Nine masked musicians from Des Moines.

Most people thought it was a joke.

Too heavy for radio. Too aggressive for MTV. Too weird to ever go mainstream.

Then Slipknot released their self-titled debut album.

Featuring classics like “Wait and Bleed,” “Spit It Out,” “Surfacing,” and “Eyeless,” the album introduced the world to a completely different kind of metal.

More than 25 years later, it remains one of the most important and influential metal albums of its era.

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