Slipknot bassist taken to hospital mid show

Slipknot played Hartford, CT last night, but the show came to a halt when “something happened” to  bassist Alex Venturella and he had to be taken to the hospital. As reported by Metal Hammer, vocalist Corey Taylor updated the crowd on what happened:...

Randy Blythe weighs in on Mayhem comments

First Warped Tour and Mayhem Fest founder Kevin Lyman dissed metal with his “gray, bald and fat” line. Then Kerry King called Lyman a douche, and later told Metal Insider in an interview that the current Mayhem Tour, “wasn’t booked correctly,”...