SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has confirmed in an extensive January update that the long-shelved "Look Outside Your Window" project has been fully mixed and mastered, with album artwork completed and all release logistics carefully finalized. The experimental companion to 2008's "All Hope Is Gone" — originally recorded by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Crahan, and Sid Wilson during the original album sessions — will release on Record Store Day, April 18, under the Look Outside Your Window name rather than the SLIPKNOT banner, a very deliberate creative choice to separate the project from the band's well-established and aggressively heavy identity.
Crahan described the sound as having a distinct "Radiohead vibe," far removed from the band's signature aggression and percussive fury that fans have come to expect. The project reportedly features atmospheric electronics, lush ambient textures, exposed and melodic vocals from Taylor, and unconventional song structures that bear little to no resemblance to anything in SLIPKNOT's extensive catalog. The album has been a subject of intense fascination and endless speculation among the devoted SLIPKNOT fanbase for nearly two decades, with tantalizing snippets and cryptic descriptions surfacing periodically in interviews but the full project remaining frustratingly locked away in the vaults. Crahan has spoken about these recordings with genuine reverence and deep emotional attachment over the years, calling them some of the most honest and vulnerably raw music any of the participants have ever created together.
The Record Store Day release will be a limited vinyl pressing with unique artwork created specifically for the occasion, making it an instant and highly sought-after collector's item for the devoted worldwide SLIPKNOT fanbase. A wider digital and streaming release will follow in May to ensure broader accessibility. Meanwhile, SLIPKNOT as a performing and recording unit are taking a "much-needed break" from touring and studio work, with no firm timeline announced for their next album or live dates. The extended hiatus has fueled endless speculation and heated discussion about the band's future direction and continued viability. Crahan has publicly assured fans that SLIPKNOT are not finished, but strongly emphasized that the break is essential.