Slipknot

Released: October 31, 1996

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

Producer: Sean MacMahon

[Intro: Anders Colsefni]
Law don't go 'round here, savvy

[Verse 1: Anders Colsefni & Josh Brainard]
Pentex sucks, Pentex sucks
They drain the life force of my tribe
Pentex sucks
Bone Gnawers suck, Bone Gnawers suck
They roll around in garbage bins
All Bone Gnawers suck
(Pentex is bleeding
But night is dawning)

[Verse 2: Anders Colsefni & Josh Brainard]
The Black Hand sucks, the Black Hand sucks
Those wyrm-tainted bastard leeches
Black Hand sucks
If I had my way, if I had my way
I'd rend them all ripped and torn
All that sucks dies
(Sweet smell bleeding
Glow is melting me)

[Guitar Solo: Donnie Steele]

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge: Anders Colsefni & Josh Brainard]
I bring my klave into battle
Shifting into Crinos
I slay Wyrmfoe
Then I step sideways
You (oh)
You (you) (oh)

[Outro: Anders Colsefni & Clown with Paul Gray]
You can't see me, for I hide within the Umbra
You can't see me, for I hide within the Umbra
You can't see me, for I hide within the Umbra
You can't see me, for I hide within the Umbra

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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