Slipknot singer Corey Taylor has finally confirmed rumors that he tried out for Velvet Revolver’s vacant lead singer slot, telling Altitude TV, ... to obscure Canadian singers have been rumored to be the permanent fill-in for VR, but Taylor is among the first to reveal that he actually tried out for the job. “It was just really cool. It was one of those things where ...

Since Jay came to a bad end last week, Corey Taylor of Slipknot/Stone Sour fame was kind enough to fill in as my co-host for this week's edition of Taco Tuesday. Topics include new albums by Foo Fighters, Weezer and Slayer. And since Jay will still be dead next week, Corey will be (in the immortal words of Ratt) back for more...

... –There still isn’t any real news on that. But SLIPKNOT singer COREY TAYLOR has admitted that he tried out for the position a while back. Obviously, he didn’t get the gig. ... –Not that it’s really worth speculating about now . . . but it would have been interesting to see what would have happened to Corey’s other bands if he landed the gig. –In addition to ...

... performance in the Pearl Concert Theater by multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning alternative metal masters, SLIPKNOT. SLIPKNOT vocalist Corey Taylor, a self-described horror, comic and action figure geek will surely be walking the convention hall. Taylor states, “I’m stoked! When I saw the list of the people that Fangoria was able ...

... out photos of the concert at this location. (via Blabbermouth) In other news, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed that he was being considered for the singer slot in Velvet Revolver. Speaking to Altitude TV (see video below), Taylor said, "I had a meeting with those guys, we did some demos together, and it just didn't work — for whatever reason." ...

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, November, 2009... Not even prison can keep Lil Wayne from releasing music. Now if prison could only keep him from more horrible facial tattoos...Spoon will release their new album Transference in January. Sweet, more indie Billie Joel!Does Corey Taylor lose some cred for trying out for Velvet Revolver? God, let's hope so.