The Heretic Anthem
"The Heretic Anthem" | |
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A-side | "Heretic Song" |
"The Heretic Anthem" (released as "Heretic Song" as a single) is a song by American metal band Slipknot. The song was released as a promotional single from their second album Iowa.
Style
Revolver described that "The Heretic Anthem" derived more from death metal than nu metal.[1]
Song meaning
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.
A couple of months ago, some evil people, some money hungry, cocksucking, idiot motherfuckers came to us and said: "You know, if you want your next album to be huge, you gotta write a radio friendly fucking song"...Now being that we are Slipknot, we are 9 crazy people from the middle of nowhere, 9 people but do not give one rat fuck about what the fucking music industry fucking thinks, we stood there politely, we processed the information and we said: " Well, thank you Mr. Businessman, but if you'll excuse me...SUCK MY MOTHERFUCKIN' DICK!!!! And this next song is a result of that fuckin' conversation, if you're 555 I'm 666, THIS SONG IS CALLED: THE HERETIC ANTHEM!!!!
— Corey Taylor[2]
Track listing
- 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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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2. | "The Heretic Anthem" (live video) | 4:45 |
3. | "Disasterpieces DVD Trailer" (enhanced video) | 2:12 |
Covers
The American band Periphery covered the song in 2012.[3]
Personnel
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References
- ^ "Interview: Slipknot Look Back on the Making of 'Iowa'". Revolver. August 18, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ^ http://www.slipknot-metal.com/main.php?sk=songmeaning
- ^ Rosenberg, Axl (March 14, 2012). "MEMBERS OF PERIPHERY COVER SLIPKNOT'S "HERETIC ANTHEM"". Metalsucks. Retrieved May 6, 2016.