Have a “sic” Christmas with Slipknot special on TV and radio!
This festive season, Slipknot and their front-man Corey Taylor are looking set to take over as much of your viewing and listening time as they possibly can.
To kick things off, Corey will be co-presenting the Radio 1 rock show. Tune in at midnight on December 22th to hear “the great big mouth” introduce some killer tracks with Daniel P Carter. And remember not to panic if you miss it- for the week after broadcast, if you head to the same page, you can click on the “listen again” button and tune in via the BBC player there.
Over in TV land, the full band will be taking over pretty much an entire night on MTV2 with their MTV Live special. Kicking off at Midnight on December 30th, you'll be able to check out the following Slipknot specials, back to back, making 3 and a half hours of pure maggot heaven...
00:00 – 00:30 – Slipknot “Making The Video”
00:30 – 01:00 – Fred meets Slipknot
01:00 – 01:30 – Slipknot MTV Live 2007
01:30 – 02:30 – Slipknot Talk Videos
03:30 – 03:30 – Slipknot’s Perfect 10
And if that wasn't enough, the MTV2 “End Of Year Review” features Corey Taylor unmasked – discussing the years releases with Zane Lowe, Kaiser Chiefs & Libertines. This will be shown on the channel numerous times over the holiday season, so check it out at the following times on the following days:
When Trivium announced they would end their euro tour with an intimate show in London at the 250 capacity Borderline, tickets sold out in a day. It's been a few years since the guys had played such an intimate show and any Trivium fan who could get there was dying to get in- and those who did were not disapointed!
The show, a relaxed yet blistering set was interspersed with light hearted banter and cover versions, and the vibe was so good that the band opened the invite to the 'industry' party post show to the whole crowd, and led the festivites with a metal karaoke session, with Trivium as the house band and media and the audience providing some back up on vocals and instruments.
Check out an update from Corey (guitars) below and some killer footage of the show, which includes a lil surpise for a certain lady in the crowd too...
Slipknot’s “All Hope is Gone” certified gold in U.S. !
Slipknot's latest album, "All Hope Is Gone", was officially certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 9, 2008 for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the LP has shifted 592,000 units in the United States since its August 26 release.
"All Hope Is Gone" claimed the coveted No. 1 debut slot on Billboard's Top 200 chart, after an extraordinary SoundScan recount. The album was initially announced on September 3 as a No. 2 debut, a mere 13 units behind The Game's No. 1 debut, marking the closest margin in SoundScan history.
The chart positions resulted from a reported 238,272 copies of "All Hope Is Gone" its first week in stores, while The Game's "Lax" reported 238,285. With such an unprecedented margin, Roadrunner Records and WEA requested an historic recount. SoundScan obliged and chart positions were reversed, with Slipknot claiming No. 1 and a new margin of 1,134 albums.
Congratulation to Slipknot, you're #1 !!!
New interview with Corey Taylor!
Take a look at the seven-minute interview with Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor conducted backstage on November 7, 2008 at Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland:
And for those who are passionate of music like me, Roadrunner Records Canada is presently recruiting people for the street team...so if you would like to join us simply write me an email to: crazytan@outsidethenine.com and I'll tell you more about it…but it’s for Canada only!
Joey Jordison on front cover of Drumscene this week!
The new Drumscene Magazine is out tomorrow (16th December) and features Joey Jordison from Slipknot on the front cover. As if this wasn't enough of an early xmas present, the magazine also has a massive pull out poster of Joey! Other RoadrunnerRocrords artists included in the magazine include Travis Smith from Trivium, Gavin Harrison from Porcupine Tree and Matin Axenrot from Opeth.
Pick it up from all good news agencies and you can also get it from the Drumscene website at:
Win Roadrunner United artwork and other goodies at Metalhammer.co.uk!
Last week saw the realease of the frankly AMAZING Roadrunner United: the Concert DVD and in an exclusive competition, Metal Hammer are giving you the opportunity to win original artwork, a copy of the DVD, a copy of the album that spawned the show, a RR United flag and a handful of Machine Head plecs (Robb Flynn was one of the four original team captains).
Don't miss your chance to win an autographed Slipknot skateboard. All you have to do to get in the running is go to the Official Slipknot Webstore and place any order between now (December 15th) and December 23th.
Any order made in the store between now and then will get you an automatic entry to win one of the nine decks!
Slipknot percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan has dismissed any talk of the band celebrating the tenth anniversary of their debut album next year as "a bunch of marketing crap."
The band's recently released fourth studio album All Hope is Gone topped the US Billboard cards on the week of its release in August. The band are touring at the moment, and next June sees them mark ten years since the release of their self-titled full-length debut.
