A collection of previously unheard SLIPKNOT tracks, recorded during the “All Hope Is Gone” sessions in 2008, is finally set to surface this spring.
Back in 2018, percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan disclosed that he, Corey Taylor, Jim Root and Sid Wilson stepped away to a different studio amid a creative standstill during the album’s recording. There, the four musicians crafted and recorded a batch of songs that leaned toward a more psychedelic direction than the band’s usual sound.
The project, titled “Look Outside Your Window,” has now been confirmed for a vinyl release on Record Store Day, April 18.
In a statement shared online, SLIPKNOT stated about the inception of the “Look Outside Your Window” project: “We knew we were heading down a different creative path, entirely apart from SLIPKNOT, and we followed it eagerly. We called the project ‘Look Outside Your Window’ as a tribute to this experimental spirit.
“Created during a chaotic time in our shared history, the songs were born late at night, in a house on a farm in the middle of nowhere. Peering out through a big picture window, we wondered about what, or who, might be lurking outside. That sense of the unknown seeped into the music itself. There were no rules; ideas could come from anywhere: subtle drum loops, bits of organ or abstract guitar noise, even samples of frogs or crickets. Guided by emotion and instinct, we let the sounds themselves point the way”.
Track listing
01. 11th March
02. Moth
03. Dirge
04. Christina
05. Is Real
06. Away
07. In Reverse
08. Toad
09. Juliette
10. U Can’t Stop This
