The Heretic Anthem

"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."[4]

"The Heretic Anthem" / "Heretic Song"
Cover art for the "Heretic Song" single
Promotional single by Slipknot
from the album Iowa
A-side"Heretic Song"
ReleasedMay 15, 2001
Recorded2001
StudioSound City and Sound Image (Van Nuys, California)
Genre
Length4:19
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

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
No.TitleLength
1."Heretic Song" (Rough Mix)4:19
UK promo single
No.TitleLength
1."Heretic Song" (Clean Version)4:19
EU promo single
No.TitleLength
1."The Heretic Anthem" (live)4:45
2."The Heretic Anthem" (live video)4:45
3."DVD Trailer" (video)2:12

Covers
  • 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

Production

References
  1. "10 Best Nu Metal Albums To Own on Vinyl". VMP.
  2. "The Top 50 best Slipknot songs ever". The Louder Sound. 23 December 2020.
  3. Billmann, Pete; Jacobson, Jeff; Story, Jeff (2001). Iowa (Guitar/vocal/tab. ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard. ISBN 0634037374.
  4. "SLIPKNOT'S 'IOWA': 6 INSANE STORIES FROM MAKING OF BAND'S MOST BRUTAL ALBUM". Revolver. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. Rosenberg, Axl (March 14, 2012). "MEMBERS OF PERIPHERY COVER SLIPKNOT'S "HERETIC ANTHEM"". Metalsucks. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
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