"The Heretic Anthem" / "Heretic Song"
Cover art for the "Heretic Song" single
Promotional single by Slipknot
from the album Iowa
A-side"Heretic Song"
ReleasedMay 15, 2001
Recorded2001
StudioSound City and Sound Image (Van Nuys, California)
Genre
Length4:19
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"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]

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.

Track listing

Promo single
No.TitleLength
1."Heretic Song" (Rough Mix)4:19
UK promo single
No.TitleLength
1."Heretic Song" (Clean Version)4:19
EU promo single
No.TitleLength
1."The Heretic Anthem" (live)4:45
2."The Heretic Anthem" (live video)4:45
3."DVD Trailer" (video)2:12

Covers

Personnel

Slipknot

Production

References

  1. ^ "10 Best Nu Metal Albums To Own on Vinyl". VMP.
  2. ^ "The Top 50 best Slipknot songs ever". The Louder Sound. 23 December 2020.
  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. 28 August 2018. 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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