Roadrunner Records — SLIPKNOT'S Corey Taylor was in the UK recently to present the Kerrang Awards and do the interview rounds about the upcoming 10th Anniversary release of the bands debut self titled album. more info

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Live Daily — Following a six year hiatus, Cypress Hill [ tickets ]'s music and marijuana-culture festival, Smokeout, is making a big return with a newly reformed Sublime [ tickets ] as its very special guests, according to the event website.Sublime ceased to exis... more info

AllHipHop — Hip-Hop group Cypress Hill has announced a partnership with Guerilla Union to re-launch the annual Cypress Hill Smokeout.   The two-day festival and “cannabis expo,” which launched in 1998, will return after a six-year hiatus this Octobe... more info

411 Mania — Oasis loses a member. Korn to release "free" EPs. The Cranberries reunite. Candlebox/Live, Billy Corgan/Dave Navarro form new groups. Flaw reveal new songs. New Slipknot next year? Tour dates from Stone Temple Pilots, Shinedown, The Used, more. Liste... more info

411 Mania — Drummer's appendix bursts... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Slipknot, Weezer, MGMT • Kurt Cobain Joins Guitar Hero 5: First Look • Beyoncé Joins VMAs Lineup • Wayne, Eminem, Kanye & Drake’s New Song • Them Crooked Vultures Live: Full Report • Kings of Leon Plot Remix Album • Ri... more info

Rolling Stone — A burst appendix has reportedly forced Slipknot off the road, according to Blabbermouth. The band canceled its August and September tour dates citing “personal issues,” which sources say referred to drummer Joey Jordison’s surgery. Weezer radio... more info

Kerrang! — Following the cancellation of the August and September dates of their US tour and the hospitalisation of drummer Joey Jordison last weekend with "a severe medical emergency," Slipknot bassist Paul Gray has issued the following statement: "Dear Maggo... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Joey Jordison has not passed away, insist band more info