Slipknot (Album)

Slipknot is the debut album by American Nu Metal/Groove Metal band Slipknot. It was released on June 29, 1999 through Roadrunner Records, after a demo containing a few of the songs had been released in 1998, and was reissued in December 1999 with a slightly altered track listing and mastering, as a result of lawsuit. It was the first release by the band to be produced by Ross Robinson, who sought to refine Slipknot's sound rather than alter the group's musical direction.

The album spans many genres, but is generally noted for its extensive percussion and overall heavy sound. Slipknot 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 Billboard 200, and has gone on to become certified double platinum in the United States, making it the band's best selling album.

Release Date

 * June 29, 1999

Label

 * RoadRunner Records
 * Attic Records
 * I Am Records

Genre's

 * Nu Metal
 * Groove Metal
 * Heavy Metal

Producer

 * Ross Robinson
 * Sean McMahon

Track Listing
Original Track Listing: 
 * 1) 742617000027
 * 2) (Sic)
 * 3) Eyeless
 * 4) Wait and Bleed
 * 5) Surfacing
 * 6) Spit it Out
 * 7) Tattered and Torn
 * 8) Frail Limb Nursery
 * 9) Purity
 * 10) Prosthetics
 * 11) No Life
 * 12) Diluted
 * 13) Only One
 * 14) Scissors

Songs On Other Versions of the Album:

 * Eeyore (Hidden at the end of Scissors on all Versions)
 * Me Inside (Replaced Frail Limb Nursery + Purity on the Re-Issued Version)
 * Get This (On the Re-Issue Digipak Version and 10th Anniversary Edition)
 * Spit it Out (Remix) (On the Re-Issue Digipak Version and 10th Anniversary Edition)
 * Wait and Bleed (Remix) (On the Re-Issue Digipak Version and 10th Anniversary Edition)
 * Interloper (On the Re-Issue Digipak Version and 10th Anniversary Edition)
 * Despise (On the Re-Issue Digipak Version and 10th Anniversary Edition)
 * Surfacing (Live) (On the Re-Issue Digipak and Original Digipak Versions)
 * Scissors (Edit) (On the Re-Issue Digipak and Original Digipak Versions)
 * Snap (On the 10th Anniversary Edition)
 * Wait and Bleed (Demo) (On the 10th Anniversary Edition)
 * (Sic) (Remix) (On the 10th Anniversary Edition)

Personnel
Slipknot:
 * Corey Taylor - Lead Vocals
 * Josh Brainard - Guitars
 * Mick Thomson - Guitars
 * Paul Gray - Bass Guitar
 * Joey Jordison - Drums
 * Sid Wilson - Turntables
 * Craig Jones - Samples and Media
 * Chris Fehn - Percussion
 * Shawn Crahan - Percussion

Additional Musicians:

 * Jim Root - Guitar (Me Inside and Surfacing (Live))