Speaking to stv's John Kilbride backstage at Glasgow's SECC shortly before going on stage on Monday December 8, Shawn, the notorious band's clown masked percussionist, said: "A lot of people have been talking about 10 years, it doesn't mean s**t to me. I want to know what you're going to do for me for making it to ten years?
"That's ten years away from my children to do all this for everybody else I don't think we have to do anything special, it doen't mean s**t, just sounds like a bunch of marketing crap: 'Ten years...let's put out something because of that.'
Trivium secret Myspace show – Check out the footage from the Whisky!
Over on Sunset Strip, LA, there is a legendary club called the Whiskey A-Go-Go and recently Trivium played a Myspace secret show. Check out the footage below with the fans and of the show!!!
Machine Head have been forced to cancel their remaining two performances on the Slipknot tour in Antwerp and Luxemburg, in the wake of guitarist Phil Demmel collapsing onstage again during Machine Head's second-to-last song Friday night in Sheffield, England.
Says bassist Adam Duce, "After considering the seriousness of Phil's health condition, we all feel that skipping these last two shows is the best thing to do. It's a bummer to end this tour like this after doing 9 amazing weeks and 3 continents with Slipknot, but getting Phil back to the States to get checked out is the most important thing right now. Our sincerest thanks to Slipknot and Children of Bodom for their support and understanding, we understand that it's a big disappointment to the fans, and Phil is very sorry about it, but we all feel that his health and safety is most important at this time."
Machine Head plan to resume touring Wednesday in Los Angeles for the first of two Metallica shows at The Forum.
Milwaukee (WI) show postponed due to unexpected weather event!
For those who were supposed to go see Dragonforce, here a message from them posted on their official web site.
"We're sorry to inform you that due to an unexpected and severe weather event, our show at The Rave, Milwaukee WI, will have to be postponed until a later date. We're sorry that we will miss the show and look forward to seeing all of our fans in 2009. Please stay tuned for a new date and new details. Cheers - DragonForce"
I’ve seen them on December 2th in Montreal, in the first row and I have to say:
IT WAS AWESOME!!!
Incredible show from all members and congratulations to ZP who is sick and gave a wonderful performance!
I also wanna mention that it's great and cool to see there's famous bands members like in Dragonforce who are really down to earth people and with who you can talk with! Those I met were sympathic and I appreciate my experience!
Here some pictures from that day taken by my friend Mariano, thanks to him! Oh and it doesn't mean that I have a photo with everyone I met...
- Herman and I...I know I'm awful on this picture but I was sick and I've been waiting outsite for almost 2 hours...so give me a chance! -
And for those who are passionate of music like me, Roadrunner Records Canada is presently recruiting people for the street team...so if you would like to join us simply write me an email to: crazytan@outsidethenine.com and I'll tell you more about it…but it’s for Canada only!
And for those who are passionate of music like me, Roadrunner Records Canada is presently recruiting people for the street team...so if you would like to join us simply write me an email to: crazytan@outsidethenine.com and I'll tell you more about it…but it’s for Canada only!
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor spoke to Scotland's The Daily Record about his upcoming 35th birthday celebration, which will happen on Monday, December 8 when the band plays Glasgow's SECC.
"That should be a very interesting night," he said. "I'm pretty excited because I turn 35 in Glasgow. We've always had such a good time being in Glasgow. It's one of my favorite cities. There's something about Glasgow. We've always discovered a lot of good music there, whether we're playing The Garage, The Barrowlands or the SECC. The kids are out of control and the people are brilliant. They are so passionate and I embrace that. It gets me going. I have a lot of great memories of walking round the city, ever since the first time we came in 1999. I remember being drawn in by that city and feeling fantastic."
The band is also celebrating having shot to No. 1 in the Billboard chart in the U.S., but only after an election-style recount.
"That was incredible," Corey recalled. "I still have moments where I ask myself if that really happened. "Obviously, when you get in a business like this, it's the goal to get to the top. But we had to call a recount for it because all the numbers weren't in and they originally had THE GAME at No. 1. But there was only a difference of 12 CDs. Our label, Roadrunner, called the recount and it turned out we were No. 1 by 1,200 CDs. We got the the top spot but we had to earn it. Unlike most people, we had to go through the crazy job of finding out if we were No. 1."
The only thing missing for the mask-wearing band from Des Moines is the keys to their home city from the Mayor, who Corey claims is keen to bestow the honour on the nine members.
"Our hometown is pretty proud of us," he said. "We don't get any accolades like that yet. The mayor wanted to give us the keys, but I wasn't even at home at the time. It would be cool and has been talked about. We'd have to wear the full rig-out to get the keys and say hello with the crowd just staring at us. As open-minded as Iowa is, there are still people that say we are not a good representation of what Iowa is about. There are more people like us in Des Moines than there are like them. It's good for the kids to feel they have a voice and someone who gets it. It's a place known for agriculture, but now it is known for us and known for music."
