Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan wants the band to follow in the footsteps of The Beatles and Pink Floyd and record a concept album.
The percussionist is keen on recording a double album and has told his bandmates that they should consider coming up with their own interpretation of the classic concept record.
He tells the BBC: “I’ve been on Jim Root, and I’m just, like, ‘Man, we’ve gotta write an art record. We’ve gotta write our Wall, our Sgt Pepper’s.’
“I’d love it if we could do a double album with interludes. Have a concept, maybe make a movie. Things that have all been done before, but our way, our interpretation. That would be a grand slam for the Clown. Don’t get me wrong, we’d still do our thing. We’re still gonna be Slipknot.”
The group are on the road in support of their fifth album .5: The Gray Chapter – named in honour of late bassist Paul Gray – with dates booked into late October when they’ll host the third edition of their own festival, Knotfest, with guests including Judas Priest and Mastodon.
Singer Corey Taylor recently announced that Slipknot would take a two-year hiatus at the end of the 2015 run, which leaves a big question mark as to when the band would regroup for an album project of any kind, let alone a concept record.
Crahan says: “We’re talking, but no one’s throwing out any timelines. Because we’ve got quite a bunch of touring left. But it’s gonna happen sooner than later. It’s just very exciting to see everybody excited.”
SLIPKNOT TOUR DATES
Jul 24: West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre, FL
Jul 25: Tampa Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, FL
Jul 26: Atlanta Aaron’s Amphitheatre, GA
Jul 28: Detroit DTE Energy Music Theatre, MI
Jul 29: Darien Center Darien Lake PAC, NY
Jul 31: Saratoga Springs Spac, NY
Aug 01: Wantagh Nikon At Jones Beach Arena, NY
Aug 02: Hartford Xfinity Theatre, CT
Aug 04: Mansfield Xfinity Center, MA
Aug 05: Holmdel PNC bank Arts Center, NJ
Aug 06: Pittsburgh First Niagara Pavilion, PA
Aug 08: Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, ON
Aug 09: Heavy Montreal, QC
Aug 11: Washington Jiffy Lube Live, DC
Aug 12: Virginia Beach Farm Bureau, VA
Aug 14: Indianapolis Kipsch Music Center, IN
Aug 15: Chicago First Midwest Bank Amp, IL
Aug 16: St Louis Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, MO
Aug 19: Denver Red Rocks Amphitheatre, CO
Aug 21: Salt Lake City USANA Amphitheatre, UT
Aug 23: Auburn White River Amphitheatre, WA
Aug 24: Vancouver Rogers Arena, BC
Aug 26: Concord Pavilion, CA
Aug 28: Las Vegas MGM Resort Festival Lot, NV
Aug 29: Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion, AZ
Aug 30: Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheatre NM
Sep 02: Austin 360 Amphitheatre, TX
Sep 04: Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, TX
Sep 05: Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion, TX
Sep 25: Rock In Rio, Brazil
Sep 27: Sao Paulo Anhembi Arena, Brazil
Sep 30: Santiago Moviestar Arena, Chile
Oct 03: Buenos Aires Ciudad Del Rock Argentina
Oct 23: Knotfest, CA
Oct 24: Sacramento Aftershock Festival, CA
