So when Thomson recorded some solos for Slipknot, they were omitted. "I actually had some solos in songs, but they all got cut out,” the guitarist recalled to Guitar World. “Because between Ross ...

Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson has said he recorded solos for the band’s blockbuster debut album, but that “they all got cut out”. Thomson makes the claim in a new interview with Guitar World and ...

"Any kind of technical guitar playing was mocked and frowned upon." ...

Slipknot dropped a debut album that changed the face of heavy metal – but one of the guitarists who helped write it had his solos completely removed ...

The festival in question is Shell Shock II, which is set to take place in Orlando, Florida on Oct. 19. Hosted by The Antihero ...

We've talked guitar rigs with Slipknot's Mick Thomson and we already know he's more knowledgeable and involved in the process than most other pro players we've met. Perhaps that's the reason he ...

Mick Thomson, Jim Root, Alessandro Venturella, and Michael Pfaff. Missing is keyboardist Craig Jones’ still unknown ...

Slipknot celebrates a homecoming like no other at Knotfest Iowa, reveling in nostalgia and hometown crowd despite a ...

Slipknot ’s Corey Taylor has reflected on his turn-of-the-millennium feud with Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.

It was a fitting mantra for the multitude of “Maggots,” the loving label prescribed to the band’s most faithful followers, ...

After a while, you're listening to things and you're hearing them different because they're evolving so much from where they began.” ...

Slipknot's members threw themselves into the ... Guitarists Jim Root and Mick Thomson played with expressive bends, delivering heavy riffs that were equally aggressive and melodic.