7 Months Ago, Houstonpress.com says (in Slipknot top Kerrang! nominations) Masked metal outfit Slipknot lead the nominations for this year's Kerrang! Awards.

9 Months Ago, FMQB says (in Quick Hits: Ozzy, Slipknot, Deftones, Eminem, Kylie Minogue ...)  NJ
Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan reportedly had to leave the band's current tour to deal with an undisclosed family matter. "A very terrible, terrible predicament is going on in [Clown's] family," singer Corey Taylor explained to the crowd ...