Corey Taylor<\/a> has spoken to NME<\/em> about ending the recording his \u201cdarker, heavier\u201d solo album \u2018CMF2\u2019. Check out unique images from the classes under, alongside our interview with Taylor.<\/p>\n The follow-up to 2020\u2019s \u2018CMFT<\/a>\u2019 was first teased earlier this yr, with Taylor telling followers they weren\u2019t prepared for the \u201cbigger, better\u201d album<\/a>. Speaking to NME<\/em>, Taylor has now promised that \u2018CMF2\u2019 is \u201cgoing to be the best rock album of this year, and the next.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t wait for people to hear this album,\u201d he stated. \u201cIt chews up that first record and spits it out. It\u2019s more dialled-in with everything people expect from me, so it\u2019s got hints of \u2018CMFT\u2019 but there are also hints of Slipknot<\/a>, Stone Sour<\/a> and all the stuff I\u2019ve done in my acoustic shows. It\u2019s got everything for everybody. People are going to fucking lose it.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cdarker, heavier\u201d assortment of songs will function tracks written throughout Taylor\u2019s profession. \u201cSome fans will recognise a few from other projects that I\u2019ve done while others were written just before we went into the studio,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n \u201cI was really inspired by my band, but also the reaction that the first solo run had, where people leaned into everything,\u201d he continued. \u201cThey liked the acoustic stuff, they liked the heavy stuff, they liked the fun stuff. We wanted to make a hybrid thing, but not have it feel chaotic.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking in regards to the success of his debut solo album, Taylor stated that \u201cit definitely emboldened me to run even further. It felt really good to know that there\u2019s trust there from the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n Influenced by completely different a long time of music, Taylor defined how there are songs that pull from the identical \u201880s rock that inspired his debut. \u201cThere\u2019s additionally \u201890s grunge, \u201870s punk and the hard-hitting shit that I helped create in the late \u201890s and early 2000s, he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit of every thing, but it surely was necessary for us to make it really feel contemporary.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a dark, solemn acoustic song called \u2018Sorry Me\u2019 that\u2019s got a very old school vibe to it, \u2018Talk-Sick\u2019 still has an \u201880s feel to it, but it\u2019s more of a Guns N\u2019 Roses <\/a>vibe which was always the stuff that made you want to run through walls and the first single \u2018Beyond\u2019 is going to blow people the fuck away,\u201d added Taylor. \u201cThis album is definitely more of a punch in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cThe stuff that largely inspires me comes from the stuff I grew up listening to; street hip-hop, punk, metal and all the shit that feels like it came from someplace that I can relate to and identify with.\u201d<\/p>\n However, there are some newer bands the place \u201cyou can feel them leaning into the passion.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTurnstile<\/a> are fucking amazing,\u201d he stated. \u201cSleep Token<\/a> are really starting to do something for me, and Bad Omens<\/a> are great. There\u2019s a whole new generation of bands that are starting to come up that are carrying the flag for heavy music.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking about Sleep Token, might Corey Taylor be their mysterious, masked chief Vessel?<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d he replied. \u201cListen, I\u2019ve got more than enough going on. I don\u2019t need a fourth band.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor was additionally impressed by the current mainstream resurgence of guitar music, and needed \u2018CMF2\u2019 launched to point out folks how rock ought to be accomplished.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are some good bands out there but for the most part, everything is so soft,\u201d he defined. \u201cIt\u2019s the exact opposite of what we had before, where people didn\u2019t want to call themselves \u2018rock\u2019. Now, people call themselves rock when it\u2019s actually way more alternative. When are these artists going to take the gloves off? Stop holding back and just fucking go for it. Everything sounds the same.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cThere\u2019s no reason to make music if you can\u2019t fucking feel it. There has to be a heartbeat to it or it\u2019s just another commercial that you\u2019re trying to get through to get to the next show. With this album, I\u2019m walking in like Hiroshima and I don\u2019t give a fuck what anybody says.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018CMFT\u2019 was stated to be a \u201cparty record\u201d that additionally touched on topics like politics (\u2018Culture Head\u2019) and habit (\u2018Silverfish\u2019). Taylor stated that the follow-up explores the same vary of matters. \u201cI was trying to make it more aggressive and more urgent thought,\u201d he revealed. \u201c\u2018We Are The Rest\u2019 is very aggressively about the fact the upper 10 per cent of society kinda sucks and the rest of us are underneath them saying, \u2018Fuck you, we\u2019re not going to let you hold us back from succeeding\u2019. It\u2019s very anthemic in a weird way.\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s additionally a monitor referred to as \u2018Punch Line\u2019 which \u201cleans into the sarcasm of narcissism,\u201d whereas \u2018Post Traumatic Blues\u2019 offers with \u201cPTSD and the depression and aloneness that comes with it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an aggressive song though,\u201d stated Taylor. \u201cIt really runs right out of the gate. It\u2019s trying to get you off your ass and move around, not necessarily to change things but just to make you feel better. As an abuse victim, I\u2019ve struggled with that my whole life. It\u2019s also a nod to the people I\u2019ve met through the Taylor Foundation<\/a> that deal with it on a constant basis. It\u2019s a rallying cry.