Chris Fehn Leaves Slipknot Following Lawsuit
In an odd slug of news last week it was reported that percussionist Chris Fehn from Slipknot was suing the rest of the band while still being an active member. The lawsuit basically cited a pay dispute. Fehn is claiming he was under the impression that the band's money made from touring and merchandise is handled entirely by one company that splits profits and pays the bands. The reports say, however, that Fehn recently discovered that his bandmates set up several other Slipknot affiliated business entities in different states that he was unaware of. Quick to post was Corey Taylor [...]
Stone Sour New Single “Do Me A Favor” Streaming
Stone Sour, you know those guys right?? Pretty much riding the top of the wave of hard rock bad assery. Well those dudes are streaming their tune "Do Me A Favor" which will be on "House of Gold & Bones Part 2" The scheduled release date April 9th on Roadrunner Records as usual. And if you want the office Gearzombie opinion the tune totally doesn't suck. But whatever I love em...If you're not aware they are also doing a 4 part comic series as part of the concept of the "House Of Gold & Bones" The first issue will be [...]
Corey Taylor Winner of the Metal Hammer Legend Award
I've crossed paths with Corey Taylor a hand full of times in my life. The biggest was when I filmed interview footage of them at Blackbird studios in Nashville while Stone Sour was recording Audio Secrecy. Being from Iowa and being active in the music scene you tend to bump into the Slipknot cats from time to time. So I have to say on a personal level these guys are all champs. I've never had a bad experience with any of them, as a matter of fact Corey made sure that we got our interview footage with him at Namm [...]
