Slipknot (album)
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| Slipknot | ||
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| LP by Slipknot | ||
| Released | June 29, 1999 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 60 min 21 s | |
| Record label | Roadrunner | |
| Producer | Ross Robinson | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4 stars out of 5 | link (http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70405182320011793&sql=Awnaxlfdegcqy) |
| Slipknot albums | ||
| Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat (1997) | Slipknot (1999) | Iowa (2001) |
Slipknot is the second album by heavy metal band Slipknot, considered by some 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.
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Track listing
- "742617000027"
- "(sic)"
- "Eyeless"
- "Wait & Bleed"
- "Surfacing"
- "Spit It Out"
- "Tattered and Torn"
- "Me Inside"
- "Liberate"
- "Prosthetics"
- "No Life"
- "Diluted"
- "Only One"
- "Scissors"/"Eeyore"
The digipak version of the album added "Get This", "Interloper (Demo)", and "Despise (Demo)". The first US version of the album had "Frail Limb Nursery" 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 Thomson, most of his tracks were recorded by his predecessor, Josh Brainard. Josh left shortly after recording the album and it's he who appears on the album cover, not James.
- The title "742617000027" comes from the UPC of their first album, Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat.
- Josh Brainard (former Slipknot guitarist) recorded every song on Slipknot except "Purity". Josh departed the band shortly before the band finished recording, allowing James Root, whom replaced Josh to finish the last song, Purity. Purity later was only distributed on a limited amount of CD's due to a lawsuit that threatened the band.
- 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.
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
Personnel
- Corey (8) - Vocals
- Mick (7) - Guitars
- Sid (0) - Turntables
- Shawn (6) - Custom Percussion
- Paul (2) - Bass
- Joey (1) - Drums
- Chris (3) - Custom Percussion
- James (4) - Guitar
- Craig (5) - Samples
- Ross Robinson - Producer
- Chuck Johnson - Engineer
- Rob Agnello - Second Engineer
- Sean McMahon - Mixing
- Eddy Schreyer - Mastering