After a delay, Slipknot fans will finally know when the heavy metal band’s new project will be released. The upcoming tracks were recorded in 2008 when they weren’t working on All Hope Is Gone. These songs were different from the band’s sound and weren’t included in the fourth album. Now we know when the unreleased songs will be available this year.
Look Outside Your Window will be released on April 18
Michael Pfaff, Alessandro Venturella, Michael Shawn Crahan and Sid Wilson of Slipknot attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
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Look Outside Your Window won’t be branded as Slipknot, but it’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan, Corey Taylor, guitarist Jim Root, and DJ Sid Wilson’s creation. It’ll be released on April 18, exclusively on Record Store Day. They released a statement about the project, which has 10 tracks.
1. 11th March
2. Moth
3. Dirge
4. Christina
5. Is Real
6. Away
7. In Reverse
8. Toad
9. Juliette
10. U Can’t Stop This
“Created during a chaotic time in our shared history, the songs were born late at night, in a house on a farm in the middle of nowhere,” read the statement, according to Knotfest. “Peering out through a big picture window, we wondered about what, or who, might be lurking outside. That sense of the unknown seeped into the music itself. There were no rules; ideas could come from anywhere: subtle drum loops, bits of organ or abstract guitar noise, even samples of frogs or crickets. Guided by emotion and instinct, we let the sounds themselves point the way.”
The website also shows the project’s beautiful cover of the sky with palm trees. The vinyl has a splatter on it, and the jacket is purple. Slipknot recently released a deluxe edition of its 25th anniversary album. The band members then took a break. That’s fitting since the 10 songs were created 15 years ago during the band’s free time years ago.
This story was originally published by Parade on Feb 5, 2026, where it first appeared in the Entertainment section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.