On album and onstage, Slipknot guitarists Jim Root and Mick Thomson work together as a team. Both play rhythm and lead tracks, and both feed off the energy and excitement of the other’s musicianship.

You need a specialised instrument when you are in Jim Root’s line of work. Slipknot demands a certain kind of sound. But just because Root needs extremity in his electric guitar tone doesn’t mean he ...

A metalhead's new guitar was allegedly sent to Slipknot's Jim Root by mistake. In mid-February, an individual wrote a post on Reddit expressing his frustration over a missing guitar he purchased ...

Slipknot guitarist Jim Root is planning his own solo project, using his time in quarantine to compile new ideas. Root revealed the idea to Loudwire during an exclusive interview, detailing his ...

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For OG Slipknot fans, there’s no denying that some of their earliest work was their heaviest. It was just pure, authentically raw metal. And as fans, we know it isn’t always easy for bands to keep up ...

…but at least one metal fan is unambiguous in his feelings about Ariana Grande! During a recent interview with Ireland’s Joe, Slipknot guitarist Jim Root praised the pop singer, saying: “One of the ...

Slipknot member Jim Root revealed that he is a fan of Ariana Grande and her music. The revelation came after a reporter categorized the band as popular music, which he considered as a compliment. The ...

"But I think we work really well under pressure in some cases, in most cases." "I'm still trying to figure that out," he confessed. "I think that's the eternal [mystery] because, with writing, there's ...

Sometimes a guitar you ordered gets lost in the mail. Other times it gets accidentally delivered to Jim Root of Slipknot despite the fact that you are currently located in Qatar. Shit happens, right?