Slipknot talk about new music, a new album and Corey Taylor’s mental health in a new interview

Slipknot talked about their plans on new music, a new album and also on vocalist Corey Taylor’s last months dealing with his mental health in a new interview with the American entertainment magazine Alternative Press.

Corey Taylor had to cancel his solo North American tour this year because of suffering from mental health issues. The singer was always open about his troublesome past and trauma, being sexually assaulted as a child, his battle with addiction and a suicide attempt. In this new interview he said:

“A lot of people hit me up saying it helped them get themselves back into therapy, or to try therapy for the first time. wish I had a better happy ending to that video than I did. I didn’t end up addressing those things until this year. A lot of my issues come from being convinced that I’m right, even when I’m wrong.”

Alternative Press also interviewed Slipknot‘s other bandmembers, which all revealed some very interesting news about the band’s next plans regarding new music. Slipknot‘s last album “The End, So Far” reaches back the year 2022 and was still in collaboration with Roadrunner Records. This collaboration ended after the band’s last album leaving the band on their own from then on. Asked what the band has planned for their new album and if they would do it all by their own now, Slipknot‘s percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan responded:

“I won’t sign a seven-album deal. But could we do one-offs or two? I don’t know. Am I interested in doing it ourselves? Well, that’s a lot of fuckin’ work. Could we do it? Yeah. Could it be beneficial for the band? Of course. Is it going to be 10 times more work? Absolutely.”

“Clown” also added some information on when a new Slipknot album could come out:

“Somewhere between 2025 and mid-2026, there’s gonna be writing. I think it’s gonna be sooner than later. Maybe we’ll be in the studio in the later part of 2025. There’s no expectations. No one’s in a rush, but we’re not going to blow it off, either.”

Slipknot changed his formation this year as drummer Eloy Casagrande and a new, still hidden, sampler/keyboardist joined this legendary band. On this vocalist Corey Taylor had to say:

“Eloy is such a natural writer. I think he’s going to take us to some places we haven’t been in a while. I’ve got a lot to say, and I’m looking forward to expounding on a lot of different things.”

Slipknot is currently on their 25th anniversary tour. Catch the band live:

01. September 2024 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
07. September 2024 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre *
08. September 2024 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Styles Resorts Amphitheater *
09. September 2024 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
11. September 2024 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater *
13. September 2024 – Inglewood, CA – Intuit Dome *
14. September 2024 – Inglewood, CA – Intuit Dome *
15. September 2024 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre *
17. September 2024 – Austin, TX – Moody Center *
18. September 2024 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion *
21. September 2024 – Des Moines, IA – Knotfest Iowa at Waterworks Park *
11. October 2024 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
19. October 2024 – São Paulo, BRA – Knotfest Brasil
26. October 2024 – Buenos Aires, ARG – Lnotfest Argentina
28. October 2024 – Lima, PER – Costa 21
02. November 2024 – Santiago, CHL – Knotfest Chile
05-06. November 2024 – Bogota, COL – Movistar Arena
08. November 2024 – Guadalajara, MEX – Calle 2 (feat. Kerry King)
09. November 2024 – Mexico City, MEX – Parque Bicentenario (feat. BABYMETAL & Orbit Culture)
05. December 2024 – Amsterdam, NET – Ziggo Dome
06. December 2024 – Dortmund, GER – Westfalehallen
08. December 2024 – Stuttgart, GER – Schleyerhalle
09. December 2024 – Leipzig, GER – Quarterback Immobilien Arena
11. December 2024 – Zürich, SWI – Hallenstadion
12. December 2024 – Paris, FRA – Accor Arena
14. December 2024 – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena
15. December 2024 – Glasgow, UK – Ovo Hydro
17. December 2024 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
18. December 2024 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
20. December 2024 – London, UK – The O2
21. December 2024 – London, UK – The O2

06-08. June 2025 – Nürnberg, GER – Rock am Ring
06-08. June 2025 – Nürnberg, GER – Rock im Park
12-14. June 2025 – Nickelsdorf, AUT – Novarock

*with Knocked Loose and Vended