Custer (song)

"Custer"
Single by Slipknot
from the album .5: The Gray Chapter
Released October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)
Format Digital download, video single
Genre Heavy metal
Length 4:14
Label Roadrunner
Producer(s) Greg Fidelman
Slipknot singles chronology
"The Devil in I"
(2014)
"Custer"
(2014)
"Killpop"
(2015)

"Custer" is a single from American metal band Slipknot. Released on October 10, 2014, it is the third single[1] from their fifth studio album .5: The Gray Chapter.

Composition

The song begins with percussionist Shawn Crahan describing what the tempo of the song should be.[2] The track then quickly transgresses into one that is much more deep and forceful, opening the composition. The song contains lead vocalist Corey Taylor speaking in the manner of a radio announcer.[3]

Critical reception

Metal Hammer describes the work as having "an air of the self-titled about it with Sid's scratching in the background and almost poem-esque opening verse".[4] ArtistDirect describes the tune as '"Surfacing 2015" with a massive refrain and Faith No More-esque groove that burns and blazes with evil and engaging panache'.[5] The Guardian praised "Custer" as well as "Sarcastrophe", noting "some huge choruses lurking within the repurposed death metal riffs and tribal clatter"[6]

Charts

Chart (2015)[7] Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] 28

References


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