Slipknot have released We Are Not Your Kind (Album). Listing 14 tracks, the new music project is available for download and streaming produced by Greg Fidelman.
Slipknot were formed in late 1995 in the unlikely locale of Des Moines, Iowa; after some early personnel shifts, the nine-piece lineup settled around (in order from number zero to number eight): DJ Sid Wilson, drummer Joey Jordison, bassist Paul Gray, percussionist Chris Fehn, guitarist James Root, sampler/programmer Craig Jones, percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan, guitarist Mick Thompson, and lead vocalist Corey Taylor.
On Halloween 1996, Slipknot self-released an album called Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., which began to build a buzz around the group once it found its way to several labels. It was picked up for distribution by the Nebraska-based -ismist label, and also caught the attention of Roadrunner Records, which signed Slipknot in 1997.
Working with producer Ross Robinson, Slipknot recorded their official, self-titled debut album, which was released in 1999. They gradually built an audience through near-constant touring, working their way up to the summer Ozzfest package tour, which really expanded their audience. Their live shows were a much-discussed hit with metal fans, and the band performed with such energy that Crahan gashed his head open on his own drum kit twice that summer, requiring stitches both times. The tracks “Wait and Bleed” and “Spit It Out” got the band some airplay, but most of the buzz came from touring and word of mouth. Finally, in the spring of 2000, Slipknot was certified platinum; the first such album in Roadrunner’s history.
Tracklist:
01. Insert Coin (1:38)
02. Unsainted (4:20)
03. Birth of the Cruel (4:35)
04. Death Because of Death (1:20)
05. Nero Forte (5:15)
06. Critical Darling (6:25)
07. A Liar’s Funeral (5:27)
08. Red Flag (4:11)
09. What’s Next (0:53)
10. Spiders (4:03)
11. Orphan (6:01)
12. My Pain (6:48)
13. Not Long for This World (6:35)
14. Solway Firth (5:55)
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