"Purity" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot, which appeared on the original version of the band's 1999 self-titled debut album. Due to copyright infringement issues, "Purity" and the interlude track "Frail Limb Nursery" were removed from later editions of the album. "Purity" was later reinstated for the 10th Anniversary edition of the album where it was preluded by the end of "Frail Limb Nursery".[4]
"Purity" and "Frail Limb Nursery" were inspired by a story published online about a girl named Purity Knight, who was kidnapped and buried alive.[5] The website, called Crime Scene, presents fictional stories as real life crime cases.[6] Originally, the website included no disclaimer saying that it was a work of fiction. Many readers believed the story to be true, including Corey Taylor: "I still think the story's real. It fucked our whole world up when we read it. Can you imagine a girl being buried in a box and have all this lecherous bullshit drip down on her from this guy? It just hurts your head."[7]
According to Taylor, the song "was originally called 'Despise' but it didn't work when we tried to put it together… Ross [Robinson] took it and helped us restructure it."[8] In an interview, Taylor claimed the lyrics had been written five years prior to the song's release, that only the name had been inspired by the Purity Knight story. He also said that inspiration came from films such as Boxing Helena and The Collector, and not the story.[9]
"Frail Limb Nursery" is the prelude to "Purity", and directly samples the audio used on Crime Scene.[10] The outro of the track "Tattered & Torn" features the intro to "Frail Limb Nursery" on the later edition of the album, though the latter was never included on any rereleases.[11]
Release and controversyedit
After the album's release, the band had to remove the track after allegations of copyright infringement. The website that inspired the song presents fictional stories as real life crime cases,[6] and originally included no disclaimer saying that it was a work of fiction. The case was complicated by audio samples from the authoring website being included in "Frail Limb Nursery", the prelude to "Purity".[12]
However, to prevent the entire album being pulled, the band removed "Purity" and "Frail Limb Nursery". Slightly remastered standard and digipak versions of the album were issued in December 1999, replacing both tracks with "Me Inside".[13][14] Although "Frail Limb Nursery" was never rereleased, "Purity" was included on the DVD Disasterpieces[15] and the 10th anniversary edition of Slipknot, and live versions also appeared on the live album 9.0: Live and greatest hits album Antennas to Hell.
Personneledit
Aside from their real names, members of the band are referred to by numbers zero through eight.[16]
^Coffman, Tim (December 31, 2022). "When Corey Taylor Had to Tell a Judge That 'Purity' Was About Abducting & Enslaving a Woman". We Are The Pit. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^. OpiumofthePeople.net. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
^ ab. Crime Scene. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
^Bryant, Tom (July 14, 2012). "Hell unleashed". Kerrang #1423. p. 24.
^"Corey Taylor Speaks About Purity – YouTube". YouTube. November 23, 2011. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2013.[infringing link?]
^"Here's What Songs & Films Slipknot Sampled On Their 1999 Self-Titled Album". The Perp. July 3, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^Menchaca, John (June 28, 2019). "Revisiting Slipknot's Monstrous Self-Titled Album 20 Years Later". CVLT Nation. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^"Slipknot- Frail Limb Nursery, Crimescene.com- Purity Knight Recordings". Who Sampled. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
^Arnopp 2001, pp. 159–161. sfn error: no target: CITEREFArnopp2001 (help)
^"Song Chart from Indigo Ranch Session - Showing Only 8 Members Involved - Chris Fehn Didn't Record Anything on the ST Album". December 28, 2021.
