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Disasterpieces (2002)

Where the lyrics of Disasterpieces take you, and where it was really made.

The London venue where this concert was filmed no longer exists, yet the DVD lets viewers see the show from the band members' own masks.

Key places

Filmed at London Dockland Arena (2002)

Recording site London Dockland Arena — The concert was filmed at London Dockland Arena on 16 February 2002, one of the final European dates of the Iowa World Tour. The venue is now defunct. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Disasterpieces: second video album by American heavy metal band Slipknot
• Two-disc set: the first disc is a concert at London Dockland Arena, and the set includes all the band's music videos to date
• Videos include songs from the albums Slipknot and Iowa
• Unveiled at an advance screening in New York City on 1 November 2002
• Released 22 November 2002 by Roadrunner Records
• Band's highest-selling DVD to date, certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA in 2005
• Extra material: 'Purity', an audio track removed from Slipknot for legal reasons

Background

• Slipknot formed in 1995 in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its eight members and masks
• Second album Iowa released in 2001
• Concert filmed on 16 February 2002 at London Dockland Arena in England, a venue that is now defunct
• The date was one of the final European dates of the Iowa World Tour
• Spanish-language wiki reports more than 12,000 spectators at the concert
• Corey Taylor said England had always been special for the band because it was one of the first places that really understood them
• The tour was the band's last until 2004, per the Spanish-language wiki

Recording

• Concert shot with 26 cameras under the direction of Matthew Amos
• Footage covers the show, backstage action, and an in-store signing in Paris, France
• Each band member wore a camera on the side of their mask for a first-person view; Mick Thomson's camera was attached to his guitar headstock
• Bassist Paul Gray removed his camera after four songs because of the heavy pack around his waist
• DJ Sid Wilson's camera was stolen in the crowd during 'Spit It Out' and returned at the end of the show
• Edited in part by Shawn Crahan and Phil Richardson; Crahan watched all of the footage

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Slipknot is an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, vocalist Anders Colsefni and bassist Paul Gray.
• The band is known for its masks, matching jumpsuits and numbered identities.
• Their self-titled debut album (1999) brought rapid fame, and Iowa (2001) made them more popular.

Members

• Shawn Crahan is the only founding member in the current lineup.
• Corey Taylor has been the lead vocalist since 1997.
• Mick Thomson and Jim Root are guitarists in the current lineup.
• Eloy Casagrande became the drummer in 2024.

Career

• The band released All Hope Is Gone (2008), which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
• Paul Gray died in 2010 from an accidental overdose.
• The seventh studio album, The End, So Far, was released in 2022.
• The band has sold about 30 million records worldwide.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Kirk Miller of Rolling Stone praised the many camera angles and quick edits, which took advantage of the masked band's sprawling live show
• Ottawa XPress reviewer Mitch Joel said the sound was mixed perfectly, making 'People = Shit', 'Spit It Out' and 'Surfacing' hit hard, and called the package all-embracing
• Sea of Tranquility reviewer Ken Pierce said the DVD would not leave viewers as they were before watching it, and called a Slipknot live show chaotic
• Movie Freak reviewer Chris Pilch said the sound, which matters greatly on a DVD like this, passed the test
• Rockezine told Slipknot fans the DVD was everything they had always wanted from their favourite band

Records

• Billboard Top Music Videos chart: peaked at number three
• Finland: number one
• United States: RIAA platinum certification on 6 January 2003
• RIAA quadruple platinum certification on 18 November 2005
• Shipped at least 400,000 units as a longform video, the band's highest-selling DVD to date
• Won the 2002 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for DVD/Home Video of the Year

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Corey Taylor called the London show one of his favourite concerts ever, and the fans went wild
• Paul Gray removed his mask camera after four songs
• During 'Spit It Out', DJ Sid Wilson had his camera stolen in the crowd, which led to a fight between Corey and Sid
• Shawn Crahan began editing without an outline and watched all of the footage, which surprised those close to him
• The extra content includes 'Purity' in audio form, a track removed from Slipknot for legal reasons

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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