Slipknot Mixing New Album, Still Eyeing Spring Release

Slipknot should have their seventh album out by the summer at the latest, if not mid to late spring. The masked Iowan metal outfit recorded that outing with influential producer Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens Of The Stone Age) and according to frontman Corey Taylor, are currently having it mixed.

Appearing today (February 02nd) on SiriusXM‘s ‘Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk‘, Taylor said of their progress with the opus:

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“The record is actually in the process of being mixed right now. Everything is finished, so it’s just being mixed right now, which is rad news. So it’s probably gonna take… I think it’s probably gonna be another three months [before it is released]. The artwork’s done. We just came up with the title. I’m not gonna tell you it right now. But we’re really stoked. So hopefully three months from now — well, less than that — we’ll get the single out, and then three months from now we’ll get the album out.”

Regarding the musical direction of the record, Taylor offered:

“It’s really killer, man. It’s darker than ‘We Are Not Your Kind‘, but there’s a ton of melody. I’ve been telling everybody that it’s like a heavier version of ‘Vol. 3‘. It’s got so many textures and layers. The heavy stuff has attack but the melodic stuff you can just sink your teeth in; there’s a lot of great melodies and hooks. I’m really, really excited for people to hear it.”

Given Taylor‘s tentative timetable, the album should arrive sometime amid their ongoing ‘Knotfest Roadshow Tour‘, which will play out as follows:

With In This Moment & Jinjer

03/16 Fargo, ND – Fargodome
03/18 Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
03/19 Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
03/22 Memphis, TN – FedExForum
03/23 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
03/25 North Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena
03/26 Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater
03/29 Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at the BJCC
03/30 N. Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
04/01 Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex
04/02 Reading, PA – Santander Arena
04/04 Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
04/06 Green Bay, WI – Resch Center
04/07 Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
04/09 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
04/11 Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
04/12 Regina, SK – Brandt Centre
04/14 Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre
04/15 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
04/17 Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

With Cypress Hill & Ho99o9:

05/18 University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
05/20 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
05/21 Providence, RI – Dunkin’ Donuts Center
05/22 Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
05/24 Albany, NY – MVP Arena
05/26 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
05/28 Québec, QC – Videotron Centre
05/29 Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
05/30 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
06/01 Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
06/02 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
06/04 East Troy, WI – Alpine Valley Music Theatre
06/05 Moline, IL – TaxSlayer Center
06/07 Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater
06/09 Colorado Springs, CO – The Broadmoor World Arena
06/11 Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center
06/13 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
06/14 Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
06/17 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Garden Arena
06/18 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre