A guitarist and songwriter, he ditched glam rock at its peak and scored with meatier stadium-rock anthems like “Can’t Get ...

Mick Ralphs, a guitarist and songwriter whose shuffling riffs and blues-based approach helped shape the sound of hard rock in the 1970s, undergirding radio-ready hits by the British bands Mott the ...

Everyone’s favorite masked daddies Slipknot added something incredibly unexpected to their setlist—the track “Gematria (The Killing Name).” Coming off their 2008 fourth studio album All Hope Is Gone, ...

We made it up the hill from the studio that we recorded All Hope Is Gone in, in Perry, Iowa. No one believes that it even exists, or that it’s ever going to come out.

As well as their eponymous debut album, Slipknot have released six further studio albums: 2001’s Iowa, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), All Hope Is Gone which debuted at number one on the US ...

He has proven time and time again how reliable he can be as a player. A very underrated guitarist. 1. Joey Jordison (All Hope Is Gone) This is not only the greatest among the best Slipknot masks, but ...

Slipknot wrote much of All Hope Is Gone piecemeal or in small teams. When the band started recoding in February, 2008 there was friction and divisiveness between the nine members.

The record, All Hope Is Gone, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. To date, the group has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.

They were 1999’s Slipknot, 2001’s Iowa, 2004’s Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), and 2008’s All Hope Is Gone.

The 47-year-old, also known as #8, is still in the band. Mick Thomson Mick Thomson joined Slipknot in the summer of 1996, replacing Jones on guitar after he became the band's full-time sampler.

Before Jordison’s departure, Slipknot earned three top 10s on the Billboard 200, including one No. 1 in All Hope Is Gone (Sept. 13, 2008).