Corey Taylor says he’ll record “darker” second solo album early next year

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Corey Taylor has revealed he’s planning to record his “darker” second solo album early next year.The Slipknot frontman released his debut solo record ‘CMFT’ in October 2020 via Roadrunner Records.

He’s set to play his first UK headline shows next month, beginning with a performance at The London Palladium.During a new interview with SiriusXM (via Blabbermouth), Taylor said that he’ll head back to the studio in January and February 2023. “We’re gonna go in and bang [my second solo album] out and get it ready,” he told the station.“And then once I’m done touring with Slipknot, I’m gonna throw together a really rad, ‘rock is back’ kind of tour for the solo stuff and start bringing out some of the younger – maybe not even some of the younger rock bands, but just some of the bands that don’t get the chance or just don’t get the looks that are afforded to either pop bands and hip-hop bands or people like me who are kind of grandfathered in.”Taylor continued: “So I’m gonna try and really kind of fly the rock flag and give some opportunities to some of the younger bands and maybe even just the mid-level bands that just haven’t had a shot. ‘Cause there’s so many great bands out there.”The singer went on to confirm that he’s already written all of the material to be included on the ‘CMFT’ follow-up. “It’s about 15 songs,” he said. “And it’s one of those cool things where some of it’s older stuff that I’ve written over the years.”Taylor added: “There’s actually a couple of songs that some of the fans know because I debuted them live when I was doing the JBKB [Corey Taylor & The Junk Beer Kidnap Band] thing.”He went on to mention two songs – ‘Beyond’ and ‘Breath Of Fresh Smoke’ – that are “finally” getting recorded and released.