It has been some time since Slipknot released their last original album, and percussionist and band leader Shawn Crahan has provided a brief update on the current status of the band.

This period has been busy since The End, So Far was released in 2022, with the band participating in an anniversary tour celebrating their debut album, experiencing multiple lineup changes, and finalizing the recording of their long-anticipated lost album Look Outside Your Window. But what about a new album?

What Did Shawn “Clown” Crahan Say About New Slipknot Music?

During a conversation with NME regarding his recent Minecraft collaboration in creating the fully playable game Verneath, Crahan revealed that Slipknot is currently taking a well-deserved break.

“We’re doing the biggest thing we can do right now, which is taking a much-needed break,” he states.

“We’re taking some real human time. Everybody is writing all the time, but we have not gotten into a place to work on what’s been written,” he adds.

Crahan assures that there are tentative plans to work on new music when everyone is ready and concludes, “It feels very positive and everyone is looking forward to getting back at it.”

What Else Has Been Said About New Slipknot Music?

Just last year, Slipknot guitarist Jim Root addressed the band’s lack of new music during a pair of lineup changes. In a Guitar Interactive video interview, he mentioned that touring had slowed their process and that he no longer had interest in the music he’d worked on with the band during the COVID break.

However, later in 2025, Root expressed renewed interest in getting back into the creative headspace. While appearing on the Turning Wrenches podcast, Root revealed that he actually had six song ideas ready to share with the band and another four currently in progress.

“We have been doing a lot of touring, and we’ve kind of had to do it because of our drummer swap situation. And once we got Eloy [Casagrande] in the band, we needed to get out there and get in front of people and show them why Eloy is part of Slipknot. That was extremely important to us. And that leads to now that Eloy is in the band; we need to write a record,” explained Root last May.

The guitarist also shared that he spoke to the band’s manager about stopping tour bookings, adding, “I kind of put my foot down and was like, ‘We need to stop, man. We just need to stop.’ ‘Cause I want to write a record, and we owe it to Eloy to write a record. We need to get Eloy in a room and start jamming and being creative and get all the rest of the guys in the band involved in riffing out and then building them into songs. Plus I need time for myself just to sit here at this desk and be creative. And it’s coming back.”

As for Casagrande, the newest member of Slipknot, last October he shared in a conversation with Drummer’s Review, “We are cooking; we are doing some new music for sure.”

“Since I joined the band, we have been working on some new ideas. We keep exchanging guitar riffs and drum beats, so we are always doing something. We also had some jam sessions,” he continued. “So, we have a lot of material right now. We just have to sit down and put everything together; start jamming and it’s happening. It already happened. It’s going to happen in the future. So new material is coming for sure.”

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So while the band may be taking a break as Crahan mentioned, it appears several members have been using that time to develop ideas for when they resume.

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