Iconic metal group celebrating 25th anniversary with special album release
Slipknot is celebrating the band's 25th anniversary by releasing a special edition of their debut album.
The masked metal pioneers announced a deluxe reissue of their 1999 self-titled debut album on Thursday, July 24.
"Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition)" will include all of the original album's songs in addition to new tracks.
The special box set boasts 59 tracks — including 40 previously unreleased demos, alternate mixes and live recordings — spread across six LPs. The box set also includes nine new Slipknot collectors photo cards.
"Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition)" will be released on Sept. 5.
"Slipknot" was released on Roadrunner Records in 1999. The project established Slipknot as one of the most popular bands in the nu-metal explosion of the late '90s and early 2000s.
The project was certified platinum by early 2000, becoming the first such album in Roadrunner's history, according to AllMusic . The genre-blending album was voted the best debut album of the last 25 years by Metal Hammer readers in 2011.
"Slipknot" is also the band's only album to feature original guitarist Josh Brainard who left at the end of recording in late 1998 while the band was on a short hiatus.
Slipknot have sold more than 30 million records, won a Grammy Award and headlined some of the world's biggest festivals over the past 25 years.
The band's milestone anniversary also included the sold-out "Here Comes The Pain" world tour that happened last year .
"Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition)" is available for pre-save online .
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