Slipknot Detail Approach to New Album

Jim Root said Slipknot did not want to repeat themselves on their new album and have been trying different approaches. He said fans should not expect the album to sound like Slipknot or Iowa, adding that the new music feels honest and real to him and reminds him of the band’s early recordings.

Root said some of Slipknot’s newer material was overly produced and that the band did not want to repeat that approach on the new album. Slipknot recorded the songs live on the floor with Eloy Casagrande. Root also said he agreed with a fan’s criticism of the band’s 2022 album The End, So Far.

The new album, Slipknot’s eighth overall, is being recorded with former Faith No More producer Matt Wallace. It will be the first Slipknot album released through the band’s own label, (sic)est Records. Slipknot released the single Arsenal earlier this month, but Root later said the song will not appear on the new album.

Slipknot have also announced an extensive 2027 tour, which will begin with a concert at Wembley Stadium on July 3.