Slipknot have unveiled details of their fifth studio album, .5: The Gray Chapter, to be released on 20 October.

After the release of their thunderous new single The Negative One earlier this month, the group have now finally confirmed their first album in over six years. Entitled .5: The Gray Chapter, the album is the Iowa group’s first since the death of bassist Paul Gray in 2010.

“It was almost like getting to know each other again,” Corey Taylor told The Pulse of Radio, on the subject of Gray’s death. “We were all kind of grieving in our own way and dealing with things in our own way, and knowing that we had to be healthy to go in, we had to be creative to go in, and knowing that we were gonna have to fill this huge void, we just kind of took it upon ourselves to make up for that emptiness by being a little bit of Paul. Like we were all a little bit of Paul in our own way.”

Featuring 14 new songs, such as Be Prepared for Hell, The Devil In I and The One That Kills the Least, the album is currently available for pre-order and will come out as both standard and special edition CDs. It is not yet known who makes up the full Slipknot lineup. Earlier this month, Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler denied rumours that he played drums on Slipknot’s The Negative One, after many believed it sounded like his musicianship.

Slipknot album artwork: .5 The Gray Chapter Photograph: PR Photograph: PR

In addition to their new album, Slipknot have also announced the Prepare for Hell tour – a North American headline jaunt with Korn and King 810 in support, which takes place from October until December 2014.



“We’ve been waiting a long time for this,” Taylor stated in a press release. “Not only do we get to tour with friends who we respect, we’ve also chosen a band that represents the fury of the future. Slipknot is coming to your town. And hell’s coming with us.”

Tracklist for .5: The Gray Chapter



1. XIX

2. Sarcastrophe

3. AOV

4. The Devil In I

5. Killpop

6. Skeptic

7. Lech

8. Goodbye

9. Nomadic

10. The One That Kills the Least

11. Custer

12. Be Prepared for Hell

13. The Negative One

14. If Rain Is What You Want

15. Override (Bonus Track)

16. The Burden (Bonus Track)