And for those who are passionate of music like me, Roadrunner Records Canada is presently recruiting people for the street team...so if you would like to join us simply write me an email to: crazytan@outsidethenine.com and I'll tell you more about it…but it’s for Canada only! Don't be shy!
If you don't have satellite radio then odds are you missed the great special Slipknot did on Hard Drive with Lou Brutus. The special featured some great interview clips with the band and some live tracks recorded specifically for the Hard Drive special.
Head over to AllHopeIsGone.com to hear the special in its entirety today. Just click on the player under the navigation bar and be aware that it is broken up into two parts!
And for those who are passionate of music like me, Roadrunner Records Canada is presently recruiting people for the street team...so if you would like to join us simply write me an email at crazytan@outsidethenine.com and I'll tell you more about it...But it's for Canada only!
Slipknot and Dragonforce are among the nominees for the 51th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles
Congratulations to Slipknot on their 7th Grammy Nomination! "Psychosocial" was announced last night as a nominee in the Best Metal Performance category! Slipknot were last nominated in 2006 for "Before I Forget" they took home the Grammy that year.
Congratulation toDragonForce's "Hero of Our Time" has been nominated for a Grammy in Best Metal Performance!
For the first time, nominations were announced on prime-time television as part of "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night". The one-hour special — broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre L.A Live — featured past Grammy winners and nominees reading nominations in several categories, as well as performing songs from the Grammy Hall Of Fame in celebration of the grand opening of the Grammy Museum.
Grammy ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on December 17 to the voting members of The Recording Academy. They are due back to the accounting firm Deloitte by January 14, 2009, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the telecast.The 51st annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 to 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Tuesday, December 9th sees the long anticipated release of the Roadrunner United: The Concert DVD and in one of the last clips to be premiered online, you can see HIM's Vile Valo performing Type O Negative's 'Black Number 1'.
In the final of the Roadrunner United teasers, you can see former Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach sing with their current vocalist Howard Jones.
Check out the clip!
You can also check out the killer clip below showing some of the attendees (including folks from Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Slipknot and Coal Chamber) talking about how it all felt like a family reunion to be there on the day...
Enjoy and don't forget...the DVD is getting out this Tuesday!!!
While in Germany Slipknot stopped by the MTV Germany office. While there they shot all of these incredible commercials. So that the German's don't get to have all of the fun here they are for the viewing pleasure of the rest of the world!
2009 marks 10-year anniversary of Slipknot’s landmark debut album!
The tour, which kicks off on January 23rd in St. Paul, MN, will hit 33 cities across the country, and include an historic stop at New York's Madison Square Garden, a first for the band. Coheed and Cambria and labelmates Trivium round out the bill.
A special iTunes presale will start on December 3 and will be open to those who took part in the band's digital album presale earlier this year. Internet presales via Ticketmaster, will commence on December 5, and the majority of dates will go on sale December 6.
The latest single from All Hope Is Gone, "Dead Memories" is quickly climbing the charts at rock radio with current positions at top 20 at Active rock and top 40 at Modern Rock. The video, directed by P.R. Brown and Slipknot's M. Shawn Crahan, is in Elite 8 rotation at MTV2 and sitting at #3 on Fuse's Viewer Choice Countdown.
To celebrate the tour, Hard Drive, hosted by Lou Brutus will be airing a SlipknotAll Hope is Gone World Tour Special from December 3rd-6th on radio stations all across the country. The special will feature exclusive live tracks from their current tour as well as candid interviews and other surprises.
The band has also launched a new website, allhopeisgone.com to coincide with the launch of the tour. All pre-sale and onsale information will be made available there.
The dates are as follows:
01/23/09- Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN 01/24/09- Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO 01/25/09- Mid America Center - Council Bluffs, IA 01/27/09- Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum - Madison, WI 01/28/09- Wells Fargo Arena - Des Moines, IA 01/30/09- Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL 01/31/09- The Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI 02/02/09- Peoria Civic Center - Peoria, IL 02/03/09- Pepsi Coliseum - Indianapolis, IN 02/05/09- Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 02/06/09- Tsongas Arena - Lowell, MA 02/07/09- Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ 02/09/09- Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Greensboro, NC 02/10/09- Cricket Arena - Charlotte, NC 02/11/09- Bi-Lo Center - Greenville, SC 02/13/09- 1st Mariner Arena - Baltimore, MD 02/14/09- Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY 02/15/09- Sommet Center - Nashville, TN 02/17/09- Gwinnett Center - Duluth, GA 02/18/09- UCF Arena - Orlando, FL 02/19/09- Pensacola Civic Center - Pensacola, FL 02/21/09- Concrete Street Amphitheater - Corpus Christi, TX 02/22/09- Nokia Theatre - Grand Prairie, TX 02/23/09- BOK Center - Tulsa, OK 02/25/09- Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX 02/26/09- Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX 02/28/09- El Paso County Coliseum - El Paso, TX 03/01/09- Freeman Coliseum - San Antonio, TX 03/03/09- Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO 03/04/09- Tingley Coliseum - Albuquerque, NM 03/05/09- Jobing.com Arena - Glendale, AZ 03/07/09- The Forum - Inglewood, CA 03/08/09- Cox Arena - San Diego, CA 03/10/09- Citizens Business Bank Arena - Ontario, CA 03/11/09- ARCO Arena - Sacramento, CA
Don't miss your chance to see them live! They're incredible!!!
