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Wikipedia article


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| type = Promotional single

| artist = Slipknot

| album = Iowa

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| A-side = "Heretic Song"

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| released = May 15, 2001

| recorded = 2001 at Sound City and Sound Image in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California

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| length = 4:19

| label = Roadrunner

| writer = * Paul Gray

* Joey Jordison

* Corey Taylor

| composer =

| lyricist =

| producer = * Slipknot

* Ross Robinson

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"'The Heretic Anthem'" (released as "'Heretic Song'" as a single) is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. The song was released as a promotional single from their second album 'Iowa'. 'Revolver' magazine praised the track and described that it "flirt[s] with full-on death metal in their extremity, both sonic and thematic."

Song meaning



The song was written about record labels who initially showed no interest in signing a recording contract with the band. The lyrics, "I bleed for this and I bleed for you/ Still you look in my face like I'm somebody new/ TOY nobody wants anything I've got/ Which is fine, because you're made of/ Everything I'm NOT", reflect this attitude.

Track listing



;Promo single

;Live single

Covers



* The American band Periphery covered the song in 2012 and released as a bonus track for the limited edition of 'Periphery II: This Time It's Personal'.

* Punk band Spite covered the song and released it as a single in 2014

* Deathcore act Carnifex covered the song on their 2018 EP 'Bury Me in Blasphemy'

Personnel



;Slipknot

*(#0) Sid Wilson turntables

*(#1) Joey Jordison drums

*(#2) Paul Gray bass guitar

*(#3) Chris Fehn percussion instrument, backing vocals

*(#4) Jim Root guitar

*(#5) Craig Jones samples

*(#6) Shawn Crahan percussion instrument, backing vocals

*(#7) Mick Thomson guitar

*(#8) Corey Taylor vocals

;Production

* Ross Robinson producer

* Mike Fraser engineering

* Andy Wallace mixing

* Monte Conner A&R

* Steve Sisco assistant engineering

* George Marino mastering

* Steve Richards executive producer

References



Category:2001 singles

Category:Slipknot (band) songs

Category:Songs written by Corey Taylor

Category:Songs written by Joey Jordison

Category:Songs written by Paul Gray (American musician)

Category:2001 songs

Category:Roadrunner Records singles

Category:Songs written by Jim Root

Category:Death metal songs

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