Slipknot Dropping New Self-Titled Album Anniversary Box Set, After Controversial Rollout of Previous Deluxe Edition

Earlier this month, Slipknot rolled out a deluxe LP box set of their 1999 self-titled album, and it did not exactly go well. So, they’re giving it another try!

According to Loudwire, Roadrunner Records is dropping a special 25th anniversary deluxe reissue on Sept. 5, and it will be available to fans through both physical and digital retailers. The difference, it seems, is that the first run, which sold out very fast, was “blood-filled” vinyls, while the new box set will be “blood-splatter” records.

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Earlier this month, the band began teasing something big, but it was not entirely clear what. They launched a new website, 742617000027.net, which was redirected from youcantkillme.com, a site they set up before performing a surprise intimate show in California last year, which kicked off their 25th-anniversary tour, as first reported by Ticket News.

When fans went to the homepage, there was a text that read: “Worse forwards than backwards.” There was also a box where you could type something in. TN reported that some people who typed “Slipknot” into the space were met with this response: “You have nothing to contribute so stay the fuck out,” but at least one person reported on Reddit that they seemingly cracked the code after typing “comeplaydying” in the text box.

The cryptic website had some blurred artwork from the era of Slipknot’s 1999 self-titled album, featuring late drummer Joey Jordison and former percussionist Chris Fehn. There was music playing in the background, and a clock appeared to be counting down to today, Monday, July 21.

Once the day came, over on Reddit, fans began reporting that the site was in fact counting down to the release of the exclusive 6-LP deluxe box set of the iconic album, but that it had crashed, and most people could not secure the collection. This led to some pretty big frustrations, with one person saying, “Slipknot just spit in your faces.”

Hopefully, this new deluxe set will please fans who missed out and calm some of the rage after the controversial rollout of the first collection, cause it looks and sounds really fucking cool.