Slipknot – Slipknot (reissue)
Label: Roadrunner
Format: 180 gram yellow vinyl LP
Cat: 007567 8645693
Released: 22 Apr 22
Genre: Metal | Nu-Metal
Tracklist
Side 1
1. Â Â “742617000027” (0:35)
2. Â Â “(Sic)” (3:21)
3. Â Â “Eyeless” (3:53)
4. Â Â “Wait & Bleed” (2:27)
5. Â Â “Surfacing” (3:38)
6. Â Â “Spit It Out” (2:39)
7. Â Â “Tattered & Torn” (2:51)
8. Â Â “Me Inside” (2:39)
Side 2
1. Â Â “Liberate” (3:11)
2. Â Â “Prosthetics” (4:55)
3. Â Â “No Life” (2:47)
4. Â Â “Diluted” (3:22)
5. Â Â “Only One” (2:22)
6. Â Â “Scissors” (8:28)
The nu-metal scene of the late nineties/early noughties arguably birthed no act as seminal or incomparable as the masked, nine-member Iowa collective known as Slipknot.
Their highly influential self-titled full-length debut marked the first studio appearance of now iconic vocalist and frontman, Corey Taylor, whose unkempt aggression and visceral performance would help chart a course for a group destined for exposure and acclaim far beyond their murky compositions.
With buzzsaw riffs, a claustrophobic percussive assault and Taylor’s vitriolic pennings, cuts such as ‘(Sic)’, and ‘Eye Less’ have maintained their integral ferocity decades on while the rap-metal frenetics of ‘Spit It Out’ and melodious lead single ‘Wait & Bleed’ have remained the high water mark for all chasms of mainstream metal to this day.
Out of print and resold at extortionate prices for years, this reissue is a vital piece of the puzzle for any fan of the nine or collector of genre staples. Don’t sleep on this rare chance to lock down a twisted classic.
