On Saturday, August 27th, Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor underwent eye surgery to correct his vision.
He said yesterday, via his twitter feed, the procedure had been successful and he now has 20/20 vision.

It’s a busy time for Taylor.  Slipknot has just announced they are to play more live shows, despite an uncertain future for the band following the passing of bassist Paul Grey.  The band are confirmed to play the Rock In Rio festival on the 2nd October.  Other shows may follow, but nothing has been confirmed.

In April 2010, Joey Jordison said there was to be a new Slipknot disc in 2012, but following the death of bassist Paul Grey just a few weeks later, this looked uncertain.  Reports still suggest that the proposed Slipknot album is to be recorded and released.

Also in 2012, Corey Taylor plans to release an EP of cover songs with his “other” band, Stone Sour.  While it has been said that each band member will get to choose a cover song each, no songs have been officially chosen as yet.

Tommy Lee and DJ Aero have released a video for their new track, ‘Static’.  The duo have also recorded a second track, ‘LFO Tool’, which is also available on the Mau5trap label compilation ‘Meowington’s Hax Tour Trax’.

Lee has recently stated that he no longer has any interest in making full length albums, and intends to concentrate on releasing singles instead.

Watch the video for ‘Static’ below.

Read a review of Methods of Mayhem’s ‘Public Disservice Announcement’ featuring Tommy Lee here.

Korn’s proposed dubstep project has an official release date of November 15th.

‘The Path To Totality’ teams up the nu-metal/alternative metal band with various producers, dubstep producers and DJs, including Kill The Noise, Excision, Skrillex and 12th Planet.  Confirmed song titles include”Burn The Obedient”, “Illuminati”, “Kill Mercy Within”, “Narcissistic Cannibal”, “Chaos Lives In Everything” and “Get Up!”.

‘The Path To Totality’ is set to be a complete u-turn from 2010’s ‘Korn III: Remember Who You Are’, a release which sought to capture the band’s original sound with producer Ross Robinson.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O (nee Orzolek) has decided on a name for her forthcoming “psycho opera”.

The production is to be called ‘Stop The Virgens’ and will premier at St Anne’s Warehouse, Brooklyn on October 12th and run until the 22nd.

Orzolek’s bandmates are also involved with the performance, with guitarist Nick Zinner having co-written some of the music, while drummer Brian Chase is set to be part of the production’s live band.

In addition to the already confirmed ‘Pumping Blood’ and ‘Mistress Dread’, two new song titles have surfaced regarding the forthcoming collaboration between New York legend Lou Reed and almost-veteran thrashers Metallica.

It has also been confirmed that their joint album will include the tracks ‘Little Dog’ and ‘Junior Dad’.

‘Lulu’ is released 1st November in the US and on 31st October for the rest of the world.