Tag: Iowa

Documentary: KnotFest discuss the legacy of Joey Jordison!

It doesn’t seem possible but it has been a year since the tragic passing of Joey Jordison, a multi instrumentalist and supreme talent known for his work in Slipknot, Murderdolls, VIMIC, Scar the Martyr, Sinsaenum and a whole lot more. Sitting down to discuss his legcary are Daniel Dekay, Ryan J. Downey, Alicia Atout and

NEWS: It’s “No Life” for Sunfall!

“Two Of Nine“, a compilation of no less than 37 Slipknot covers from the great and good in Underground Metal was put together by Quazar Studios to celebrate the life of Joey Jordison and Paul Gray with bands from across the world taking part to raise money for the National Voices Charity in aid of

NEWS: Slipknot get fiery with “The Chapeltown Rag”!

Who wants to party like it’s 1999? Slipknot. That’s who. They’ve unveiled an incendiary new single called “The Chapeltown Rag” that sounds like it’s off one of their first couple of records. Ranting Corey Taylor, full on percussion and some chunky riffs of old. It seems that the Iowa natives are restless once more and

NEWS: Gaslighter won’t get “Left Behind”!

Defenders of Pineapple Pizza, Northeast Hate breakdown dispensers Gaslighter have joined the celebrations for the 20th Anniversary of “Iowa” by Slipknot with a Deathcore rendition of “Left Behind” which comes after the tragically recent passing of drummer Joey Jordison. A relatively new band, Gaslighter debuted their first single “Dead Peasants” in April which sees them

NEWS: Majin take on “The Heretic Anthem”!

Having already covered the Nu-Metal classic that is “Freak On A Leash” by KoRn in their short time together, Southampton Cyberpunk influenced Deathcore outfit Majin have turned their sniper scope to target a personal favourite in Slipknot classic “The Heretic Anthem“. That has surfaced just a few weeks after the tragic death of former Slipknot

NEWS: VCTMS and Strangled cover Slipknot…!

For us, the first two Slipknot albums remain superior, the others as good as they are have always been Sour Knot or Slip Stone, perhaps tainted by the need for Corey Taylor to water them down with something from his Stone Sour side project. So to have a pair of Deathcore Beasts in VCTMS and

Bootleg: Slipknot in Sioux Falls, South Dakota!

Things have been quiet on the Liberated Tape Archive front for a while but today is different. They’ve unearthed a previously uncirculated full set from Slipknot that took place at Sioux Falls, South Dakota on 7th July 2000 at Sioux Empire Fair Expo Hall as part of their “World Domination Tour“. It’s a twin cam (Barricade,

Playthrough: “The Heretic Anthem” from Sepultura!

Your eyes do not deceive you! As part of an advert for the Drum App “Moises“, which allows you to extract the drum sound from any song, Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande has recorded a playthrough video for “The Heretic Anthem” by Slipknot. The video itself has no audio editing, no samples and no triggers and

Under The Influence #82: Wyrmhaven on “Iowa” by Slipknot!

The 20th Anniversary of the sophomore album from Slipknot seems a highly appropriate time to talk about the record that takes its name from the bands home state of “Iowa“. Produced by Slipknot and Ross Robinson (Limp Bizkit, KoRn, Sepultura) and widely considered to be heavier, darker and more technical than their major label debut