Slipknot Album Reviews
Anyone who assumed (and rightly so) that, after five albums (plus one more live offering) and thirteen years of pushing themselves beyond conventionally observed limits of human endurance (the road stories of band members continuing to play after sustaining serious injuries at shows are well-documented), Iowa’s leading musical export would either ease up or attempt a safer musical avenue would be dead wrong. If anything, All Hope Is Gone illustrates the exact opposite; for their sixth studio-recorded album, Slipknot has pared all of the extraneous sonic attributes that appealed to non-metalheads and produced their single most caustic, unrelenting and unabashedly ’metal’ offering to date.
9.0 Live Review
The irony is, Slipknot have only attained the brute force and sick hypnotism they always thought they had on this record, the moment they took their foot off the gas. Subliminal in name and delivery, it is the subtlety that stalks this record and ultimately leaves the listener wanting, needing more. This is such an improvement on the last two albums that it might be easy to think that it is simply a great Slipknot album, rather than a great album in its own right. But witness the wit in the lyrics, the greater attention to melody and the tighter, more focused songwriting. And what is this transformation down to? The subliminal verses. This record is so insidious, so attractive that it pulls you into the madness without any knowledge of it doing so.
Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses Review
The irony is, Slipknot have only attained the brute force and sick hypnotism they always thought they had on this record, the moment they took their foot off the gas. Subliminal in name and delivery, it is the subtlety that stalks this record and ultimately leaves the listener wanting, needing more. This is such an improvement on the last two albums that it might be easy to think that it is simply a great Slipknot album, rather than a great album in its own right. But witness the wit in the lyrics, the greater attention to melody and the tighter, more focused songwriting. And what is this transformation down to? The subliminal verses. This record is so insidious, so attractive that it pulls you into the madness without any knowledge of it doing so.
Iowa Review
We were promised by the band brutality in the most pure of forms, and that is what they have delivered. It is difficult imagining how it was possible to surpass the band's performance on their debut album, but they have found a loophole to slip through. Perhaps it is disputable as to whether it is a full assault on the auditory canal and eardrum, but the album definitely can raise chaos for your mind. The best way to grasp their seemingly infinite hate is to pop the CD in, and read the linear notes along with the album. Read the lyrics, feel the music, release the rage.
Slipknot (Self-Titled) Review
The album cover of this self-titled release depicts the nine members of Slipknot in creepy masks, the dark image confirmed by the presence of a parental advisory sticker. Inside, foul language and subversive lyrics complete the picture. Yet Slipknot are no Insane Clown Posse, using hyperbole to mask a lack of talent. Slipknot's sound, while indebted to the likes of Korn , is more aggressive and creative; indeed, it's a closer kind to Slayer and death metal, yet listenable and surprisingly melodic. The common denominator among Slipknot and the late 1990s crop of neo-metal-rap bands is producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Limp Bizkit ), who discovered the Iowa-bred Slipknot and signed them to his label, I Am Records. His stellar production, melded with wonderfully creepy percussive elements, a sampler, a DJ, metallic-grind guitars, and singer Corey Taylor's immense passion and wide melodic range, makes Slipknot immensely listenable. Slipknot isn't for everyone, but they provide a visceral and satisfying ride for fans of the hard stuff.
Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. Review
Before Slipknot became simultaneously loved and reviled by millions with their debut self-titled album for Roadrunner, they released an LP on the tiny -ismist label. "Mate, Feed, Kill, Repeat" - a totally different Slipknot.
Album Rating 7/10
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