Unique Slipknot vocalist Anders Colsefni has introduced a particular one-night-only efficiency celebrating Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., the cult-classic album that launched Slipknot from Iowa’s underground into steel historical past. The present will happen on June 6, 2026, at Wooly’s in Des Moines, IA, with Colsefni backed by a brand new lineup of veteran Midwest musicians below the title The Crowz.
On the present, Colsefni: “It has been 30 years since I’ve carried out these songs in Iowa. Let’s step sideways again in time. I will see you all on 6.6.26.”
Initially launched on Halloween 1996 in a restricted run of simply 600 copies, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. has grow to be certainly one of steel’s most mythologized recordings. Although broadly bootlegged, the album has by no means formally appeared on streaming platforms, incomes its status because the “holy grail” for early Slipknot followers.
In March 2024, Colsefni revealed that he had accomplished a newly recorded model of the album, dedicating it to late Slipknot members Joey Jordison and Paul Grey. The venture was recorded with New Zealand band Kaosis, who additionally joined Colsefni on the 2023 Numetal Mayhem tour of Australia and New Zealand — the primary time the album had been carried out dwell since 1996. Vocals for the up to date model had been accomplished in Iowa with Colsefni‘s son, Junior.
Colsefni has emphasised that whereas the brand new recording stays trustworthy to the unique, it displays his development as a vocalist and performer. He has additionally reaffirmed his respect for Slipknot‘s legacy and his ongoing friendship with present frontman Corey Taylor, who beforehand praised Colsefni‘s performances publicly.
Colsefni and his backing band Kaosis launched a re-recording of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. in 2024. The re-recording featured movies of each single tune and is at present on all streaming companies below the Kaosis title. There’s only one downside – Colsefni by no means authorised the ultimate product.
In keeping with Colsefni in a social media put up on the time, the Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. re-recording was launched with out his consent. Colsefni provides that he by no means noticed any of the movies launched by Kaosis on their channel previous to launched both, and hat he plans to re-record the report correctly at dwelling.
“Hey everybody, Anders Colsefni right here. I needed to the touch base with you in regards to the MFKR launch that occurred earlier at this time. It was launched with out my consent. I hadn’t completed going by way of the audio mixes on the songs when the video got here out. This remake was NOT a completed product and I hadn’t even seen the movies previous to its launch.
“I’m very regrettably going to need to cancel this summer time’s MFKR tour, however as a substitute might be remaking this masterpiece again dwelling. I hope you’ll belief me to do that correctly and make you and the die-hard, old style Slipknot followers proud. Then, we are going to look to place this tour collectively once more, starting the place it started, and spreading so far as you need it to.
“MFKR is way bigger than myself, or any of us who wrote and carried out it. If I’ve to talk for the OGs on the market, I can solely settle for that the utmost care and respect be given to our honoring of this icon of steel historical past. I apologize for any confusion this has triggered! AndersOUT”
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