Corey Taylor has stated he will likely be releasing his second solo album, ‘CMF2’, on his personal document label imprint.
The follow-up to 2020’s ‘CMFT’ is about to reach this yr through the lately created imprint Decibel Cooper, which is backed by BMG.
In an interview with The Archive of B-Sox, Taylor stated he hoped to make use of the imprint not just for his personal music, however as a means of supporting new rock and metallic artists.
“I’m actually excited,” Taylor stated. “That is the primary main step in one thing that I’ve been constructing in direction of for a very long time. Not solely my solo profession however me making an attempt to assist do my half to bolster the following era of arduous or heavy new music, whether or not it’s rock, punk, metallic, regardless. [via Louder]
He continued: “It’s only one extra notch in my bat the place I can break by way of some partitions for folks, man. So I’m actually stoked. I’m actually wanting ahead to it.”
It stays to be seen, nevertheless, whether or not Slipknot might launch music on that label. After releasing their latest album ‘The Finish, So Far’ in September, the band left longtime document label Roadrunner after fulfilling their contract.
“It’s such a unique label than it was once we first signed with it,” Taylor instructed NME for a Massive Learn function final yr. “When you’re within the arms of people that don’t care, it’s only a fucking enterprise. And that’s what occurred.”
He added: “We’ve needed to combat for each fucking launch that we’ve had as a result of the individuals who now work for Roadrunner assume they know what they’re doing and so they simply don’t. They’ve tried to present us fucking recommendation, and we’re identical to, ‘What are you speaking about? What band do you assume we’re?’”
In the meantime, Taylor promised NME final month that ‘CMF2’ is a “darker, heavier” assortment of songs which is “going to be the perfect rock album of this yr, and the following.”
“I can’t look ahead to folks to listen to this album,” he stated. “It chews up that first document and spits it out. It’s extra dialled-in with every part folks anticipate from me, so it’s received hints of ‘CMFT’ however there are additionally hints of Slipknot, Stone Bitter and all of the stuff I’ve carried out in my acoustic exhibits. It’s received every part for everyone. Individuals are going to fucking lose it.”
He additionally stated that the tentative plan for ‘CMF2’ is to launch the primary single ‘Past’ in Might after a brief tour alongside Cherry Bombs, the dance group that includes his spouse Alicia. “We’re aiming for an eventual September launch that’ll fall in the course of a tour we’re plotting now. Clearly, one of the simplest ways to make God snigger is to announce your plans although.”
