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Slipknot is the second album (Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat. is their first, but was not recorded on a label) by musical band Slipknot, considered by most critics a nu metal album. The album was released on June 29, 1999 by Roadrunner Records. A digipak version was released on March 7, 2000, followed by a "Clean" version (with swear words dubbed out) on March 14; the digipak was re-released on August 9.
The cover of the album simply shows the band members in their masks and boilersuits: the anti image for which the band would become famous.
In 2001 Q magazine named Slipknot as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time. The album evolved from Slipknot(Demo) Demo (1995).
Track listing
- "742617000027" – 0:36
- "(Sic)" – 3:19
- "Eyeless" – 3:56
- "Wait and Bleed" – 2:27
- "Surfacing" – 3:38
- "Spit it Out" – 2:39
- "Tattered and Torn" – 2:53
- "Me Inside" – 2:41
- "Liberate" – 3:05
- "Prosthetics" – 4:58
- "No Life" – 2:47
- "Diluted" – 3:23
- "Only One" – 2:26
- "Scissors" – 8:22
- "Eeyore" (hidden track) – 2:47
The digipak version of the album added "Get This", "Interloper (Demo)", "Despise (Demo)", "Wait and Bleed (Terry Date Mix)", "Spit it Out (Hyper Mix)", and "Surfacing (live)". The first US version of the album had "Frail Limb Nursery" (Instrumental) and "Purity" in place of "Me Inside." They were replaced due to a legal issue over a fake news story that Corey Taylor (vocals) found on the internet.
Trivia
- Although James Root is credited as a guitarist alongside Mick Thompson, all of the tracks except "Purity" were recorded by former guitarist, Josh Brainard. Josh left shortly after recording the album and it's he who appears on the album cover, not James. "Purity" later was only distributed on a limited amount of CDs due to a lawsuit by Brainard that threatened the band.
- The title "742617000027" comes from the UPC of their first album, Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat.
- The album is often referred by fans as "Slipknot S/T", much like Metallica's eponymous album is called the "Black Album", probably to avoid misunderstanding when talking about Slipknot or their first widely released album.
- A slightly different version of "Wait and Bleed", called "Wait and Bleed (Terry Date Mix)" is featured on the Scream 3 soundtrack.
Charting singles
Album positions: 1999 Slipknot Heatseekers No. 1 2000 Slipknot The Billboard 200 No. 51 2001 Slipknot Top Independent Albums No. 6 Single position: 2000 Wait And Bleed Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 34
Credits
- Corey Taylor (8) - Vocals
- Mick Thomson (7) - Guitars
- Sid Wilson (0) - Turntables
- Shawn Crahan (6) - Custom Percussion
- Paul Gray (2) - Bass
- Joey Jordison (1) - Drums
- Chris Fehn (3) - Custom Percussion/Background Vocals/"Cookie monster" vocals
- Josh "Gnar" Brainard (4) - Guitar/synth
- Craig Jones (5) - Samples/live Synth
- Ross Robinson - Producer
- Chuck Johnson - Engineer
- Rob Agnello - Second Engineer
- Sean McMahon - Mixing
- Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
- Dorothy Hecht - Speaking whisper vocals in 742617000027, "Frail Limb Nursery" and "(Sic)"
- Anders Colsefini - speak/rap vocals in 742617000027
Slipknot albums | 1999 albums | Eponymous albums | Roadrunner Records albums
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