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Slipknot, 2026. Jonathan Weiner* Slipknot‘s new song, “Arsenal,” contains everything in the band’s arsenal: Corey Taylor’s total rage, Jim Root and Mick Thomson’s aggro guitar, and all the thunder percussionists Clown and Tortilla Man and drummer Eloy Casagrande can muster. There’s also copious turntablism and keyboards, though after the departure of the ensemble’s DJ, Sid Wilson, and a new press photo that shows only eight members of the band, it’s unclear who’s responsible for all the scratching.
Regardless, “Arsenal” recalls the total fury of Slipknot’s earliest days with Taylor screaming, “I got a lot to fuckin’ say/And if you didn’t listen, you didn’t hear me anyway.” He chants, “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go,” as his bandmates create chaos around his voice. That anarchy becomes even more apparent in the song’s video, directed by M. Shawn Crahan, the group’s “Clown.” The clip features actor Jackson White as he descends into a surrealistic, Felliniesque nightmare filled with red and white ghosts, and of course, the masked members of Slipknot.
