’s M.

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has teamed up with Hyro the Hero on a new version of ‘Kids Against The Monsters’.The release is the latest in a series of singles that Hyro the Hero has released over the last year, all of which feature high-profile collaborations.“Thrilled to be sharing the latest version of “Kids Against The Monsters” with Taylor, Hyro said.“Working with Corey Taylor was absolutely incredible. When I first heard him sing the words of the chorus we created, I got chills.”He continued: “‘Kids Against The Monsters’ is about the problems we deal with from generation to generation.

Slipknot have taken to social media to tease something called the “Knotverse” that is set to launch soon.Frontman Corey Taylor confirmed last month that the masked metal titans had completed work on their “killer” new record, which will follow 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’. A release date is not yet known.Ahead of an announcement on the album, the band shared a mysterious teaser on Friday (April 8), soundtracked by their 1999 track ‘742617000027’.On the teaser, the word ‘Knotfest’ – the band’s travelling roadshow festival that has been running since 2012 and will return this year – is warped into another word, “knotverse”.No explanation is given on whether a virtual edition of Knotfest is coming, or what else to expect from the teaser.

Grammys has apologised for several omissions in the ceremony’s ‘In Memoriam’ segment that honoured musicians who died in the past year.Among the names that were missed out of this year’s awards tribute was former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, much to the disappointment of metal fans.“The Grammys omitting Joey Jordison is disgraceful,” one person wrote on Twitter, while another added “no tribute to joey jordison at the #GRAMMYs should be illegal”.Other notable omissions from the In Memoriam segment were Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge, rapper Drakeo the Ruler and legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar.On Thursday (April 7), Grammys executive producer Ben Winston explained in a statement to Rolling Stone that the Recording Academy picks the names for the tribute – not the show’s producers.He then acknowledged the exclusions and added that he Flt like this year’s Grammys should also have honoured those who died in the fatal crowd crush at 2021’s Astroworld Festival.“Anybody who feels left out or feels almost snubbed by an in memoriam, I think from the bottom of our hearts, there can only be apologies because we go into this show only wanting to bring joy and love to people with music,” Winston said.He added: “As for the Astroworld victims … we should have done something.”Jordison died on July 26, 2021, aged 46, with a rep for his family confirming that he died peacefully in his sleep.Jordison had previously attended the Grammys with Slipknot, when the band were nominated for categories including Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Rock Album.

Slipknot fans have expressed their disappointment over drummer Joey Jordison being missed out of the Grammys’ annual In Memoriam video segment.Jordison died in 2021, aged 46, with a rep for his family confirming (via Rolling Stone) that he died peacefully in his sleep on July 26.A few days later, his former bandmates shared a lengthy tribute video on social media made up of live performances, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.“Our hearts go out to Joey’s family and loved ones at this time of tremendous loss,” Slipknot wrote. “Joey Jordison’s art, talent, and spirit could not be contained or be held back.

Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has said that the band “turned up the dials on experimentation” while making their forthcoming seventh album.Frontman Corey Taylor confirmed last month that the masked metal titans had completed work on their “killer” new record, which will follow 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’. A release date is not yet known.Earlier this month, Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson gave further insight into what fans could expect from the band’s next full-length effort, explaining that his “sound selection was a little more off-planet than normal” following an extensive period of touring.Speaking in a recent interview with the US radio station WZOR (via Metal Injection), Weinberg teased the “exciting” and “really interesting” elements that feature on Slipknot’s new album.“I would say we kind of turned up the dials on experimentation,” Weinberg said.

Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson says he’s been delving into sounds of “different moons around different planets” for the band’s new album.Back in February, frontman Corey Taylor confirmed that the band had finished work on their “killer” new album, which will follow 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’.In an interview with Full Metal Jackie (via Loudwire), Wilson revealed a little more of what to expect, and how some of the album’s sounds have been inspired by the band’s time on the road touring.“The development of this album happened to lot during touring,” he said. “We have a portable studio set up with us, so a lot of ideas get put down in the studio room backstage.”Wilson added: “In a way, we’re touring and touring and getting further and further from earth.

Slipknot have finally confirmed the identity of their newest member, known as Tortilla Man, who has been with the band since 2019.The band confirmed Tortilla Man’s identity through an photo that shows the percussionist holding up a note reading “I AM MICHAEL PFAFF”. The Instagram post was captioned “You’ve been warned” and announced an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit leading up to the band’s Knotfest Roadshow tour.A post shared by Slipknot (@slipknot)Pfaff’s reveal comes three years after he first joined the band in 2019, replacing longtime backing vocalist and percussionist Chris Fehn.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot and KISS have been announced as headliners for this year’s Louder Than Life festival.The event, known as the world’s largest rock ‘n’ roll whiskey festival, takes place at the Highland Festival Grounds At KY Expo Center In Louisville, Kentucky, between September 22-25. You can get tickets here.Other names on the massive line-up include: Bring Me The Horizon, Yungblud, Shinedown, Rob Zombie, Alice In Chains, Alice Cooper, Incubus, Evanescence, Lamb Of God, Tenacious D, Chevelle, Papa Roach, Halestorm, Mastodon, In This Moment, The Pretty Reckless and many more.“This is how you do festivals right,” Slipknot’s Clown said of the event.