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Purity is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot which appeared on the original version of the band s 1999 self titled debut album Due to copyright infringement issues Purity and the interlude track Frail Limb Nursery were removed from later editions of the album Purity was later reinstated for the 10th Anniversary edition of the album where it was preluded by the end of Frail Limb Nursery 4 Purity Song by Slipknotfrom the album SlipknotReleasedJune 29 1999 June 29 1999 RecordedFebruary 1999StudioIndigo Ranch Studios Malibu California GenreNu metal 1 Length4 14 original release 4 25 10th anniversary edition LabelRoadrunner Attic I AmSongwriter s Corey Taylor Mick Thomson Paul Gray Joey Jordison Shawn Clown Crahan Chris Fehn Sid Wilson Craig 133 Jones 2 Producer s Ross Robinson 3 Contents 1 Writing 2 Release and controversy 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesWriting edit Purity and Frail Limb Nursery were inspired by a story published online about a girl named Purity Knight who was kidnapped and buried alive 5 The website called Crime Scene presents fictional stories as real life crime cases 6 Originally the website included no disclaimer saying that it was a work of fiction Many readers believed the story to be true including Corey Taylor I still think the story s real It fucked our whole world up when we read it Can you imagine a girl being buried in a box and have all this lecherous bullshit drip down on her from this guy It just hurts your head 7 According to Taylor the song was originally called Despise but it didn t work when we tried to put it together Ross Robinson took it and helped us restructure it 8 In an interview Taylor claimed the lyrics had been written five years prior to the song s release that only the name had been inspired by the Purity Knight story He also said that inspiration came from films such as Boxing Helena and The Collector and not the story 9 Frail Limb Nursery is the prelude to Purity and directly samples the audio used on Crime Scene 10 The outro of the track Tattered amp Torn features the intro to Frail Limb Nursery on the later edition of the album though the latter was never included on any rereleases 11 Release and controversy editAfter the album s release the band had to remove the track after allegations of copyright infringement The website that inspired the song presents fictional stories as real life crime cases 6 and originally included no disclaimer saying that it was a work of fiction The case was complicated by audio samples from the authoring website being included in Frail Limb Nursery the prelude to Purity 12 However to prevent the entire album being pulled the band removed Purity and Frail Limb Nursery Slightly remastered standard and digipak versions of the album were issued in December 1999 replacing both tracks with Me Inside 13 14 Although Frail Limb Nursery was never rereleased Purity was included on the DVD Disasterpieces 15 and the 10th anniversary edition of Slipknot and live versions also appeared on the live album 9 0 Live and greatest hits album Antennas to Hell Personnel editAside from their real names members of the band are referred to by numbers zero through eight 16 Slipknot 8 Corey Taylor vocals 7 Mick Thomson guitars 6 Shawn Clown Crahan percussion 5 Craig 133 Jones samples media 4 Jim Root guitars 17 3 Chris Fehn percussion credited but doesn t perform 18 2 Paul Gray bass 1 Joey Jordison drums mixing 0 Sid Wilson turntables Production Ross Robinson producer mixing Rob Agnello engineering Chuck Johnson engineering mixing Joey Jordison and Sean McMahon additional mixing Kevin Miles mixing Steven Remote location recording engineer Eddy Schreyer mastering at Oasis Mastering Studio City California Artwork Stefan Seskis album cover tray card photography Dean Karr band photography T42Design album design lettering Lynda Kusnetz creative director Slipknot packing concept Management Steve Richards worldwide management for No Name Management Ross Robinson A amp R Monte Conner A amp R for Roadrunner Records Jeffrey Light legal representation Dave Kirby booking for The Agency GroupReferences edit The 50 best nu metal albums of all time April 2022 ASCAP Slipknot Repertory ASCAP Retrieved March 24 2022 Anderson Rick Slipknot Slipknot Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Coffman Tim December 31 2022 When Corey Taylor Had to Tell a Judge That Purity Was About Abducting amp Enslaving a Woman We Are The Pit Retrieved January 13 2023 Purity OpiumofthePeople net Archived from the original on August 12 2017 Retrieved July 11 2017 a b Crime Scene FAQ Crime Scene Archived from the original on August 12 2017 Retrieved August 11 2017 Song Meanings Retrieved 2009 dead link Bryant Tom July 14 2012 Hell unleashed Kerrang 1423 p 24 Corey Taylor Speaks About Purity YouTube YouTube November 23 2011 Archived from the original on November 18 2021 Retrieved July 4 2013 infringing link Here s What Songs amp Films Slipknot Sampled On Their 1999 Self Titled Album The Perp July 3 2019 Retrieved January 13 2023 Menchaca John June 28 2019 Revisiting Slipknot s Monstrous Self Titled Album 20 Years Later CVLT Nation Retrieved January 13 2023 Slipknot Frail Limb Nursery Crimescene com Purity Knight Recordings Who Sampled Retrieved July 9 2017 Arnopp 2001 pp 159 161 sfn error no target CITEREFArnopp2001 help Wrecking Crew Guitar November 2001 Disasterpieces DVD Roadrunner Records 2002 Huey Steve Slipknot Music Biography Credits and Discography AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved July 4 2013 Josh Brainard interview 2003 MFKR1 Song Chart from Indigo Ranch Session Showing Only 8 Members Involved Chris Fehn Didn t Record Anything on the ST Album December 28 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Purity song amp oldid 1202571563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