Check out the next instalment of Robb Flynn's rants as he tells us what sucked this week. Sydney fans who were at the Machine Head show recently will totally understand!
Robb Flynn Rants 5 - What does Robb Flynn think of Australia?
Well I guess you'll have to watch the 5th instalment of Robb Flynn's rants below to find out!
Robb Flynn Rants 6 – last one - What's next for Machine Head?
In the last part of the Robb Flynn's Rants series, Robb tells us what's in store for Machine Head in the future. An Australian tour with Metallica would be pretty damn good!
Airbourne conclude their UK tour following a crushing run up and down the UK. The show at London's Astoria was astounding and the Roadrunner UK staff have never wanted the working day to end more than this day so that they can head out and watch the whole shebang repeated and they have to say they will be sorry to wave them off into Europe…
To make them feel a little better, here Slipknot kicking off their UK tour on Monday with 3 London shows!!! More clock watching will ensue come lunchtime Monday then you can guarantee.
I’m pretty sure however that there are many of you out there who are feeling much the same as me, and so here, for your pleasure, are a couple of footages of a really cool jam featuring members of both bands. Shot by Revolver back stage at this summers US Mayhem fest, catch Airbourne's Joel and Slipknot's Corey (on DRUMS!) kickin’ back playing some AC/DC.
Hey Maggots! Now is your chance to meet Joey Jordison! Joey will be doing a few signings during the European tour. Make sure you get there early as the lines are sure to be long and Joey only has a limited amount of time to sign. Locations and times are below check the stores' websites for more info.
Country: UK
Date: Saturday 6th December
Store: Professional Music Technology (P.M.T), Birmingham
This picture is of Slipknot being presented with gold plaques for “All Hope Is Gone” by members of the Roadrunner Australia team. Like Corey said on the night, this is all because of you guys out there, so save this picture and put it as your wall paper because those plaques belong to you as well!
Slipknot's Jim Root (guitar) and Corey Taylor (vocals) were interviewed by MTV Japan when the band played the Loud Park 08 festival, which was held October 18-19 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan. Watch the two-minute report below:
Satyricon frontman interview Joey Jordison
The paths of label mates Slipknot and Satyricon crossed recently in Norway and P3 TV got together Joey Jordison (Drums, Slipknot) and Satyr Wongraven (Vox/Guitar, Satyricon) for an interview, with Satyr putting Joey in the hot seat.
The guys are actually old friends- Joey famously stepped in for Satyricon drummer Frost for a few US dates back in the day. You can catch the interview below.
* Note: Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything! The important part, the interview, is in English.
Also if your in the mood, Roadrunner Records (Australia), found a random Slipknot video of the band on tour with Metallica in 2004. Very cool, check out Metallica mask it up at the end!
And for dessert; Slipknot - 'Dead Memories' Extended Version!
As if you didn't love the latest Slipknot film clip enough already, hers’ now for you the extended version of 'Dead Memories' taken from Slipknot's latest album "All Hope Is Gone" and is in stores now!
Those Roadrunner United teasers just keep on coming! Check out “Roots Bloody Roots”
It is getting ever closer to the time you will be able to get you mitts on the double DVD metal extravaganza that is Roadrunner United: The Concert.
But until it's release on the 9th of December, this time the teaser is Sepultura’s classic “Roots Bloody Roots”.
Want to see another full length Roadrunner United Live DVD song?
The release date of the Roadrunner United - The Concert DVD is getting closer, and today we have a full length version of Trivium playing 'PullHarder on the Strings of your Martyr', taken from the DVD.
Check it out now!
Now what about watching King Diamond’s “Abigail” song?
This teaser features Ripper Owens tackling 'Abigail' and Killswitch Engage's Adam D doing some killer impressions, with band mate Howard Jones royally wetting himself with laughter!
Metaltown Festival, Gothenburg, Sweden
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