Metal Anarchy

During a recent interview with Alternative Press, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor opened up about his mental health struggles. The frontman also revealed that they will have an impact on the way the band tours in the future.

Taylor said the following about being open with his struggles:

“A lot of people hit me up saying it helped them get themselves back into therapy, or to try therapy for the first time. wish I had a better happy ending to that video than I did. I didn’t end up addressing those things until this year. A lot of my issues come from being convinced that I’m right, even when I’m wrong.”

He also explained how it will effect touring:

“I found that my pursuit of work and all things ego was killing me. And nearly killed me. So I’ve reinvested my life to the point [where] I’m only going to work so much. I’ll never be gone from home for more than two-and-a-half weeks. I’m putting importance back on the things I really value. That is the greatest gift I could give myself and my family.”

In other news, Taylor also talked about working on new material with drummer Eloy Casagrande:

“Eloy is such a natural writer. I think he’s going to take us to some places we haven’t been in a while. I’ve got a lot to say, and I’m looking forward to expounding on a lot of different things.”

Percussionist M . Shawn “Clown” Crahan then offered a bit of a timetable for the new music:

“Somewhere between 2025 and mid-2026, there’s gonna be writing. I think it’s gonna be sooner than later. Maybe we’ll be in the studio in the later part of 2025. There’s no expectations. No one’s in a rush, but we’re not going to blow it off, either.”

He also addressed distribution plans:

“I won’t sign a seven-album deal. But could we do one-offs or two? I don’t know. Am I interested in doing it ourselves? Well, that’s a lot of fuckin’ work. Could we do it? Yeah. Could it be beneficial for the band? Of course. Is it going to be 10 times more work? Absolutely.”