SLIPKNOT recorded two albums in 2008 – All Hope Is Gone and the highly anticipated Look Outside Your Window.
Look Outside Your Window showcases the talents of vocalist Corey Taylor, guitarist Jim Root, percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan, and DJ Sid Wilson, and deviates significantly from the band’s typical aggressive sound.
Originally scheduled for release on Christmas Day 2019 and later postponed to April of the following year, the album unfortunately never saw the light of day. However, M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan has confirmed that the album is finally set to be released in 2024, putting an end to the long wait.
Clown said in a new interview with NME: “It’s definitely arriving next year. You have my word. The art’s been done. It’s been mixed. It’s been mastered. It is definitely coming out in 2024 and it’s such a great album. Corey [Taylor] is my favourite singer ever, and you’ll never hear him sing in the same way as on this album, so it’s been worth holding it back. It’s such a different, timeless project.”
Back in 2021, Clown explained the reason behind the delay of the album in an interview with Terry “Beez” Bezer of Knotfest.com‘s “Mosh Talks With Beez.” He said at the time: “The reason why we never can commit to a date or anything is because — don’t make it confusing. Don’t make it something it’s not. Don’t call it something it’s not. Accept it. It’s music. It’s art. It doesn’t carry the SLIPKNOT name. Joey [Jordison, then-SLIPKNOT drummer] wasn’t up the hill playing drums. He doesn’t know anything about the songs. I think he’s only been to the house once or twice. It’s a completely different project. It was never held to piss people off. It was never held to prove a point.
“It’s been mixed. It’s been mastered. It’s ready to go,” Crahan continued. “We wanna put it out. But it’s only gonna be put out when the priority is created correctly. It’s up to everyone to sort of shut their mouths and not make it confusing. Don’t let it affect SLIPKNOT. That’s the priority — SLIPKNOT, SLIPKNOT, SLIPKNOT, SLIPKNOT. Everything else is just beautiful things that branch off of it. Everyone, quit confusing it. Accept it. We are an anomaly. We’re too much. We’re everything and anything at the same time and no time at all.”
