.5: The Gray Chapter
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| Released | October 21, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | March 1 – July 28, 2014 at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California and Jim Root's garage | |||
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| Length | 63:57 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
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.5: The Gray Chapter is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band, Slipknot. .5: The Gray Chapter was released on October 17, 2014 through Roadrunner Records.[3]
It is Slipknot's first album to not feature bassist Paul Gray who died on May 24, 2010.[4] It also did not feature drummer Joey Jordison who was fired from the band in December 2013.[5]
The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200,[6] #18 on the Top Hard Rock Albums,[7] and at #2 on the Top Rock Albums.[8] In 2014, the song "The Negative One" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Metal Performance.[9]
Songs[change | change source]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "XIX" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Sarcastrophe" | 5:06 |
| 3. | "AOV" | 5:32 |
| 4. | "The Devil in I" | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Killpop" | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Skeptic" | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Lech" | 4:50 |
| 8. | "Goodbye" | 4:35 |
| 9. | "Nomadic" | 4:18 |
| 10. | "The One That Kills the Least" | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Custer" | 4:14 |
| 12. | "Be Prepared for Hell" | 1:57 |
| 13. | "The Negative One" | 5:25 |
| 14. | "If Rain Is What You Want" | 6:20 |
Total length: |
63:51 | |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Tagat, Anurag (November 18, 2014). "Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter". The Hindu.
- ↑ Owen, Neila (October 23, 2014). "Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter". Allmusic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
Combining the punishing, pummeling metal of the band's early work with the more melodic focus of their later years, The Gray Chapter shows off just how unexpectedly wide the band's range is, going from a plaintive, atmospheric ballad like album-opener "XIX" to a thrash-inspired pummeling like "Sarcastrophe" without missing a beat.
- ↑ ".5: The Gray Chapter - Slipknot - Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Slipknot Bassist Paul Gray Found Dead in Hotel". Billboard. 24 May 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Slipknot's Corey Taylor On Joey Jordison: 'We Just Weren't Able To Work Anymore'". Blabbermouth.net. 31 October 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Slipknot Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Slipknot Album & Song Chart History (Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Slipknot Album & Song Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Slipknot, Anthrax, Mastodon, Motörhead Among Grammy Awards Nominees". Blabbermouth.net. 5 December 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
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