Slipknot percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan has offered another promising update on the band’s upcoming eighth studio album, revealing that the group have written enough material that a double-album release could be a possibility.
Speaking in a newly published interview with Rock Sound, following his induction into the publication’s Hall Of Fame, Crahan confirmed that the long-awaited record is moving forward and described the creative process as particularly productive.
“Now, here we are at album eight, and I can promise you, album eight’s coming out. What I can say officially is we’ve written so many songs as of right now. We have so many songs that Corey [Taylor, vocals] has sung on for rough demos. We had not foreseen what has happened, which is effortless recording and fun.”
Crahan also credited the band’s current creative momentum to their willingness to jam and contribute new material, specifically highlighting drummer Eloy Casagrande for helping push the group forward.
He went on to suggest that the amount of material currently in the works could even support a ninth album, although he stopped short of confirming any plans for a double release.
“So technically, I guess we could have a ninth too. We could have a double album. I’m not telling you we’re doing that. I’m just telling you, number eight’s coming out. We’re off all the bullshit. No one’s telling us what to do anymore. We do exactly what we want. We always have, but now it’s so easy. We don’t have any resistance. I don’t think people are ready for what we’ve created because even we are saying we’ve gone to another level.”
As for what fans can expect sonically, Crahan indicated that the upcoming effort could take listeners some time to digest, describing it as a collection of longer compositions with a strong musical focus.
“This new one is probably going to take people a little time because it’s long songs and definitely a musician’s album.”
The band’s most recent release was the surprise standalone single “Arsenal,” which arrived this past September and prompted a divided response among fans. However, the band have since clarified that the Corey Taylor-penned track will not appear on the forthcoming album.
The new record will also mark several significant changes for Slipknot. It will be their first studio album since the departures of DJ Sid Wilson and sampler/programmer Craig “133” Jones, as well as their first full-length release since establishing their own label imprint, (sic)est records.
Following the fulfillment of their recording contract with Roadrunner Records through 2022’s ‘The End, So Far’, the band launched the new imprint in partnership with Roadrunner Records and Atlantic Records.
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