text: ( sic ) nesses ( sic ) nesses is the fourth video album by american metal band slipknot , released on september 28 , 2010 . the double - disc release features a recording of their headlining performance at the 2009 download festival , along with a 45 - minute behind the scenes documentary created by percussionist shawn crahan , and the four music videos from all hope is gone . it is the band 's first release since the death of the band 's former bassist paul gray and is dedicated in his memory . on september 22 , 2010 , ( sic ) nesses premiered in select theaters across the united states . entrance to the screenings were free and it included free giveaways . reception was generally positive , with artistdirect rewarding the album a perfect five out of five stars , and blabbermouth.net giving the album eight and a half out of ten stars . the album peaked at number one on four charts : the australian top 40 music dvd chart , the finland top10 music dvds , the uk top10 music dvd chart , and the us top music video chart . recording and production ( sic ) nesses was recorded when slipknot headlined the download festival in front of 80 , 000 fans on june 13 , 2009 . the show at donington park was filmed with 30 cameras . the 45 - minute film audible visions of ( sic ) nesses features slipknot during and in - between gigs on the all hope is gone world tour . shawn crahan stated that , " going in and filming this , it just seemed like there was no way it could fail . it was going to be in the top five best shows of our careers , and that 's basically what it was : we got off the stage and all nine of us felt the same thing , we knew that we destroyed 80 , 000 people . watching it back just brings tears to my eyes . " the dvd was released as a dedication to the band 's former bassist paul gray , who died of an accidental drug overdose on may 24 , 2010 . roadrunner records said the following about the dvd 's release : " it makes perfect sense that the band … would release ( sic ) nesses … all slipknot shows are memorable , but this one is particularly memorable , as the band blasted through hits from all of their platinum albums . on stage is slipknot in its most natural state and ( sic ) nesses will put you in the front row . " the live performance of " psychosocial " was premiered on msn in mid - september . the dvd premiered in a collection of theaters across the united states on september 22 , 2010 , prior to its commercial release . screenings included grauman 's chinese theatre , carmike cinemas , krikorian theaters , rave motion pictures , cinemas , studio movie grill , bow tie , theatres , alamo drafthouse cinema , entertainment , cleveland cinemas , cinema café and the regent theater . crahan attended the new york event on september 27 as part of the promotion . were free and several prizes were given away randomly throughout the night at all three events . crahan stated that " ( sic ) nesses was one of the single hardest pieces of art for us to complete , given the circumstances ... " it was mixed at miloco studios in london , england , and mastered at sterling sound in new york . reception the album 's reception was generally positive . the album 's description on stated : " the performance was absolutely electric , in typical slipknot fashion , especially since it came hot on the heels of one of the strongest years in slipknot ’ s illustrious career . " scott alisoglu from blabbermouth.net gave the album eight and a half out of ten stars . he called it the " ultimate tribute " to bassist paul gray . he also noted that things like display of controlled echos , the 80 , 000 person audience , their energetic performances of songs from their first album , and the " unforgettable anthems " like " before i forget " and " psychosocial " came together to " remind naysayers and fans alike that slipknot has a dearth of rivals when it comes to live performance . " in its first week the album sold 9 , 300 copies in the united states . contents the dvd 's contents can be verified from the band 's official website and the album 's notes . a blu - ray version was released on july 31 , 2012 . disc 1 short film audible visions of ( sic ) a 40 minute film directed by m. shawn crahan " paul gray tribute " disc 2