ContactMusic — Slipknot guitarist Jim Root overcame a potentially life-threatening health battle to finish the bands summer 12 tour with Slayer and Motorhead on Sunday night 05Aug12 after his appendix burst while they were on the road The rocker was forced to sit o... more info

Metalsucks — Well, that was fast! Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe has only just been released from jail — but the band is already making plans for their live return. According to a statement from their publicist, Lamb of God will play Slipknot’s inaugural Knotf... more info

Metal Injection — As much as it pains me to say it, Roadrunner Records is dead to me. Monte Conner; the man who signed Slipknot, Sepultura, Type 0 Negative,  Nailbomb, Obituary, Machine Head, Gojira, Suffocation, Trivium and so many other great bands has left the ... more info

Metal Injection — I'm pretty sure this was old news, but what's old is new again with Slipknot in town (ohhh, sick burn! jk ya'll, you guys put on a great show at Mayhem). Anyway, Clown, aka #6 gave an interview recently and one of the topics discussed ... more info

Metalsucks — A few more Gojira headlining dates have slipped out since two shows were announced yesterday in the wake of the Lamb of God / Dethklok tour cancelation for which they were scheduled as support. It looks like Gojira done got themselves booked at Slip... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Slipknot are pulling together again. more info

Metal Injection — If Slipknot has been off your radar in the past few months, it’s imperative to know that this is not exactly a new album from the band. I know I perked up immediately when I had first heard reports of Antennas To Hell coming out, but was subsided a... more info

Metalsucks — This just in: to the shock of fives of fans around the world, Lordi have announced that they are parting ways with their sole female member, Awa. “Who the fuck are Lordi?” asked one random Gwar concertgoer. Said one person who admitted to liking... more info

Metalsucks — Congrats to reader Kevin Chavez, who successfully identified last week’s logo as belonging to the band Keinviik. For his troubles, Kevin wins a 10th anniversary edition of Slipknot’s Iowa. Kevin, we just a meeting here at the MetalSucks Mansion ... more info

Metal Injection — There are no new releases this week! Just kidding. But really, there are only, like, four. And that's no kidding. Lucky for us, these four releases span the spectrum from tolerable to really fucking good, so I'm not complaining. We'll ... more info