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Rating: THE REVIEW
We were back in 2001, and the nine darlings from IOWA were called upon to confirm the excellent performance of SlipKnoT. And they succeed magnificently with an album a trillion times harder.
Just listen to the intro (515) with its schizophrenic screams to understand the trend of the album. After its 59 seconds, People=shit kicks in, an extremely heavy song where the drummer (#1 or Joey Jordison, whichever you prefer) goes wild and creates a beautiful solo, a track characterized by the very aggressive screaming of the singer (#8 or Corey Taylor, as you like) where the percussionists Shawn(#6) and Chris(#3), more engaged in singing than playing percussion, are almost absent and where the guitars create a deafening wall of sound. Following that is the destructive Disasterpieces, very beautiful with a splendid riff by lead guitarist Mick Thomson, aka #7, and unlike the previous track, it features a nice interlude with clean vocals that appear before the auditory destruction concludes for the listener. After this, there's My Plague which, along with Left Behind, is one of the album's "more commercial" episodes. The other songs are very good, but I don't think it's necessary to add anything except for four, namely the mammoth IOWA (a cover of Killers Are Quiet from the first album MFKR), Skin Ticket and Gently (a cover of the homonymous song from MFKR), and the falsely satanic Heretic Anthem with a beautiful and provocative chorus.
In my opinion, it is the band's best album because it provides an impressive charge and therefore is not ideal to listen to when stuck in traffic. The nu-metal influences from the previous work are almost exhausted to make way for death metal flavors where the drummer gives his best in frantic rhythms and the singer screams like mad, in short, an excellent ear-splitting CD with very heavy but not very fast riffs, but which nevertheless make me headbang like crazy. As a final note, many of the fans who bash the latest work, in my opinion, started following Slipknot with this album which I define, so far, as their MASTERPIECE.
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The review praises Slipknot's 2001 album Iowa as the band's heaviest and best work. It highlights the aggressive vocals, powerful drumming, and heavy riffs that define the album's intense sound. Particular tracks like 'People=Shit' and 'Disasterpieces' are noted for their energy and complexity. The album moves away from nu-metal influences, embracing more death metal elements, resulting in a masterpiece beloved by fans. The reviewer considers it Slipknot's ultimate achievement.
Slipknot
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in the mid-1990s, known for a nine-member lineup, distinctive masks and aggressive, percussion-forward music.54 Reviews
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By coppino
Our masked prophets have returned with the same charge of malice-violence and hatred that has always distinguished them.
Slipknot hit us with the rage and violence necessary to survive in today’s world. A continuous "fuck you" to the world! YOHOAAAA!!!
By AR (Anonima Recensori)
Take the Backstreet Boys, give them guitars, and put masks on them, and you’ll get the same result.
Now you no longer need to know how to play or sing; you just need to appeal to the fake-angry babies who think they’re alternative.
By disco_stu
An absolutely INDIRECT way to express a small, very small discomfort towards society.
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By Devin Davis
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By Er Ribelle
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