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“I started playing $150 Ibanez guitars because onstage I would take damage… Clown used to use metal bars. We were very unsafe”: Mick Thomson reflects on 25 years of Slipknot’s incendiary debut – and what it was like to see his solos erased

If Slipknot's debut remains a true face-ripper all these years later maybe it is because they brought the chaos of the stage show into the studio. Thomson can remember it vividly, the gear, the danger, the risk to his guitars from stray iron pipes, and he wouldn't have it any…

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"I was freaking out and bawling in the studio." Korn's classic debut album at 30: the weirdness, the trauma and the birth of nu metal

On October 11 1994, five misfits from Bakersfield, California would release an album that would change metal forever

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Touche Amore team up with Ross Robinson to make post-hardcore perfection on Spiral In A Straight Line

The Los Angeles band's mix of angst and anthems prove to be as effective - and emotionally resonant - as ever

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“Just take it all away from me. That’s cool!” Every guitar solo on Slipknot’s debut album “got cut out”, claims Mick Thomson

“Any kind of technical playing was mocked and frowned upon”

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“You would see them lift their masks, puke in a bucket and keep going!” Slipknot’s first manager remembers wild 90s Iowa shows

Sophia John reflects on the rabid gigs Slipknot played as they made themselves known in the mid-to-late 90s

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“This is our way of saying welcome to the world”: Nu metal mystery men Swollen Teeth release new single Family, produced by Slipknot’s Sid Wilson and genre god Ross Robinson

Your favourite masked nu metal band (apart from that one and the other one) have returned with a new single, backed by two of their genre’s most influential figures

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"I’d waited my whole life to come to Europe." Shawn 'Clown' Crahan on the five shows that built Slipknot

One legendary UK show in particularly holds especially fond memories for the band

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“They had the potential to be one of their era’s defining bands”: How rising nu metal stars Human Waste Project suddenly disappeared

Led by body-piercer turned magnetic vocalist Aimee Echo, Human Waste Project were one of the most promising bands of the nu metal takeover. Then they split out of nowhere. This is what happened.

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“As a band you can be just awful and still have lots of success. But they were truly great.” The tragic story of Snot, the best lost band in nu metal history

Snot were set to be the next Faith No More. But then the death of magnetic frontman Lynn Strait cut their ascent heartbreakingly short.

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Travis Barker's gallery wall is a 'distinct blend of artistic freedom and organized chaos' according to experts

Travis Barker's creative gallery wall embodies his creative spirit. Here's why interior designers love the look

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"Craziness, drugs, alcohol, chicks – you name it, I did it." How Korn's most chaotic and hedonistic era birthed a nu metal classic in Follow The Leader

Follow The Leader officially confirmed Korn as nu metal superstars. It also sent the band flying off the rails.

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5 new bands to listen to if you love Slipknot

Looking for a fix of Slipknot-inspired savagery? These five new bands will instantly give your ’Knot fix

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Perth High School footballers on the elation and unforgettable experience of Senior Shield glory at Hampden

Perth High School defeated Holyrood Secondary on penalty kicks at Hampden Park on Friday night

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Perth High School has the support of the city in tonight's Senior Shield football final

All roads lead to the national stadium for the talented group of student footballers

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Are Sid Wilson-approved masked lunatics Swollen Teeth the new Slipknot?

Enigmatic nu metal livewires Swollen Teeth are here to fill the old school Slipknot-shaped hole in your life

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Hampden very much calling as proud Perth High School footballers advance to the Senior Shield final

A 3-1 win against Dunfermline on Monday has booked a ticket to play at the national stadium

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Perth High School's season of footballing success continues as seniors book ticket to semi-final of national competition

Senior students will continue their quest for Scottish Schools’ Football Association’s Senior Shield glory on Monday against Dunfermline High School

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