by Mark Zapata | Jun 16, 2021 | News, Video
Slipknot’s guitarist Jim Root has an interesting story to tell about his musicianship. He doesn’t practice, he doesn’t touch his guitar except on special occasions. We will let him explain. In an interview with Guitar Interactive Magazine, Root...
by Chris Annunziata | Apr 27, 2021 | News, Rumors
Slipknot is known for being very discrete and keeping everything on the downlow, so why would news about writing a new album be any different? Bassist Alessandro Venturella and guitarist James Root might have spilled the beans by posting pictures on social...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 5, 2016 | Get Well Soon
There’s nothing easy about touring. As exciting as being on the road can be, there’s a lot of sitting in a van, sleeping uncomfortably, and stage mishaps. And then there’s mysterious emergency surgery. While we’re not quite sure what that...
by Alix Vallecillo | May 5, 2015 | New Music, News, Updates
With less than a year since the release of Slipknot’s critically acclaimed album .5: The Grey Chapter last year, guitarist Jim Root already started working on new material for their next release or at least that’s what he hopes, according to an interview...
by Metal Insider | Jan 25, 2015 | Touring, Video
Gentlemen, start your “aged white men rapping” jokes. Friday, January 23 was the London, England date of the European leg of Slipknot’s “Prepare For Hell” Tour at the Wembley Arena. Before the show, KoRn – who is the primary opening...