Slipknot percussionist, M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan, has revealed to Metal Hammer that he has an album's worth of music, recorded during the All Hope Is Gone sessions in 2008.

When Slipknot recorded their fourth album, Clown was set up in another studio making different music with Jim Root, Corey Taylor and Sid Wilson. One of these songs, "Til We Die", featured on the digipak release of All Hope Is Gone, but now the time is right to release more.

Clown tells Metal Hammer: "There’s a collection of songs that were recorded, 11 I think, I’ve held on to them for 10 years because it hasn’t been right, and I’m going to let you know now that it’s feeling right.

"Is it Slipknot? No, it’s not Slipknot. Is it four members of Slipknot? Yes. It’s four members of Slipknot. Is it music being written at the same time as All Hope Is Gone? Absolutely."

Read more at Metal Hammer.

A 10th anniversary deluxe edition of Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone album will arrive December 7th. The title features reimagined artwork and a live bonus disc containing the band's 2009 headline set at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Pre-order in various merch bundles at this location.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1

".Execute."
"Gematria (The Killing Name)"
"Sulfur"
"Psychosocial"
"Dead Memories"
"Vendetta"
"Butcher's Hook"
"Gehenna"
"This Cold Black"
"Wherein Lies Continue"
"Snuff"
"All Hope Is Gone"

Disc 2 - Live At Madison Square Garden

"(Sic)"
"Eyeless"
"Wait And Bleed"
"Get This"
"Before I Forget"
"The Blister Exists"
"Dead Memories"
"Left Behind"
"Disasterpiece"
"Purity"
"Everything Ends"
"Psychosocial"
"Duality"
"People = Shit"
"Surfacing"
"Spit It Out"

Slipknot recently returned with a brand new song, “All Out Life”. The unrelenting new track is joined by an official music video - directed by the band’s own M. Shawn Crahan - which can be seen below.

Slipknot has reached a new personal record on YouTube. The band set a new personal 24-hour debut record with the video for “All Out Life”, amassing 3.4M views in a day. It debuted on the US Top Music Videos chart at #84. Views on the video are currently approaching the 12M mark.

“All Out Life” is available now at all Digital Service Providers.

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor explained, “’All Out Life’ is a song that is trying to do 2 things: bring everyone together, but also remind everyone that the past is not something to be discarded with disdain. People are so eager to find the Next Big Thing sometimes that they shit all over the bands and artists that have come before, thus making the past feel disposable, like a dirty thing. Fuck that: why should we pay attention to your mediocre future when you can’t be bothered to celebrate an amazing past? I’d rather listen to a guaranteed hit than a forced miss. ‘All Out Life’ is the anthem that reminds people that it’s not the date on the music- it’s the staying power.”

Having hinted in the press about the aggressive nature of the music coming out of the studio, Slipknot delivers “All Out Life” as a statement of intent.  At a time when music and culture are becoming increasingly homogenized and the rough edges of creativity are purposely smoothed over, the aggression and message of “All Out Life” stands apart. Clown - aka M. Shawn Crahan - elaborated on the track: “Right now is a very exciting time for Slipknot. We’ve been working on new music for the last two years, and ‘All Out Life,’ the song and the video, is just one of many concepts in the works. It’s a fitting taste to get you to the next thing. Get ready for what’s to come. We challenge you to All Out Life.”

The song’s presence was first alluded to weeks ago - and regularly, since - in a digital campaign for a web app “Touche,” which featured the tagline ‘Welcome to your all out life!’ The app made no mention of Slipknot, and was a trojan horse, ultimately, set up by the band as a commentary on the public’s willingness to hand over their privacy in exchange for worthless, temporary engagement. Some fans, as expected, rooted out the band’s involvement and took to chat rooms and forums to compare notes and revel in the campaign.

Slipknot recently announced a historic hometown performance at the Iowa State Fair set for August 10, 2019. The momentous show will follow a summer of headlining and mainstage festival dates in the United Kingdom and Europe (see attached itinerary). Slipknot's presence onstage has become the stuff of legend, and these performances will not disappoint. For tickets and more information, visit slipknot1.com.

Tour dates:

June
7-8 - Rockfest - Hyvinkää, Finland
7-9 - Rock Am Ring - Nürburg, Germany
7-9 - Rock Im Park - Nuremberg, Germany
11 - O2 Arena - Prague, Czech Republic
13-15 - Greenfield - Interlaken, Switzerland
13-16 - Novarock - Nickelsdorf, Austria
14-16 - Download UK - Derby, UK
17 - Arena - Leipzig, Germany
18 - TUI Arena - Hannover, Germany
19-22 - Copenhell - Copenhagen, Denmark
21-23 - Graspop - Dessel, Belgium
25-26 - Mystic Festival - Kraków, Poland
27 - Sonic Park - Bologna, Italy
28-30 - Download - Madrid, Spain

July
1 - Amphitheatre Nimes - Nimes, France
3-6 - Resurrection Fest - Viveiro, Spain
4-5 - VOA - Lisbon, Portugal

August
10 - Iowa State Fair - Des Moines, IA