Corey Taylor has decided to share some details with eager fans about the Slipknot’s highly anticipated new album. Taylor revealed that the band is, in fact, working on a new record, their first since 2014’s .5: The Gray Chapter, but that the new songs are currently in the demo stages.
“I have fantastic news,” Slipknot’s vocalist told Kerrang! at the Q&A session ahead of Kerrang! Awards 2018. “Some of you know, but I’ll just make it official right now: we are working on a new album. It’s only in the demo stages right now, however we have very serious, tentative plans – and I say that because the best way to make God laugh is to announce your plans out loud – to go into the studio at the beginning of next year and get this f***ing going.”
He also revealed some further details, saying that the release will be “Iowa levels of heavy.”
“We have 16 songs written right now, and they are f***ing dangerous,” Taylor continued. “I loved .5 [The Gray Chapter], but this album, to me, makes .5 look like nobody’s business. This is Iowa levels of heavy. And I have to go out and tour this s**t at my age – I can feel those songs in my back! I am really, really excited about it, and I talk to the guys in Slipknot all the time.”
You can check out Corey Taylor’s full Q&A session with Kerrang! below.
Slipknot’s last album, .5: The Gray Chapter, met with critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 while receiving several Grammy Awards. Making the album proved to be the last effort with the band for Joey Jordison, founding member and drummer, who left the Slipknot in 2013.
