Now available for streaming Slipknot’s 25th anniversary edition of their debut album

With the release of their first self-titled album 25 years ago, Slipknot transformed the Iowa nine from inquisitive newcomers into the most ferocious cultural force metal had witnessed in a long time. As reported from MetalInjection, with “Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition)”, a massive release that brings every unpolished demo, distorted mix, and blood-splattered memory out into the open, the band is now commemorating their legacy 25 years later. The box set is a feast for fans, including nine collectors’ photo cards, unseen photos taken directly from the band’s vaults, and six LPs full of 59 songs, 40 of which were never released before. There are the Indigo Ranch demos, with alternating mixes by artists like Ulrich Wild and Jay Baumgardner. It’s the sound of history changing in real time for Slipknot devotees.

Without some drama, this wouldn’t be Slipknot. On their covert website, there was a limited edition of 100 vinyl LPs that were really filled with blood; they sold out in a matter of seconds and crashed the page. Other editions swiftly followed, including digital streams, 2LP colorways, 2CD sets, and a 6LP splattered box. Remastered soundboard tapes from the 1999 Hartford, Connecticut, devastation and the UK onslaught the following year, where the pandemonium had already spread to mainstage dominance, are included in the anniversary package. The same passion still burns, as demonstrated by Slipknot‘s recent Here Comes The Pain stadium tour, which sold out Madison Square Garden, London’s O2, Paris’ Accor stadium, and their own Knotfest Iowa homecoming.