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Slipknot’s Sid Wilson is prepping to release his debut solo album. The DJ, known to Slipknot fans as #0, Ratboy, DJ Moonboots and DJ Starscream, told Billboard he has a solo disc recorded, and hopes to release it this fall. His label situation is still being finalized, but Wilson says he has the music ready to go.

“[It's] an eclectic mix of all the different styles of music I grew up listening to,” he said. “There’s a strong B-Boy influence in my music, ’cause I’m a DJ. I used to listen to a lot of Skinny Puppy and more mainstream things that came out of industrial, like Nine Inch Nails. I was always influenced by the Beastie Boys a lot and Run-DMC and the way they mixed their rock influences in their hip-hop stuff.”

One of the songs, “Flat Lace,” was penned nearly five years ago for recently deceased Slipknot bassist Paul Gray. Wilson described that track as extremely tough to play now. “It’s just about the different struggles in his life,” Wilson said. “And it was just my way of letting him know that I was always there for him and that I was aware of the things he had to deal with. It’s definitely difficult (to sing). It’s hard for me to even talk about it.”

Wilson also discussed the future of Slipknot—something fans have been curious about since Gray’s death. Wilson said, “Before the incident everyone was getting ready to take a break from Slipknot and go work on their side projects for a little bit. Now we’re trying to move forward and keep with the plans that we had prior to the incident.”

He added, “When the time comes, forces will bring us back together again. But as of now I can’t even predict when that will happen. It’s a magical thing, and you can’t predict magic. It just summons itself and pulls you all together.”