And then, as far as guitar parts, I'll always do a left and right guitar track. And even in the studio, Mick and I will do hard left and right tracks." Thomson 's input often adds unexpected depth.

Rave reviews continue to pour in for both Mercedes Moné and Kris Statlander following their TBS Championship Match at AEW Full Gear. Both women put on a nearly 20-minute clinic, the longest run ...

What did your rig look like when you joined Slipknot? “When I first joined Slipknot, I think all I had was a Mesa/Boogie .50 Caliber [Plus 2-Channel], which I still have.

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 ...

After spending most of the '90s as a member of the Mid-West thrash and alt-metal scene with Atomic Opera and Stone Sour, Jim Root joined Des Moines, Iowa nu-metal-meets-groove-metal outfit Slipknot.

As a member of Slipknot, Jim Root ‘s guitar playing has been a major contributing factor to the band’s success. Yet leading up to the release of the band’s latest offering The End, So Far, Root ...

Slipknot wrote “a bunch” of new music during the pandemic – and guitarist Jim Root says they’re scrapping all of it Jim Root wants Slipknot’s new album to be made like the debut and Iowa Slipknot’s ...

Slipknot 's Jim Root is one of metal's most respected guitarists and while in quarantine during the global pandemic, he took some time to chat with Loudwire for this edition of Gear Factor.

And while you think joining such an experimental, boundary-pushing band would have been a no-brainer in the mid-90s, guitarist Jim Root was initially reluctant to join the local masked menaces.

Jim Root has revealed that he could have joined Slipknot before 1999 but he turned down the invitation twice. READ MORE: The Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this ...