Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter (Pink Vinyl 2LP | EU Reissue | 2022 | Gatefold)

Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter is Slipknot’s fifth studio album, released in October 2014 on Roadrunner Records, produced by Slipknot and Greg Fidelman and mixed by Joe Barresi. It was their first album in six years and the first without bassist Paul Gray, who died in 2010 and whose surname the title refers to, and without Joey Jordison, who was dismissed in 2013. It introduced Jay Weinberg on drums and Alessandro Venturella on bass and entered both the Billboard 200 and the UK chart at number 1. This copy is a limited 2022 EU reissue on 180g pink vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, new and factory sealed.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Roadrunner Records 075678645754
• Format: Pink Vinyl 2LP, Album, 180g, Gatefold
• Pressing: EU reissue, Limited Edition
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 2022 (original: 2014)
• Genre: Metal, Nu Metal, Rock, New vinyl

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. XIX
2. Sarcastrophe
3. AOV

Side B

1. The Devil In I
2. Killpop
3. Skeptic

Side C

1. Lech
2. Goodbye
3. Nomadic
4. The One That Kills The Least

Side D

1. Custer
2. Be Prepared For Hell
3. The Negative One
4. If Rain Is What You Want

Personnel

Slipknot: Corey Taylor (vocals, bass on Goodbye), Mick Thomson (guitar), Jim Root (guitar), Shawn “Clown” Crahan (percussion, backing vocals), Chris Fehn (percussion, backing vocals), Craig “133” Jones (samples, keyboards), Sid Wilson (turntables), Alessandro Venturella (bass), Jay Weinberg (drums).

Produced by Slipknot and Greg Fidelman, mixed by Joe Barresi. Donnie Steele is also credited on bass.

FAQ

What does “New & factory sealed” mean?
The record is unplayed and still in the manufacturer’s original shrink wrap, so it carries no Goldmine grade.

Is this the original pressing?
No. The album first came out in 2014. This record is a limited 2022 reissue for Europe on pink vinyl.

What does the title .5: The Gray Chapter mean?
The title remembers Paul Gray, bassist number 2, who died in 2010. Many of the lyrics deal with his death.

Do you have more Slipknot records?
Yes, for example Slipknot – Iowa, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) and All Hope Is Gone. More titles are in our Metal collection.