Corey Taylor has announced his debut UK solo shows – find ticket details here.The Slipknot frontman, who released his first solo album ‘CMFT’ in 2020, will take to the stage in London, Hull, Manchester and Swansea this autumn.“It’s been too damn long since I’ve been to My Island,” Taylor said in an official statement. “I miss my people.

Corey Taylor has given an update on Slipknot’s new album and its expected arrival date.In a new interview on Down To Hell with Doug Bradley, the Slipknot frontman said that they’re now in the process of mixing the album with an anticipated summer release date.He said: “We don’t have a hard [release] date yet ’cause we’re lazy and we’re still mixing the damn thing.”He continued: “I can tell you it’s completely recorded and we’re about halfway through mixing it. So, to me, I would say probably two or three months [from now].

Corey Taylor has called Kanye West a “fucking moron” over the rapper’s decision to make ‘DONDA 2’ available exclusively through his Stem Player.Released last month, West’s 11th studio album – a direct follow-up to last year’s ‘DONDA’ – can currently only be accessed via his $200 (£150) device, which was created by the star’s Yeezy Tech enterprise.Four tracks from the record were made available to Stem Player owners on February 23 following a listening party and live performance in Miami the night before. An additional four songs arrived the next day, with a further 12 cuts landing on February 25.During a recent interview with Metro.co.uk, Slipknot frontman Taylor suggested that West’s method of putting out ‘DONDA 2’ was out of touch with his audience.“It’s like releasing all the parts for a car and sending them to people’s houses and going there, you got a free car, now you’ve got to figure out how to build the goddamn thing,” Taylor told the outlet.“You’re assuming that the audience has the access and same technology that you have but you’re a fucking moron for doing that.

The Ellen Show to perform a cover of Slipknot’s ‘Sulfur’.The segment kicked off with Hayes performing a shortened version of ‘Sulfur’ to perfection, before sitting down for an interview with Ellen. Towards the end of the interview, Ellen gifted Hayes with a Jay Weinberg signature snare, which the young drummer had been saving up for.Watch the clip below.During the interview, Hayes shared that he started drumming at the age of two, following in his father’s footsteps, citing Slipknot as his favourite band.

Slipknot have announced that their upcoming July shows in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are being postponed in light of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.The Iowan metal band took to social media on Wednesday (March 2) to break the news, saying that new dates will be arranged for the three postponed concerts in Kyiv, Moscow and Minsk. Slipknot will seemingly proceed with the rest of their summer Europe tour as planned.pic.twitter.com/DyDD7lEdwR— Slipknot (@slipknot) March 2, 2022“We had looked forward to reuniting with our fans in these incredible cities, coming back together after global lockdown.

Corey Taylor has revealed what his favourite Metallica song is during a question and answer session with fans.The Slipknot frontman was appearing at the Mad Monster Party convention between February 18-20 and in a 45 minute Q&A with fans, he said his favourite Metallica track was from their 1986 album, ‘Master Of Puppets’.Without hesitation, Taylor said his favourite song from that was ‘Disposable Heroes’.He said: “That song…you guys have got to remember, when that album came out [in 1986], I was young and I walked to buy the tape at the local Sam Goodie, which…is a fucking record store and a longer story than I want to get into.“So I walked to the local mall to buy the tape at Sam Goodie. I had my fucking Walkman with me and I listened to it all the way…side one is a fucking clinic – such a clinic.

Aftershock Festival has been revealed, with Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance and Slipknot among its headliners.The festival is set to expand to four full days this year, taking place from October 6-9 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California.Joining the aforementioned headliners in topping the bill are KISS, while other acts on the line-up include Bring Me The Horizon, Papa Roach, Judas Priest, Lamb Of God, Evanescence, A Day To Remember and Stone Temple Pilots.See the full line-up and tickets details for Aftershock 2022 below.Your 2022 lineup is HERE!

