Slipknot was forced to cancel its headlining appearance on Saturday night (August 22nd) at the Pain In The Grass festival in Seattle, Washington, after drummer Joey Jordison was taken to the hospital for undisclosed health reasons. According to Blabbermouth.net, the band issued a statement saying that Jordison was expected at press time to make a full recovery and perform with the group on Sunday night (August 23rd) in Kennewick, Washington.
Meanwhile, singer Corey Taylor gave a brief video interview to the British mental health charity YoungMinds while in London earlier this month for the Kerrang! Awards. In the clip, Taylor talks about his own problems as a youth and offers advice to troubled young people, saying, "Anything you're feeling right now, no matter how strong you feel it, is temporary. You have incredible lives ahead of you, you have incredible things you can accomplish. If you feel that you will have an amazing life. Do not let anything build a wall to high for you to get over it -- I know that might seem very cliched but I've had a lot of friends who've hurt themselves, but all of that stuff is so temporary."
Following comments made last month by Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith that the band would be getting back to work this fall after a two-year hiatus, singer Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea both confirmed to Rolling Stone that the band is waking up from its extended nap. Speaking at a benefit for Flea's Silverlake Conservatory of Music, Kiedis said, "We've decided to write some songs. We imposed a two-year hiatus, which we felt we needed, then we went back to the roundtable and the decision was, 'Let's do this.'"
Flyleaf returns to the airwaves this week with "Again," the first single from the band's upcoming second album, Memento Mori. The disc is due out on October 20th and follows up the group's platinum 2005 debut. Despite the band's success, singer Lacey Mosley told us that the Latin title is a reminder to stay humble: ["It means 'remember death,' and it's like saying my fate could be the same as yours, your fate could be the same as mine, you never know. And I think that's important in the midst of victory and in the midst of praise that we recognize our humanity and we recognize that we're no better than other people. We're just amazingly blessed
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