Slipknot (Band)

Womenswear Wednesdays: Samantha Kill on her killer androgynous street style

Women's wear is often defined by femininity -- dresses, skirts and timeless silhouettes that complement the female form. This makes it rare to encounter people who challenge these standards by adapting pieces of men's wear into women's wear. But we recently spotted Samantha Kill, a Brookstone manage ... More >>

Tom Hunting of Exodus on how building a song is like building the best sandwich possible

Exodus was founded in 1980 by a group of high school friends that included a pre-Metallica Kirk Hammett and Tom Hunting, the sole remaining original member of the act. The classic line-up also featured Paul Baloff on vocals and Gary Holt, who moved over to guitar when Kirk joined Metallica, just pri ... More >>

The ten best concerts in Denver this weekend

10. SNOW THA PRODUCT @ ROXY THEATRE | SAT, 2/16 It may at first seem easy to dismiss Snow Tha Product as another Iggy Azalea or Kreayshawn-level gimmick because of her gender and unconventional appearance, but it gets harder and harder the more you listen to her. Make no mistake, Snow can ride a bea ... More >>

Twins of Evil Tour: Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson at 1STBANK Center, 10/02/12

ROB ZOMBIE & MARILYN MANSON @ 1STBANK CENTER |10/2/12 With the theme to Suspiria pumping out through the speakers as a preamble, Marilyn Manson took the stage with a huge, glowing, red, psychic cross hanging overhead -- a nice touch. The distorted, driving bass line of "Hey, Cruel World" let us kno ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: String Cheese Incident, Chris Daniels, Mayhem and more

See Also: Chris Daniels is back after a harrowing battle with illness Q&A with Slipknot's Clown Q&A with Julie Libassi of the Raven & the Writing Desk Q&A with JT Nolan of Beats Noir! Q&A with Zoe Jakes and David Satori of Beats Antique Welcome to the weekend! A parade of longtime local favorite ... More >>

Charlie Benante is looking ahead rather than reflecting on Anthrax's thirtieth anniversary

See Also: Sunday: Anthrax at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre Joey Belladonna talks about Married...With Children and rejoining the band Scott Ian on Worship Music, comic books, Doctor Who and interviewing Ozzy Photos: Anthrax at Summit Music Hall, 10/19/11 Review: Anthrax at Summit Music Hall, 10/18/10 ... More >>

Slipknot's Clown on the time he saw two hippies try to screw during Dillinger Escape Plan's set

Photos: Umasking Corey Taylor of Slipknot Photos: Women that rock at Mayhem Photos: Mayhem Fest 2011 Photos: Mayhem Fest 2010 Formed in 1994 by late bassist Paul Gray and M. Shawn Crahan (aka Clown, aka #6), Slipknot (due this Sunday, July 9 at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre for the Rockstar Energy D ... More >>

Our complete guide to the June 23 Westword Music Showcase

See also: Twelve types of Denver musicians

Darren Bousman on blackmail, Zydrate and his new film, The Devil's Carnival

Darren Bousman gets all the fun gigs. He directed Saw II, III and IV, the cult classic Repo! The Genetic Opera and his newest soon-to-be-cult-classic, The Dark Carnival. Has all this success turned him into an unapproachable ass-melon? Not even a little bit. We recently had a chance to talk with him ... More >>

Dandy Warhols, Cake, Fiona Apple among new shows, Alabama Shakes, Nicki Minaj top sellers

Here's what's hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows from the Dandy Warhols, Cake, Fiona Apple and more were announced; Musketeer Gripweed, Hot Robots, and Broken Tongues got spins on local radio; and recent albums from the Alabama Shakes, Nicki Minaj, the Shins a ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: Lucero, Flipper, the Ting Tings, Say Anything, Jewel and more

Ah, yes, welcome to the weekend! Don't you just love living in the Mile High City? Besides the glorious weather we're enjoying right now, we have yet another weekend filled with a ridiculous number of enticing options: Lucero kicks off its two-night stand at the Bluebird, in addition to an in-store ... More >>

Korn

Monday, February 27, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Review: Phil Lesh and Friends at the 1STBANK Center, 2/16/12 - Night One

PHIL LESH AND FRIENDS @ 1STBANK CENTER | 2/16/12 - NIGHT ONEPhil Lesh played the first of a three night stand last night at the 1STBANK Center, bringing with him some extremely talented friends and an energy and enthusiasm in his playing that brought fresh breath to the timeless Grateful Dead catalo ... More >>