Slipknot have shared the new video for their song ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ – you can watch the clip below.The track was originally released back in November and is expected to be the first single from the band’s upcoming seventh studio album, which will be the follow-up to 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’.After releasing a disorienting visualiser for the single upon its original release, Slipknot have now shared an official video for ‘The Chapeltown Rag’.Featuring edited footage from the band’s recent run of live shows – they debuted the track during a November gig at Knotfest Los Angeles –  you can watch Slipknot’s video for ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ below.Earlier this month Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor confirmed that the band had finished work on their “killer” new album.“The record is actually in the process of being mixed right now,” the singer told Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM. “Everything is finished, so it’s just being mixed right now, which is rad news. So it’s probably gonna take… I think it’s probably gonna be another three months [before it comes out].“The artwork’s done.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has announced that he’s set to release a B-sides album of his solo debut record ‘CMFT’ this month.‘CMFT’ came out last year, and as Taylor explained in a new interview, the accompanying album is due on February 25 and will feature acoustic recordings and cover versions from the album’s sessions.Speaking on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, he revealed details about the record, saying: “The first single will actually be February 11th, and people will be able to download that. It’s our cover of ‘On The Dark Side’ by John Caffery & the Beaver Brown Band, which is one of the best rock tunes ever. It’s one of our favourites to play live…“The ‘CMFT’ B-sides will come out February 25th,” he added.

Metallica and Slipknot, to demonstrate how easily they can crossover.As reported by Loudwire, heavy metal fanatic Pete Cottrell – whose channel sees the Briton reinterpret songs and riffs of many bands, among other audio oddities – posted a video to YouTube titled ‘What if Slipknot sounded like Metallica?’With a focus on ‘Enter Sandman’ – the opening track of Metallica’s self-titled 1991 album – Cottrell’s video demonstrates how with a little technological tweaking and a good ear, a Metallica classic can be made to sound almost exactly like Slipknot.Firstly, Cottrell points out the contrasting styles of both bands; “Metallica is more old school, with everything from ’80s thrash to modern rock ballads,” he says. “Slipknot is more modern and frantic and brutal.”Cottrell then shares some of the key things that helped him transform ‘Enter Sandman’ into something closer resembling a Slipknot track, starting by changing the tuning from E to B – making it “sound darker and more menacing”.

Slipknot have “finished” work on their “killer” seventh studio album, according to frontman Corey Taylor.During an interview with Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM, Taylor revealed that the follow-up to 2019’s ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ was currently at the mixing stage and should be released in around “three months from now” (via Kerrang!).“The record is actually in the process of being mixed right now,” the singer explained. “Everything is finished, so it’s just being mixed right now, which is rad news. So it’s probably gonna take… I think it’s probably gonna be another three months [before it comes out].“The artwork’s done.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has revisited his recent beef with Machine Gun Kelly during a Q&A appearance at this year’s ShipRocked.The fallout between the pair began last September after MGK hit out at the metal legends 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 diss came after Taylor appeared to dismissively allude to Kelly in an interview earlier this year: “I hate all new rock for the most part. I [hate] the artists who failed in one genre and decided to go rock and I think he knows who he is.”After MGK’s comments went viral, he took to social media, tweeting: “Very odd that when an artist talks shit, and I respond, I’m the bad guy.”He followed it up by saying his issues with Taylor dated back to when he was working on his 2020 album ‘Tickets To My Downfall’.“Corey did a verse for a song on tickets to my downfall album, it was fucking terrible, so i didn’t use it,” he wrote on Twitter.“He got mad about it, and talked shit to a magazine about the same album he was almost on.

Slipknot have announced their 2022 Knotfest Roadshow, which will see them perform live across North America from March until June.The 40-date tour will see support from In This Moment and JINJER (March 16-April 17) and Cypress Hill and Ho99o9 (May 18-June 18). It kicks off on March 16 at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota before wrapping on June 18 at North Island Credit Union Amiptheater in Chula Vista, California.Tickets and VIP packages go on sale this Friday (January 21) at 10am local time here.You can see the full list of dates in the tweet below.KNOTFEST ROADSHOW is back.

Corey Taylor has shared a few new details about Slipknot‘s forthcoming seventh album, revealing that he likes it more than their last.Speaking in a new interview with HardDrive Radio, the frontman talked about working on the band’s new material with producer “Evil” Joe Barresi (Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Nine Inch Nails) during lockdown.“When we started first putting the new music together, it was a lot of flying around, people doing it in certain spots and trying to get the best out of it even

Slipknot, In Flames and Ghostmane are the first acts confirmed for Knotfest Germany.The inaugural German stop of Slipknot’s travelling festival will see 10 acts in total perform at the Oberhausen Arena on July 30, 2022. Knotfest Germany, which is described as “an aggregate of the most engaging artists in the genre”, will announce the remaining acts at a later date.Last month, Knotfest headed to Los Angeles for a show featuring Bring Me The Horizon, Killswitch Engage, Fever 333 and others.