by Trey Alston
Slipknot Share "All Out Life," First New Song in 4 Years: Listen
Check out the new music video, directed by the band's Clown
Slipknot "All Out Life," photo by Henry Arres
Slipknot have shared their first new song in four years. It's called "All Out Life" and it arrives with a music video directed by the band's M. Shawn Crahan (aka "Clown"). Watch below. Scroll down for statements from lead singer Corey Taylor and Clown.
"All Out Life" is the first new music from Slipknot since .5: The Gray Chapter in 2014. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music's Beats 1, Corey Taylor said, "The album is underway, and it's going to be one of the darkest chapters in Slipknot's history; it's that good." He continued, "It's complicated; it's dark; it's heavy; it's melodic; it's fierce; it's angry and it's real; it's raw as hell and it's gonna be talking about a lot of things that people are going to need in their life right now." Slipknot are embarking on a European tour in 2019.
Corey Taylor:
"All Out Life" is a song that is trying to do 2 things: bring everyone together, but also remind everyone that the past is not something to be discarded with disdain. People are so eager to find the Next Big Thing sometimes that they shit all over the bands and artists that have come before, thus making the past feel disposable, like a dirty thing. Fuck that: Why should we pay attention to your mediocre future when you can't be bothered to celebrate an amazing past? I'd rather listen to a guaranteed hit than a forced miss. "All Out Life" is the anthem that reminds people that it's not the date on the music—it's the staying power.
Clown:
Right now is a very exciting time for Slipknot. We've been working on new music for the last two years, and "All Out Life," the song and the video, is just one of many concepts in the works. It's a fitting taste to get you to the next thing. Get ready for what's to come. We challenge you to "All Out Life."
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