Blabbermouth.net: SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was the guest co-host on this week's "Taco Tuesday", ShockHound's weekly record review show. Watch the program below.

On the topic of SLAYER's new album, "World Painted Blood", Taylor said, "I was pulled aside on the [Rockstar Energy Drink] Mayhem [Festival] tour by a certain gentleman named Kerry King, who proceeded to sit me down and played it track for track — even the bonus stuff. And, dude, I was blown away. I love this album, and I love it for three reasons: It's got the ferocity of the older stuff, it's got the growth of the newer stuff, and it's razor-sharp; the production on it is really good, the performances are smokin', it's probably some of Tom's [Araya] best lyrics yet, and... I just couldn't stop listening to it, and it was fantastic top to bottom; I was really stoked. When you grow up a SLAYER fan, you expect certain things from a SLAYER album and this album had it all and I was really stoked about it. . . [The production's] almost got that old-school feel to it — nothing is wet, like the '80s. Everything is just reefed in the mix and raw. It's a great album. . . It's not just a collection of songs put under the heading of an album. You can listen to the songs and they're good, but then you listen to the album as a whole, and it's amazing. And I think it's just a lost art in this day and age, and this is like a true, true album, and I'm really stoked that it's SLAYER doing it."

Blabbermouth.net: SLIPKNOT performed their hit singles "Snuff" and "Psychosocial" on last night's (Friday, October 30) episode of ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (which actually aired the morning of Saturday, October 31). Watch videos below.

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Blabbermouth.net: SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed that he was being considered for the singer slot in VELVET REVOLVER following the departure of Scott Weiland. Speaking to Altitude TV (see video below), Taylor said, "I had a meeting with those guys, we did some demos together, and it just didn't work — for whatever reason."

He added, "It was just really cool. It was one of those things where it's like I could have got to jam with legends, man, in my opinion. But, you know, it was cool, and I still know those guys, I still hang out with them, and I still have nothing but respect."

Slipknot1.com: Thanks to all of your votes Slipknot have made it onto the shortlist for "Best Headline Performance" in the UK Festival Awards. Now we need you to vote once again and help us bring home the title. Head over and vote Slipknot for "Best Headline Performance."

Blabbermouth.net: Over the past fourteen years, SLIPKNOT has released some of the best and most intense metal music around, and they're bringing their act to Xbox LIVE to play Xbox LIVE Gold Members in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

If you're a Gold member, join in Thursday, October 29 starting at 6 p.m. EST for the event.

Send a friend request to the Gamertag SlipKnot GwF and be online half an hour before (5:30 p.m. EST) the Game with Fame session starts.

If you get a chance to play with SLIPKNOT, Xbox wants to hear all about it! They'll be posting recaps from gamers all across the country. Send an email to xboxgwf@live.com with the subject "GWF -- Slipknot," and be sure to include your Gamertag and hometown.

SLIPKNOT will perform on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Friday, October 30 (which will actually air the morning of Saturday, October 31).

Blabbermouth.net: Metal Sanaz recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT lead vocalist Corey Taylor about playing this year's Download festival, the upcoming Halloween show, and enduring over 10 years of touring and album releases. Watch the eight-minute chat below.

Blabbermouth.net: Corey Taylor, lead singer of SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR, co-hosted the "6 O' Clock Rock Report" with Todd and Danger on the 99.3 The Fox radio station before the band's October 15, 2009 concert in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Watch video of his appearance in three parts below.

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Slipknot1.com: Corey Taylor recently took some time out to sit down and talk with The Vancouver Sun to preview Slipknot's upcoming show in the area. Head over now to take a look in this great interview where Corey really reflects on the bands early days.

Out of Iowa: Slipknot somehow survives

When Slipknot’s third album, Iowa, arrived to considerable fanfare in the summer of 2001, drummer Joey Jordison levelled the boom by saying he didn’t think the band could last another two albums.

The pain and suffering of the band’s combative, combustible live shows were taking their toll on each of the nine members, he said. How long the Grammy-winning metal act from Des Moines, Iowa, could continue to be an artistic force was also an issue, Jordison added.

Using Jordison’s admission as a ruler, that would make Slipknot’s chart-topping album from last year, All Hope is Gone, its swan song.

Slipknot singer Corey Taylor didn’t try to avoid the issue during a recent interview. In fact, he alluded to the fact that Slipknot, while still a commercial force — in fact, one of the few in the metal genre to sell millions of records in the illegal download era — might come to an end sooner than most think.

“I definitely think we’ve got at least one more pivotal album to make. After that, it’s anybody’s guess. I know myself and I know the mentality of a lot of guys in the band. We don’t ever want to get to the point where we’re making albums as an excuse to tour. If we’re not saying something new or we’re not trying to at least branch out musically, then what’s the point?”