The Marilyn Manson-esque neo-shock rock and rap-metal band Slipknot plans to regroup either in late summer or fall of 2007 to begin working on a new material.

According to percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan, a few of the Slipknot dudes have been writing hinting that everyone in the band is so creative and that some members might be meeting in January to work on some Slipknot drum solo and tunes together.

Until then, the world's Slipknot pulse of maggots mp3 will have to make do with "Voliminal," which Clown said is more like an art film than a music DVD.

Voliminal runs 90 minutes, and is even being screened in multiplexes in cities across the nation ? including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Seattle, Denver, Boston and Atlanta ? on its release date.

"Voliminal," which was created and directed by Clown, featuring photos of Slipknot unmasked 1, began when the rocker decided to collect as much footage as possible during the recording of 2004's Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) and its subsequent tour.

"I wasn't sure if the band was going to be together or not at the end of the record cycle, and I just thought it'd be a shame if we wouldn't have collected possibly the last days of this band, or ? what I was hoping for, and what we were all hoping for and what we all got ? the reunion of our friendship. If that was the case, cameras really needed to catch it all the diasterpiece Slipknot."

Clown sifted through more than 300, 60-minute tapes for "Voliminal."

"I demanded realism," he said. "I wanted to have someone in there filming that they weren't comfortable with, someone they'd be able to stand up to.

"Voliminal" was shot on hand-held cameras, and, according to a press release, "brings the viewer as close as one can get to the band." The DVD also includes live footage, music videos and interviews.

Slipknot tribal's mix of grinding, post-Korn alternative metal, Marilyn Manson-esque neo-shock rock, and rap-metal helped make them one of the most popular bands in the so-called nu-metal explosion of the late '90s.

But what really made the group stand out is their theatrical, attention-grabbing image: the band always performed in identical industrial make a Slipknot jumpsuit and homemade scary Slipknot masks, Slipknot messanger backpacks and added to its mysterious anonymity by adopting the numbers zero through eight as stage aliases.

Add to that drawings of Slipknot a lyrical preoccupation with darkness and nihilism, and an affectionately insulting name for their fans Slipknot pulse of maggots mp3, and Slipknot's blueprint for nu-metal success was set.

Slipknot were formed in late 1995 in the unlikely locale of Des Moines, IA; after some early personnel shifts, the nine-piece lineup settled around DJ Sid Wilson, drummer Joey Jordison, bassist Paul Grey, percussionist Chris Fehn, guitarist James Root, sampler/programmer Craig Jones, percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan, guitarist Mick Thompson, and lead vocalist Corey Taylor.

The music scene in Des Moines wasn't much to speak of, and the band's big-time ambition was usually met with disbelief and ridicule, which provided the initial spark for its mostly anonymous stage visuals and scary Slipknot masks.

On Halloween 1996, Slipknot self-released an album called Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., which began to build a buzz around the group once it found its way to several labels.

It was picked up for distribution by the Nebraska-based -ismist label, and also caught the attention of Roadrunner Records, which signed Slipknot in 1997. Working with producer Ross Robinson, Slipknot recorded their official, self-titled debut album, which was released in 1999.

Their live shows were a much-discussed hit with metal fans, and the band performed with such energy that Crahan gashed his head open on his own drum kit twice that summer, requiring stitches both times. The tracks "Wait and Bleed" and "Spit It Out" got the band some airplay, but most of the buzz came from touring and word of mouth.

Finally, in the spring of 2000, Slipknot was certified platinum; the first such album in Roadrunner's history.