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My Personal Overall Album Rating: 9 / 10 (nearly every song on here is so good that I cant individually note my favorites) Track list: 1. Slipknot 2. Gently 3. Do Nothing/***** Slap 4. Only One 5. Tattered And Torn 6. Confessions 7. Some Feel 8. Killers Are Quiet (This song was not able to be uploaded, probably because it is 10 minutes long) 9. Dogfish Rising (Hidden Track) The full official name of the album is "Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat" Released originally on October 31, 1996, it was limited to production of 1,000 copies. The band originally self-distributed some of these copies, but went on to release the remaining units through ismist Recordings in 1997. Due to its limited release, the album has become much sought by fans since Slipknot's rise in fame. Despite considering it their first album upon release, the band now considers MFKR. to be a demo and have evolved and released the majority of the songs on future releases, albeit usually in radically altered forms. It was recorded in Des Moines, Iowa, over a period of four months. The music of the album contains many influences including funk, jazz, and disco which weren't as apparent in later material. Many of the lyrics and the album's title are derived from the role playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse. The songs contain an "emphasis on non-traditional songwriting" and melodic themes more than subsequent releases. The musical style of Slipknot is constantly contested due to the genres their music covers, however MFKR. is the band's most experimental release and is significantly different from the heavier style the band became known for. One of the band's initial aims was to mix many genres of music to achieve their own style; an early incarnation of the band was called "Meld" based upon this. However, there are still similarities in the sound of which Slipknot became known for. Tracks such as "Slipknot", "Some Feel" and "Only One" feature a dominantly heavy metal influence, specifically in that of the guitars. Tracks such as "Tattered & Torn", "Killers Are Quiet" and "Gently" also include the slow, cerebral angst build up style that the band also retained in some of their more recent work. The album implements elements of jazz and funk, although "Confessions" is the only track on the album dominantly led by these styles. The funk metal song "Do Nothing/***** Slap" is the album's most complex song, combining both of these dominant styles as well as implementing areas of disco. The album also incorporates elements of death metal. The album title and the majority of the lyrics are references to the role-playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse. Vocalist Anders Colsefni and percussionist Shawn Crahan shared a mutual interest in the game which was a large influence on the band, Colsefni said: "The attraction was being able to play a different person", declaring that this was the essence of Slipknot.
