WGRD 97.9 » sonisphere http://wgrd.com Mon, 20 May 2013 14:55:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Slipknot's Corey Taylor Says Moment of Silence Will Be Louder Than Concert http://wgrd.com/slipknots-corey-taylor-says-moment-of-silence-will-be-louder-than-concert/ http://wgrd.com/slipknots-corey-taylor-says-moment-of-silence-will-be-louder-than-concert/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:41:22 +0000 Dave Kim http://wgrd.com/?p=15302  

Slipknot ringleader Corey Taylor believes that the moment of silence scheduled in honor of former bassist Paul Gray at the band's Sonisphere set will be louder than their actual performance. The emotional moment will take place this Sunday (July 10) at 2pm London time.

]]> http://wgrd.com/slipknots-corey-taylor-says-moment-of-silence-will-be-louder-than-concert/feed/ 0 Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Slipknot Play First Show Since Paul Gray's Death http://wgrd.com/slipknot-play-first-show-since-paul-grays-death/ http://wgrd.com/slipknot-play-first-show-since-paul-grays-death/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:15:24 +0000 Dave Kim http://wgrd.com/?p=13934 Slipknot performed for the very first time since the death of bassist Paul Gray a little over a year ago. The surviving eight members made their emotional return June 17 at Terravibe Park in Athens, Greece.

]]> http://wgrd.com/slipknot-play-first-show-since-paul-grays-death/feed/ 0 Slipknot's Corey Taylor Scared to Perform Without Paul Gray http://wgrd.com/slipknots-corey-taylor-scared-to-perform-without-paul-gray/ http://wgrd.com/slipknots-corey-taylor-scared-to-perform-without-paul-gray/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:01:10 +0000 Dave Kim http://wgrd.com/?p=7937 Slipknot ringleader Corey Taylor revealed that he is "scared to death" of playing without original bassist Paul Gray, who died from a drug overdose in May of last year. The Des Moines, IA band is scheduled to tour in Europe this summer as part of the Sonisphere Festival.

]]> http://wgrd.com/slipknots-corey-taylor-scared-to-perform-without-paul-gray/feed/ 0 Metallica to headline Sonisphere Festival http://wgrd.com/metallica-to-headline-sonisphere-festival/ http://wgrd.com/metallica-to-headline-sonisphere-festival/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:16:11 +0000 Dave Kim http://wgrd.com/?p=2463 England is about to get an overdose of metal as Metallica are set to headline next year's Sonisphere Festival, and they're not coming alone.

]]> http://wgrd.com/metallica-to-headline-sonisphere-festival/feed/ 0 Slipknot to headline Sonisphere Festival http://wgrd.com/slipknot-to-headline-sonisphere-festival/ http://wgrd.com/slipknot-to-headline-sonisphere-festival/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:27:15 +0000 Dave Kim http://wgrd.com/?p=1921

Slipknot are on board to headline next year's Sonisphere Festival.

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