Thursday, October 13, 2011

Clown Confirms New Slipknot Album Will Happen

For Slipknot fans worldwide, this day comes with news that could seemingly cure all illness. Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has confirmed in an interview on Blabbermouth.net.
"There's plans [to make another record], but that's a way off. No one will push it, because it's going to be a big one. It'll be closer to 'Iowa', but it'll be sadder and crazier. And really thought provoking, it could even be conceptual"
For any Slipknot fans or anyone that has ever heard 'Iowa', and then to hear that this new album will be "sadder and crazier" really makes you think about how fucking crazy it really will be. 'Iowa' is known in the Slipknot community as the darkest and most fucked up saga in the band's lifespan. Clown commented in the Slipknot edition of Revolver Magazine that during the making and touring cycle for 'Iowa', "[Iowa] almost killed us!"

This album, when it finally comes to us all, will be the first since the death of bassist Paul Gray, who was instrumental in nearly all the writing that Slipknot has done over their 10 plus years in the business. While we beg and plead the 'Knot for the new album, they plan to release a special tenth anniversary edition of 'Iowa', including bonus discs and special features.

All in all, ladies and maggots, there is a new Slipknot album on the way, we just need to be patient! (Is it ready yet?!)