Slipknot Pause Continues With Tentative Plan to Start Writing Later This Month
The group is resting after extensive touring, with members stockpiling ideas on their own.
Overview
- M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan told NME the band is not currently working together on new material and is taking a much‑needed break.
- Crahan said there are provisional plans to reconvene in the studio later this month if everyone is ready, calling the mood positive.
- Guitarist Jim Root said he has about six finished arrangements and would prefer releasing a song or small batch before a full record.
- Drummer Eloy Casagrande previously said members have exchanged riffs, held jam sessions, and accumulated a large pool of ideas.
- This would be Slipknot’s first new writing phase since leaving Roadrunner Records and follows recent lineup changes after the 2022 album.