ContactMusic — Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has dismissed reports he'll be Scott Weiland's permanent replacement in rock supergroup Velvet Revolver, insisting the role was not meant to be. The rocker auditioned for the role in Slash and Duff MCKagan's band, bu... more info

ContactMusic — Masked rockers Slipknot will continue without Corey Taylor if he chooses to quit as the band's singer. Taylor has expressed concerns about carrying on with the group following bassist Paul Gray's 2010 death, but drummer Joey Jordison insists Slipk... more info

ContactMusic — Slipknot promise to play their "biggest and most emotional" shows ever this summer. The 'Spit It Out' group will return to performing for the first time since bassist Paul Grey died of a drugs overdose last May, and although they admit it will... more info

Metalsucks — I know it’s not the most popular thing to admit to around these parts, but I really like Slipknot (up through V3:TSV, that is). I appreciate the fact that they bring a fairly heavy sound to the masses, flip the bird at their detractors, and contin... more info

Metal Injection — Andy Rehfeldt is the mastermind behind some of the funniest and finely crafted parodies in the history of the interwebs. His creations include death metal covers of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" and Justin Bieber's magnum opus "Baby," as well as ... more info

NME — Guitarist says Slipknot man 'just wasn't right' for the role more info

Altsounds — Wisconsin thrashers *PRODUCT OF HATE* (http://listn.to/productofhate) have announced that the filming of their debut music video will take place from April 15-17, 2011 with *Robert Kurtzman's Creature Corps* (http://www.creaturecorps.net/) in and aro... more info

ContactMusic — Bad Religion and Cavalera Conspiracy are among 28 acts added to the bill for Sonisphere festival. The bands will join headliners Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Biffy Clyro and Slipknot on the bill for the three day UK rock event, which... more info

Altsounds — ANTERIOR have announced they will be appearing at Sonisphere 2011. They will join Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slipknot, Motorhead, Gallows Opeth, Mastadon, and many more. SONISPHERE KNEBWORTH takes place 8th - 10th July 2011 at KNEBWORT... more info

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