The Heretic Anthem
"The Heretic Anthem" 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 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;UK promo single
;EU promo 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.
- Deathcore band Spite covered the song and released it as a single in 2014
- Carnifex covered the song on their 2018 EP ''Bury Me in Blasphemy''
Personnel
Slipknot
- Sid Wilson – turntables
- Joey Jordison – drums
- Paul Gray – bass
- Chris Fehn – percussion, backing vocals
- Jim Root – guitar
- Craig Jones – samples, media
- Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals
- Mick Thomson – guitar
- Corey Taylor – lead vocals
Production
- Ross Robinson – producer
- Mike Fraser – engineer
- Andy Wallace – mixing
- Monte Conner – A&R
- Steve Sisco – assistant engineer
- George Marino – mastering
- Steve Richards – executive producer