"
The Negative One" is a song by
heavy metal band
Slipknot. Released on August 1, 2014, it is the band's first new song since the death of bassist
Paul Gray in 2010 and the departure of drummer
Joey Jordison in 2013. An accompanying video for the song premiered on their official website on August 5, 2014 however no band members were featured. Vocalist
Corey Taylor told
BBC Radio 1 that he saw the song as more of a "gift to the fans" than an actual single though it was still released as a digital single on iTunes and many other digital music retailers.