However, its emphasis on experimentation and a more melodic rock style kept it classified as a separate body of work from Slipknot's aggressive heavy metal sound.
[2] Crahan noted that the sessions began with himself and Root initially, with Taylor and Wilson coming in shortly later, and it became a group project shared among the four of them, separate from Slipknot, in his eyes.
[3] Root noted the track "My Pain" had originated in the Look Outside Your Window sessions as well, and was later revisited and reworked onto the Slipknot album We Are Not Your Kind in 2019.
[12][13] In January 2020, Crahan revealed the album, at one point had an unannounced surprise Christmas 2019 release date,[14] but it was delayed again, for undisclosed reasons.
[19] Specifically, he noted that they aimed to release it after April 1, 2023, the date that Slipknot would no longer be signed to Roadrunner Records.
[23] Crahan emphasizes that there is no conspiracy preventing the release of "Look Outside Your Window," but rather a deliberate consideration of its relevance and impact given the changing times.