Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) The Rock on the Range [ tickets ] festival will return to Columbus, OH, this spring with a potent lineup led by Motley Crue [ tickets ], Slipknot [ tickets ], Alice In Chains, Avenged Sevenfold and Korn.... continued more info

Idolator — Late last summer, Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone and The Game's LAX engaged in a SoundScan battle to the death, almost. Initial returns had LAX ahead of the masked Iowans on the albums chart by a mere 13 copies, but a hasty recount put Slipknot in the d... more info

Rolling Stone — Slipknot, the Iowa-based nine-piece masked metal band entering its tenth year on the national stage, has just been announced as one of the headliners of Columbus, Ohio’s Rock on the Range Festival. The third annual fest — which also features Motl... more info

Kerrang! — K! Dot Com can exclusively reveal that Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Trivium and Limp Bizkit have been added to the bill of this year's Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival. Def Leppard return to Donington Park after a 23 year gap, having last played at ... more info

Kerrang! — At 7PM (GMT) K! Dot Com will exclusively reveal the next wave of bands to play this year's Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival. The three-day festival, which takes place at Donington Park on June 12, 13 and 14, will see appearances from Slipknot, T... more info

Kerrang! — Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn has revealed how he quit the band during their European tour with Slipknot in November last year. In a posting on the Bay Area thrasher's official site, Flynn explains how a bust-up with bassist Adam Duce led the fro... more info

Rolling Stone — The last time Coheed and Cambria played Madison Square Garden, they shared a bill with Linkin Park. And the crowd was, well, sedated in comparison to what the band has encountered on their new tour — with Slipknot. The kids in the audience on this ... more info

AngryApe — Motley Crue, Korn and more also announced to appear more info

MTV.co.uk News — Plus Slipknot, Korn and Pendulum will all play the metal festival... more info

XFM.co.uk — The hard rock festival at Donington Park comes out swinging with cross-over acts following the Sonisphere announcement yesterday, more info