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Parents Of South African Schoolboy Killer Say Son Dabbled In Satanism

The parents of the South African teenager accused of killing a fellow student with a sword and wounding three others while wearing a mask similar to masks worn by heavy metal band SLIPKNOT have spoken publicly for the first time since the tragedy. In a statement to the Beeld newspaper, Morné Harmse'...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman Rejects Blame In Sword Slaying

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has spoken exclusively to Blender magazine regarding reports that the schoolboy who stabbed a fellow student to death with a sword in South Africa Monday morning (August 18) wore a mask that resembled the one worn by Taylor. Eighteen-year-old Morné Harmse slashed the n...

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SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, CHILDREN OF BODOM: UK Dates Added

SLIPKNOT has announced its triumphant return to Europe beginning this November. SLIPKNOT will headline throughout Europe, with MACHINE HEAD and CHILDREN OF BODOM in tow, making for a truly brutal evening of music! This tour also marks the band's first trip to Russia, where they will be headlining Ol...

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SLIPKNOT 'Is Not Going To Respond' To Accusations It Inspired South African Schoolboy Killer

A representative for SLIPKNOT's record label, Roadrunner Records, has told South Africa's The Times web site that the band had no comment regarding reports that the schoolboy (18-year-old Morné Harmse) who stabbed a fellow student to death with a sword in Krugersdorp, South Africa Monday morning (Au...

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SLIPKNOT Bassist: New Album Is 'Most Well-Rounded And Most Cohesive Record We've Done'

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an in-depth interview with SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray. An excerpt from the chat follows. ARTISTdirect.com: "All Hope Is Gone" feels like a step up from "Vol. 3". It's simultaneously more heavy and brutal than your previous records, but it's sti...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Interviewed By APOCALYPTICA's EICCA TOPPINEN; Audio Available

A 23-minute audio interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich conducted by Eicca Toppinen of the Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA at the one-day Ozzfest on August 9, 2008 in Frisco, Texas is available for streaming at Metallica.com. Professionally filmed video footage of APOCALYPTICA performing a...

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Community Leader: 'Bad Satanic Music' Like SLIPKNOT Was Probable Cause Of Deadly School Attack

The head of South African police's investigative psychology unit has told The Times web site that rumors of Satanism and music playing a part in Monday's (August 18) deadly attack at the Nic Diederichs technical high school in Krugersdorp, South Africa should not be taken seriously. Senior Superinte...

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WALLS OF JERICHO's CANDACE KUCSULAIN Answers 15 Questions; Video Available

Frontwoman Candace Kucsulain of Detroit's WALLS OF JERICHO recently answered 15 questions for the official Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival YouTube channel. Watch the four-minute chat below. WALLS OF JERICHO's new album, "The American Dream" (Trustkill Records),sold around 2,400 copies in the United...

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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: 'The Cosmos Rocks' North American Release Pushed Back

The North American release date of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS's new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", has been pushed back to October 28 from the previously announced October 14. The CD will still arrive in Europe on September 15 via EMI/Parlophone. "The Cosmos Rocks" was recorded and mixed at QUEEN drummer Roge...

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Man Who Listened To SLIPKNOT Before Committing Murder To Be Sentenced This Month

One of two people who were convicted of luring their friend to his death after listening to the heavy-metal band SLIPKNOT is scheduled to return to San Bernardino County Superior Court on August 29. According to The Press-Enterprise, Jason Lamar Harris (photo),25, will be sentenced to a 50-year-to-...

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SLIPKNOT: UK Premiere Of 'All Hope Is Gone' Announced

Roadrunner Records and GetCloser.com will present a UK-exclusive preview of SLIPKNOT's forthcoming album. The Grammy Award-winning, ground-breaking, masked Des Moines nine-piece is set to unleash its fourth studio album, "All Hope Is Gone", on August 25. To be one of the very first people in the UK...

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WALLS OF JERICHO: New Video Interview With CANDACE KUCSULAIN Available

Yvi of Rock Scarz magazine recently conducted an interview with frontwoman Candace Kucsulain of Detroit's WALLS OF JERICHO. Watch the three-minute chat below. WALLS OF JERICHO's new album, "The American Dream" (Trustkill Records),sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of re...

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SLIPKNOT's ROOT: Working With DAVE FORTMAN 'Helped Me Appreciate RICK RUBIN As A Producer'

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of LiveDaily.com recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. LiveDaily.com: You must be pretty pleased, as well, with how the single "Psychosocial" is doing. Root: That's great, especially because, when we we...

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SLIPKNOT Percussionist On New CD: 'This Record Is A Bridge Over To Some Uncharted Territory'

ARTISTdirect recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan. An excerpt from the chat follows. ARTISTdirect: It seems like "All Hope Is Gone" is another big step in SLIPKNOT's evolution. Would you say that's the case? Crahan: It was a pretty strange record cycle for...

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ENTOMBED, NILE, KORPIKLAANI, HORNA Interviewed At TUSKA; Video Available

René Ackermann of the UK's Contraband Candy has posted the first part of her report from the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, which was held June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A description of the 30-minute clip, which can be viewed below, reads as follows...