ContactMusic — Slipknot stars Joey Jordison and Shawn Crahan have paid an emotional tribute to late bandmate Paul Gray to mark his birthday. The bassist died from a drugs overdose in an Iowa hotel room last May (10) and his pals spoke out on Friday (08Apr11), th... more info

Metal Injection — Slipknot have posted this touching tribute to Paul Gray today, on what would have been his 39th birthday. The footage is compiled from various live clips and an interview conducted for the 10th anniversay of their debut Roadrunner release. Gray tragi... more info

Metalsucks — A few years ago, Vince and I were at a Mastodon/Converge show at the Starland Ballroom in New Jersey (where, if memory serves, we met Kip for the first time!), when the In-Between Sets Dude on the PA announced that Hanson would be playing the venue o... more info

VH1 Blog — We hope you enjoyed spending last month with March’s VH1 Posted artist Grace Potter and the Nocturnals as much as we (and they) did, but after a whirlwind month, notably including a killer You Oughta Know Live set featuring their cover of Jefferson... more info

ContactMusic — Velvet Revolver have recorded tracks with Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor. The singer has been linked to the rock supergroup as replacement for Scott Weiland - who left in 2008 - for months. However, while bassist... more info

NME — Bassist won't say whether the Slipknot man is the band's new singer though... more info

Gigwise — Bassist reveals... more info

Altsounds — Slipknot percussionist Shawn Crahan gives further insight into his new Black Dots Of Death project with this introduction video. The debut album, Ever Since We Were Children was released on March 1st. ShockHound - Shock TV - Wish You Were Here: The... more info

NME — Singer says he is 'nowhere near prepared' for summer tour more info

ContactMusic — Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has confessed he's "scared to death" about returning to the stage for the first time since bassist Paul Gray's death. The rockers have not performed live in public since Gray died from an overdose in... more info