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.5: The Gray Chapter by Slipknot
.5: The Gray Chapter is an album by Slipknot, released in 2014. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Devil in I”, on 8 lists with a best position of #2.
Slipknot's fifth studio album, .5: The Gray Chapter, came out on Roadrunner on October 17, 2014, their first new record in six years and a eulogy in all but name: the title nods to bassist Paul Gray, who died in 2010. It was also their first without drummer Joey Jordison, fired late in 2013, so the Des Moines crew rebuilt on the fly, bringing in Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg on drums, while original guitarist Donnie Steele played bass on some tracks before leaving mid-sessions.
Greg Fidelman produced, and the grief comes out as pure fury, Corey Taylor swinging between throat-shredding screams and soaring melody while the percussion pounds like a demolition crew. "The Devil in I" is the big, bruising anthem among six singles. "The Negative One" drew a Best Metal Performance Grammy nomination, and the album itself was up for Best Rock Album the following year, alongside a Best Metal Performance nod for "Custer".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from .5: The Gray Chapter on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Devil in I | 8 | #2 | – | 2014–2023 | |
| 2 | Killpop | 1 | #8 | – | 2015 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.