New Music - Slipknot release deluxe reissue of self-titled debut ‘Slipknot’ (25th Anniversary Edition) via Roadrunner Records - 10th September 2025

Slipknot, Circa 1999 By Dean Karr

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Artist Name - Slipknot

Release Name - Slipknot

Release Date - 10th September 2025

Genre - Heavy Metal, Metal, Groove Metal

Label - Roadrunner

*Box set includes exclusive new artwork and unseen imagery collected from the band’s personal archives.
*59 recordings including Slipknot’s legendary Indigo Ranch demos / mixes, live versions and other rarities – 40 of them unreleased – across 6 colour LPs
*9 new Slipknot collectors photo cards 

Released on June 29th, 1999, Slipknot’s self-titled debut, now triple platinum, was an instant classic with fans and a smash hit with critics. It was, and is, a molotov cocktail signaling a revolution– embracing a creative direction that eschewed metal traditions in favor of fresh ideas.

They’re celebrating the iconic album with its deluxe reissue, Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition) which is available in stores and across digital retailers via Roadrunner Records. This special release immortalizes the band’s creative process at the time when the Iowa nine went from a newly-signed fledgling metal act, to an unexpected and unstoppable cultural force that redefined heavy music for a new generation.

Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition) was initially released to fans as a special box set edition. Limited to 100 blood filled self-titled LP vinyl copies via their secret site 742617000027.net, the edition sold out in seconds, crashing the website in the process. Its additional physical versions include a 6LP Box Set with blood splattered vinyl (limited to 1899 copies, which also sold out in minutes), 2LP editions in various limited edition colorways, and 2CD in addition to digital on streaming services. Depending on the format (see a full list and packshots below), this release includes the original Ross Robinson produced album, plus recordings which only the band and their inner circle heard at the time of the production. All collected from the original sources, these include unreleased takes, alternate versions, and mixes from SR Audio, Indigo Ranch and more, as well as ‘test mixes’ from alternate mixers. Not only are these recordings the full story behind the recording of this now-iconic album, they also chart the course of choices made and paths taken, and how the Slipknot the world knows today came to be.

As much as the debut album set the stage, Slipknot was also a band unleashed on live audiences in 1999, who had never seen anything like it. Performances on their first world tour cycle are legendary, and the band’s impact was swift as global audiences bore witness. Word-of-mouth spread like a virus. This deluxe package includes recordings of shows that bookend one chaotic year: the 1999 show in Hartford, CT captures the unbridled raw power of a small stage, while the 2000 UK recordings document the band’s ability to harness the small stage energy and deliver to a mainstage crowd. The audio was pulled from the soundboard’s digital audio tapes, carefully remixed and mastered for the first time – all chosen by the band to best represent the intensity and spirit of the band’s earliest days.

In case you missed it, Slipknot’s Here Comes The Pain arena tour sold out across the globe including performances in New York City (Madison Square Garden), Los Angeles (2x nights at the Intuit Dome), London (2x nights at the O2 Arena), Paris (Accor Arena), Amsterdam (Ziggo Dome), Mexico City (Parque Bicentenario), Toronto (Scotiabank Arena), and many more. The performances celebrated the heavy titans’ 25th anniversary and included an epic homecoming show in Des Moines at their own Knotfest Iowa. Each date saw a unique set drawing heavily from their cult classic debut album. 

LP 1: Slipknot - Tracklist: The seminal debut album from Slipknot.

Side 1 
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Eyeless
Wait and Bleed
Surfacing
Spit It Out 
Tattered and Torn 
Me Inside 

Side 2 
Liberate 
Prosthetics 
No Life 
Diluted 
Only One 
Scissors 

*LP 2 & 3: Indigo Ranch Mixes - Tracklist:
The legendary Indigo Ranch mixes. In 1999 the band gathered at Malibu’s Indigo Ranch to record their breakthrough debut. These early rough mixes showcase the raw energy and chaotic vibe before the final Ross Robinson mixes.

Side 1
(sic)
Eyeless
Surfacing 
Tattered and Torn

Side 2
Only One
Liberate 
Suck These Nuts (Get This)
Killing Leslie 

Side 3
Me Inside
Wait and Bleed
No Life 
Interloper (Diluted) 

Side 4
Spit It Out 
Eeyore 
Scissors 

LP 4: Demos and Alternate Mixes - Tracklist:
Side One: Demos - These are the original demos recorded before the band entered Indigo Ranch with Ross Robinson. These demos were then refined in the studio to become the debut album. Some of the actual tracks from the demos were used in the final mixes.

Side Two: Jay Baumgardner and Ulrich Wild Mixes - The band and label wanted to have test mixes done before finalizing the album and connected with two other renowned mixers to see what they would do to the mixes. Each has a different take on the tracks.

Side 1
Wait and Bleed (Demo)
Snap (Demo)
Interloper (Demo)
Despise (Demo)
Only One (Demo)
Me Inside (Demo)
Prosthetics (Demo)

Side 2
Surfacing (Jay Baumgardner Mix)
Only One (Jay Baumgardner Mix)
No Life (Jay Baumgardner Mix)
(sic) (Ulrich Wild Mix)
Purity
Eeyore 
 

*LP 5 & 6: Live - Tracklist: 
Months after the debut album, the band took to the road and these live recordings showcase the band’s atmospheric rise from headlining Hartford, Connecticut’s legendary 1200 seat Webster Theater in September of 1999, to playing in front of massive crowds in the UK and Iowa in late 2000.

Side 1
Wait and Bleed (Live in Hartford 1999)
Surfacing (Live in Hartford 1999)
Purity (Live in Hartford 1999)
Spit It Out (Live in Hartford 1999)
Eeyore (Live in Hartford 1999)

Side 2
(sic) (Live in the UK 2000)
Eyeless (Live in the UK 2000)
No Life  (Live in the UK 2000)
Eeyore  (Live in the UK 2000)
Liberate  (Live in the UK 2000)

Side 3
Purity (Live in the UK 2000)
Prosthetics (Live in the UK 2000)
Spit It Out (Live in the UK 2000)
Wait and Bleed (Live in the UK 2000)
Get This (Live in the UK 2000)

Side 4
Surfacing (Live in the UK 2000)
Me Inside (Live in the UK 2000)
Scissors (Live in Iowa 2000)

*LP Exclusive To Box Set Only

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