It’s not just us: Teller looks scarier here than the guy from the horrorcore band, right? (Photos by Erik Kabik | Retna)

Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor, who just got married here just a couple weeks after helping organize the Trinity of Terrors around the Slipknot show at The Pearl Halloween weekend, was in town last night to celebrate his 36th birthday. He hit up Penn & Teller at the Rio and went backstage before the show. He’s also doing New Year’s Eve at Dead Man’s Hand with his Junk Beer Kidnap Band.

Here’s the bad thing about being in a gimmick band like Slipknot: Eventually, you’re staring down the barrel of 40 and facing the prospect of having to wear a mask four times a week in your professional career. Guess that’s why he’s making with all the side projects — otherwise you just turn into Paul Stanley, and no one wants that.

By Jason Scavone

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