Slipknot

Released: October 31, 1996

Songwriter: Josh Brainard Anders Colsefni Shawn Crahan Joey Jordison Donnie Steele Paul Gray

Producer: Sean MacMahon

[Verse 1]
Cycle of life and death supposedly
Goes ‘round and ‘round yet it stops with me
Glorious hunters of my faith, I have sinned
Killers are quiet like the breath of the wind

[Verse 2]
Filling the shadows with forms of my own
Raised by kindred of Get I was born
Abomination world in disarray
Killers are quiet when they seek the vitae

[Verse 3]
Reflection beckons a portal shard
Spiritual quest I must stay on guard
Stepping sideways between worlds I shift
Killers are quiet when they're born with the gift

[Instrumental 4:35 - 6:16]

[Verse 4]
Beautiful anguish cast out by my race
Now one that's ageless I save my own face
I write my own laws with death, I break bread
Killers are quiet when they come from my head!

[Outro]
Run! Run! Run! Run!
Run! Run! Run! Run!

[Instrumental Outro 7:07 - 10:03]

Slipknot is a metal group based in Des Moines, Iowa. They were formed in 1995, and are well known for their live shows and their image of nine masked performers. They are one of the most important bands of the NWOAHM (New Wave of American Heavy Metal).

The band released their demo album Mate, Feed, Kill, Repeat on October 31st, 1996. Slipknot went through several lineup changes before settling with their most known Sid Wilson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn “Clown” Crahan, Mick Thompson, and Corey Taylor.

This core line-up rose to the spotlight after their self-titled debut in 1999 which contained the breakout singles “Wait and Bleed” and “Spit it Out.” They would go on to release Iowa (2001), The Subliminal Verses (2004), and All Hope Is Gone (2008), and .5: The Gray Chapter (2014) and We Are Not Your Kind (2019). The band has sold millions of records worldwide.

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