Slipknot’s Next Album Takes Shape Around Live Studio Jams

Slipknot’s next studio album is moving forward, with drummer Eloy Casagrande confirming that his drum parts are complete and describing a collaborative process built around long live jams.

The project will be Casagrande’s first full-length album with the masked metal band. He joined in 2024, and his arrival has become central to a recording approach that favors musicians reacting to one another in the room instead of assembling every part separately.

The band started with riffs and drum patterns

Casagrande said he and guitarist Jim Root began exchanging riffs and beats near the end of 2025. The work then moved into the studio with percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan, where the musicians recorded hours of improvisation and searched the playback for moments that felt distinctive enough to develop.

Later sessions expanded to include Mick Thomson, Alessandro Venturella and Michael Pfaff. Producer Matt Wallace, who also worked on Slipknot’s recent single “Arsenal,” observed those sessions and helped the band shape ideas while learning how its creative chemistry operates.

Casagrande said he completed the album’s drum tracks in October. He has also described the band as happy with the large number of songs taking shape, emphasizing that the priority is making music the members believe in rather than predicting what will sell.

Brazilian roots remain part of the sound

The drummer expects elements of his Brazilian background to appear naturally in the new material. He is not trying to turn Slipknot into a traditional Brazilian act, but he has said that his musical identity cannot simply disappear when he sits behind the kit. That balance gives the album a clear creative question: how far can a new member reshape the band while still serving its established intensity?

Root has separately warned listeners not to expect a recreation of Slipknot’s self-titled debut or “Iowa.” The guitarist has characterized the current work as experimental and intentionally unwilling to repeat the past.

No release date or final track list has been announced. “Arsenal,” the band’s first new song in three years, may not appear on the album, but it offers the first public snapshot of the lineup and production team now building Slipknot’s eighth full-length record.