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Revision as of 08:10, 17 June 2019

"Unsainted"
Single by Slipknot
from the album We Are Not Your Kind
ReleasedMay 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)
GenreAlternative metal, heavy metal
Length4:20
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)Slipknot
Slipknot singles chronology
"All Out Life"
(2018) 		"Unsainted"
(2019)
Music video
"Unsainted" on YouTube

"Unsainted" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. It was released as the lead single from their upcoming sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind on May 16, 2019, accompanied by its music video.[1] This is the first Slipknot single released since "All Out Life".

Critical reception

It was the band’s first single since 2018’s All Out Life, as well as their first single without their former percussionist Chris Fehn who was fired from the band due to lawsuit in March 2019. Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone called the song an "unsparing headbanger", saying it "opens with an expertly crafted build, as choir vocals float above rumbling drums, tidal wave guitars and frontman Corey Taylor's vocals" before becoming the "double bass drum hits and jagged guitars that carry the rest of the song".[1] Revolver called it a "much more accessible, radio-friendly cut" than the band's non-album single "All Out Life", although felt that this "doesn't mean that its lyrics pull any punches", judging it to be "explosive".[2]

Music video

A music video directed by Shawn "Clown" Crahan was released alongside the song on May 16. Blistein characterized the video as full of "creepy, cultish imagery". It ends with Corey Taylor walking out of a church to find he and the other members of the band turned into statues, then proceeding to light his statue on fire.[1] Luke Morton of Kerrang! called the video "a lot to take in", writing that it is "full of kaleidoscopic visuals, religious iconography, [and] fire".[3] "Unsainted" marks the first time a heavy metal song made it to number one on trending on YouTube. The video also marks the first appearance of the band's new as-yet-unknown percussionist, who replaced Chris Fehn prior to his departure from the band due to lawsuit in 2019.

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 86
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[5] 70
Hungary (Single Top 40)[6] 11
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[7] 38
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] 17
Scotland (OCC)[9] 34
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 66
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 68
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[13] 2
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[14] 20
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] 4

References

  1. ^ a b c Blistein, Jon (May 16, 2019). "Slipknot Preview New Album With Unsparing Headbanger 'Unsainted'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Read Lyrics to Slipknot's Explosive New Song 'Unsainted'". Revolver. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Morton, Luke (May 16, 2019). "We Break Down The New Slipknot Video For Unsainted". Kerrang!. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #526". auspOp. May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 21. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201921 into search. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "Slipknot Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  15. ^ "Slipknot Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
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