Promotion
There was speculation over the title before its announcement with Nine Men, One Mission as the expected title in some sources. Iowa was later announced as its title and was named after the band's home state of Iowa. Band members have claimed that Iowa is the source of their energy and they consciously made the decision to stay in the area, partly due to the fear of losing their creative direction. The opening track "(515)" is also a reference to their home state, named after the telephone area code for central Iowa. Initially the album was scheduled for release on June 19, 2001, and was to be preceded by a five-date warm-up tour. However, the mixing of the album took longer than anticipated, causing the album's release to be delayed and the cancellation of the tour. The album was officially released on August 28, 2001. In support of the album, Slipknot began touring on their Iowa World Tour. This included: a spot on Ozzfest in 2001, an American co-headlining tour with System of a Down, as well as tours in Japan, Europe and elsewhere.
Prior to the album's release, Slipknot gave away "Heretic Song", titled "The Heretic Anthem" on the album, free on their website and was limited to a quantity of 666 copies to coincide with the song's chorus; "If you're 555, then I'm 666." The first single released from the album was "Left Behind". In 2002, the band made a special appearance in the film Rollerball in which they performed "I Am Hated". Following this, a second single from the album was released, "My Plague", which appeared on the soundtrack for the film Resident Evil. Shawn called the goat on the cover of the 2001 pressing "Eeyore."
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