Corey Taylor has released the "CMFB ... Sides" EP, featuring nine unreleased B-sides, cover songs, acoustic renditions and live recordings. It is available on all streaming platforms with physical copies and merch bundles available at store.thecoreytaylor.com. Taylor also has shared a lyric video for his stripped back take on “Lunatic Fringe,” the 1981 song originally performed by Red Rider.... Continue Reading →
Slipknot will return to the road this spring with two legs of Knotfest Roadshow 2022. The first leg will feature special guests In This Moment and Jinjer, while the second will feature special guests Cypress Hill and Ho99o9. Tickets for all shows go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Friday, Jan. 21, at KnotfestRoadshow.com. The first leg of the 38-date... Continue Reading →
Des Moines, Iowa's Vended has premiered the new single "Burn My Misery." The song comes from the band's forthcoming self-released debut EP, "What Is It/Kill It," which will be available Nov. 12, 2021. The collection was recorded together with Griffin Landa of The Acacia Strain. Pre-order/Pre-save here. “'What Is It/Kill It’ is a collection of music written within... Continue Reading →
Vended, from Des Moines, Iowa, has released its debut single, "Asylum." The band features frontman Griffin Taylor (son of Corey Taylor) and drummer Simon Crahan (son of Slipknot's Shawn "Clown" Crahan), along with guitarists Cole Espeland and Connor Grodzicki, and bassist Jeremiah Pugh. " Stream "Asylum" on all platforms here and find the visualizer below. Vended is... Continue Reading →
The Dead Deads, the Nashville-based trio that combines elements of alt rock, punk rock and metal has shared the video for "First Tooth." Watch it below. The song appears on the band's forthcoming album "Tell Your Girls It's Alright," out Aug. 20, 2022, via Rumble Records. Pre-order it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JEAM_jufvk When the band first started mixing the record, it was quickly a... Continue Reading →
Corey Taylor has announced new "CMFTour" summer 2021 tour dates, kicking off Aug. 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and featuring special guests The Cherry Bombs. Pre-sale tickets will be available at 10 a.m. PT Wednesday June 23, with all remaining tickets going on sale to the general public 10 a.m. local time Friday, June 25.... Continue Reading →
Slipknot will launch the 2021 edition of the Knotfest Roadshow this fall, with Killswitch Engage, Fever 333 and Code Orange joining as support. The 25-date run, produced by Live Nation, will kick off following the band’s previously announced Knotfest Iowa hometown show in Des Moines on Sept. 25. The Knotfest Roadshow’s first official date will be Sept.... Continue Reading →
Corey Taylor makes a guest vocal appearance on "Murder Ballad II," the new single from The Dead Deads, a Nashville-based trio that combines elements of alt rock, punk rock and metal. The band will release its new album, "Tell Your Girls It's Alright," on Aug. 20, 2021, via Rumble Records. Pre-order it here, and watch the video for the new song below.... Continue Reading →
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante will release "Silver Linings," a 14-track covers album with an all-star cast on musicians from the thrash, metal and rock worlds, on May 14, 2021, via Megaforce Records. All the songs were culled from Benante's "quarantine jam video series." He has earmarked a portion proceeds for the Neal Casal Music Foundation, an organization... Continue Reading →
Corey Taylor, best known as the frontman of Slipknot and Stone Sour, has announced the details of his upcoming "CMFTour," a 19-date run kicking off on May 18, 2021, in Tempe, Arizona. Taylor and his band will perform for socially distanced fans following all state-recommended health guidelines. Pre-sale tickets are available now, with all remaining... Continue Reading →
