Slipknot Review

Released: Jun 29, 1999
Genre: Rock
Tones: Hostile, Angry, Volatile, Visceral, Aggressive, Fiery, Menacing, Raucous
Styles: Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Rap-Metal
Number Of Tracks: 15

Sound:	9.1
Lyrics:	9.1
Impression:	9
Overall rating:	9.1
Users rating:	8.4
Comments:	43

overall: 10

Featured review by: havok666, on april 12, 2004

Sound: This album reigns over anything else released at the time. Ross Robinson was a genius the, and he's a genius now. Joey did a really good job on "Spit It Out". In some songs, the band incorporated rap style vocals (Spit It Out, Only One, middle of Liberate) to please Shawn, who grew up on hip-hop. They did really well in terms of this. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: I love the lyrics on this album, as well as the singing. Corey has an amazing voice, whether he's screaming his lungs out or whispering in the background of the music. I was pretty disappointed when I found out that Corey only wrote "Prosthetics", "Liberate", and "Eyeless". Apparently Joey, Mick and Paul write most of their songs. Joey wrote the highly underrated masterpiece "Scissors", one of my favorite songs, along with "Prosthetics" and "Surfacing".

Not many people know that "Eyeless" was written a few years before Slipknot even got together. It started out as a poem about Corey's dad, whom he never met. The lyrics all together make a great listen and blend in with the music really well. // 10

Impression: This cd shocked me. I first heard Slipknot on the Resident Evil DVD, you know, the "My Plague" video. I fell in love with that song, but over time, I forgot about it. One day after school, a friend asked me to watch his Cd player while he was in basketball practice. I did, and after a few minutes, I decided to see what he'd been listening to. Inside the Cd player was Iowa, and I listened to it for an hour or so, but because I was also watching the practice I wasn't exactly listening to the songs.

I was hearing them, but not listening. Then "My Plague" started, and I was overjoyed at having remembered it. I went out the next day to buy that cd, but at my local cd store, they were only carrying this CD.

I had heard from some other friends that the Self-titled Cd blew Iowa out of the water, but I didn't believe them. Little did I know that by buying that cd that day, I was starting a new musical style for myself.

At school, everybody knew me as the "sissyboy who likes Blink-182 and New Found Glory". After they heard me mumbling these lyrics as I walked through the school halls, I was known as the "poser". Now, they've calmed down a bit as they saw that I only got myself in deeper by falling in love with Killswitch Engage, Cradle of Filth, and Avenged Sevenfold.

Feel happy for me, imbeciles! Since I'd never be dumb enough to lose this, if it got stolen I'd find whoever did it, beat them senseless, and get it back. (Little joke there) :) // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: (sic) Breed, on february 24, 2004

Sound: The style is relativly new when compared to many Nu-Metal bands, Slipknot take the Rap Metal thing to a new level with Black Metal Vocals, Drums and Guitars combined with a set of turntables. Slipknot have been ever changing since MFKR (Mate, Feed, Kill, Repeat) which was their first album but what I can closly compare them to is Slayer (like it or not metallers) Kerry King himself loves the band to pieces! // 10

Lyrics and Singing: Pure hate, aggression, despise at the world. The lyrics are clever and sheer bliss! Corey has some expert black metal style throating of words however he just doesnt compare to Max Caverlera of Soulfly or true black metal bands! // 10

Impression: Of all my albums I love it to peices, I have all the albums including MFKR and no song is a let down, This album is a must for many but it is a required taste, you either love them or hate them. Lastly, Slipknot is not a satan worshiping band so do not listen to them If you are after abit of stuff like Manson however they are not for the light hearted and ill faithed! // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on july 04, 2005

Sound: Slipknot has a sound all of there own. Each member outs something great into the band. It's a very heavy cd that is up there with slayer. The band uses the metal stuff combined with effects and blues riffs over hard distortion. The front cover was created in clown's (Shawn) grandmother's garage. Also three days after they started touring for this album, Jim Root changed masks to the jester mask. This is such a hard album. My band does a few covers from it but we can never rock it as hard as they do. Amazing CD! // 10

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are amazing. Cory Taylor has a ttue talent when it comes to writing lyrics. Not to mention the fact the he has the most horrifying scream I have ever heard in my life. He can go from singing meloticlly to screaming his little 5'1" heart out. His ideas for words are so amazing. In the song eyeless, he was walking into the recording thinking of what to put in that song and then he heard a bum say 'You can't see california without Marlen Brando's eyes'. Then that was the main line for that song. Shawn and Chris do amazing backups too. Great lyrics. // 10

