Slipknot’s ‘Arsenal’ was “a tune we could quickly get out there while we work on the rest of the record” and will not feature on new album, says Jim Root

Jim Root has said that Slipknot’s new single ‘Arsenal’ will not feature on their upcoming album, and was instead “a tune we could quickly get out there while we work on the rest of the record”. READ MORE: Slipknot on the cover: “Nobody created us except us – we have always drawn our own map” The metal icons returned with the surprise single earlier this week – with the track marking their first new music in three years, and first release since the departure of Sid Wilson and the joining of drummer Eloy Casagrande. Since it dropped, the single has got mixed reviews online, with some fans enjoying the new approach, while many others have criticised it for feeling like too much of a deviation from their usual sound. There has also been backlash towards the song’s chorus, which sees frontman Corey Taylor simply repeat “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go“. Now, guitarist Jim Root has spoken out about the harsh comments towards the new song, and said that it is not reflective of the album that they are currently working on. In the comment section of a now-deleted post on Instagram, Root replied to one fan who asked if he was upset about the criticism of the song. “It depends on the commenter, ...