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The former guitar tech told Jim Root he "could do whatever he needed"Alessandro 'VMan' Venturella of SlipknotSlipknot‘s Alessandro Venturella has told the story of how he went from being a humble guitar technician to becoming the bassist in one of heavy metal’s biggest bands. Read More: The Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts: this album is a masterpiece” Venturella, aka ‘VMan’, was working as guitar tech for […]The post Alessandro 'VMan' Venturella reveals he wasn't even a bassist before joining Slipknot appeared first on NME.
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Slipknot: Watch Corey Taylor and his band play Slipknot classics at solo show in London
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Corey Taylor couldn't resist busting out a couple of Slipknot bangers during his entertaining set at the London Palladium
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Slipknot: Jim Root reveals his reaction to early versions of Slipknot's new songs: "Oh f**k, this doesn’t sound like Slipknot to me"
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Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has also admitted that he couldn't contribute much to The End, So Far due to being "stressed out and depressed"
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Metallica: Watch kids loose their minds to Metallica and Slipknot more at this metal-themed puppet show
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Death metal puppet legends Bullicio Puppets put on metal-themed puppet shows for kids, and the results are truly the best thing ever
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Slipknot: Corey Taylor has some advice for whinging Slipknot fans: "Shut the f**k up and listen to what we give you"
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Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has no time for "idiots" who "bitch" about his band's new album The End, So Far
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Death: Corey Taylor says he exchanged "strained but civil" text messages with Joey Jordison before the drummer's death
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Slipknot frontman has regrets that they never "talked to him as a group"
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