Original Slipknot vocalist Anders Colsefni has announced a special one-night-only performance celebrating Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., the cult-classic album that launched Slipknot from Iowa’s underground into metal history. The show will take place on June 6, 2026, at Wooly’s in Des Moines, IA, with Colsefni backed by a new lineup of veteran Midwest musicians under the name The Crowz.
On the show, Colsefni: “It’s been 30 years since I’ve performed these songs in Iowa. Let’s step sideways back in time. I’ll see you all on 6.6.26.”
Originally released on Halloween 1996 in a limited run of just 600 copies, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. has become one of metal’s most mythologized recordings. Though widely bootlegged, the album has never officially appeared on streaming platforms, earning its reputation as the “holy grail” for early Slipknot fans.
In March 2024, Colsefni revealed that he had completed a newly recorded version of the album, dedicating it to late Slipknot members Joey Jordison and Paul Gray. The project was recorded with New Zealand band Kaosis, who also joined Colsefni on the 2023 Numetal Mayhem tour of Australia and New Zealand — the first time the album had been performed live since 1996. Vocals for the updated version were completed in Iowa with Colsefni‘s son, Junior.
Colsefni has emphasized that while the new recording remains faithful to the original, it reflects his growth as a vocalist and performer. He has also reaffirmed his respect for Slipknot‘s legacy and his ongoing friendship with current frontman Corey Taylor, who previously praised Colsefni‘s performances publicly.
Colsefni and his backing band Kaosis released a re-recording of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. in 2024. The re-recording featured videos of every single song and is currently on all streaming services under the Kaosis name. There’s just one problem – Colsefni never approved the final product.
According to Colsefni in a social media post at the time, the Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. re-recording was released without his consent. Colsefni adds that he never saw any of the videos released by Kaosis on their channel prior to released either, and hat he plans to re-record the record properly at home.
“Hey everyone, Anders Colsefni here. I wanted to touch base with you about the MFKR release that happened earlier today. It was released without my consent. I hadn’t finished going through the audio mixes on the songs when the video came out. This remake was NOT a finished product and I hadn’t even seen the videos prior to its release.
“I am very regrettably going to have to cancel this summer’s MFKR tour, but instead will be remaking this masterpiece back home. I hope you will trust me to do this properly and make you and the die-hard, old school Slipknot fans proud. Then, we will look to put this tour together again, beginning where it began, and spreading as far as you want it to.
“MFKR is much larger than myself, or any of us who wrote and performed it. If I have to speak for the OGs out there, I can only accept that the utmost care and respect be given to our honoring of this icon of metal history. I apologize for any confusion this has caused! AndersOUT”
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