Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.
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8th |
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51:07 |
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Slipknot, Sean McMahon |
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1995–1996 at SR Audio, Des Moines , Iowa |
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Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. is a demo by the US metal band Slipknot . It is considered the band's first release.
Emergence
After founding Slipknot in 1995, they teamed up with producer Sean McMahon and recorded the demo within seven months. The album was recorded at SR Audio , a studio in their home, Des Moines, Iowa. Slipknot later recorded their self-titled debut album there. The band had to finance the album itself. Overall, it came at the cost of 40,000 US dollars . When the album was mixed up, founding member Donnie Steele left the band. Reasons were that because of his religion he no longer considered it appropriate to be a member of Slipknot. He was succeeded by Mick Thomson . By releasing Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. Slipknot caught the interest of major record companies. The demo was sold in an edition of 1000 copies and is therefore considered a collector's item.
style
Slipknot experimented more on the demo than they did on their later albums. For example, the song Confessions is based on jazz . The guitars have also been influenced by funk in other songs . Nonetheless, some of the songs show which way the band later took. Examples are Slipknot or Only One .
Track list
| # | title | length | annotation |
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| 1 | Slipknot | 6:55 | Slipknot was rewritten and recorded for Slipknot's debut album. It can be found on the album under the title (Sic) . |
| 2 | Gently | 5:16 | Gently was re-recorded for the album Iowa . |
| 3 | Do Nothing / Bitchslap | 4:19 | |
| 4th | Only one | 2:33 | Only One was re-recorded for the band's debut album. |
| 5 | Tattered & Torn | 2:35 | Tattered & Torn has also been re-recorded for Slipknot . |
| 6th | Confessions | 5:05 | |
| 7th | Some feel | 3:36 | |
| 8th | Killers are quiet | 20:42 | Killers are Quiet is the template for the song Iowa , from the album of the same name. |
| 9 | Dogfish Rising | Hidden track |
Trivia
- The cover shows drummer Joey Jordison sitting naked in a cage.
- Mick Thomson is listed as guitarist in the demo booklet, although he was not involved in the recording.
- Craig Jones, who was later responsible for sampling , is also listed as a member in the booklet. He was also not involved in the recording. Jones joined Slipknot shortly after Steele's exit.
- The barcode of the demo is 742617000027. The intro of the band's debut album was named after him.
- None of the band members own a copy of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.
- The title of the demo and large parts of the lyrics refer to the pen & paper role-playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse by the US role-playing game publisher White Wolf , which had a great influence on the founding members of the band.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ismista.com ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ismista.com ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ismista.com
- ↑ a b c Album sources: Jason Arnopp Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks . Ebury, 2001, ISBN 0-09-187933-7 , pp. 45-47.
- ↑ a b c Album sources: Jason Arnopp Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks . Ebury, 2001, ISBN 0-09-187933-7 , pp. 50-51.
- ↑ Joel Mclver: Slipknot: Unmasked (again) . Omnibus, 2003, ISBN 0-7119-9764-0 , pp. 15-16.
- ↑ a b c Joel Mclver: Slipknot: Unmasked (again) . Omnibus, 2003, ISBN 0-7119-9764-0 , pp. 23-25.
- ^ Peter Buckley, Jonathan Buckley: The Rough Guide to Rock: the definitive guide to more than 1200 artists and bands . Rough Guides, 2003, ISBN 1-84353-105-4 , p. 954.
- ↑ Joel Mclver: Slipknot: Unmasked (again) . Omnibus, 2003, ISBN 0-7119-9764-0 , pp. 15-16.
