The Heretic Anthem

2001 promotional single by Slipknot

"The Heretic Anthem" / "Heretic Song"

Cover art for the "Heretic Song" single

Promotional single by Slipknot
from the album Iowa
A-side| "Heretic Song"
Released| May 15, 2001
Recorded| 2001 at Sound City and Sound Image in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
Genre|

* Nu metal[1]
* death metal[2]

Length| 4:19
Label| Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)|

* Paul Gray
* Joey Jordison
* Corey Taylor[3]

Producer(s)|

* Slipknot
* Ross Robinson

"The Heretic Anthem" (released as "Heretic Song" as a single) is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. The song was released as a promotional single from their second album Iowa. Revolver magazine praised the track and described that it "flirt[s] with full-on death metal in their extremity, both sonic and thematic."[4]

## Contents

* 1 Song meaning
* 2 Track listing
* 3 Covers
* 4 Personnel
* 5 References

## Song meaning[edit]

The song was written about record labels who initially showed no interest in signing a recording contract with the band. The lyrics, "I bleed for this and I bleed for you/ Still you look in my face like I'm somebody new/ TOY – nobody wants anything I've got/ Which is fine, because you're made of/ Everything – I'm – NOT", reflect this attitude.

## Track listing[edit]

Promo single

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Heretic Song" (rough mix)| 4:19

Live single

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Heretic Anthem" (live)| 4:45

Enhanced contentNo.| Title| Length

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2.| "The Heretic Anthem" (live video)| 4:45
3.| "Disasterpieces DVD Trailer" (enhanced video)| 2:12

## Covers[edit]

* The American band Periphery covered the song in 2012 and released as a bonus track for the limited edition of Periphery II: This Time It's Personal.[5]

* Punk band Spite covered the song and released it as a single in 2014

* Deathcore act Carnifex covered the song on their 2018 EP Bury Me in Blasphemy

## Personnel[edit]

Slipknot

* (#0) Sid Wilson – turntables
* (#1) Joey Jordison – drums
* (#2) Paul Gray – bass guitar
* (#3) Chris Fehn – percussion instrument, backing vocals
* (#4) Jim Root – guitar
* (#5) Craig Jones – samples
* (#6) Shawn Crahan – percussion instrument, backing vocals
* (#7) Mick Thomson – guitar
* (#8) Corey Taylor – vocals

Production

* Ross Robinson – producer
* Mike Fraser – engineering
* Andy Wallace – mixing
* Monte Conner – A&R
* Steve Sisco – assistant engineering
* George Marino – mastering
* Steve Richards – executive producer

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "10 Best Nu Metal Albums To Own on Vinyl". VMP.
2. ^ "The Top 50 best Slipknot songs ever". The Louder Sound.
3. ^ Billmann, Pete; Jacobson, Jeff; Story, Jeff (2001). Iowa (Guitar/vocal/tab. ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard. ISBN 0634037374.
4. ^ "SLIPKNOT'S 'IOWA': 6 INSANE STORIES FROM MAKING OF BAND'S MOST BRUTAL ALBUM". Revolver. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
5. ^ Rosenberg, Axl (March 14, 2012). "MEMBERS OF PERIPHERY COVER SLIPKNOT'S "HERETIC ANTHEM"". Metalsucks. Retrieved May 6, 2016.

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Slipknot

* Shawn Crahan
* Craig Jones
* Mick Thomson
* Corey Taylor
* Sid Wilson
* Jim Root
* Alessandro Venturella
* Jay Weinberg
* Michael Pfaff

* Joey Jordison
* Donnie Steele
* Paul Gray
* Brandon Darner
* Chris Fehn

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

Compilation albums|

* Antennas to Hell

Demo albums|

* Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

Singles|

* "Wait and Bleed"
* "Spit It Out"
* "Left Behind"
* "My Plague"
* "Duality"
* "Vermilion"
* "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"
* "Yen"

Promotional singles|

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

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

Related articles|

* Discography
* Awards
* Songs
* 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
* Big Orange Clown
* Great Big Mouth
* CMFT
* Look Outside Your Window
* Smite

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