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Nero Forte
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Nero Forte
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Slipknot
| album = We Are Not Your Kind
| B-side =
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
*Nu metal
*rap metal
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| length =
| label = Roadrunner
| writer = * Shawn Crahan
* Jim Root
* Corey Taylor
| producer =
* Greg Fidelman
* Slipknot
| prev_title = Birth of the Cruel
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = The Chapeltown Rag
| next_year = 2021
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}}
"'Nero Forte'" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Produced by Greg Fidelman, it was released as the fourth single from the band's sixth studio album 'We Are Not Your Kind' on December 16, 2019.
Background
"Nero Forte" was released on December 16, 2019 as the band's fourth single off their sixth studio album 'We Are Not Your Kind', following after the release of "Birth of the Cruel" four months previously. The song's title "Nero" and "Forte" are Italian words that mean "black" and "strong" respectively. "Forte" can also mean something in which one excels.
Recording and meaning
Though the song title does not appear in the lyrics, it describes the darkness that Taylor sunk into. The depression was like an entity that he did not feel he had the strength to fight against. When talking about the song, guitaristJim Root stated: "This is also aClown song, which is amazing. This one is going to be great live. It's very percussive and reminiscent of"Psychosocial", but maybe an evolution of "Psychosocial". Obviously, Clown is a drummer and percussionist, but he's also a songwriterand he always has been. Now we're able to collaborate as songwriters, and this is what we end up with. When Corey came in and started diving into the vocals, he came up with this extra melody in the chorus line, very late into the process. That really drew me into this song."
Music video
Shawn Crahan, Slipknot's percussionist and founder, directed the video along with a 20 minute short film titled 'Pollution', which would be released on the same day as the "Nero Forte". They were both recorded within two days, on both the 29th and 30 October. They were both initially to be released at some point during November, but for some reasons they did not come into fruition until a later date.
The "Nero Forte" music video stars the band, who jam out and perform in a white limbo, constantly flashed by coloured beaming lights, at points surrounding what seems to be a fan inside of a cocoon, which has something inside which appears to try to be trying to escape and be reborn.
As of August 2022, the song has 50 million views on YouTube.
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References
Category:2019 songs
Category:2019 singles
Category:Slipknot (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Corey Taylor
Category:Songs written by Jim Root
Category:Songs written by Shawn Crahan
Category:Roadrunner Records singles
Category:Rap metal songs
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