slipknotThe long-awaited new full-length, end up here, coming soon. Released on Friday, September 30, the album will be produced by Joe Barresi (TOOL, Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins) and will be the band’s final LP for his Roadrunner label, Nine’s longtime label. But despite the hype surrounding its release, at least a few band members don’t feel entirely enthused about the record, given its sound.
recently talk with music radarguitarist Jim Root revealed his concerns about both the recording process and the final product, a sentiment shared at least somewhat by Slipknot percussionist and conceptualist Sean “Clown” Crahan.
“I feel we weren’t ready for Joe Baresi. I feel like we didn’t get the most out of him. music radar“We didn’t do any pre-production. We basically made this record in the studio. A lot of it was due to COVID and we were away. Now do.
“I didn’t have a lot of creative input because my mindset was still there. I didn’t come because I knew the songs inside out and that inspired the record. We didn’t fight each other or fight each other, but like, ‘What’s the best way to approach it?’ I tried to figure it out. do you know that
“You can plan, you can plan as much as you want, but the big clock over your head and the budget from the label and all these things, the studio we were in and their schedule, it’s very There were many factors that went against making this record, but I am amazed that we were able to finish it.
“And it’s taken so long to get it compared to how long it took to track it down! It’s like, well, if it took this long to get it, We could have taken the time beforehand… to build a better product. That’s not to say we’re disappointed with what we put out. It’s where we are. Here is what we had to deal with.
“But it’s like a movie. The director always says you’ll never finish a movie, just give it up! I feel I had to move on from that. [Shawn “clown” Crahan] “This is not a record! You could say that, but we put out a fucking record.For the fans, it’s a fucking Slipknot record..after all.”