Ranking Every Slipknot Album From Worst To Best

7. Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996)

Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. is a Slipknot that didn’t even feature the iconic Corey Taylor at the helm and instead made up the very origins of a basement session experiment, fronted by Anders Colsefni. Anders has since disappeared into the abyss, but at the time led a line up that even the most loyal fans may not recognise. The seven (at the time) didn’t even don masks.

The brainchild of Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan and the late Paul Gray eventually took shape when they convinced Joey Jordison to join the project, but that is where the modern day comparisons end. In place of the uber popular Jim Root and thrash-master Mick Thomson were guitarists Donnie Steele and Josh Brainard, with no sign of Sid Wilson’s jungle-infused DJ influences.

The low resonating gruff sound produced on MFKR is a far stretch to what the lovingly named Maggot fanbase have come to expect. Many of the songs eventually got re-recorded for use on the self-titled and Iowa albums including Only One, Gently and Tattered & Torn.

Although this album was officially released as the band’s first album, due to the drastic difference in style and line up, they have since put distance between themselves and the record. It is recognised as nothing more than a demo session, but in truth, without MFKR there would be no Slipknot.