“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 you excel.^[3]

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, guitarist Jim Root stated: “This is also a Clown 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 songwriter—and 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.”^[4]

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Originally, “Spit It Out” was recorded as the leading track in the 1998 demo of the band’s self-titled album. They initially intended to re-record it for the final release, resulting in the faster “over-caffinated” remix, and the slower “Stamp You Out” remix. Unsatisfied with their later attempts, they decided that they “could not capture the magic of [the original] recording” and opted to use the original demo recording in the final release.^[7]

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“The differences (between the two tracks) are subtle — ‘Vermilion Pt. 1’ is about the enrapturing, the buildup, the anticipation and the neurosis,” says Taylor.^[12] “‘Part 2’ is the aftermath, the pieces that have to be picked up later, and maybe the guilt of having lived through it”.^[12]

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In an interview with Loudwire, singer Corey Taylor revealed that the then new bass player and drummer would both be on stage (as opposed to former bassist Donnie Steele who played backstage out of sight) and both would wear the same mask, as the band felt it would be disrespectful for them to have individual masks at that time. However he did not reveal their identities as the band kept them in a period of anonymity for some time for unexplained reasons.^[4] It was later revealed that these two new members were Alessandro Venturella on bass (previously the guitarist of Cry for Silence) and Jay Weinberg on drums (previously from The Reveling, Against Me! and the son of American drummer Max Weinberg of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band).

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The album spans several genres, but is generally noted for its extensive percussion and overall heavy sound. It was well received by fans and critics alike and was responsible for bringing Slipknot a large increase in popularity. The album peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and has gone on to become certified double platinum in the United States, making it the band’s best-selling album. In 2011, it was voted the best debut album of the last 25 years by readers of Metal Hammer magazine.^[4]

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The album spans several genres, but is generally noted for its extensive percussion and overall heavy sound. It was well received by fans and critics alike and was responsible for bringing Slipknot a large increase in popularity. The album peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and has gone on to become certified double platinum in the United States, making it the band’s best-selling album. In 2011, it was voted the best debut album of the last 25 years by readers of Metal Hammer magazine.^[4]

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Slipknot (album), which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

The album spans several genres, but is generally noted for its extensive percussion and overall heavy sound. It was well received by fans and critics alike and was responsible for bringing Slipknot a large increase in popularity. The album peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and has gone on to become certified double platinum in the United States, making it the band’s best-selling album. In 2011, it was voted the best debut album of the last 25 years by readers of Metal Hammer magazine.^[4]

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