“We Still Wanna Do Albums”

Slipknot percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan lately made it identified that he is fascinated about focusing more on singles, rather than full-length albums. Particularly now that Slipknot is off Roadrunner and has no contractual obligations. Now in a brand new interview with Hellfest, bassist Alessandro “VMan” Venturella clarifies that Slipknot is not solely targeted on simply singles from right here on out.

Within the interview, Venturella defined that doing full-length albums with 9 guys is a ache within the ass and that singles are a viable various. Although that does not imply Slipknot is forgoing the LP format for the remainder of their profession.

“It isn’t a set-in-stone factor. I believe it is extra like now that we’re not with a file label, we will now do no matter we would like and we’re not held by sure elements.

“We’re in a world now the place to try to get everybody all collectively to do a full file and the logistics to get 9 guys in a spot someplace like Los Angeles or one thing like that, to file a file, it is a huge endeavor, and particularly in at this time’s local weather and the way every part is, whereas if we take our time and we do issues that we would like, we will put out a single and we will do that right here, and I believe that is what he was sort of getting at.”

“Albums are nonetheless a factor, and we nonetheless wanna do albums. However I believe it was extra, like, ‘Hey, instances are altering. We are able to go, ‘Hey, right here, guys, here is a brand new single.’ You may have a single. And we’re not, 4 years later, right here comes an album. We generally is a bit extra free to do what we would like.”

So now we have got Crahan speaking about singles, Venturella speaking about singles and full-length albums, and Corey Taylor talking about doing a double album eventually. Fast, somebody discuss solely doing EPs ceaselessly!