Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style of music, and energetic and chaotic live shows. The band rapidly rose to fame following the release of their eponymous debut album in 1999. The 2001 follow-up album, Iowa, although darker in tone, made the band more popular. After a brief hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, before going on another hiatus and returning in 2008 with its fourth album, All Hope Is Gone, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. After another long hiatus, Slipknot released its fifth studio album, .5: The Gray Chapter, in 2014. Their sixth studio album, We Are Not Your Kind, was released on August 9, 2019. Their seventh studio album, The End, So Far, was released on September 30, 2022. The band has released two live albums titled 9.0: Live and Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico, a compilation album titled Antennas to Hell, and five live DVDs. The band has sold 30 million records worldwide.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_(band)
Studio albums
Slipknot (1999)
Iowa (2001)
Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (2004)
All Hope Is Gone (2008)
.5: The Gray Chapter (2014)
We Are Not Your Kind (2019)
The End, So Far (2022)
the heretic anthem live
Slipknot Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Got a super dred bet with an angel drug head
Like a dead beat winner, I want to be a sinner
An idolized bang for the industry killer
A hideous man that you don't understand
Throw a suicide party and I'm guaranteed to fucking snap
I'm supersonic, its pornoholic
Breakdowns, obscenities its all I want to be
If you're 555, then I'm 666
If your 555, I'm 666
If you're 555, then I'm 666
(Whats it like to be a heretic?)
If your 555, I'm 666
(Whats it like to be a heretic?)
Everybody's so infatuated
Everybody's so completely sure of what we are
Everybody defamates from miles away
But face to face they haven't got a thing to say
I bleed for this and I bleed for you
Still you look at my face like I'm somebody new
Toy nobody wants anything I've got
Which is fine because your made of
Everything-I'm-not
If you're 555, then I'm 666
If your 555, I'm 666
If you're 555, then I'm 666
(Whats it like to be a heretic?)
If your 555, I'm 666
(Whats it like to be a heretic?)
Thirty seconds, sixteen, eight, four, lemme tell you why
I haven't the slightest, I'm teaching your brightest
They're listening, clamoring
All the money in the world can't buy me
Go ahead, lie to me
Tell me again how you're tortured
I want to know how you fallowed your orders so well
Your full of shit
You had a dream, but this ain't it
If you're 555, then I'm 666
If your 555, I'm 666
If you're 555, then I'm 666
If your 555, I'm 666
If you're 555, then I'm 666
(Whats it like to be a heretic?)
If your 555, I'm 666
(Whats it like to be a heretic?)
If you're 555, then I'm 666
(Whats it like to be a heretic?)
If your 555, I'm 666
(Whats it like to be a heretic?)
The lyrics to Slipknot's song "The Heretic Anthem" showcases a sense of rebellion and non-conformity. The song is an aggressive, hard-hitting take on culture, fame, and individuality. The opening lines of the song depict the singer as a pop star threat who's not yet dead and a super-dred bet with an angel drug head, showcasing the idea of being an anti-authority figure. The lyrics also declare the singer's desire to be a sinner and an idolized bang for the industry killer. They claim to be a hideous man that no one can understand, and that if they were to throw a suicide party, they'd snap.
The rest of the song is a critical take on individuals who falsely defame those who do not conform to societal norms. The singer highlights the fact that people are infatuated with individuals who do not conform to societal norms but defame them from miles away. They are bleeding for themselves and their fans, but people still look at their faces like they are somebody new. In the end, they state that if individuals who conform to societal norms are 555, then they are 666, mocking the conformists and asserting their rebellion.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm a popstar threat and I'm not dead yet
I am a threat to the status quo and to the idea that all popstars need to die young.
Got a super dred bet with an angel drug head
I have made a deal with someone who is both a drug addict and an angel, someone who has high ideals even as they are pulled down by addiction.
Like a dead beat winner, I want to be a sinner
I feel like a failure, but I embrace that failure by wanting to be a sinner.
An idolized bang for the industry killer
I want to be both famous and destroy the industry that made me famous.
A hideous man that you don't understand
I am a complex and misunderstood person who is often judged for my appearance and actions.
Throw a suicide party and I'm guaranteed to fucking snap
I am close to breaking point and if pushed too far, could kill myself or others.
I'm supersonic, its pornoholic
I have hyperactive tendencies and I am addicted to porn.
Breakdowns, obscenities its all I want to be
All I want is to break down and be vulgar and obscene because it feels like that's what people expect of me.
If you're 555, then I'm 666 (Whats it like to be a heretic?)
I am different from the norm and embrace that difference, even relish in it.
Everybody's so infatuated
Everyone is obsessed with me.
Everybody's so completely sure of what we are
People think they know me and my band, but they don't really understand us.
Everybody defamates from miles away
People talk shit about us from a distance without really understanding who we are.
But face to face they haven't got a thing to say
When confronted and actually face to face with us, people have nothing to say.
I bleed for this and I bleed for you
I put everything into my music and into connecting with my fans.
Still you look at my face like I'm somebody new
Even though I put my heart and soul into my music, people treat me like a stranger or someone they don't fully understand.
Toy nobody wants anything I've got
I am an outsider, not accepted by the mainstream.
Which is fine because your made of Everything-I'm-not
I embrace my otherness and my difference from the mainstream.
Thirty seconds, sixteen, eight, four, lemme tell you why
I am trying to teach people something, and I will do so in a concise, powerful way.
I haven't the slightest, I'm teaching your brightest
I don't have all the answers, but I am educating those who do.
They're listening, clamoring
People are paying attention to what I am saying.
All the money in the world can't buy me
I cannot be bought or controlled, even by wealth and power.
Go ahead, lie to me
People often try to deceive me, but I see through their lies.
Tell me again how you're tortured
People often claim to be going through something difficult, but I am skeptical of their claims.
I want to know how you followed your orders so well
When people follow orders blindly, it disturbs and confuses me.
Your full of shit
I believe that many people lie about their experiences and their motives.
You had a dream, but this ain't it
Many people have a vision for their lives, but they are often derailed from that vision.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CHRIS FEHN, CHRISTOPHER FEHN, COREY TAYLOR, CRAIG JONES, JAMES ROOT, MICHAEL CRAHAN, MICHAEL SHAWN CRAHAN, MICKAEL THOMSON, NATHAN JORDISON, NATHAN J JORDISON, PAUL GRAY, PAUL D GRAY, SID WILSON, SIDNEY WILSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Brandon2011
This sounds almost as good as the Iowa days , crazy shit
End Of Mediocrity
@Exaonis_ yes, it was terrible
Exaonis_
@End Of Mediocrity Yeah now in 2021, but in 2019 that was pretty bad imo
End Of Mediocrity
@Exaonis_ Corey’s voice sounds awesome nowadays and Tortilla’s man improved
ADAM
@Exaonis_ 2002 hold a special place in my heart with that album and yes I agree tortilla man sucks lol
Exaonis_
@ADAM late 2001 is better.
I didnt said that Iowa era was bad, tortilla ruined everything imo.
Ju. W
Corey: If you're 555, then I'm
Tortilla: Six six siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix!
Metal and minecraft
Its true
Snow Tails
HAHAHAH!!!
Matthew Jimenez
Sometimes I wonder if Paul’s headbang would have changed or stayed the same R.I.P. Paul Gray