Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande on new album: “We are making real music, we are not thinking about business”

Eloy Casagrande has spoken about what fans can expect from Slipknot’s upcoming album, saying that they are “not thinking about business” and instead prioritising “making real music”. READ MORE: Slipknot on the cover: “Nobody created us except us – we have always drawn our own map” The masked metal icons returned last month with the surprise single ‘Arsenal’ – their first new music in three years, and first since the departure of Sid Wilson and the joining of drummer Casagrande. Since it dropped, Corey Taylor and co. have announced their ‘(sic)est Stadium Tour’, which kicks off in 2027 and features support from Marilyn Manson, Bring Me The Horizon and more. Guitarist Jim Root has also been dropping hints that a full album is on the way, but unlikely to feature ‘Arsenal’ on the tracklist. Now, Casagrande has given another status update on the upcoming, Matt Wallace-produced eighth album, explaining that it will be “special” and feature “real music”. “We are doing a lot of songs. Many, many songs,” he told Radiónica. “I cannot explain for you what exactly we are doing in the studio right now. But, what I can say is that the band is really happy with the music that we created so far. E...