Released on June 29th, 1999, Slipknot’s self-titled debut, now triple platinum, was an instant classic with fans and a smash hit with critics. It was, and is, a Molotov cocktail signalling a revolution– embracing a creative direction that eschewed metal traditions in favour of fresh ideas. They’re celebrating the iconic album with its deluxe reissue, Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition) which is available in stores and across digital retailers today via Roadrunner Records. This special release immortalises the band’s creative process at the time when the Iowa nine went from a newly-signed fledgling metal act, to an unexpected and unstoppable cultural force that redefined heavy music for a new generation.
To mark its release, today the band have also shared the official video for “Scissors” on their YouTube channel, taken from Welcome to Our Neighborhood, Pt. 2.
LP 1: Slipknot – Tracklist:
The seminal debut album from Slipknot.
Side 1
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Eyeless
Wait and Bleed
Surfacing
Spit It Out
Tattered and Torn
Me Inside
Side 2
Liberate
Prosthetics
No Life
Diluted
Only One
Scissors
*LP 2 & 3: Indigo Ranch Mixes – Tracklist:
The legendary Indigo Ranch mixes. In 1999 the band gathered at Malibu’s Indigo Ranch to record their breakthrough debut. These early rough mixes showcase the raw energy and chaotic vibe before the final Ross Robinson mixes.
Side 1
(sic)
Eyeless
Surfacing
Tattered and Torn
Side 2
Only One
Liberate
Suck These Nuts (Get This)
Killing Leslie
Side 3
Me Inside
Wait and Bleed
No Life
Interloper (Diluted)
Side 4
Spit It Out
Eeyore
Scissors
LP 4: Demos and Alternate Mixes – Tracklist:
This is LP 2 for the 2LP formats
Side One: Demos – These are the original demos recorded before the band entered Indigo Ranch with Ross Robinson. These demos were then refined in the studio to become the debut album. Some of the actual tracks from the demos were used in the final mixes.
Side Two: Jay Baumgardner and Ulrich Wild Mixes – The band and label wanted to have test mixes done before finalising the album and connected with two other renowned mixers to see what they would do to the mixes. Each has a different take on the tracks.
Side 1
Wait and Bleed (Demo)
Snap (Demo)
Interloper (Demo)
Despise (Demo)
Only One (Demo)
Me Inside (Demo)
Prosthetics (Demo)
Side 2
Surfacing (Jay Baumgardner Mix)
Only One (Jay Baumgardner Mix)
No Life (Jay Baumgardner Mix)
(sic) (Ulrich Wild Mix)
Purity
Eeyore
*LP 5 & 6: Live – Tracklist:
Months after the debut album, the band took to the road and these live recordings showcase the band’s atmospheric rise from headlining Hartford, Connecticut’s legendary 1200 seat Webster Theater in September of 1999, to playing in front of massive crowds in the UK and Iowa in late 2000.
Side 1
Wait and Bleed (Live in Hartford 1999)
Surfacing (Live in Hartford 1999)
Purity (Live in Hartford 1999)
Spit It Out (Live in Hartford 1999)
Eeyore (Live in Hartford 1999)
Side 2
(sic) (Live in the UK 2000)
Eyeless (Live in the UK 2000)
No Life (Live in the UK 2000)
Eeyore (Live in the UK 2000)
Liberate (Live in the UK 2000)
Side 3
Purity (Live in the UK 2000)
Prosthetics (Live in the UK 2000)
Spit It Out (Live in the UK 2000)
Wait and Bleed (Live in the UK 2000)
Get This (Live in the UK 2000)
Side 4
Surfacing (Live in the UK 2000)
Me Inside (Live in the UK 2000)
Scissors (Live in Iowa 2000)
*LP Exclusive To Box Set Only
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