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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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| Name = Slipknot Demo
| Type = demo
| Artist = [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]
| Cover = 1998_Demo.jpg
| Released = 1998
| Recorded =
| Genre = <!-- Do no change genre before getting consensus on talk page first -->[[Alternative metal]], [[nu metal]]
| Length = 13:20
| Label =
| Producer = [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]
| Reviews =
| Last album = ''[[Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.]]''<br />(1996)
| This album = ''Slipknot Demo''<br />(1998)
| Next album = ''[[Slipknot (album)|Slipknot]]''<br />(1999)
}}
'''Slipknot Demo''' is a 1998 [[Demo (music)|demo]] by [[United States|American]] [[nu metal]] band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]. It contributed to the band's later signing with [[Roadrunner Records]] and the recruitment of [[Ross Robinson]], who [[music producer|produced]] their [[Slipknot (album)|debut album]]. The demo was used to promote the band to prospective labels and producers, as they were receiving attention from multiple labels at the time.

==History==
In 1997, following the release of the band's first demo album ''[[Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.]]'', the members of Slipknot continued to write new material and work in SR Audio, a local studio, with new vocalist [[Corey Taylor]].<ref name="Arnopp1">{{Harvnb|Arnopp|2001|p=70–71}}</ref> The band intended on releasing a second demo album but never got further than pre-production.<ref name="Arnopp1"/> Songs written and recorded in this period include "Slipknot", "Gently", "Do Nothing", "Tattered and Torn", "Scissors", "Me Inside", "Coleslaw", "Carve", "Windows" and "May 17th".<ref>{{Harvnb|Arnopp|2001|p=78}}</ref> In 1998 Slipknot was receiving growing attention from record labels including [[Epic Records|Epic]] and [[Hollywood Records]].<ref>{{harvnb|Crampton|2001|p=29}}</ref> They released this demo to prospective labels and producers; the track "[[Spit It Out]]" was the main focus of the demo and, with help from their manager Sophia John, they were able to get a copy of the demo to [[Ross Robinson]].<ref name="Arnopp3">{{Harvnb|Arnopp|2001|p=82–93}}</ref> The band wanted him to work with them on their debut album and after meeting with the band Robinson signed them to his own label, I Am, but later helped signed them to [[Roadrunner Records]].<ref name="Arnopp3"/>

"[[Wait and Bleed]]" and "Spit It Out" appeared on their debut album ''[[Slipknot (album)|Slipknot]]''; "Interloper" and "Despise" are available on the digipak version of the same album and "Snap" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2003 movie ''[[Freddy vs. Jason]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last = D'Angelo |first = Joe |title = 'Freddy Vs. Jason' Soundtrack Features Cuts From Slipknot, Sepultura, Others |publisher = [[MTV]] |date = 2003-06-30 |url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1473446/20030630/slipknot.jhtml |accessdate = 2008-07-02}}</ref>

==Track listing==
<small>All songs credited to [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]].</small>
# "[[Spit It Out]]" – 2:35
# "[[Wait and Bleed]]" – 2:33
# "Snap" – 2:54
# "Interloper" – 2:18
# "Despise" – 3:40

==Personnel==
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*(#8) [[Corey Taylor]] – [[Singing|vocals]]
*(#7) [[Mick Thomson]] – [[Electric guitar|guitars]]
*(#4) Josh Brainard – guitars
*(#2) [[Paul Gray (Slipknot)|Paul Gray]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]]
*(#1) [[Joey Jordison]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], mixing
*(#6) [[Shawn Crahan]] – [[Percussion instrument|custom percussion]], backing vocals
*(#3) [[Greg Welts]] – custom percussion, backing vocals
*(#5) [[Craig Jones]] – [[Sampler (musical instrument)|samples]], [[Sampling (music)|media]]
*(#0) [[Sid Wilson]] - [[Phonograph#Turntable technology|turntables]]
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* Sean McMahon – [[Music producer|producer]], mixing
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==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book |last = Arnopp |first = Jason |title = Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks |publisher = Ebury |year = 2001 |isbn = 0091879337|ref=CITEREFArnopp2001}}
* {{cite book |last = Crampton |first = Mark |authorlink = Mark Crampton |title = Barcode Killers: The Slipknot Story in Words and Pictures |publisher = Chrome Dreams |year = 2001 |isbn = 1842401262|ref=CITEREFCrampton2001}}

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Slipknot Demo is a 1998 demo by American nu metal band Slipknot. It contributed to the band's later signing with Roadrunner Records and the recruitment of Ross Robinson, who produced their debut album. The demo was used to promote the band to prospective labels and producers, as they were receiving attention from multiple labels at the time.

History

In 1997, following the release of the band's first demo album Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., the members of Slipknot continued to write new material and work in SR Audio, a local studio, with new vocalist Corey Taylor.[1] The band intended on releasing a second demo album but never got further than pre-production.[1] Songs written and recorded in this period include "Slipknot", "Gently", "Do Nothing", "Tattered and Torn", "Scissors", "Me Inside", "Coleslaw", "Carve", "Windows" and "May 17th".[2] In 1998 Slipknot was receiving growing attention from record labels including Epic and Hollywood Records.[3] They released this demo to prospective labels and producers; the track "Spit It Out" was the main focus of the demo and, with help from their manager Sophia John, they were able to get a copy of the demo to Ross Robinson.[4] The band wanted him to work with them on their debut album and after meeting with the band Robinson signed them to his own label, I Am, but later helped signed them to Roadrunner Records.[4]

"Wait and Bleed" and "Spit It Out" appeared on their debut album Slipknot; "Interloper" and "Despise" are available on the digipak version of the same album and "Snap" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2003 movie Freddy vs. Jason.[5]

Track listing

All songs credited to Slipknot.

  1. "Spit It Out" – 2:35
  2. "Wait and Bleed" – 2:33
  3. "Snap" – 2:54
  4. "Interloper" – 2:18
  5. "Despise" – 3:40

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ a b Arnopp 2001, p. 70–71
  2. ^ Arnopp 2001, p. 78
  3. ^ Crampton 2001, p. 29
  4. ^ a b Arnopp 2001, p. 82–93
  5. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (2003-06-30). "'Freddy Vs. Jason' Soundtrack Features Cuts From Slipknot, Sepultura, Others". MTV. Retrieved 2008-07-02.

References

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