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By downloading Iowa legally from Amazon, Qobuz, or iTunes, you are respecting the legacy of Paul Gray (who passed away in 2010) and Joey Jordison (who passed in 2021). You are acknowledging that artistry sometimes requires personal destruction. slipknot iowa download