V-Man Weighs in on Slipknot Releasing Singles Instead of Albums

Back in November of 2022, Slipknot percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan alluded to the band doubtlessly giving up on albums in favor of singles transferring ahead (with frontman Corey Taylor partially fueling the hearth days later). Ever since, followers have been longing for extra clarification on the topic, and luckily, bassist/keyboardist Alessandro “V-Man” Venturella has now given devotees hope that future LPs could also be potential.

Speaking to Hellfest TV on June 18, 2023 (the identical day Slipknot performed the pageant), V-Man was requested to remark on his bandmates’ remarks and the ensuing hypothesis.

He clarified:

I imply, it’s not a set-in-stone factor. I feel it’s extra, like, now that we’re not with a file label, um, we are able to now do no matter we would like and we’re not held by sure features. You know, we’re in a world now the place it’s – to attempt to get everybody all collectively to do a full file and the logistics to get 9 guys in a spot – someplace like Los Angeles or one thing like that – [to] file a file, it is a massive endeavor.

Especially in at this time’s local weather and the way the whole lot is, whereas if we take our time and we do issues that we would like, you already know, we are able to put out a single and we are able to do that right here, and I feel that is what [Crahan] was sort of getting at.

Albums are nonetheless a factor, and we nonetheless wanna do albums, however I feel it was extra, like, “Hey, times are changing. We can go, ‘Hey, here, guys, here’s a new single. You can have a single,’” you already know? And we’re not, like, 4 years later, right here comes an album. We generally is a bit extra free to do what we would like.

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His clarification actually is sensible. Plus, it offers followers a bit extra optimism concerning a correct full-length follow-up to The End, So Far (which we named as one of the 50 greatest rock and steel albums of 2022).

As for Slipknot now not being tied to a file label, The End, So Far was the band’s remaining launch with Roadrunner Records (with whom they signed in 1998 and launched all of their studio LPs).

Recently, we included Slipknot’s “Wait and Bleed” – the primary single from their self-titled 1999 debut file – in our checklist of bands with a number of music movies for one track. Also, the id of their new keyboardist could’ve been uncovered final week.

Back in June, Taylor issued a frivolous problem to WWE celebrity Randy Orton and turntablist Sid Wilson shared a photograph of his first baby with Kelly Osbourne.

Of course, Taylor is presently on tour as properly. You can take a look at his remaining dates right here and buy tickets right here.