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor and the remainder of his band \u2013 bassist Eliot Lorango, drummer Dustin Robert, guitarists Christian Martucci and Zach Throne \u2013 have been chipping away on the songs for \u2018CMF2\u2032 over the past couple of years. It was simply as effectively, as a result of they solely gave themselves 4 days to rehearse the 26 songs they needed to document.<\/p>\n \u201cOur musical rapport is just really strong,\u201d stated Taylor, revealing that the recording wrapped up faster than he anticipated. \u201cThey know I trust them implicitly to not only get what I\u2019m trying to convey, but also to make things bigger and better. We did 26 songs in six weeks, from soup to nuts. It was special.\u201d<\/p>\n Not all 26 songs will make it onto \u2018CMF2\u2019 although. \u201cI\u2019m not trying to go down the King Crimson<\/a> route. I\u2019m not there yet,\u201d stated Taylor when requested about the opportunity of a double album. \u201cThere are 13 songs on the album that made sense together and really hit, but I\u2019m also holding stuff back because I love the reaction the b-sides album<\/a> got last time.\u201d<\/p>\n So far, the tentative plan for \u2018CMF2\u2019 is to launch the primary single \u2018Beyond\u2019 in May after a brief tour alongside Cherry Bombs. \u201cWe\u2019re aiming for an eventual September release that\u2019ll fall in the middle of a tour we\u2019re plotting now. Obviously, the best way to make God laugh is to announce your plans though.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the \u201cdarker edge and harder tone\u201d to \u2018CMF2\u2019, the album was \u201cbuilt specifically to play live,\u201d stated Taylor.<\/p>\n Teasing \u2018CMF2\u2019 earlier this yr, Taylor advised followers \u201cinstead of where I came from, this is where I\u2019m going.\u201d Does this imply there are various extra solo albums to come back?<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely \u2013 it\u2019s almost a weird peace I\u2019ve found myself in,\u201d he replied. \u201cFor the longest time, I always felt very comfortable in a band situation. A lot of the time, people look to you as the de facto leader but maybe you\u2019re not necessarily the one who\u2019s making the decisions. It can also be a lethargic process trying to get people on the same page.\u201d<\/p>\n He added:\u00a0\u201cWith this, it\u2019s so gratifying. It\u2019s so much fun recording, but it\u2019s also been played by dudes who know what the fuck they\u2019re doing and love the music. It\u2019s a cool vibe. It\u2019s a fun vibe. I think people can see that camaraderie. This project has definitely reignited my love for playing music. It\u2019s kind of showing me what my future is going to be, for better or for worse.\u201d<\/p>\n Talking about his ambitions, Taylor stated: \u201cThe reason I make music now is for the same reasons I started doing it 30 plus years ago. It\u2019s because I love doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n That stated, the singer revealed that he\u2019s additionally impressed by the information of Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s impending retirement from touring<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s earned it,\u201d stated Taylor. \u201cFor me, I’m keen and capable of tackle that torch, if wants be. To have 1 \/ 4 of what he\u2019s achieved, that\u2019s the purpose. I simply need to play large reveals, take out youthful bands, make music with associates of mine and have a fucking blast. They\u2019re targets which are very a lot achievable. It\u2019ll be cool to have the ability to take this to the world and see what occurs. I imply, go large or fuck off, proper?\u201c<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s at the moment gearing up for a busy 2023 as he seems to be to launch \u2018CMF2\u2019 and begin wrapping up the tour cycle for Slipknot\u2019s 2022 album \u2018The End, So Far\u2019<\/a>. There\u2019s additionally ongoing work along with his Taylor Foundation, increase the Famous Monsters Of Filmland model<\/a> and \u201cjuggling dad stuff with rock stuff\u201d. But is the discharge of \u201clost\u201d Slipknot document \u2018Look Outside Your Window<\/a>\u2019 on the playing cards?<\/p>\n The document was recorded by Slipknot members Sid Wilson, Jim Root, Shawn \u2018Clown\u2019 Crahan and Taylor concurrently 2008\u2019s \u2018All Hope Is Gone\u2019 and late final yr, Clown stated it could possibly be launched as early as April 1, 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201c\u2019Look Outside your Window\u2019 is Clown\u2019s baby. Slipknot is Clown\u2019s baby,\u201d stated Taylor. \u201cI punch a clock and then I punch out. It\u2019s so funny, every year or two I get an email about \u2018Look Outside Your Window\u2019 and how it\u2019s coming out. I\u2019m just as stoked as everybody else because dude, I don\u2019t even have a copy. I have a version from 10 years ago that I don\u2019t even think is the same mix that they\u2019re dealing with. I don\u2019t even fucking know the songs are going on this album, that\u2019s how out of the loop I am.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor added: \u201cI was a guest star on that album anyway, so your guess is as good as mine. It\u2019s so fascinating that something that started as a demo has become the Holy Grail. If you only knew how that album came about and the pain it caused\u2026 I hope people dig it but I honestly hope it never gets released because there are so many expectations about it now. It\u2019s like that Wu Tang Clan<\/a> album that only whatisfuck (Martin Shkreli<\/a>) has a copy of. It\u2019s almost better to just wonder.\u201d<\/p>\n More information on the discharge of Taylor\u2019s new album \u2018CMF2\u2019 will observe within the months forward.<\/p>\n Slipknot in the meantime, are gearing up for a busy summer season of touring and festivals \u2013 together with a headline slot at Download 2023 alongside Metallica and Bring Me The Horizon in June. 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