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Slipknot's frontman Corey Taylor has never been one to hold back his anger, but it came to a head when he sucker-punched WWE wrestler Baron Corbin this past Friday (October 23). The two came to blows at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California. Taylor is also reportedly a huge wrestling fan and had been engaging in nasty exchanges with the wrestler for some time. -
Slipknot Cover Ricky Martin 'Livin La Vida Loca' in Viral Mash-Up Video
Metal band Slipknot wouldn't be caught dead actually playing Ricky Martin's Latin hit "Livin' la Vida Loca," but one fan found out it's pretty hilarious to edit the two performances together. -
Slipknot's Next Album: On 'Sgt. Pepper,' 'Purple Rain,' 'The Wall' Scale(?)
Slipknot took more than six years between releases 'All Hope Is Gone' and '.5: The Gray Chapter' but it's already scheming its next album: An epic double-album on the scale of Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' or The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.' Frontman Corey Taylor also threw out Prince's 'Purple Rain' as a comparison point, as he plans of having a full-length film to accompany the music. Oh? -
Back of The Billboards: 'Node' by Northlane
Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at 'Blacked Out,' the new album from Northlane, a metalcore group relatively unknown to American listeners but well-publicized in their homeland of Australia. -
Mastodon Joins Judas Priest for American Tour, Grabs Clutch for Solo Dates
Mastodon has announced a new set of tour dates for the Fall, including opening slots for heavy metal icons Judas Priest, as well as a series of dates with Clutch and/or Corrosion of Conformity opening. -
Knotfest 2015 to Feature Judas Priest, Ghostface Killah and, Duh, Slipknot
Slipknot will once again bring a host of heavy metal and hip-hop headliners to San Bernardino, CA for the annual Knotfest. This year's event will feature big names such as Judas Priest, Korn and Bring Me The Horizon. -
James Taylor, Tony Bennett and Tom Petty: Longest Streaks Before A No. 1 Album
James Taylor is a legend. The dude's been around for nearly 50 years. He's seen fire and he's seen rain. But there was one thing that the songwriter never saw during his lengthy career in music: A no. 1 record. That finally changed this week when 'Before This World,' his first album of original material in more than 13 years, peaked at the top of the Billboard 200. That got us at Music Times wondering...what performer took the longest to get their first no. 1 album? We ranked the Top 5, from "least" years to most..including Tom Petty, Tony Bennett and more. -
Slipknot Keeps Things Morbid with "Killpop" Video from 'The Gray Chapter'
Slipknot's music video for new single "Killpop" is relatively friendly fare for the Iowa band HAHA just kidding it features leather-clad women, abandoned buildings and goats...like many other clips from the masked group. -
The Devil Wears Prada Talks 'Zombie' Tour, Chris Rubey Departure, Cheating on Your Hometown [EXCLUSIVE]
The Devil Wears Prada just finished a tour revisiting its acclaimed 'Zombie' EP (which we figured out too late) and now the Dayton metalcore band is finally getting around to playing Rock on The Range, the country's largest rock festival that takes place right up the road from the band's hometown. Members Jeremy DePoyster and Daniel Williams discuss the band's new 'Space' EP, moving forward without guitarist Chris Rubey, and the adjective-driven warzone that is metal music. -
Tech N9ne on 'Special Effects' Guest List, Hard Interjections and Planned Pusha T Collaboration [EXCLUSIVE]
Tech N9ne is having a good year, recently eclipsing his best sales week ever with new album 'Special Effects' and now headlining the Ernie Ball stage at Rock on The Range in Columbus, OH. The emcee sat it with Music Times to discuss the new album, breaking through to rock fans (and hip-hop fans), stealing drummers from his former tour partners, and also hinting at a Pusha T collaboration to come...hopefully sooner than later. -
Rock on The Range 2015 Day 1 Review & Recap
The first day of Rock on The Range, perhaps the largest pure rock festival in the United States, kicked off in dramatic fashion on Friday night with headlinng performances from Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Slash and more. This is the first in a series of recaps from correspondent Ryan Book. -
Happy 40th Birthday Joey Jordison: 5 Great Drum Tracks from Former Slipknot Percussionist
Happy birthday to Joey Jordison, the longtime drummer for Slipknot and touring percussionist with Rob Zombie, who turned 40 today. Although his former band continues to go strong—.5: The Gray Chapter topped the Billboard 200, and the new guy (supposedly former Against Me! drummer Jay Weinberg) seems to be doing alright—yet fans can't help but miss Jordison, long considered to be the most instrumentally sound member of the metal collective. All we can do is hope for an anniversary in the future, but for the moment let's reflect on some of Jordison's more impressive tracks. -
Corey Taylor ranks Slipknot Albums: Check How 'Slipknot,' 'The Gray Chapter' and 'Iowa' Placed
Asking a band to choose between its albums, as Loudwire accurately describes, is like asking members to choose between their children. That said, Corey Taylor of Slipknot came through when asked by Noisey to rank his primary band's records. It's also a tough question from a PR-position, because a group has to weigh what critics say against trying to promote its newest work. That said, you might be surprised where albums such as 'Slipknot' and '.5: The Gray Chapter' ended up in his rankings. -
Slipknot Guitarist Mick Thomson Hospitalized after Knife Fight with Brother; Will No. 7 Be Able to Tour Next Month?
Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson has been hospitalized, along with his brother, after the two men got into a drunken knife fight...just in case you thought you had finally convinced your mother that metal just had a bad image. Both men were listed as being in serious condition but are expected to recover from their injuries. -
AJ Maddah Announces Soundwave Done in Adelaide After Slow Ticket Sales, Will Join Perth as Axed from Rock Festival Stops
The Australian Soundwave Festival has continued to make cuts, this time announcing that following the 2015 event, Adelaide would be no longer be included on the event's annual route. This follows in the footsteps of last year's announcement that Perth would be cut out of the loop following a slow 2014.
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