Mastodon's Brann Dailor ran up $800 phone bill texting movie quotes to Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison A shared obsession with crime drama River's Edge cost Mastodon and Slipknot drummers a small fortune Metal Hammer · Aug 31
"We wanted to be bright and funny." How Slipknot, Linkin Park and the Backstreet Boys helped turn a car salesman and a nurse into metal's biggest party-starters, Electric Callboy Electric Callboy might've earned online hype for their fun videos, but their passion is no joke Metal Hammer · Aug 27
Slipknot Confirm They Will 'No Longer Be Associated' With Sid Wilson After 28 Years in Metal Band Slipknot has announced the departure of DJ Sid Wilson after 28 years, amid reports of internal conflicts and behaviour issues. The band has not disclosed specific reasons for the split. International Business Times UK · Aug 16
“It was a wild situation Bruce threw me into and I think he knew what he was doing. He’s the only actual genius I’ve ever played music with”: Jay Weinberg on the Bruce Springsteen test that left him “deathly afraid” when sitting in with the E Street Band It's one of the great rock stories. E Street Drummer Max Weinberg couldn't make a Springsteen tour. His teenage son replaces him MusicRadar · Jul 23
“I get into arguments with fans all the time about this. Everybody’s like, ‘Oh, it’s just a leftover Stone Sour song.’ No, I wrote that for Slipknot!” How Slipknot made the greatest metal ballad of the 21st century Inspired by Corey Taylor’s divorce and redefined after the death of Paul Gray, Snuff shows The Nine at their most beautifully vulnerable Metal Hammer · Jun 29
“This guy can cover everything. He’s just a phenomenon”: Former Slipknot member Chris Fehn remembers late bandmate Joey Jordison The percussionist, who parted ways with the band in 2019, says it was “intimidating” to perform alongside a talent of Jordison’s calibre Metal Hammer · Jun 24
"We thought we were on the brink of breaking technology. It seemed like we did something futuristic at the time." Slipknot, zombies and a three year old girl's approval: how horror punk prince Wednesday 13 built a career beyond Murderdolls I Walked With A Zombie proved Wednesday 13 could go it alone - and the approval of his young daughter sealed the deal Metal Hammer · Jun 22
“I heard Lars Ulrich jumped out of a helicopter as it was landing and disappeared”: What happened the night Metallica’s drummer went missing – and Slipknot and Slayer saved the day Unexpectedly down an original member, Metallica headlined Download festival 2004 backed up by Joey Jordison and Dave Lombardo Metal Hammer · Jun 9
"We didn’t talk to each other for three months." Haunted houses, fallouts and a drunken singer: inside Slipknot's experimental masterpiece, Vol. 3 After the phenomenal success of Iowa, Slipknot took a break. But where there had once been unity, there was now conflict. Yet they produced something that defied any expectations... Metal Hammer · Apr 23
Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg reveals he first jammed with the band just 24 hours before they announced the departure of Joey Jordison Weinberg played with Slipknot from 2014 to 2023, and admits he has "no regrets" about his time in the band as he lines up new projects Metal Hammer · Apr 22
“Joey was the best that ever did it. The greatest drummers would come to our shows to watch this guy play”: Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson pays tribute to his late former bandmate Joey Jordison Slipknot’s founding drummer departed the band in 2013, before dying in July 2021 aged 46 Metal Hammer · Apr 15
"I put the mask on and I immediately understood what it was like to disappear. I was gone and the real me had just shown up." How Slipknot's Clown was born in a shopping mall in the mid '80s Shawn Crahan was just another anonymous American teenager until he found Clown Metal Hammer · Mar 16
“We’d jump off roofs or off bridges into water, knock the wind out of ourselves and almost die. We lived very aggressively because that’s who we were”: The story of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. – the secret debut album that started Slipknot’s ascent Before Corey Taylor and before the nu metal takeover, Slipknot launched their career with a DIY release that put the Des Moines scene on notice Metal Hammer · Dec 17, 2025
"They talk about that album in the same way I talk about Ziggy Stardust...and it was the first time a Slipknot member had unmasked!" How a metal icon embraced horror and glam rock to make one of the most surprising side projects ever When it was revealed that one of Slipknot's most beloved members had a new project on the go, no one could have predicted how it'd end up sounding Metal Hammer · Dec 2, 2025
Metal Hammer · Nov 21, 2025 “I get into arguments with fans all the time about this. Everybody’s like, ‘Oh, it’s just a leftover Stone Sour song.’ No, I wrote that for Slipknot!” How Slipknot made the greatest metal ballad of the 21st century Inspired by Corey Taylor’s divorce and redefined after the death of Paul Gray, Snuff shows The Nine at their most beautifully vulnerable
Metal Hammer · Nov 7, 2025 “There’s no special effects – there were kids falling through ceilings, flying through glass, jumping off roofs”: From kicking booze to an anarchic video shoot, the story of Slipknot’s biggest single, Duality Slipknot were one of the biggest names of the nu metal era – then the lead single from their third album made them immortal
Metal Hammer · Oct 16, 2025 "It's my 'I love you' to Joey." The story of Joey Jordison's post-Slipknot bands Vimic and Sinsaenum Four years on from the passing of Joey Jordison, two of his bands are returning to active duty: but in very different ways
Metal Hammer · Oct 11, 2025 Watch unmasked Slipknot in soundcheck ahead of year 2000 show in South Dakota Rare footage of unmasked Slipknot at the peak of their early powers has found its way onto the internet
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Metal Hammer · Oct 1, 2025 The long lost album from Joey Jordison's post-Slipknot project Vimic is finally here. But does it live up to his legacy? Almost a decade since Vimic first released music, their debut album Open Your Omen is finally here
Metal Hammer · Sep 21, 2025 “Huge, tattooed men were crying”: Joey Jordison’s sisters reveal how they helped one of the late Slipknot drummer’s unreleased albums see the light of day The debut album by Joey Jordison’s post-Slipknot band Vimic will finally be released in October, four years after his death
MusicRadar · Aug 26, 2025 “We used to play that song faster”: Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande reveals the secret lessons he gave his Sepultura replacement The drummer dishes the backstory on his Slipknot switch and what he really thinks of Greyson Nekrutman…
What Hi-Fi? · Aug 11, 2025 Want to push your hi-fi system to the limit? This heavy metal track is the final boss of testing An unforgettable test track
Guitar World · Jun 21, 2025 “Greg had this ‘60s P-Bass with a nut that had been cut so many times that the strings were rattling around, and a pickup that couldn't really handle how hard I played”: Alex ‘V-Man’ Venturella on tone, technique – and how he nailed his Slipknot audition Slipknot's low-end specialist discusses his epic amp collection, the brilliance of Eloy Casagrande and how James Hetfield shaped his technique
Metal Hammer · May 21, 2025 Joey Jordison’s former death metal band Sinsaenum are back, will release new album in tribute to late Slipknot drummer in August Sinsaenum – also featuring members of Kreator, Mayhem and others – will continue with Jordison’s old drum tech behind the kit