Slipknot percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan just lately made it recognized that he is serious about focusing extra on singles, relatively than full-length albums. Particularly now that Slipknot is off Roadrunner and has no contractual obligations. Now in a brand new interview with Hellfest, bassist Alessandro “VMan” Venturella clarifies that Slipknot is not solely centered on simply singles from right here on out.
Within the interview, Venturella defined that doing full-length albums with 9 guys is a ache within the ass and that singles are a viable various. Although that does not imply Slipknot is forgoing the LP format for the remainder of their profession.
“It is not a set-in-stone factor. I feel it is extra like now that we’re not with a report label, we are able to now do no matter we would like and we’re not held by sure elements.
“We’re in a world now the place to try to get everybody all collectively to do a full report and the logistics to get 9 guys in a spot someplace like Los Angeles or one thing like that, to report a report, it is a large endeavor, and particularly in at the moment’s local weather and the way all the pieces is, whereas if we take our time and we do issues that we would like, we are able to put out a single and we are able to do that right here, and I feel that is what he was type of getting at.”
“Albums are nonetheless a factor, and we nonetheless wanna do albums. However I feel it was extra, like, ‘Hey, instances are altering. We are able to go, ‘Hey, right here, guys, this is a brand new single.’ You may have a single. And we’re not, 4 years later, right here comes an album. We could be a bit extra free to do what we would like.”
So now we have got Crahan speaking about singles, Venturella speaking about singles and full-length albums, and Corey Taylor speaking about doing a double album ultimately. Fast, somebody discuss solely doing EPs endlessly!
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