Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

1995年9月，Slipknot乐队成立于美国艾奥瓦州的首府Des Moines地区，经过成立之初的发展之后，以Shawn "Clown" Crahan为首的这支乐队最终形成了多达九人的固定阵容。Slipknot乐队也顺势分别以0到8的九个数字来代表没名成员，从0到8，他们依次是：Sid Wilson，Joey Jordison，Paul Grey，Chris Fehn，James Root，Craig Jones，Shawn "Clown" Crahan，Mick Thompson，Corey Taylor。自从成立之初，Slipknot乐队的九名成员们就开始以面具作为他们最重要的表演工具来使用，无论到哪里，都只见面具，而不见他们的庐山真面目. 整张专集听起来好象不是很爽.音色方面不是很分明.也可能是活结的第一张专集.那个时候乐队还不象现在．吉他方面很噪.鼓还是没话说.强！ Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. is the first official release by American metal band Slipknot. Originally considered their first album, the band now considers it to be a demo. Released originally on October 31, 1996, it was limited to production of 1,000 copies. The band originally self-distributed some of these copies, but went on to release the remaining units through -ismist Recordings in 1997. Due to its limited release, the album has become much sought by fans since Slipknot's rise in fame. Despite considering it their first album upon released, the band now considers Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. to be a demo and have evolved and released the majority of the songs on future releases, albeit usually in radically altered forms. It was recorded in Des Moines, Iowa, over a period of seven months. The music of the album contains many influences including funk, jazz, and disco which weren't as apparent in later material. Many of the lyrics and the album's title are derived from the role playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse. The songs contain an "emphasis on non-traditional songwriting" and melodic themes more than subsequent releases. Most of the songs were re-recorded for future albums, for example: "Gently" and "Killers are Quiet" were re-recorded for the album Iowa, with "Killers are Quiet" being renamed as the title track and containing different lyrics. "Only One", "Tattered & Torn", and "Slipknot" were also re-recorded for their self-titled debut album, with "Slipknot" renamed as "(sic)", sped up, and all given new lyrics.