Mate Feed Kill Repeat vinyl

It's hard to imagine the humble beginnings for a metal behemoth as huge as Slipknot, but before that landmark self-titled album in 1999 there was in fact a much rawer record released in 1996. Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. features Anders Colsefni on vocals and the sound is much more fluid, sounding like a demo from a band with a million ideas to ratchet down. As such, if you appreciate the madcap fusion of Mr Bungle et al, you're sure to love the madness Slipknot conjured up at this embryonic stage. There's a raw, demo-like feel to the production, but it's still tight as hell and a proper reissue has fleshed the sound out nicely. More than just a curio for the fans, it's a deadly album in its own right and might even appeal to listeners who don't care for the direction they took when they met Ross Robinson.