SLIPKNOT’s SID WILSON: Fans Won’t Be Disappointed With New Album

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SLIPKNOT turntablist Sid Wilson spoke to the Herald-Whig about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's upcoming follow-up to 2019's "We Are Not Your Kind" album. He said: "Yeah, as far as I know, all the members are finished recording parts, and it should be in the final stages. Actually, it's been kind of tough, with the COVID restrictions and everything, trying to get the studio sessions done. So it's taken a little bit longer than I think we would like, but, yeah, we managed to get it nailed down." Regarding what fans can expect from the new SLIPKNOT material, Wilson said: "I don't think everyone will ever be disappointed with what we do because we're going to stay true to ourselves and do the music that we feel is necessary to get it all out. You know what I mean? It's kind of a therapy session as well. I think when they listen to it, it comes through that way and not approaching it from the perspective of a rock star and what we think that the world would think of us for doing certain kind of creativity. We just want to give the most honest representation of ourselves on the whole as we can." SLIPKNOT's next LP is expected to include the single "The Chapeltown Rag" which was released last November. The effort was produced by Joe Barresi, who has previously worked with AVENGED SEVENFOLD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and CHEVELLE, among many others. In February, SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor told SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" about the musical direction of the new SLIPKNOT material: "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[: (The Subliminal Verses)]'. 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." SLIPKNOT kicked off the 2022 iteration of its "Knotfest Roadshow" tour on March 16 at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The "Knotfest Roadshow" tour is taking place over two legs, both headlined by SLIPKNOT. The first leg features special guests IN THIS MOMENT and WAGE WAR. The second leg will feature special guests CYPRESS HILL and HO99O9. The first leg of the 38-date run, produced by Live Nation, will wrap up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Sunday, April 17. The second leg kicks off on Wednesday, May 18 in University Park, Pennsylvania and hits a further 17 cites before culminating on Sunday, June 18 in Chula Vista, California. "We Are Not Your Kind" was released in August 2019. The LP sold 118,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its first week of release to land at position No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Furthermore, the album made an impact worldwide with No. 1 debuts in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, Canada, Japan, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal and Finland, as well as Top 5 debuts in Germany, France, Norway, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain and New Zealand.