Impression: This is a no comparison album. Nothing that I have had can compare to its forocity. It just blows people way. I mean, I've playing guitar for 15 years and I'm no where near as good as Jim Root or Mick Thompson. Joey kicks ass on the drums as does shawn and chris. Paul does a f--king amazing job on the bass. Sid is sick on the turntables and 133 does a good job of filling in the holes. Amazing band, check them out! // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: boyan89, on december 20, 2006

Sound: The sound on this album is absolutely mindblowing. The guitars on this album are amazing and Mick and Jim do such a good job that they don't even need solos but they couldnt have solos because I think someone didn't want to do solos in their label but it's still pretty awesome. The drums on this album, that was a really big part on the album, the drums are just f--king astonishing and Joey is an amazing drummer and he can pull off just about anything when he has 2 backing percussion buddies backing him up song by song and those 2 buddies would have too be Chris and Shawn. The bass is on this album is just pure art and in songs like Sic and Prosthetics have such good bass lines and Paul just amazes me when he plays it. The keyboards on this album are pretty cool and the samples are pretty good too. All the other instruments appealed too me 2 and the DJ is awesome at the turntables. So yah just mindblowing sounds. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: Corey Taylor is awesome when it comes down to writing lyrics. Most of the songs on this album are about politics, hate, misery and basically just about beating the living shit out of people and against the world (Surfacing). On this album Corey Taylor didn't write down most of the lyrics but he is still awesome when it comes down to writing down and I was pretty disappointed when I found that out because he can write such amazing lyrics (as on Iowa or Vol.3 The Subliminal Verses). But on the other hand the other people from the band wrote amazing lyrics for this album. // 10

Impression: This album cannot compare to any other albums because it just cant, Slipknot have their own combination of metal sound. I don't have any favourite songs because all of them are unique in their own special way. I don't have any favourite songs on this album but 5 of them really appealed to me and they are Sic, Surfacing, Wait And Bleed, Spit It Out, and Liberate because the lyrics are meaningful and have a really good massage in them and the instruments are very well done especially Surfacing (the guitar kicks ass in that song). I love everything about this album from start to end it amazed me all the way through and I hate nothing about it because this is a metal masterpiece right here. If it were lost/stolen hells yah I'm buying because Slipknot are one of my favourite bands right now and they're music helps me out a lot but on the other hand I'm barely depressed but this album cheers me up when I am. So if your a fan of Slipknot you are not a true maggot until you get this album so get off your asses, calling all metalheads and put your fists in the air for Slipknot! So yah just get this album! // 10

overall: 8

Reviewed by: Dancing Fool, on september 25, 2006

Sound: Released in 1999, this is SlipKnot's second disc, and it represents SlipKnot at their angriest. Thier rawest CD to date, it was the loudest, rudest, ugliest, and most importantly, heavy (or angry, depending on how you look at it) nu-metal CD to be released. It combined loud, distortion-ridden down-tuned guitar and the use of sampling and turntables, and the masterwork that is Joey's drumming to create an angry anthem for people all over the world to listen to. Starting with a intro courtesy of the DJ-ing, it falls right into place with the fast-paced (Sic), and ending with a 19-minute spectacle, it is laced with Mick and James' fretwork, creating a forefront for the 6 other musicians (not counting Corey), and a dirty soundscape for Corey. The use of quirky bends and mean powerchords gives this a dark, forbidding feeling. For having 9 guys on stage and in the studio, they are able toplay very well together. Musically, however, this falls behind when placed up against Iowa and Subliminal Verses. And it should, showing that they are improving. But this could be better, like including more creative and original songs (as the songs all sound alike, save Wait And Bleed). // 8

Lyrics and Singing: Corey is truley a very talented vocalist. He combines the raw anger and energy of a metal vocalist, and the style and speed of a rapper. However, for those who have heard Stone Sour or Subliminal Verses, his singing voice is much more better, and might have contributed better to this CD. But the majority of this part of the review should be given to the lyrics themselves, and the lyrical content. For one, Corey has an amazing ability to write lyrics, even on this disc, considering that they ar emostly screamed into a mic. They have catchy chorus', and are overall well-written. There is even a poem written by Corey's father among the songs. There is also a lot of language cleverly placed in the CD, and is not for the timid. // 8

