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guitarist Jim Root has joined the chorus of people impatient for the band to release already. Percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan announced six years ago that, during the sessions for 2008’s , several of the nine-piece’s members recorded another album on the side. In interviews since, he’s repeatedly offered up release windows that came and went without anything happening, causing some fatigue among fans.
In , Root reveals that he too is sick of waiting – to the point he’s threatened multiple times just to leak the thing and have it over with. “Man, I keep telling Clown that I’m just gonna throw it up on Youtube, then put a link to it on my Instagram or something,” the guitarist tells writer Paul Travers. “He’s like, ‘Don’t dude, just don’t.
’” Root adds that Crahan is still “messing with mixes” for the long-delayed album, then wonders, “Maybe he’s losing focus on it or whatever.” “I don’t even remember what any of that stuff sounds like, because it’s been so long since we recorded it,” he admits. “I don’t think I’ve listened to it in probably 10 years.
Maybe I’ll go find him after we are done talking, and I’ll be like, ‘Let’s listen to , and let’s release it tonight...
’” was recorded simultaneously to at Sound Farm Studio in Slipknot’s home state of Iowa. Root, Crahan, singer Corey Taylor and turntablist Sid Wilson contributed to the record, which Taylor has previously described as having a “ vibe” that’s “experimental” and “melodic”. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Initially, Crahan aimed for the album to come out during the cycle for 2019’s .
However, said cycle ended with the release of followup in 2022. In December 2023, he said it’s been fully mixed and mastered, with album artwork, and would come out in 2024. It didn’t.
Although has become the biggest nu metal white whale since ’s , one song from it has seen the light of day. was released as part of the deluxe edition of and is frequently played from the tape at the end of Slipknot concerts. As well as the interview with Slipknot, the new issue of offers the essential breakdown of the year in metal.
The magazine ranks the best metal albums of 2024, revisits Lzzy Hale’s stint fronting glam metal stars Skid Row, gets the inside story of Gojira’s show-stealing Olympic Games performance, and so much more. Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017. Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Prog and Metal Hammer, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster.
He’s got bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, NME, Guitar and many others, too. When he’s not writing, you’ll probably find him skydiving, scuba diving or coasteering..
