Skeptic (song)

2014 promotional single by Slipknot

"Skeptic"

Promotional single by Slipknot
from the album  .5: The Gray Chapter
Released| October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)
Genre| Thrash metal[1]
Length| 4:46
Label| Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)|

* Corey Taylor
* Jim Root

Producer(s)|

* Greg Fidelman
* Slipknot

"Skeptic" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot from their fifth studio album, .5: The Gray Chapter. The song was first released as a promo/digital single on October 17, 2014.[2] It was the sixth promotional single and eighth overall single released from the album. The song is a tribute piece to late bassist Paul Gray who died from a drug overdose in May 2010.[3][4]

## Background

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The song was uploaded to their official YouTube channel on the same day as the Japan release of .5: The Gray Chapter on October 17, 2014. It featured original cover art.

## Critical reception

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Loudwire stated "Today, we treat our ears to ‘Skeptic.’ Fans will automatically zone in on the track’s chorus: “The world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you / The world will never know another man as amazing as you.” Additional lyrics such as, “You were a gift,” “He was the best of us” and “I will keep your soul alive” point further toward Gray as the man referenced in ‘Skeptic."[3] Metal Insider said "With a line like “the world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you, the world will never know another man as amazing as you,” we’re inclined to agree with that statement."[5]

"Skeptic" was also included at number 99 on Spin magazine's list of the 101 Best Songs of 2014.[6] Describing the song as "one of the year's most affecting love songs" that takes Slipknot "to surprisingly maudlin heights on the scream-along chorus", the magazine also noted it as "a rare unmasked moment for the enduring septet". Despite this, the review concluded that "the song is far too pulverizing to ever be considered their "Knockin' on Heaven's Door".

## References

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1. ^ "Review: Slipknot — .5: The Gray Chapter". Revolver. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015. "The chunky, dirt-displacing low-end growl of "The Devil In I," the pugnacious thrash of "Skeptic," the relentless attack of "The Negative One," the brief but tantalizing flash of '80s shred in "Nomadic,"..."
2. ^ "Slipknot - 'AOV'". Roadrunner Records. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
3. ^ a b "Slipknot Unleash New Tribute Track 'Skeptic'". Loudwire. 17 October 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
4. ^ "Slipknot Premiere New Song, "Skeptic" — Listen". Guitar World. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
5. ^ "Slipknot no "Skeptic" on the legacy of Paul Gray". Metal Insider. October 17, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
6. ^ "The 101 Best Songs of 2014". Spin. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

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Slipknot

* Shawn Crahan
* Mick Thomson
* Corey Taylor
* Sid Wilson
* Jim Root
* Alex Venturella
* Michael Pfaff
* Eloy Casagrande

* Joey Jordison
* Paul Gray
* Donnie Steele
* Anders Colsefni
* Craig Jones
* Brandon Darner
* Chris Fehn
* Jay Weinberg

Studio albums|

* Slipknot
* Iowa
* Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
* All Hope Is Gone
* .5: The Gray Chapter
* We Are Not Your Kind
* The End, So Far

Live albums|

* 9.0: Live
* Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico
* Live at MSG

Compilation albums|

* Antennas to Hell

Demo albums|

* Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

Extended plays|

* Adderall

Singles|

* "Wait and Bleed"
* "Spit It Out"
* "Left Behind"
* "My Plague"
* "Duality"
* "Vermilion"
* "The Nameless"
* "Before I Forget"
* "All Hope Is Gone"
* "Psychosocial"
* "Dead Memories"
* "Sulfur"
* "Snuff"
* "The Negative One"
* "The Devil in I"
* "Custer"
* "Killpop"
* "Goodbye"
* "All Out Life"
* "Unsainted"
* "Solway Firth"
* "Birth of the Cruel"
* "Nero Forte"
* "The Chapeltown Rag"
* "The Dying Song (Time to Sing)"
* "Yen"

Promotional singles|

* "The Heretic Anthem"
* "Vermilion Pt. 2"
* "XIX"
* "Sarcastrophe"
* "AOV"
* "Custer"
* "Skeptic"

Other songs|

* "Purity"

Video albums|

* Welcome to Our Neighborhood
* Disasterpieces
* Voliminal: Inside the Nine
* (sic)nesses
* Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico

Tours|

* Livin la Vida Loco
* World Domination Tour
* Tattoo the Earth
* Iowa World Tour
* The Subliminal Verses World Tour
* All Hope Is Gone World Tour
* Memorial World Tour
* Knotfest

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* Discography
* Awards
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* Members
* Behind the Mask
* Behind the Player: Paul Gray
* Infected
* List of Slipknot tribute albums
* Nic Diederichs Technical High School slashing
* Outside the Nine
* Up to Our Necks
* Dirty Little Rabbits
* Junk Beer Kidnap Band
* Murderdolls
* Stone Sour
* To My Surprise
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* Great Big Mouth
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