Corey Taylor has said that the chances of Slipknot recording a new album without late bassist Paul Gray are slim.

 

The singer was speaking in Australia, where he is on tour with his other outfit Stone Sour, supporting Avenged Sevenfold.

 

Speaking to Undercover.com.au about the possibility of new Slipknot material, Taylor said: "I don't see it happening. And if it does, it'll be way way down the line."

 

Gray died of a suspected overdose last June.

 

He added that after the death of the bassist, "There is a such a huge piece missing now. A piece so huge that the fans can't even understand." He described Gray as the band's "lynchpin" and said it would be very hard to imagine recording without him.

 

Slipknot are confirmed to headline this summer's Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth on July 10, and will play several other European festivals.

 

Taylor also refused to confirmed or deny reports that he is the new singer of Velvet Revolver. Responding to a question about whether he would be joining the band he said: "To be continued. That's all I can say right now."

 

Taylor also announced that he is to release an autobiography on July 12. He's named it ‘The Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad And Damaged Good.

 

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Sad but you have to respect them for it if indeed they do split.

to be honest, I was surprised to see they were doing shows this year, but i heard they were continuing because 'thats what Paul would have wanted'.

That's very sad if it means "All Hope Is Gone" was their swansong... I've gotten into all four of their albums retrospectively and very few metal acts I've heard managed to produce a debut as electrifying as theirs, let alone an album as darkly brilliant as "Iowa" or two as complete as their last two. Great band, and an awful shame that such a tragedy could cut short their musical output as well as Paul Gray's life.

What a shame, they made such fantastic music!

 

.....

 

*tumbleweed*

They must have been such a tight-knit band...I'm not a huge fan but into some of their stuff, I did think they would continue.

 

One has to wonder why they're doing live shows though if they're not going to record a new album?

 

Unless of course this is Corey already making excuses for his announcement as the new Velvet Revolver vocalist...

If they are still good enough at live shows without Paul then they should try record their final album or something.

Edited March 8, 201114 yr by FM11

This is really becoming a bad, BAD period of time for quality music..... :(

 

Respect to the 'Knot, it took me a while to get into them, but they really did bring something new and individual to a 40-year old genre like Metal..

 

\m/

definatly the best metal band of the last 10 years.

definatly the best metal band of the last 10 years.

 

From my limited knowledge of the genre, I have to agree. The sheer thrill of hearing "(sic)" and the rest of their debut for the first time is something I've rarely felt since. Where they went after that never quite matched that initial shock factor but they were always great, I'm always surprised few other bands seem to have attempted to capture the percussive punch that Slipknot pack.

I'll be completely honest here. I really don't care if they make a new album or not. All due respect to them, they made two decent album (Slipknot and Iowa) but since then they have produced nothing but tripe with the odd good song. TBH, it doesn't bother me in the slightest. But hey, everyones entitled to their own opinion.