Local heavy metal musician, DJ, radio host, label head and record store owner Earl J. Root died Friday of complications from non-Hodgkin’s regenerative lymphoma. He was 46. “He was like our heavy ...

Jim Root is not going down swinging. After the guitarist was dismissed from Stone Sour, he was none too pleased. He even revealed that they didn't have the courtesy of doing it in person, but rather ...

Hardcore Slipknot fans might know that Jim Root came into the band after the recording of their infamous demo, Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat. In fact, it was right when they started recording their debut for ...

(The Root) — It all started with a video of three young black boys head-banging in New York City’s Times Square, playing a musical genre that, for a number of people, is a rarity for people of color.