Root On Manson, Sandoval Quits I Am Morbid, Alice Cooper

Slipknot's Jim Root has answered the Marilyn Manson backlash — by saying he doesn't know who the band tours with. "I stay out of the logistics of touring," he told a fan on Instagram. "Forgive my ignorance about who we do shows with." Manson denies all allegations; the LA DA closed its investigation with no charges. The Take: fans weren't asking about logistics.

Also: Pete Sandoval quits I Am Morbid, saying he and David Vincent "can't continue working together," after learning another drummer had been hired for Europe. And Alice Cooper, ahead of his memoir Devil On My Sh...