Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray. After several lineup changes in their early days, the band consisted of nine members for the greater part of their tenure: Sid Wilson, Paul Gray, Joey Jordison, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson, and Corey Taylor. However, the death of Paul Gray on May 24, 2010 and the departure of Joey Jordison on December 12, 2013, left the band with seven remaining members. Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive music style, and energetic and chaotic live shows. The band enjoyed a somewhat meteoric rise to success following the release of their self-titled debut album in 1999.
The 2001 follow-up album Iowa further increased the band's popularity. After breaking for their first hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) and once again in 2008 with their fourth album All Hope Is Gone, which debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200.
Additionally, the band has released one live album, 9.0: Live, one compilation album, Antennas to Hell, as well as four live DVDs. Download Here The First Slipknot Album, Self Titled 10th Anniversary Edition:Tracklist -27 -(sic) - Eyeless - Wait And Bleed - Surfacing - Spit It Out -Tattered & Torn - Purity -Liberate -Prosthetics -No Life -Diluted - Only One -Scissors -Eeyore -Me Inside -Get This Bonus Tracks - Spit It Out (Hyper Version) -Spit It Out (Stamp You Out Version) -(sic) (Molt-Injected Mix) -Wait And Bleed (Terry Date Mix) -Wait And Bleed (Demo) -Snap (Demo) -Interloper (Demo) -Despise (Demo) Recommendations: Eyeless, Wait And Bleed, Surfacing, Spit It Out, Purity and Only One. Do you need Personal Loan? Business Cash Loan? Unsecured Loan Fast and Simple Loan? Quick Application Process?
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' Released: April 26, 2000 Slipknot is the debut album by the American band. It was released on June 29, 1999 by, following a demo containing a few of the songs which had been released in 1998, and was reissued in December 1999 with a slightly altered track listing and mastering as the result of a lawsuit. It was the first release by the band to be produced by, who sought to refine Slipknot's sound rather than alter the group's musical direction. The album spans several genres, but is generally noted for its extensive percussion and overall heavy sound.
It was well received by fans and critics alike and was responsible for bringing Slipknot a large increase in popularity. The album peaked at number 51 on the, and has gone on to become certified double platinum in the United States, making it the band's best-selling album. It was voted the best debut album of the last 25 years by readers of magazine. Contents. Recording and production In 1997, following the band's demo release, the members of Slipknot continued to write new material and work in SR Audio, a local studio, with new vocalist. The band had started work on a follow-up but never got further than pre-production. Songs written and recorded in this period include 'Slipknot', 'Gently', 'Do Nothing', 'Tattered and Torn', 'Heartache and a Pair of Scissors', 'Me Inside', 'Coleslaw', 'Carve', 'Windows', and 'May 17th'.
In 1998, Slipknot was receiving growing attention from record labels including and. On September 29, 1998, Slipknot left, for Indigo Ranch Studios in, anxious to record an album after a long wait to be signed. They released this demo to prospective labels and producers; the track ' was the main focus of the demo and, with help from their manager Sophia John, they were able to get a copy of the eponymous demo to. The band wanted him to work with them on their debut album and after meeting with the band Robinson signed them to his own label, I Am, but later helped sign them to. The album's recording process was 'very aggressive and chaotic', as producer Robinson strove to capture the intensity that the band created when performing live.
Within three days all the drums were recorded, which contributed to the raw, live sound on the album that the band considers integral to its musical direction. By November 11, 1998, the recording of the album seemed complete and the band returned to Des Moines. During the period, guitarist, who recorded on all the tracks to that point, decided to leave the band.
The reasons for his departure are unclear; it was widely thought to have been because of family constraints, however, Brainard dispels these rumours, explaining that 'some decisions were made that I wasn't particularly happy with.' His replacement was, with whom the band returned to the studio in February 1999. Slipknot finished recording during this period, with two extra songs: a re-recording of 'Me Inside', and a new track called 'Purity'. The mixing stages were very challenging, as drummer and producer Robinson mastered the entire album with analog equipment, instead of the then more common method of using digital formats. ' and 'Spit It Out', which had appeared on the demo prior to the album, were released on the album, also; the demo songs 'Interloper' and 'Despise' are available on the digipak version of the same album. 'Snap' was featured on the soundtrack for the film and 'Eyeless' appeared on an episode of.
Musical and lyrical themes. According to, 'Surfacing' is 'the definitive Slipknot song because it gives a comprehensive look over everything Slipknot is: feral, uncontainable, artistically elevated.'
Problems playing this file? Slipknot's musical style is constantly contested; the genres in which the band are categorized vary depending on the source. However, this album is regarded as, while showing influences of other genres. Joey Jordison stated, 'The roots are death metal, and I could go on and on about all those bands.'
The album also shows influences from and even. Critics have also noted an influence. The band's use of percussion, turntables and samples gives the album a dense, layered sound. Hailed the 'inventive sampling, creative guitar work and an absolute percussive overload', while described the album as 'a terrifying racket'.
