Thrash Hits — They have confirmed that the already self-confirmed Slipknot are headlining a day at Download Festival 2009. I dunno about you, but we reckon the Sonisphere news had a little bit more impact. Oh well. The Prodigy, Motley Crue, Korn, Pendulum, Dragon ... more info

Kerrang! — Slipknot, The Prodigy and Korn have confirmed appearances at this year's Kerrang!-sponsored Download Festival. The three-day event, which takes place at Donington Park on June 12, 13 and 14, will also see appearances from Motley Crue, Pendulum, Dra... more info

Kerrang! — Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and country singer Alison Krauss were celebrating last night (February 8) after picking up five awards at the 51st annual Grammy Awards. Plant and Krauss picked up Record Of The Year for their reworking of t... more info

Thrash Hits — We know that Slipknot are playing Download because they self-confirmed, just like Heaven And Hell did at the start of January. Our friends over at Metal Hammer reckon that Sunday will be a classic rocking extravaganza with ZZ Top and Def Leppard. We ... more info

AngryApe — The band reveal which festivals they will be performing at more info

Thrash Hits — Annoyingly, Slipknot have self-confirmed for Download via their website. We say annoyingly because we were going to tell you this this morning and get some kudos for getting the story first but they shafted us by doing it themselves. We don’t mind ... more info

Roadrunner Records — Roadrunner Records own Monte Conner (the A&R guru who signed Sepultura, Slipknot, Machine Head, and many more...) is featured in Wall Street Journal opinion article on "Cookie Monster" vocals! "While the extreme branch of hea more info

Buzzgrinder — Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan will dominate your world from his house in Des Moines, Iowa -- because he's toured Russia. "One thing I've learned in this business is No. 1, I tour. That's what I do. Records are great, videos are great, ... more info

Guardian Music — As a teenager, Joe "Kentucky" Zaccone used to enjoy videos of Texas heavy-metal band Pantera. What struck him, however, wasn't really the band but the roadies he saw backstage: "I just saw the way the crew interacted with the band and got interested.... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsSpinner.com: Many fans have returned from Slipknot concerts battered and bruised after being caught in the mosh, but hobbled as they may be, they always find their way home. Sadly, that wasn't the case for Cory Nickels, 29, who left... more info