Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.
Demo album by Slipknot
Released	October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31)
Recorded	December 1995 (December 1995) – March 1996 (March 1996)
Studio	SR Audio, Des Moines, Iowa
Genre	Nu metal[1] death metal[1]
Length	51:03
Label	-ismist
Producer	Slipknot Sean McMahon
Slipknot chronology
Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996) Slipknot (1999)

Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. is the first album recorded by American heavy metal band Slipknot, and their only release with original lead vocalist Anders Colsefni. The album was limited to 1,000 copies, with distribution beginning on October 31, 1996. The band sold the last 386 units through ‑ismist Recordings in 1997. The album has become sought after by fans since Slipknot's rise to fame, and original copies have sold for up to $1,000.

Despite originally being deemed Slipknot's debut album, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. was later considered a demo by the band, who have included the majority of its songs on subsequent releases, albeit usually in radically altered forms. The record was recorded in Des Moines, Iowa over a period of four months and features many musical influences including funk, jazz, and disco which are not apparent in later material. Many of the lyrics and the album's title are inspired by the role-playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse. According to Allmusic, the songs contain a stronger "emphasis on non-traditional songwriting" and melodic themes than the band's later material.^[2]