by Zenae Zukowski | May 14, 2025 | News
Despite previous hints about new Slipknot music, including a teased track titled “Long May You Die,” guitarist Jim Root came forward in late 2024, confirming fans shouldn’t expect a new album anytime soon. In a recently published interview from...
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...