Now, I am a fan of metal. But metal elitists annoy the s**t out of me. I'm all for loving metal, no problem with that, but the elitists take it way too far. Saying that all metal made after '93 sucks and calling any metal band that came after that...
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Now, I am a fan of metal. But metal elitists annoy the s**t out of me. I'm all for loving metal, no problem with that, but the elitists take it way too far. Saying that all metal made after '93 sucks and calling any metal band that came after that time or a band that changed its style "mallcore" gets on my nerves, and causes a lot of inner turmoil to me.

Slipknot is one of those bands that elitists cannot f**king stand. I really do not want to sound like one of those elitists.

Now, good ol' Slipknot can be defined as the unholy lovechild of nu metal,metalcore and some noisecore thrown in for good measure. I'm open to genres and all, but those three fail to turn me on. That is saying something, considering that a lot of metal genres can turn me on.

For some reason I feel as if I should start out with the bad points of the band. For one, Corey's voice. I've heard worse and all, but that voice, it's just annoying in some way. I should make it known right now, I do not mind screaming. Marco Hietala can scream. Tom Araya can scream. Alexi Laiho can scream. Rob Halford can scream. Tommi Salmela can scream (To a certain extent, and his screams are slightly operatic, so they may not count). But their screams are good, even enjoyable. But screaming is a very delicate procedure. It needs to be done correctly in order to be tolerable, or else you'll sound retarded. Corey does not master screaming here is Slipknot. It's a darn shame, I've heard him sing with Apocalyptica, and he actually can sing. If he utilized the voice he used with Apocalyptica. Slipknot would probably get a few more points on my score.

Secondly, I feel a lack of guitars in the music. Their later stuff kind of remedies this situation, but metal is nothing without riffs and solos. If they're gonna be considered metal, they need some more guitar.

But beneath all that, the band has its good points. The drumming is tight, and the overall music is not that f**king bad. And they can hold their own live, unlike some bands (Dragonforce in particular) I'm not gonna flame them for their fanbase or looks.

Compared to most nu metal acts of today, Slipknot is pretty tight. But I cannot say they are more than average when compared to the rest of the metal act, even America's weak metal scene. Personally, the band offers nothing new to me.

The other thing is, it seems mandatory to end a music review with a note saying who you'd recommend it too. Slipknot poses a problem here. I honestly don't know who I'd recommend this too. Maybe mallcore kiddies, but I've seen some non-mallcore metalheads who like them. I guess it's just something you should see for yourself. The band is largely hit or miss. If you approach it with an open mind, maybe you'll find something you'll like.

While others say that Slipknot is simply "basic riffs and mindless screaming", I say they're one of the greatest heavy metal bands out there today. While modern day, all we're looking at are crappy singers, like The Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus,...
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While others say that Slipknot is simply "basic riffs and mindless screaming", I say they're one of the greatest heavy metal bands out there today. While modern day, all we're looking at are crappy singers, like The Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus, Slipknot shuts them all up with their twisted lyrics and powerful riffs. Let's also mention those awesome masks they were. Often people who don't like them whine and say that they're "too scary". Well, to me, scary is the fact that a lot of crappy bands are becoming popular, and a lot of the greats are being forgotten. The masks they were also make them different from other metal bands, such as other heavy metal legends Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Iron Maiden.

And finally, thier albums. I must say, that their debut album, Slipknot, was pretty hardcore. It rocked everyone's socks, and impressed millions of critcs. Iowa is probably one of their best, if not, THE best album. It has many of my favorite songs: some of them being I Am Hated, Left Behind, People = Sh*t, Blackheart, and a few others. I think Slipknot is an amazing metal band, despite what some people think. I think Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Tool, and Lamb Of God fans will love Slipknot. Just give them a try, there's guaranteed to be a song you liek on any of their albums.

Slipknot are one of the greatest bands of all time. They just get better and better with time. Many people are turned off by their image or the controversy that always seems to surround them, but underneath it all, they are just a great metal...
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Slipknot are one of the greatest bands of all time. They just get better and better with time. Many people are turned off by their image or the controversy that always seems to surround them, but underneath it all, they are just a great metal band. All the members love what they’re doing, and it shows. How else could nine people stay in a band together for years, when other bands with three or four members are splitting up all the time because of “creative differences”. They produce great music, and their concerts, once experienced, will never be forgotten. In my opinion they can do no wrong.

Take a look at their success. Its not only the mak and shock gimmick, its the talent. They have sold more records than you could imagine and is the greatest live performance band on the planet. They have put out three albums with roadrunner...
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Take a look at their success. Its not only the mak and shock gimmick, its the talent. They have sold more records than you could imagine and is the greatest live performance band on the planet. They have put out three albums with roadrunner records, Slipknot, Iowa and Vol. 3:(the subliminal verses), as well as two DVD's, Welcome To Our Neighbourhood and Disasterpieces.