New Slipknot Album: 10 Things The Band Need To Get Right

10. New Blood

Obviously, one of Slipknot's greatest strengths was their size. Nine members meant nine brains, nine musicians and thus, more creative and technical flair. With the loss of two of their most influential members, that nine is now seven, and as they have announced that they are looking into bringing others to the project, their biggest task will be introducing the perfect blend of skills and passions to the group. A drummer that can play as superbly as Joey Jordison is one thing, but one that can bring as much to the creative process is something else entirely. Similarly, the band will be hard-pushed to find someone that they gel with half as well as they did with Paul Gray; an individual who can bring balance to the group while still managing to do the band's body of work justice instrumentally. Of course the group could consider the option of not bringing anybody else onto the project, after all most of the writing process has already been completed. Many have made the argument that the band didn't need nine members in the first place, with three percussionists and an often irrelevant DJ, surely the group could make do with seven. That said, Slipknot wouldn't be Slipknot without that element of controlled chaos that comes with having so many band members. Even if some roles seem less important than others, each band musician has proven vital to their work in some way, thus the introduction of new blood has to be handled with care.