Unsainted

About this song

"Unsainted" is the first single released from Slipknot's album We Are Not Your Kind. The music video shows the band's new masks, which succeed the masks used on 2014's .5: The Gray Chapter. The track was teased on the band's official pages with three videos whose captions featured lyrics but no sound snippets. Musically, the verses draw on the heaviness of 2001's Iowa, while the chorus blends in the melodic, commercial side of 2008's All Hope Is Gone.

What it's about

The song deals with depression, which vocalist Corey Taylor has struggled with for many years. It centers on him finally learning to hold on to letting go.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 2 other songs, like “Confusion Vol. 3 by Ph0ton”.
• Written by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Shawn Crahan and Alessandro Venturella.
• Produced by Greg Fidelman and Slipknot.
• Recorded at EastWest Studios.