Most people’s gripe about this moment in Slipknot’s evolution can simply be put down to ALL HOPE IS GONE being too distant in sound from the likes of their former releases – Much like with every band out there, once a fan base gets hold of a particular sound of a band, when it starts to shift to whatever degree, then creates a “bring the old Slipknot” back type feeling. I’m 99% sure no one will argue with me when I say the best song to take from this album was ‘Psychosocial,’ as to be honest it felt like ALL HOPE IS GONE didn’t quite hit the mark for the majority of fans whilst in contrast having been received generally well by critics and landing as well as their other albums in the charts. However, with so many difficulties during the actual recording process, we’re surprised it was ever finished! – With Gray going to rehab half way through and Corey heavily drinking being but two of the issues to mention. 3 provided us with so many songs that are still considered some of Slipknot’s finest today – ‘Duality,’ ‘The Blister Exists,’ ‘Pulse Of The Maggots,’ if they don’t still encapsulate what we all know and love about this band then we don’t know which songs do.
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The sheer unapologetic intensity you get whilst listening to IOWA still leaves us feeling fuzzy inside.įollowing the success of both their self-titled and IOWA, Vol. Having been included in Rolling Stone’s 100 greatest metal albums of all time back in 2017 and I’m sure a lot of you would agree in putting it towards (if not at the top) of your favourite Slipknot albums list. Two years later, the follow up… Iowa (2001)ġ7 years later and the phrase “People = shit” is still as fashionable to smack on a t-shirt as it was back then. From jumping off stages into garbage cans, wrapping a noose around people’s heads in the crowd to Clown coming up with the term Maggots for Slipknot fans thanks to his adventure huffing a dead bird in a jar (no really), it’s really not surprising then when you listen to early Slipknot and the sheer chaos that exudes. When Shawn (Clown) decided to wear his clown mask to practice one day, the eventual idea of Slipknot wearing masks was created. Having once been described by Q magazine as “a terrifying racket,” Slipknot’s self-titled was one that dropped them into the limelight. We might get drip fed some info via interviews with Taylor over the coming months, but nothing’s going to wet out appetite quite like a quick look back over the evolution of Slipknot …
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Much like with every gear up to a new Slipknot release, it’s hard to truly know what it’s going to sound like. With recent news coming out via an interview with Corey Taylor, it seems 2019 will be the year for all things new when it comes to Slipknot (masks, outfits, touring).