"Everybody is writing all the time" Slipknot Working On New Music During Time Off

Following the eventful year that was 2025, and the back-to-back touring cycles of The End, So Far and We Are Not Your Kind, Slipknot are taking some much-needed time off. Recently, the group's percussionist and de facto leader M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan spoke with NME about his Minecraft-based new video game, Verneath, and the status of Grammy-winning group's next album, their first after parting with long-time label Roadrunner Records.

Clown makes clear that, as of this exact moment, the band are not actively working on their follow-up to 2022's The End, So Far. "We’re doing the biggest thing we can do right now, which is taking a much-needed break." Still, the band members remain creatively engaged: "We’re taking some real human time. Everybody is writing all the time, but we have not got into a place to work on what’s been written."

NME seem optimistic, saying there are "tentative" plans for the band to get together soon. Clown adds, "It feels very positive and everyone is looking forward to getting back at it." For the time being, Clown is focusing his energies of Verneath. "Building this world has opened my mind so much. It’s some of the best art I’ve made in my life."

Click here to check out the Nu Metal Agenda's rundown of the best Slipknot albums. Their latest album, The End, So Far, is out now on Roadrunner Records.