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Slipknot’s Jim Root Sits Out Mayhem Festival Dates Due to Burst Appendix
Slipknot’s Jim Root Sits Out Mayhem Festival Dates Due to Burst Appendix
Slipknot’s Jim Root Sits Out Mayhem Festival Dates Due to Burst Appendix
Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has been forced to sit out dates on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival due to a burst appendix. The band released the following statement before the tour's kickoff in San Bernadino, Calif. on Saturday (June 30): "We're sorry to announce that our brother Jim Root will not be performing with us at Mayhem today in San Bernardino due to serious health issues.
Slipknot and Stone Sour Member Speaks on Accomplished Guitarists
Slipknot and Stone Sour Member Speaks on Accomplished Guitarists
Slipknot and Stone Sour Member Speaks on Accomplished Guitarists
Jim Root, guitarist for bands Slipknot and Stone Sour, has no problem admitting he's a fan of his peers' gifted guitar playing skills. The Iowa native sat down before a Stone Sour concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England in late October to discuss which players of the stringed instrument he admires most...