Slipknot Metal News

Video: The Return of Stone Sour

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:13:59 -0400

Having just entered Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tenn. with producer Nick Raskulinecz to record the follow up to their 2006 smash Come What(ever) May, Stone Sour will be regularly checking in via video to keep their fans updated on their new album's progress.

Watch the band's introduction below, and check back for more live updates as they continue to record their as-yet untitled summer 2010 release!

Dirty Little Rabbits show on April 2nd

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:19:42 -0400

Dirty Little Rabbits (Shawn Crahan's Side Project) are performing on 2nd April 2010 in IOWA according to Mr Crahan's official Twitter page.

"We just got a show on Friday April 2nd. It' an all ages show at Peoples on court. Doors at 5:00, first band at 5:30, second band at 6:15."

"Rabbits go on at 7:15. Show is over by 8:30. We'll post the opening bands and cost later today."

2 Apr 2010

17:00

People’s On Court - Headline Show

Des Moines, Iowa

Download Festival To Unveil Next Wave Of Bands On March 22nd

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:29:20 -0400

Download Festival will unveil their next wave of artists on the week beginning March 22nd. Many bands are already confirmed, one of which are Corey Taylors and Jim Roots STONE SOUR.

Festival booker Andy Copping wrote on Twitter today: “The Download next announcement is going to be the week after next... more bands coming your way!”

It's widely predicted that Slash will be amongst the next batch of names after he confirmed he was in “talks” to play the legendary rock extravaganza.

This year's Download Festival is headlined by AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith who will be playing the Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Also on the bill are the likes of Them Crooked Vultures, Deftones, Stone Temple Pilots, Bullet For My Valentine, 30 Seconds To Mars, Stone Sour, Megadeth and Motorhead.

Download Festival takes place at Donington Park, Leicestershire from June 11th to the 13th 2010.

Clown Exposure: The Formation

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:32:56 -0400

One man's junk is another man's jewelry. That's the premise for this week's 'Clown Exposure' photo by Slipknot percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan.

The image is a drainpipe bolted to the cement and rusted over time. The shot is distorted around the edges by Clown's Polaroid manipulation technique, but the picture is pretty much intact. Only where most see a boring drainpipe, the photographer envisions something entirely different.

"I love things like this because of nature," he tells Noisecreep. "Nature weathers that thing. It looked one way when it was brand new and because of weather -- because of circumstance -- it changed. This is an industrial gutter for a building. I shot it while I was out exploring photo opportunities for the Wu-Tang Clan. I just put myself in a position where I could look up, and what I saw was a giant metal centipede."

Once Crahan determined what the artistic transformation was that he wanted to take place, the trick was convincing viewers that the rusty old drain pipe was not a piece of machinery, but a living, nightmarish creature. At the same time, the percussionist wanted to honor the object for the years it had put in as the device it was intended to be.

"I wanted to make it look like this big metal thing is walking," explained Clown. "But you got this big brown spots coming from the seams. That's where water is getting through the gutter. Do you know how many years that would take? That's years and years and years of conditioning. Then, I do a little treatment to it. I pull the Polaroid. I got the sun up there in top left. Boom, I have something special to me."

In the end, Clown has rendered a walking metal centipede that doubles as a weather-worn drainpipe -- and is equally useful in both capacities. "Not everybody's gonna love it," he admitted. "But we all see things that are there that we feel we might have to convince people that we see. So, look, it's a walking centipede. You see it. I see it. Everyone sees it. Let's just share it. People could still be like, 'It's a f---ing gutter.' And I'll say, 'Well, is it?' Because to me it's been useful as s gutter, but it's really a walking metal centipede.

