We put the hood on him and then the mask ... Despite Taylor's pseudo-confession, Jim Root is happy to never officially name Slipknot's two newest members. “We’re not saying who the new ...

Jim Root’s Fender Jazzmaster signature guitar is one of the most popular offsets of recent years, having served to radical reconfigured the popular indie stalwart design for heavy metal purposes.

Slipknot recorded two albums in 2008 – All Hope Is Gone, which we've all heard; and Look Outside Your Window featuring vocalist Corey Taylor, guitarist Jim Root, percussionist Shawn "Clown ...

Jim Root fans, we've got some bad news and some amazing news. Of course, we'll start with the bad news. Stone Sour have announced that Root will not be touring with the band on their upcoming ...

Though Root went on to say he had “six finished arrangements” ready, he wouldn’t be releasing an album proper anytime soon: “I think we need to be able to take our time to write and do pre ...

Credit: Andrew Benge/Redferns Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has started writing music for the nu metal nine-piece’s next studio album and hopes for it to have shared traits with their first two ...