Slipknot

Sammy Hagar Signs With New Roadrunner Imprint (Cash-Grab)

September 16, 2008 - No Comments Roadrunner Records used to be cool. It used to be home to up-and-coming metal acts with help from some of the big boys who started off with the label. With the immense success of commercially viable bands such as Nickelback, Slipknot, and more, Roadrunner has now had the taste of the cash-grab and as a result, they are jumping in head first. Sammy Hagar will be the first mainstream musician to sign with new Roadrunner imprint Loud & Proud, a branch....

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T.I. Makes Record Leap on Billboard 100

September 4, 2008 - No Comments Last week T.I. jumped a record 70 spots to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his single “Whatever You Like.” This week, the rapper held steady at #1 thanks to download sales of more than 176,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The popular rapper held off Rihanna’s “Disturbia,” which held at #2, while Pink’s “So What” jumped from the 9th spot to 3rd. Katy Perry finally took a hit, falling from #4....

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Slipknot Wins Game — Tops Billboard 200

September 3, 2008 - No Comments In the race for #1 on the Billboard 200 this week, Slipknot’s “All Hope is Gone” edged out The Game’s “LAX” to claim the top spot.  The album moved 239,516 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, only 1,134 more than the rapper’s Geffen album at 238,382. Score one for heavy music as the genre of metal’s most recognizable outfit has come through in a big way, once again. The debut....

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New Slipknot Disc to Drop August 12

July 15, 2008 - No Comments You wouldn’t likely have realized it, but Slipknot has not released a new album in nearly four years. The band’s last effort, Subliminal Verses Vol. III, was an album of “rehabilation” for the band after years of frustration and anger.  That was evident in the increase of radio-friendly hits and a more polished and less heavy sound.  Since that time Slipknot has remained relevant, releasing its songs on Video Games such....

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