High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. is the first album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Released originally on October 31, 1996, it was limited to production of 1,000 copies. The band originally self-distributed some of these copies, but went on to release the remaining units through -ismist Recordings in 1997. Due to its limited release, the album has become much sought by fans since Slipknot`s rise in fame.