The Tempest is the tenth studio album by American hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse.

Recording sessions took place at The Lotus Pod, The Haunted Cabin Studios and The Fun House in Detroit.

The album's concept compares a violent storm to a roller coaster; its lyrical themes vary from horrorcore-based character deconstructions and songs about the supernatural to humorous and lighter subject matter.

Mike E. Clark produced much of Insane Clown Posse discography, as well as working with other groups on Psychopathic Records, until having a falling-out with ICP in 2000, after completing ICP's album's Bizaar and Bizzar, and beginning production on the Dark Lotus debut album Tales from the Lotus Pod.

[1] After becoming a full-time producer for Kid Rock, Clark contracted pneumonia, but ignored the illness, and began coughing severely as he awoke, leading to a three-month stay in Mount Clemens General Hospital, during which one of his lungs collapsed three times.

[3] Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope's rapping on this album is described by AllMusic reviewer David Jeffries as being delivered in "a carnival barker fashion that fits with their circus motif", and contrasted Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope themselves as being like "Alice Cooper with a mallrat attitude".

[3][5] Reviewer Lana Cooper of PopMatters compares "Ride the Tempest" to A Flock of Seagulls, and describes the instrumentation as incorporating elements of synthesizers and calliope.

[7] Reviews from AllMusic and PopMatters generally appraised Mike E. Clark's production as the album's most appealing element.