.5: The Gray Chapter is the fifth studio album by Slipknot, released on October 17, 2014, through Roadrunner Records. It was the first studio album by the band in six years and the first not to feature original founding members bassist Paul Gray and drummer Joey Jordison due to the death of Gray in 2010 (the title of the album being a reference to his surname), and Jordison being fired from the band in late 2013, as well as the only Slipknot album to feature original guitarist Donnie Steele on bass, although the tracks he played on are unknown, and the first Slipknot album to have Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg on drums. The album includes six singles and has received commercial success and acclaiming reviews. A standard and deluxe edition of the album was released. It is also the band’s final studio album to feature their longtime percussionist Chris Fehn before his dismissal from the band due to a lawsuit in March 2019.
The Negative One received a nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 57th annual Grammy Awards. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album the following year, along with a Best Metal Performance nomination for the song “Custer”.
Tracklist:
Disc 1
- XIX
- Sarcastrophe
- AOV
Disc 1
- The Devil In I
- Killpop
- Skeptic
Disc 2
- Lech
- Goodbye
- Nomadic
- The One That Kills The Least
Disc 2
- Custer
- Be Prepared For Hell
- The Negative One
- If Rain Is What You Want
Slipknot
Corey Taylor: lead vocals, bass on ‘Goodbye’, tuba on ‘Flea Circus’
Mick Thomson: guitars, bass
Shawn “Clown” Crahan: percussion, backing vocals, additional drums on ‘Goodbye’ and ‘If Rain Is What You Want’, Intro vocals on ‘XIX’ and ‘Custer’, lead vocals on ‘Be Prepared For Hell’
Craig “133” Jones: sampling, keyboards
Jim Root: guitars, bass
Chris Fehn: percussion, backing vocals
Sid Wilson: turntables
Alessandro Venturella: bass
Jay Weinberg: drums
Additional personnel
Donnie Steele: bass on ‘XIX’
Production
Greg Fidelman: production
Joe Barresi: mixing
Vlado Meller: mastering
