Long-time Slipknot fans have long spoken of a secret album. In April 2026, they were finally proven right as the band released "Look Outside Your Window" on Vinyl. Now, it would appear the band is ready for a broader rollout. There are "new vinyl variants and a digipak CD available to pre-order," per LouderSound.
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The album was originally recorded alongside their 2008 release "All Hope Is Gone." The release will feature four members of Slipknot. Corey Taylor, Shawn 'Clown' Crahan, Sid Wilson, and Jim Root all participated.
"(They) recorded Look Outside Your Window because they were frustrated by the regimented nature of the Hope... sessions, overseen by producer Dave Fortman," LouderSound reports. "They set up their own facility and recorded more ambient and improvisational material, as opposed to the ferocious sound the band specializes in."
Taylor previously hinted at the existence of this album back in 2011.
"It's not what you would call 'Slipknot' Slipknot," he said, "but it's definitely got some weird, eerie f-----g issues with it."
Currently, the album is only available via physical copy. It hasn't been released onto any digital platform. So, if you're looking to get some new Slipknot into your life, you'll need to embrace the old-school feel of a record store, or embrace all that is 2026 and order online.
Slipknot Still Has a Massive Following
If you grew up during the late 90s and early 2000s, Slipknot was unavoidable. They're one of the biggest bands from the Nu Metal era, and boast countless incredible hits, along with a worldwide army of fans. The group's most recent album was released in 2022, titled "The End, So Far."
However, it was their self-titled debut album, along with "Iowa" and "Vol. 3, The Subliminal Verses," that truly put them on the map. To this day, Slipknot still draws 16.4 million listeners on Spotify alone. If we added in all other music platforms and YouTube, they'd likely sit comfortably above the 100 million monthly hits mark.
With such a large audience, their latest release should do well, despite being limited to physical media. If anything, the throwback of buying vinyl will likely be a draw for what is undoubtedly a near-middle-aged fanbase.