Slipknot also includes melody, notably in the single '. '27', the intro, contains guitar scratches and abstract sound samples by sampler. Some of the dialogue was reportedly taken from a documentary. The dialogue is, 'The whole thing, I think it's sick.' In an interview shortly after the album was released, Jordison claimed the voice is 's, sped up.
'(sic)', recalled Jordison, was written 'at the very first rehearsal I had with Slipknot, on September 15, 1995. We were called The Pale Ones then and the song was originally called 'Slipknot'. It sounded completely different as Corey wasn't in the picture at that point.' ( appeared on Slipknot's second demo, which resulted in them signing to Roadrunner Records. ) ' and I wrote the song together many years before we started Slipknot,' said. 'We basically had the riff and the drum beat. But it wasn't '(sic)' until everyone else was in the band and we brought it to.'
'All of us were in the same room when we recorded this. It was hilarious.
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Everyone had their headphones tied to their head so we could all slam and go crazy while we played. Ross was throwing potted plants at Joey.
It was the most insane thing I'd ever seen.' Rick Anderson of noted that on 'Scissors', Taylor 'sounds like he's about to burst into tears.'
Taylor's aggressive, expletive-filled lyrics were noted by AllMusic: 'the lyrics that are discernible are not generally quotable on a family website; suffice it to say that the members of Slipknot are not impressed with their fathers, their hometown or most anything else.' 'Eeyore' – a hidden track at the end of 'Scissors' – begins after dialogue shared among the band members, recorded while they were viewing a scene in a that involved. It has been played live many times and appears on the DVD and the live album. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Slipknot received acclaim by critics and fans; following its release the band gained popularity beyond their own expectations.
Reviewing for, Rick Anderson awarded the album four out of five stars, calling it 'an auspicious debut' and proclaimed, 'You thought was hard? These guys are something else entirely.
And it's pretty impressive.' The album's aggression and heavy sound was widely praised; stated Slipknot is 'metal with a capital m', added 'raw and wholly uncompromising, each track delivered a powerful blow to the senses', and in 2001, included the album in their list '50 Heaviest Albums of All Time'.
Ranked the album as the twelfth highest 'Editorial Pick' for 1999. The album was also included in the book by Robert Dimery. Commercial performance A single from the album, ', was nominated for at the 2001, but lost to ' '. The song was also named the 36th greatest metal song of all time.
The release of the album and the touring which followed greatly increased the band's popularity. The album became the 'biggest selling extreme metal album at the time.'
It was ranked by American Soundscan as the fastest-selling metal debut in Soundscan's history. On May 2, 2000, the album was certified platinum by the, a first for any album released by Roadrunner Records. On February 5, 2005, the RIAA certified Slipknot's self-titled album double platinum. In Canada, the certified the album as platinum on June 10, 2000. The certified Slipknot's self-titled album as platinum on October 17, 2008 in the UK.
Controversy After the album's release, the band had to remove two tracks after allegations of. 'Purity' and 'Frail Limb Nursery' were inspired by a story, published online, about a girl named Purity Knight, who was kidnapped and buried alive.
The website, called, presents fictional stories as real life crime cases. Originally, the website include no disclaimer saying that it was a work of fiction. Many readers believed the story to be true true, including Corey Taylor: 'I still think the story's real. It fucked our whole world up when we read it. Can you imagine a girl being buried in a box and have all this lecherous bullshit drip down on her from this guy?
It just hurts your head.' The case was complicated by audio samples from the authoring website being included in 'Frail Limb Nursery', the prelude to 'Purity'.
'Purity', said Taylor, 'was originally called 'Despised' but it didn't work when we tried to put it together Ross Robinson took it and helped us restructure it.' In a Q&A, Taylor claimed the lyrics had been written five years prior to the song's release, that only the name had been inspired by the Purity Knight story and that inspiration came from films such as and, and not the story. However, Slipknot, to prevent the entire album being pulled, removed 'Purity' and 'Frail Limb Nursery'. Slightly standard and versions of the album were issued in December 1999, replacing both tracks with 'Me Inside'.
Although 'Frail Limb Nursery' was never rereleased, 'Purity' was included on the DVD, the live, the 'best of', and the 10th anniversary edition of Slipknot. 10th Anniversary Edition On September 9, 2009, Slipknot released a Special Edition version of the album to commemorate the tenth anniversary of its release. It was released in two forms, a and a. The release date (09/09/09) is a reference to the fact that the band had nine band members and have sustained the same lineup since the original release of the album. The Special Edition box set includes: a CD and DVD set featuring all new digipak packaging, with a total of 25 songs including the original album with 'Purity' (minus the prelude 'Frail Limb Nursery') plus several previously unreleased cuts and demo tracks. The DVD, which was directed by percussionist Shawn Crahan, features footage of the band in 1999 and 2000, titled Of the Sic: Your Nightmares, Our Dreams.
