Clown Says New Slipknot Music is Coming “Sooner Than You Can Imagine”
Slipknot’s been having one hell of a summer. From the nostalgia-laced 25th anniversary shows to the endless collabs to the hiring of ex-Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande injecting new life into the band, it just seems like things just keep coming up Slipknot. And it sounds like that’s not going to change any time soon, as new music sounds like it’s getting closer and closer to release.
That last bit of info came from an interview Revolver recently ran featuring vocalist Corey Taylor, percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan, and guitarist Jim Root. While the main focus of that chat was to discuss the 25th anniversary of their debut self-titled album that’s coming up this weekend, there was some added talk about what’s next for the band. To that end, Crahan said fans can always expect something new from the iconic band.
“Well, one thing I can say is this: There’s always going to be new Slipknot music. But we’ve also said that there is a filter, and we are the filter, and that filter must go through everyone. And when I was telling you that we’re doing a lot better communicating, now apply that to communicating about music.
“I can say that there’s gonna be music sooner than you can imagine, delivered to you in a way you can’t imagine. And I’m excited because we’re not on a label. And there’s a lot of dismay with that, you know what I mean? But there’s also a lot of middle fingers with that. I love it, you know? Come and get us, or we’ll come to get you!”
Given the fact that they’ve only recently hooked up with Casagrande, Root explained that the band already has some songs they wrote during the COVID lockdowns, as well as some material from an initial writing session he had with the new drummer and bassist Alessandro “Vman” Venturella.
“We have a bunch of holdover stuff that was written during COVID — but it was such a manic, depressing, chaotic time that I think a lot of the ideas that came out of that aren’t necessarily the greatest, just because we couldn’t work on anything with a hundred percent focus. We had Eloy play on a tune that kind of spilled over from some of that writing, and I think some of the guys like it more than some of the other guys like it; I don’t love it.
“But when he and VMan were staying with me, we jammed a couple of different times in my home studio while running Pro Tools, and all these ideas were just flowing. I’m gonna go through it and do some riff mining, and see if I can start some arrangements to get us going on some new songs. I think we’re going to try to get a time together where all of us can be in the same place, and get into a room and just jam as a band and write — like the way the Iowa record was written, or the way the self-titled album was written.”
You know, there’s just so much in this interview over at Revolver that this post could go on forever, it feels like. There’s so much that you should probably also head over there to read the whole thing, especially if you care about Look Outside Your Window and whether fans have guessed who Craig “133” Jones’ replacement is. (Hint: No one’s figured it out yet.)
if you’d like to catch Slipknot live, be sure to do so at any of the listed dates below.
SLIPKNOT LIVE DATES 2024:
Aug 06: Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center * [Tickets]
Aug 07: Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake * [Tickets]
Aug 09: Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena * [Tickets]
Aug 10: Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion * [Tickets]
Aug 12: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden * [Tickets]
Aug 14: Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion * [Tickets]
Aug 15: Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center * [Tickets]
Aug 17: Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena * [Tickets]
Sep 01: Pryor, OK – ROCKLAHOMA [Tickets]
Sep 07: Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre # [Tickets]
Sep 08: Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Styles Resorts Amphitheater # [Tickets]
Sep 09: Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life [Tickets]
Sep 11: Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater # [Tickets]
Sep 13: Inglewood, CA – Intuit Dome # [Tickets]
Sep 14: Inglewood, CA – Intuit Dome # [Tickets]
Sep 15: Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre # [Tickets]
Sep 17: Austin, TX – Moody Center # [Tickets]
Sep 18: Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion # [Tickets]
Sep 21: Des Moines, IA – Knotfest Iowa at Waterworks Park # [Tickets]
Oct 11: Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival [Tickets]
Oct 19: São Paulo, BR – Knotfest Brasil [Tickets]
Nov 08: Guadalajara, MX – Calle 2 [Tickets]
Nov 09: Mexico City, MX – Parque Bicentenario [Tickets]
Dec 05: Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome [Tickets]
Dec 06: Dortmund, DE – Westfalehallen [Tickets]
Dec 08: Stuttgart, DE – Schleyerhalle [Tickets]
Dec 09: Leipzig, DE – Quarterback Immobilien Arena [Tickets]
Dec 11: Zürich, CH – Hallenstadion [Tickets]
Dec 12: Paris, FR – Accor Arena [Tickets]
Dec 14: Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena [Tickets]
Dec 15: Glasgow, UK – Ovo Hydro [Tickets]
Dec 17: Manchester, UK – Co-op Live [Tickets]
Dec 18: Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena [Tickets]
Dec 20: London, UK – The O2 [Tickets]
Dec 21: London, UK – The O2 [Tickets]
* w/ Special Guests Knocked Loose and Orbit Culture
# w/ Special Guests Knocked Loose and Vended
