Kill Your Stereo

Slipknot struck an admirable catalogue deal last week, but some wondered how a name of their ilk could be worth so much. Let's crunch the numbers.

Three local up-and-comers join the excitement in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.

The band shocked fans with their setlists in New Zealand over the weekend.

Metallica donated to organisations that feed people and provide critical local services in times of need.

Polaris described the massive support slot as "the honour of a lifetime."

"We find ourselves with a partner that is willing to sign onto continuing what Slipknot started, only they want to go even bigger," said Shawn “Clown” Crahan.

"It’s been another incredible year for Australian music, thank you to all the artists who’ve soundtracked our 2025," said triple j's Manager of Music Programming, Nick Findlay.

Cheney shared a story about when The Living End lost a Battle of the Bands competition to a group that played Metallica’s Enter Sandman and expressed awe at his "funny old life."