Back in 2008, Slipknot percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan, singer Corey Taylor, guitarist Jim Root and DJ Sid Wilson recorded 11 unreleased songs around the time the band was recording “All Hope Is Gone.”
The songs are said to be more psychedelic in nature, and Crahan said plans are in place to put out the project soon.
“It’s an amazing body of work,” he told Upset magazine. “You will never hear another Corey Taylor like this. The music and the words… it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done in my life.”
Crahan wants the album to be properly promoted when it does indeed drop.
“We wouldn’t want Slipknot to hurt ‘Look Outside Your Window’, and we wouldn’t want ‘Look Outside Your Window’ to be a little irritation to Slipknot. Why? Because it’s beautiful God art and people deserve it. The good news is that six months from now, April Fool’s Day 2023, we’re off the label. There are no plans to immediately release something, and we haven’t talked about it, but I would imagine it’ll probably come very soon afterwards. There’s nothing else to do, and it’s ready to go. It’ll be worth the wait.”
Crahan spoke about “Look Outside Your Window” in a 2021 interview with Knotfest.com.
“The reason why we never can commit to a date or anything is because — don’t make it confusing,” he said. “Don’t make it something it’s not. Don’t call it something it’s not. Accept it. It’s music. It’s art. It doesn’t carry the Slipknot name.”
Crahan continued: “Joey [Jordison, then-Slipknot drummer] wasn’t up the hill playing drums. He doesn’t know anything about the songs. I think he’s only been to the house once or twice. It’s a completely different project. It was never held to p*ss people off. It was never held to prove a point.”
“It’s been mixed. It’s been mastered. It’s ready to go,” he revealed. “We wanna put it out. But it’s only gonna be put out when the priority is created correctly. It’s up to everyone to sort of shut their mouths and not make it confusing. Don’t let it affect Slipknot. That’s the priority — Slipknot, Slipknot, Slipknot, Slipknot. Everything else is just beautiful things that branch off of it. Everyone, quit confusing it. Accept it. We are an anomaly. We’re too much. We’re everything and anything at the same time and no time at all.”
One song from “Look Outside Your Window” called “Til We Die” was released on the digipack of “All Hope Is Gone,” but the rest remain unreleased.
Taylor told Eddie Trunk of the songs: “(They’re) experimental, super vibey and super melodic.” He added: “There’s something about those songs. They’re very solemn, very energetic, very artistic. For people who are used to a certain way of Slipknot sounding, this doesn’t sound anything like that. It’s much more of a rock vibe. Honestly, it’s much more of a Radiohead vibe, to be honest.”
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