The band had been name-checked as inspirations by some of the earlier winners, including 30 Seconds To Mars and Slipknot.

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Wearing a T-shirt for the heavy-metal band Slipknot, Mr. Vanhise was arraigned Friday evening before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck in Manhattan federal court and remanded to prison.

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Masked metal titans Slipknot, meanwhile, were given the Kerrang!

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Join us this week as WorldBeat checks in with Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Chuck D. and Chapman, plus Slipknot, Rage Against the Machine and Stone Temple Pilots to get their take on new digital music technologies.

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Grohl will also be playing with his latest project, Sound City Players, which, against all logic, brings together artists ranging from Rick Springfield and Stevie Nicks to Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty to members of Slipknot, Fear and Rage Against the Machine.

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