Slipknot Drop ‘Arsenal’ With New Drummer Eloy Casagrande—First Track Since Lineup Shake-Up

THE DROP

Slipknot surprise-dropped "Arsenal" on Sept. 9 — their first new song since 2022's The End, So Far and the first ever recorded with drummer Eloy Casagrande ^§^¶. It's also their first release on their own (sic)est Records now that the roughly 25-year Roadrunner deal is finished ^¶.

WHAT TO KNOW

No Sid Wilson, who exited in August, and no Craig Jones; the new press photo shows eight members ^*.
Clown directed the video, starring actor Jackson White, and the song premiered as BBC Radio 1's Hottest Record ^§^¶.
Corey Taylor: "It pummels. It is absolutely a pummeling experience." ^¶
Jim Root says roughly 50 arrangements are in progress with producer Matt Wallace — and "Arsenal" reportedly won't be on the album ^*^‡‡‡.
Reddit reaction skewed negative on the lyrics, though some fans said the band sounds fired up again ^†.

THE TAKE

The album talk is more interesting than the rollout: Root describes grind picking, doomy melodic riffs and Pink Floyd-adjacent experimenting coming out of jams with Casagrande ^§. Introducing a brand-new drummer with a track that reportedly isn't even on the record is a strange call ^‡‡‡.

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^* Are Slipknot an 8-Piece Band Now? — Lauryn Schaffner, Loudwire, 2026-09-09T20:57:24+00:00 — https://loudwire.com/are-slipknot-8-piece-band-now/
^† Slipknot Fans React to Band's New Song 'Arsenal' — Lauryn Schaffner, Loudwire, 2026-09-09T18:27:00+00:00 — https://loudwire.com/slipknot-arsenal-reactions/
^‡ Slipknot's New Song 'Arensal' – Lyrics — Joe DiVita, Loudwire, 2026-09-09T17:45:43+00:00 — https://loudwire.com/slipknot-arsenal-lyrics/
^§ Slipknot Drop First New Song With Eloy Casagrande — Chad Childers, Loudwire, 2026-09-09T17:39:09+00:00 — https://loudwire.com/slipknot-arsenal-video/
^¶ SLIPKNOT Surprise-Releases New Single 'Arsenal' — Blabbermouth, Blabbermouth, 2026-09-09T13:43:45+00:00 — https://blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-surprise-releases-new-single-arsenal
^** LISTEN: SLIPKNOT Drop New Song, Video 'Arsenal' — Metal Injection, 2026-09-09T17:45:03+00:00 — https://metalinjection.net/news/listen-slipknot-drop-new-song-video-arsenal
^†† Slipknot Just SHARED A Huge Studio Update — Rock Feed, Rock Feed, 2026-09-09T02:11:29+00:00 — https://rockfeed.net/news/Z_3DIHWTkRo
^‡‡ Hear SLIPKNOT’s surprise new song “Arsenal” — Revolver, 2026-09-09T17:30:45+00:00 — https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-slipknots-new-single-title-tba/
^§§ JAY WEINBERG talks “anti-solo project,” SLIPKNOT exit, FUMING MOUTH collab and more — Revolver, 2026-09-09T14:00:00+00:00 — https://www.revolvermag.com/feature/jay-weinberg-talks-anti-solo-project-slipknot-exit-fuming-mouth-collab-and-more/
^¶¶ Every Slipknot album ranked from worst to best: over 25 years of heavy metal's angriest band — Stephen Hill, Louder Sound, 2026-09-10T12:35:57+00:00 — https://www.loudersound.com/music/every-slipknot-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best-over-25-years-of-heavy-metals-angriest-band
^*** Slipknot surprise release brand new song Arsenal: 'It is absolutely a pummelling experience' says Corey Taylor — Paul Brannigan, Louder Sound, 2026-09-09T17:41:26+00:00 — https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/slipknot-surprise-release-pummelling-new-song-arsenal-listen-to-it-here
^††† Slipknot Share Crushing New Track ‘Arsenal’ — Jack Rogers, Rock Sound, 2026-09-09T17:50:45+00:00 — https://rocksound.tv/news/slipknot-share-crushing-new-track-arsenal
^‡‡‡ Slipknot Premiere New Standalone Single & Music Video 'Arsenal' — LugalKiEn, Metal Underground, 2026-09-10T05:17:06+00:00 — http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=162051
^§§§ Corey Taylor On Slipknot’s New Single “Arsenal”: “It Is Absolutely A Pummeling Experience” — wookubus, The PRP, 2026-09-09T22:14:03+00:00 — https://www.theprp.com/2026/09/09/news/corey-taylor-on-slipknots-new-single-arsenal-it-is-absolutely-a-pummeling-experience/
^¶¶¶ Slipknot – Release New Song 'Arsenal' — Metal Storm, 2026-09-09T19:11:39+00:00 — https://metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=63853
^**** Slipknot Share New Song “Arsenal,” First Music Since Firing Sid Wilson & Jay Weinberg — Danielle Chelosky, Stereogum, 2026-09-09T18:19:26+00:00 — https://stereogum.com/2510833/slipknot-share-new-song-arnsenal-first-music-since-firing-sid-wilson-jay-weinberg/music/

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