by Bram Teitelman | Sep 30, 2014 | News, Splits, Updates
It doesn’t seem like guitarist Jim Root got much say in his departure from Stone Sour. Much of the world found out about it via a sudden Facebook post earlier this year after Root write about it on his Instagram account. And while lineup changes in bands are a...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 3, 2014 | In The Studio, New Music, News
At the beginning of the year, Slipknot and Stone Sour guitarist Jim Root decided to sit out Stone Sour’s tour to write the next Slipknot album. While he was ultimately fired from the band, even though he’s still in Slipknot with singer Corey Taylor, it...
by Bram Teitelman | May 17, 2014 | Metal Musical Chairs, News, Splits
While guitarist Jim Root is known primarily as the guitarist of Slipknot, he actually joined Stone Sour four years prior to Slipknot. And while he sat out Stone Sour shows earlier this year to write the next Slipknot album, it looks like he’s been let go from...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 10, 2014 | News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/jI9GZJYkYFk[/youtube] They might not have Jim Root on tour with them, but Stone Sour busted out a Metallica cover while in Denver. Saying “without Metallica, every single band in the last 20 years wouldn’t be here,” Corey...
by Erica Szczepaniak | Jan 27, 2014 | News, Updates
Despite the lack of an album release in almost six years, Slipknot is still managing to remain in the spotlight. With drummer Joey Jordison’s departure from the band and the death of bassist Paul Gray, many fans are left wondering what exactly the future holds for...