Song Descriptions BaCK
01. "(515)" (1.00):
An unhinged and unsettling intro, featuring 60 seconds of low-end throbbing topped with depraved screaming and yelps from the 'KNOT.02. "People=Shit" (3.36):
The first of the songs, recently aired in the UK for the first time at Ozzfest, this explodes into a savage, death-metal style blast beat and some deranged bellowing from Corey. It's instantly apparent that SLIPKNOT's second album is a far more aggressive and intense beast than their first.03. "Disaster Piece" (5.09):
This kicks off with a trademark, 'KNOT stomp, a la "Surfacing" and then builds into a series of intense metal riffage, recalling both SLAYER and MORBID ANGEL. Hearsay fans will remain unimpressed. SAMPLE LYRIC: "What the fuck are you looking at?"04. My Plague (3.39):
Another immensely heavy track but this time with an incredibly catchy and melodic chorus amid the sick riffs and thunderous percussion. This also features a few blasts of twisted drum 'n' bass. SAMPLE LYRIC: "Im just a bastard, but at least I admit it."05. Everything Ends (4.14):
One of the band's most immediate tracks and a potential future single, this again proves that SLIPKNOT have moved forward into more brutal, metallic territory. Reminiscent of "Spit it Out", but faster and heavier. Yes, heavier. SAMPLE LYRIC: "This is the end of everything, you are the end of everything."06. The Heretic Anthem (4.18):
Another song aired at Ozzfest and available for MP3 download at www.roadrunnerrecords.com - this is another song clearly inspired by death metal and SLAYER. An outrageous "Angel of Death"-style bass drum break appears amid the shout along chorus and intense chuggery. SAMPLE LYRIC: "If you're 555 then I'm 666"07. Gently (5.00):
An old 'KNOT tune from the Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. days, fully resurrected, 2001 style. One of the mellower tracks the band have done to date, this kicks off with a slow and spooky intro, before eventually speeding up into yet another savage metal riff. SAMPLE LYRIC: "We were too being scared to pick one, sorry."08. Left Behind (4.06):
Originally bearing the working title "Lust Disease", this is considerably more melodic than the rest of the album, providing a brief moment of respite from the outright nastiness elsewhere. SAMPLE LYRIC: "As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away"09. The Shape (3.38):
Introduced with a tortured battle cry of destroy, this is one of the album's heaviest and most twisted sounding songs, some of the riffs are very peculiar indeed. SAMPLE LYRIC: "I lost my only way"10. I AM HATED:
Nothing yet,sorry11. Skin Ticket (6.52):
We're back in spooksville. A strange rambling song with a killer chorus and an ugly, sludgy and disjointed ending. Distinctly unsettling stuff. SAMPLE LYRIC: "Come see my cage, built in my grave"12. New Abortion (3.37):
Another song premiered at Ozzfest, this is a classic SLIPKNOT shout-fest, with added aggression and a killer chorus. The maggots will be roaring along with this one. SAMPLE LYRIC: "You can't take my soul away from me"13. Metabolic (3.53):
After a SLAYER-inspired opening riff, this turns into one of the album's most evil sounding songs, with numerous death-metal flavored guitar lines and raucous, distorted vocals, Nice. SAMPLE LYRIC: "I'm always ready to die but your killing me"14. Iowa (15.08):
As with "Scissors" on the first album, SLIPKNOT end Iowa with a slice of prime indulgence. Fifteen minutes of slow, grinding noise which starts of with a mellow mood and builds up to a series of explosive crescendos. Utterly uncompromising, in true 'KNOT fashion. SAMPLE LYRIC: "You will always be mine"