Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

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Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. is the first album released by the American Nu metal band Slipknot. Released independently on October 31, 1996, the album was re-released on July 13 1997 through -ismist Recordings. The album was a limited edition, with only 1000 copies released according to -ismist records, the distributor. The originals are worth anywhere from $100-250, although an original copy sold on eBay in 2005 for over $600. Since the success of the band's self-titled second album, the record was distributed on the Internet through several file sharing systems. The CDs name is usually shortened to MFKR.

In 2005, the album was supposedly reprinted and available on Amazon.com in limited numbers. This release was actually a bootleg; the album has never been officially re-released. [1]

Though the basic elements of Slipknot's later sound are present, the album is substantially different to later Slipknot releases. Rap-influenced vocals are present, and the riffs are similar, but the album was recorded before many of the members of the current incarnation of Slipknot joined, and its sound is vastly different; almost incomparable to their later sound. Instead, there is an intense experimentation in the album, of Progressive rock, jazz, Funk and Technical metal influences. Also unlike their later material, this album is not a nu metal album. More obviously, the album draws huge influences from Mr. Bungle, and Mushroomhead.

Several Songs from Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat. were re-recorded and in some cases re-written for later albums. On Slipknot is "(sic)", which borrows only a small part of the lyrical structure of the song "Slipknot"; "Only One", which is a heavily re-worked version of the same-named track from MFKR; and "Tattered & Torn", which stays close to the original incarnation. On Iowa is "Gently", which also stays fairly true to the MFKR version, and the title-track, "Iowa", which borrows only the same riff as "Killers Are Quiet".

Many of these recordings were also re-recorded for Slipknot's never-to-be-released second ep, Crows; which contained the majority of tracks from MFKR and 3-4 new tracks written during their local gigging days.

Credits

• Anders Colsefini: Lead Vocals (Growls) and normal singing , Percussion
• Donnie Steele: Lead Guitar (Tracks 1 and 6) Rhythm Guitar (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8)
• Craig Jones: Guitar , Samples (Live shows after the album)
• Joey Jordison: Drums
• Shawn Crahan: Percussion , Backup Vocals
• Paul Gray : Bass Guitar , Backup Vocals
• Josh Brainard: Guitar, Backup Vocals
• Marshall Parker: Drums and sound director

Track listing

1. "Slipknot" – 6:54
2. "Gently" – 5:15
3. "Do Nothing/Bitchslap" – 4:19
4. "Only One" – 2:33
5. "Tattered & Torn" – 2:35
6. "Confessions" – 5:03
7. "Some Feel" – 3:35
8. "Killers Are Quiet" / "Dogfish Rising" – 20:42

Miscellaneous

• The last 5:09 of "Killers Are Quiet" is a hidden joke track titled "Dogfish Rising", for which several people not in the band performed.
• The name of the album, and many of the lyrics featured on the album, are direct references to White Wolf's pen-and-paper roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

External links

• Official website