.5: The Gray Chapter

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The two new members hired by Slipknot following the release of .5 The Gray Chapter, Jay Weinberg (top) and Alessandro Venturella (bottom)

The writing process of the record began in late 2013. Wanting to dedicate more time to the album, guitarist Jim Root decided not to tour with Stone Sour in January 2014. [7]

A new bassist and drummer were added to the lineup during live shows. Taylor told Loudwire that two similar masks were created for their appearances in music videos and stage performances, as, when the new members were given the opportunity to make their own masks, the results were, according to Taylor, "kind of cartoony" and did not fit the mind set of Slipknot. [8] Both members were briefly shown in the music video for "The Devil in I", but their identities have not been announced by Slipknot amidst speculation. [9] [10] Root revealed in an interview that founding guitarist and former touring bassist Donnie Steele was involved in some of the studio sessions for the album, but that ultimately Steele declined to rejoin the band in favor of starting a family with his wife. Bassist Alessandro Venturella of Krokodil was identified by the unique tattoos on his hands, performing in the video for "The Devil in I". [11] Jay Weinberg from the band Against Me! was brought in to audition on drums after Joey Jordison was fired from Slipknot. [12] Jay Weinberg is the son of Max Weinberg, the drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and Conan O'Brien's drummer and band leader for his late night talk show. Max Weinberg introduced Jay Weinberg to Slipknot and from there on he forged a friendship by going to several concerts and being invited backstage; the band liked what he brought to the table and told him he was free to join if he wanted and he accepted. The album was produced by Greg Fidelman and mixed by Joe Barresi. Fidelman is known for his work with Metallica, System of a Down, Audioslave and more, as well as mixing Slipknot's third album, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) , in 2004. [13]

Promotion and tour

On July 15, the band began releasing short teasers for the new album for over a two-week period that turned out to be clips from the official video along with samples from a song entitled "The Negative One". [14] [15] The song was released on August 1, 2014, and an accompanying video was released on August 5, 2014. It was directed by Shawn Crahan; however, it did not feature any of the band members. [16] On August 13, 2014, the band revealed the cover art for their official radio single entitled "The Devil in I", [17] and the single premiered on August 24, 2014. [18] The official video for the single was unveiled on September 12 featuring the members with new variations of their masks with the exception of Taylor who debuted a new mask and the new bassist and drummer's masks which were very similar. [10]

Slipknot began their world tour at the second iteration of Knotfest as headliners on October 25 and the 26 with Anthrax, Five Finger Death Punch, Otep and Black Label Society among others in California. [19] A co-headline North American and European tour with Korn dubbed the Prepare for Hell tour commenced afterwards with King 810 in support. [20] [21] Slipknot and Korn embarked on the British leg of the Prepare For Hell tour in January 2015. [22] In addition to the standard edition, a deluxe edition featuring two listed and three unlisted bonus tracks, and a special edition featuring a T-shirt of the album cover have also been released. [23]

Reception

Critical response

.5: The Gray Chapter
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Studio album by
Slipknot
ReleasedOctober 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)
RecordedMarch 1 – July 28, 2014
Studio Sunset Sound (Hollywood)
Genre
Length73:28
Label Roadrunner
Producer
Slipknot chronology
Antennas to Hell
(2012)		.5: The Gray Chapter
(2014)		 Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico
(2017)
Slipknot studio album chronology
All Hope Is Gone
(2008)		.5: The Gray Chapter
(2014)		 We Are Not Your Kind
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [24]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [25]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [26]
Blabbermouth.net 8.5/10 [27]
Exclaim! 7/10 [28]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [29]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [30]
Louder Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [31]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [32]
Revolver Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [33]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [34]

.5: The Gray Chapter received generally positive reviews, as most critics praised the return of their older sound from Slipknot and Iowa , while maintaining the melodies the band explored on Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) . Florino characterized it as "the most abrasive work since their self-titled debut," [35] The Guardian 's Dom Lawson as "every bit as warped and explosive as previous records" [36] Ray Van Horn of Blabbermouth.net hailed the album as "a return to their punishing roots" and noted that "AOV" showcased some elements of thrash metal. [37] Exclaim! critic Bradley Zorgdrager pointed out that Slipknot "wastes no time kicking it back to 2001's Iowa" while Metal Hammer 's critic Dom Lawson noted that "there's plenty of [...] brutal, turbocharged Slipknot [...] here," [38] while Rock Revolt mentioned that the album uses elements from their previous studio albums while "pushing the creative boundaries of [their] past albums into new territory." [39] Q' magazine's Tom Bryant complained that the album's lighter tracks, namely "Goodbye," "Killpop," and "The One That Kills The Least," were "disappointingly timid." However, he followed by commenting that "It's possible to entirely forget these when Slipknot play to their strengths: unrelenting darkness and attack," using "Custer," "The Devil in I," and "Lech" as examples. [32]