Source: Noisecreep

Stone Sour Announce 11 European Festival Dates

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:59:45 -0500

Stone Sour has scheduled the following European festival appearances:

June 05 GER - Nurburgring Rock Am Ring Alternastage
June 06 GER - Bavaria Nurnburg Rock Im Park Alternastage
June 11 AUT - Nickelsdorf - Novarock Festival
June 13 UK - Download Festival - Donington Park
June 18 SWI - Zurich Sonisphere Festival - Degenaupark
June 19 CZE - Mimon - Sonisphere Festival
June 20 FRA - Nantes Hellfest / www.hellfest.fr
June 23 BUL - Sofia Sonisphere Festival - Levski Stadium
June 24 GRE - Athens Sonisphere Festival - Terre Vibe
June 25 TUR - Istanbul Sonisphere Festival - Inonu Stadium
June 27 ROM - Bucharest Sonisphere Festival - La Katarg

Stone Sour are currently recording its third album at Blackbird Studio in Nashville with producer Nick Raskulinecz, known for his work with Foo Fighters, Rush and Alice in Chains.

Source: StoneSour1

Stone Sour get green light to enter Studio

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:57 -0500

Stone Sour will enter the studio to record their third album next week.

Here's the latest twitter message from Stone Sour: "Finally got the green light to go into the studio! March 15th it begins!!!"

Joey Joins Forces With Rob Zombie For Summer Tour

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:13:58 -0500

Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison will spend the spring and summer of 2010 pounding the skins for new labelmate Rob Zombie, who is embarking on a very busy touring schedule.

Zombie said, “Joey is an absolutely crushing drummer and I am thrilled to have him as part of the Zombie family. His amazing skills promise to take the live show to a whole new level of insanity.” Jordison also commented, saying, “I am honored, proud and excited to announce that I have joined the ranks as the new touring drummer for Rob Zombie. I’ve been a fan of Zombie’s since the beginning. I’ve toured with them and have always wanted to play for them. When John 5 called me up to ask if I knew any drummers I could recommend, I said, only half-jokingly, ‘Yeah, me!”

Jordison is universally recognized as not only one of the best drummers in hard rock, but as one of the most talented skinsmen in music, period. He will be sitting behind the kit for several appearances and tours throughout the year, namely the “Gruesome Twosome” tour, which features Zombie along with his longtime pal, Alice Cooper, which begins April 26 in Canada and runs through May 5 in Wyoming. Following that historic tour, Jordison will tour alongside Zombie as part of the 2010 Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which Zombie is co-headlining with Korn. That tour kicks off July 10 in Southern California and runs through August 14 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

“This show and set-list is mind blowing, and what better way to kick off than with the ‘Gruesome Twosome’ tour with horror-rock legend Alice Cooper,” Jordison said. “I want to thank all the Slipknot fans for their support and the Rob Zombie fans for welcoming me in. The Demonoid Phenomenon is on its way!”

Jordison will make his debut with Zombie at the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards, held on April 8, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Zombie will be closing out the evening’s awards ceremony with what is sure to be a “must see” performance.

Source: Roadrunner Records

Vote Corey Taylor for Best Vocalist - Golden Gods 2010

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:05:12 -0500

Vote for Corey Taylor in the "Best Vocalist" category.

Shawn Crahan's Dirty Little Rabbits STV Interview

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:04:40 -0500

Percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan (#6 of Slipknot) and Stella Katsoudas of Dirty Little Rabbits were interviewed by John Kilbride of Scotland's STV when the band performed in Glasgow on February 2, 2010 with Lacuna Coil.

You can watch the video interview, which is divided into 3 parts, by clicking here.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Corey Taylor Nominated For Golden God Awards!

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:55:48 -0500

Corey Taylor has been nominated in the “Best Vocalist” category. Stone Sour are currently hard at work in Nashville on their third album for Roadrunner, which is being produced by Nick Raskulinecz.

America's first-ever hard rock and heavy metal music awards show is back! The second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards presented by Epiphone will take place Thursday, April 8, returning to Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. The show will later be televised on VH1 Classic Saturday, May 22 (air time to be announced). Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 19 via Ticketmaster.

Nominated in the "Best Vocalist" category are:
Jonathan Davis (KORN)
Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL)
Neil Fallon (CLUTCH)
Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM)
Serj Tankian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN)
Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR)

Credit: OpiumOfThePeople.net