Nickelback will ruin the Detroit Lions' otherwise miraculous year

Photos: Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour at the Gothic Theatre, 11/19/11

COREY TAYLOR at the GOTHIC THEATRE | 11/19/11This past Saturday at the Gothic, fans were treated to a softer side of Corey Taylor, the charismatic frontman of Slipknot and Stone Sour. On tour in support of his Seven Deadly Sins book, Taylor returned to Denver, which he considers a second home, and p ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, December shows by Beats Antique and Pretty Lights were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Veronica, Vices I Admire, INCA and Hazel Miller all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new and re ... More >>

Live Nation and Universal Music form super-company

​Live Nation Entertainment, which now houses Ticketmaster, House of Blues and Ticketweb has announced a partnership with the Universal Music Group to create a joint-venture management company for managing and strengthening the label's acts. This is the first time a major label has teamed up di ... More >>

Action Friend on For You the World, Toshi Kasai, Zorn and Spruance

Tom MurphyAction Friend.​For the past eight years, Action Friend (due Saturday, June 25th, at The Meadowlark Bar) has been evolving the kind of music played by what many would say are "a musician's band." Although all the players in the band are highly skilled, it's the inherent weirdness to i ... More >>

Novus Folium crowned 2010's Best Band in Denver by KBPI

​With the help of the Clown from Slipknot, KBPI has wrapped its annual Best Band in Denver competition. Besting fellow finalists Bullet Inc and 20XIII, as well as more than a dozen other contenders, Novus Folium earned this year's title, joining the pantheon of past winners Adam's Ruin, Lost P ... More >>

Bonded by blood: The DNA-infused antics of Wayne Coyne and other notable bloodlettings

A couple of days ago, Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne posted a video of himself screen-printing a poster using his own blood. While the notion of Coyne doing anything weird at this point is hardly surprising, the clip got us to thinking about other artists that have likewise injected themselves ... More >>

RIP Ronnie James Dio: The metal legend gone at 67. Metallica and others pay tribute

Ronnie James Dio, dead at 67, was one of the great metal voices.​Metal heads and dark rock connoisseurs everywhere are today without one of the most feared vocalists of the genre. Ronnie James Dio -- the prolific artist who fronted Black Sabbath (post-Ozzy), Rainbow, Heaven and Hell and, of co ... More >>

Moving Pictures: Behold the neutered and improved Metallica

Oh heavens, just stumbled across this clip, which, if you're asking, is 75 different kinds of awesome. How about a refreshing new variation on the now well trend of twisting well known tunes into nearly unrecognizable shapes (hello, Richard Cheese, Nouvelle Vague, Dirty Projectors -- how y'all doi ... More >>

A first look at Skyline Surrender's "We're Going to Winchesta" video

The quality of videos coming out of the Mile High City these days is pretty astounding. Gone are the days of convincing a buddy with a camcorder to spend an afternoon trying to make something "artsy." Within the past few years, the quality of videos seems to have risen in direct proportion with the ... More >>

Motorhead show canceled/Regina Spektor, STS9, Tech N9ne shows announced

​Motorhead's Saturday, September show at the Fillmore Auditorium with Reverend Horton Heat and Nashville Pussy has been canceled. Refunds are available at point of purchase, but if you bought tickets at Fiddler's Green they will be refunded at the Fillmore box office. Other recent cancellations in ... More >>

The melodramatic rock of Aloft in the Sundry is a scene kid's guilty pleasure

Westword Music Showcase reviewed: Broadways

Aaron ThackerayHavok led things off at Broadways. See more photos from Broadways at westword.com/slideshow. Havok, 12 p.m. This four-piece band sounded like classic Bay Area thrash, stuff reminiscent of Testament and Exodus with a splash of Anthrax. The guitar work owed a clear debt to a death met ... More >>

Undaunted by middling reviews early on, Dualistics emerges with a solid new album

Mastodon

Mushroomhead

Friday, April 30, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of Janury 16, 2003

Mushroomhead

XX (Universal/Filthy Hands)

Backwash

Mr. Pacman scores at a newly opened Monkey Mania.

Monster Magnet

God Says No (A&M)

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 21, 2001

X Marks the Splat

Let's get ready to fumble!