Several critics praised the way the album acknowledged Gray's memory. [33] [40] Rock Revolt noted plenty of lyrical content relating to Gray. [39] While Revolver magazine critic Dan Epstein and Gregory Heaney from AllMusic concluded that "they don't try to sugarcoat their loss, anger or grief anywhere on the album," and that "from that deep well of pain, another great Slipknot record has emerged," [33] and that "they're able to channel their grief into a productive album, allowing them to continue moving forward [...] with one of the strongest albums of their career," respectively. [40] Zorgdrager saw it as "it's a considerable accomplishment and a lovely eulogy to their fallen comrade." [41] Several critics appreciated the composition of the album, with Van Horn characterizing it as "a largely dark, often moving listening experience." [37] Loudwire critic Chad Childers wrote noted the "mix of all the different sounds" creating "a musical journey" and pointed that while the album "rocks and pummels you in all the right places like you would hope, it also shows a depth in emotion and some heavily personal moments on a much grander scale," [42] while Artistdirect critic Rick Florino gave the album a perfect rating concluding that "by the time this journey ends, it feels as if Slipknot have come full circle." [35] Billboard critic Gary Suarez was a little more critical of the album stating, "for such an emotionally loaded comeback, .5: The Gray Chapter is Slipknot's least gripping LP. [...] "Skeptic" is lyrically awkward, but the band recovers well on processional closer "If Rain Is What You Want." Emblematic of both Slipknot's strengths and its weaknesses, perhaps this album is the sort of warts-and-all eulogy Gray would have wanted." [43]

Accolades

The album's lead single, "The Negative One", was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards. [44] Additionally, the album was nominated for the Best Rock Album and "Custer" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards. [45]

Year-end rankings

PublicationAccoladeRank
Loudwire 20 Best Metal Albums of 2014
7 [46]
Revolver 20 Best Albums of 2014
1 [47]
Rolling Stone 20 Best MetalAlbums of 2014
18 [48]

Commercial performance

.5: The Gray Chapter landed in the number one spot in Australia on the ARIA Albums Chart with 14,188 first week sales. [49] [50] It was Slipknot's second album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart by selling 132,000 copies in its first week. [51] The album also debuted at number one in Japan, Canada, Russia and Switzerland. It had top 5 debuts in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Austria, New Zealand, Mexico, Denmark and Finland.

Track listing

All songs credited to Slipknot. Writing credits taken from ASCAP. [52] [53] [54]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."XIX"
3:10
2."Sarcastrophe"
  • Taylor
  • Root
5:06
3."AOV"
  • Taylor
  • Root
5:32
4."The Devil in I"
  • Taylor
  • Root
5:42
5."Killpop"
  • Taylor
  • Root
3:45
6."Skeptic"
  • Taylor
  • Root
4:46
7."Lech"Taylor4:50
8."Goodbye"Taylor4:35
9."Nomadic"Taylor4:18
10."The One That Kills the Least"
  • Taylor
  • Root
4:11
11."Custer"
  • Taylor
  • Root
4:14
12."Be Prepared for Hell"
  • Taylor
  • Root
  • Crahan
1:57
13."The Negative One"
  • Taylor
  • Root
5:25
14."If Rain Is What You Want"
6:20
15.Untitled (hidden track) 2:00
16."Huffys Between Dumpsters" (hidden track)
  • Crahan
  • Root
6:38
17."Flea Circus" (hidden track)
  • Crahan
  • Root
1:29
Total length:73:28
Special edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Override"
  • Taylor
  • Root
5:37
16."The Burden"
  • Taylor
  • Root
5:23
17.Untitled (hidden track) 2:00
18."Huffys Between Dumpsters" (hidden track)
  • Crahan
  • Root
6:38
19."Flea Circus" (hidden track)
  • Crahan
  • Root
1:29
Total length:84:38

Personnel

Slipknot

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released
TitleYearPeak chart positions
US US
Main. Rock
[92] 		AUS
[93] 		UK
[94]
"The Negative One"2014—337671
"The Devil in I"— [A] 288135 [95]
"Custer"—29——
"Killpop"2015—10——
"Goodbye"2016—22——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charting songs

YearTitleChart peaks
Rock Digital Songs [96] US Main. Rock [97]
2015"XIX"36—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Notes

  • A ^ "The Devil in I" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [98] Gold35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [99] Gold7,500*
Canada (Music Canada) [100] Platinum80,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [101] Gold100,000‡
Hungary (MAHASZ) [102] Gold1,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [103] Gold10,000*
Poland (ZPAV) [104] Gold10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [105] Gold100,000‡
United States (RIAA) [106] Gold500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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