After years of delay, “Look Outside Your Window” arrived on April 18th of this year as part of the annual ‘Record Store Day‘ event. That album was long overdue, having originally been conceived during the sessions for Slipknot‘s 2008 album “All Hope Is Gone“. Not viewed as an official Slipknot release, the 10-song record was instead recorded separately, with sessions taking place in a separate location just outside from the main studio sessions for “All Hope Is Gone“.
However, while it may not bear the name of the Iowan masked metal phenomenon, it certainly sports much of their lineage, given that Slipknot‘s vocalist Corey Taylor, guitarist Jim Root, percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan and DJ Sid Wilson used the venture to explore different creative avenues.
After multiple tentative release plans fell through, that record arrived last month as an eponymous affair under the banner of Look Outside Your Window. That arrival did present some challenges for eager fans though, as it was exclusive only to vinyl formats available via independent record retailers.
Now plans have been laid for an official June 12th wide release of the record, including various new vinyl pressings and a CD format release. Presumably, digital formats will follow. For now, pre-orders for this long-awaited effort can be obtained through shop.lookoutsideyourwindow.com.
Just ahead of its release last month, Clown told Rolling Stone of this record:
“Yes, it is definitely closing a chapter in that maybe it should have come out a long time ago, but Slipknot always stopped the forward motion of it because we’d be in an album cycle and releasing it would have disrupted both things. So I finally put my foot down, and everybody’s like, ‘It’s about time.’
I love this album so much. I know people are going to love it and I’ve accepted that it’s going to get confused [with Slipknot]. But it’ll also open up the next generation of ‘Look Outside Your Window‘.”