The DVD also features all three music videos released in support of the album, an entire live concert recorded at the, 2000 and 'other surprises'. A 'super deluxe' box set version of the re-release contains a T-shirt, patch, collectible cards, key chain, beanie and a note from vocalist Corey Taylor, and comes in packaging that resembles a. Track listing All songs written and composed by, Mick Thomson and except 'Only One' and 'Tattered & Torn' by Crahan, Gray, Jordison, Josh Brainard, Anders Colsefni and.
Original release No. Title Length 1.
'(sic)' 3:19 3. 'Eyeless' 3:56 4. 'Surfacing' 3:38 6. 'Tattered & Torn' 2:54 8. 'Frail Limb Nursery' 0:45 9.
'Purity' 4:14 10. 'Liberate' 3:06 11. 'Prosthetics' 4:58 12. 'No Life' 2:47 13. 'Diluted' 3:23 14. 'Only One' 2:26 15. 'Scissors' ('Scissors' lasts 8:23; there is a silence between 8:23 and 13:21; there is a conversation of the band between 13:21 and 16:27 and a hidden track entitled 'Eeyore' lasts 2:48 minutes.
) 19:15 Digipak Import Bonus Tracks No. Title Length 16.
'Me Inside' 2:39 17. 'Get This' 2:02 18. 'Interloper (Demo)' 2:18 19. 'Despise (Demo)' ('Despise' ends at 3:41, followed by the hidden track 'Eeyore') 14:35 Reissue No.
Title Length 1. '(sic)' 3:19 3. 'Eyeless' 3:56 4.
'Wait and Bleed' 2:27 5. 'Surfacing' 3:38 6.
'Spit It Out' 2:39 7. 'Tattered & Torn' 2:54 8. 'Me Inside' 2:39 9. 'Liberate' 3:06 10. 'Prosthetics' 4:58 11.
'No Life' 2:47 12. 'Diluted' 3:23 13. 'Only One' 2:26 14. 'Scissors' ('Scissors' last 8:23; there is a silence between 8:23 and 13:21; there is a conversation of the band between 13:21 and 16:27 and a hidden track entitled 'Eeyore' last 2:48 minutes.
) 19:15 European Limited Edition digipak import No. Title Length 1. '(sic)' 3:19 3. 'Eyeless' 3:56 4. 'Wait and Bleed' 2:27 5. 'Surfacing' 3:38 6.
'Spit It Out' 2:39 7. 'Tattered & Torn' 2:54 8. 'Me Inside' 2:39 9. 'Liberate' 3:06 10. Safety wire winding tool. 'Prosthetics' 4:58 11. 'No Life' 2:47 12.
'Diluted' 3:23 13. 'Only One' 2:26 14. 'Scissors' 8:23 15. 'Get This' 2:02 16. 'Interloper (Demo)' 2:18 17. 'Despise (Demo)' ('Despise' ends at 3:41, followed by the hidden track 'Eeyore') 14:35 Reissue digipak bonus tracks No. Title Length 14.
'Scissors (Edit)' 8:25 15. 'Get This' 2:03 16.
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'Spit It Out (Hyper Version)' 2:24 17. 'Wait and Bleed (Terry Date Mix)' 2:31 18. 'Interloper (Demo)' 2:18 19. 'Despise (Demo)' 3:41 20. 'Surfacing (Live Version)' (includes the track 'Eeyore') 12:39 10th Anniversary Edition No. Title Length 1. '(sic)' 3:19 3.
'Eyeless' 3:56 4. 'Wait and Bleed' 2:27 5. 'Surfacing' 3:38 6. 'Spit It Out' 2:39 7. 'Tattered & Torn' 2:53 8. 'Purity' 4:25 9.
'Liberate' 3:06 10. 'Prosthetics' 4:58 11. 'No Life' 2:47 12. 'Diluted' 3:23 13.
'Only One' 2:26 14. 'Scissors' 8:23 15. 'Eeyore' 2:49 16.
'Me Inside' 2:39 17. 'Get This' 2:03 18. 'Spit It Out (Hyper Version)' 2:24 19.
'Spit It Out (Stamp You Out Mix)' 2:36 20. '(sic) (Molt-Injected Mix)' 3:27 21.
'Wait and Bleed (Terry Date Mix)' 2:31 22. 'Wait and Bleed (Demo)' 2:34 23. 'Snap (Demo)' 2:41 24. 'Interloper (Demo)' 2:18 25. 'Despise (Demo)' 3:41 10th Anniversary Edition DVD No. Title Length 1. 'Of the Sic: Your Nightmares, Our Dreams (documentary film)' 2.
'Live at Dynamo Open Air 2000 (full concert)' Music videos No. Title Length 1. 'Surfacing' 4. 'Wait and Bleed (Animated Version)' Personnel. Aside from their real names, members of the band are referred to by numbers zero through eight.
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