| The Heretic Anthem" / "Heretic Song | |
| Cover: | Heretic_Song_(Rough_Mix).jpg |
| Caption: | Cover art for the "Heretic Song" single |
| Type: | Promotional single |
| Artist: | Slipknot |
| Album: | Iowa |
| A-Side: | "Heretic Song" |
| Released: | May 15, 2001 |
| Recorded: | 2001 |
| Studio: | Sound City and Sound Image (Van Nuys, California) |
| Length: | 4:19 |
| Label: | Roadrunner |
| Producer: |
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"The Heretic Anthem" (released as "Heretic Song" as a single) is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. The song was released as a promotional single from their second album Iowa. Revolver magazine praised the track and described that it "flirt[s] with full-on death metal in their extremity, both sonic and thematic."[1]
The song was written about record labels who initially showed no interest in signing a recording contract with the band. The lyrics, "I bleed for this and I bleed for you/ Still you look in my face like I'm somebody new/ TOY – nobody wants anything I've got/ Which is fine, because you're made of/ Everything – I'm – NOT", reflect this attitude.