Impression: Slipknot is definatlet one of the most unique nu-metal bands. They represent some of the heavyest nu-metal around, like I stated. And they have left a lasting bruise on modern metal as well. Overall, the CD is a mix of metal and rap. Each song is more anger-ridden and faster than the next. The whole band blends in together, considering that there are 3 drummers, and 2 DJs. Slipknot will be around for a long time, and will, if not already, be wearing the crown of nu-metal gods. // 8

overall: 8.7

Reviewed by: beans45344, on july 24, 2007

Sound: In this albun there are many sound effects that make the songs in the albums sound voluminous. All in all slipkont has a great sound on CD but in concert the songs on this album are indisposed. The guitarists for slipknot are great when they are mixed in with Joey but this band does notgive their guitarists enough credit, they barely ever get a half decent solo in this album and when they do it is hardly even noticable. // 8

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics themself acutally in my opinion are lacking intendment, but they mix in on the music itself perfectly and Cory is an insane singer. Even though the lyrics in this album don't make any sense at all they, in there own little way, explain a story. The lyrics contain many large words instead of saying basic words, and for the type of music that they play there is hardly any cussing in it at all. // 9

Impression: Slipknot overall is golden compared to a lot of heavy metal bands. The most stupefying thing about this album simply has to be the sound affects that they use. I love the way they sound on CD but this album souds a little lacky in concert. A yes I would totally buy this album an infinate amount of times. Like I said The lyrics could use some work but the sound of them will always make my heart cringe. // 9

overall: 10

Reviewed by: thezohan, on april 20, 2009

Sound: For me, the sound I like the best is raw, unedited, very heavy, and musical. Slipknot's first album totally fit the description, and it is my favorite album in my collection. Some music styles used on the self-titled CD include Death/Heavy metal(whatever you want to call it), Rock(Corey does sing), Thrash Metal, and Rap(Which is quite surprising). This album really had no flaws, because if you listen to the first song, it's hard to stop listening until the album is over. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: I think Corey is a good lyricist(did I spell that right? ) because he writes about things that have happened to him, and their very real lyrics. The only problem is, this album is Very explicit, 140 swear words(I counted) most of them being F*** and Sh**. His lyrics really fit well with the songs because they are angry and the music is very heart pounding. Corey is great at screaming, but when he needs to sing, he's very good at it. He's even good at rapping. // 10

Impression: I can't compare it to any other artist but what I can say is that Slipknot is much heavier than most bands you will hear. There's nine people:Two guitarists, a singer, a bassist, 3 drummers, a DJ, and a sampling guy. Now here is each song and what I think of it.

01.724617000027: this is just an intro, not really a song, so it's hard to rate. You'll see what I mean by intro. It's a weird song. That number is the bar code on the album Slipknot released before they had Corey.
02.(sic): every maggot should know this song. It's very fast paced, and it's like the song that gets me pumped before like a baseball game. With a awesome riff with a wah pedal and the famous lyrics "You can't kill me cause I'm already inside you" you're guarenteed to like this song.
03.Eyeless: this song is beast, but the guitar intro might scare the crap outta you. The chorus, which is "You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes" is what Corey (or some other band member) heard some hobo screaming. Definately a memorable song.
04.Wait And Bleed: well, this is the famous song off the album, and you should know it from the chorus. Corey sings in this, and the guitars have more melodic riffs. My favorite part is the verse, with a very catchy guitar riff and skillful drumming.
05.Surfacing: wow. This song curses so much, but that's the best part! This should be like the Slipknot national anthem, and it's one of my favorite songs. The guitar lick at the beginning of the song is fast, and using some of the higher frets and is overall awesome. The chorus is the best part. Here it is "F*** it all, F*** this world, F*** everything that you stand for, Don't belong, Don't exist, Don't give a Sh*t Don't ever judge me!"
06.Spit It Out: this track is one of their singles, but it didn't stand out to me as much as other songs. Corey raps a lot in this song. I have to tell you, I absolutely hate rap, but when Corey does it, it's nothing but awesome.
07.Tattered And Torn: this is the weird song off the album, and for some reason, my friend's favorite.The creepy guitar riffs and Corey singing all weird will give you the chill. Beastly song.
08.Frail Limb Nusery And Purity: purity and it's short intro were taken off the album after like the first year becuse of legal reasons. This is how it goes:Corey went on some crime website and read a story about a girl who was put in a box and buried alive. He wrote a song about it called Purity because that was the girl's name. Now the author claimed that he made that story up and he threatened to sue Slipknot if they didn't take if off the album. This song is still available on Disastererpieces and 9.0 Live. I personally like this song best off the album.
09.Me Inside: a good replacement song for Purity, and it is probably the hardest to play(from a guitarists point of view). Some singing near the end was the part that really caught my attention. Overall great song.
10.Liberate: this songs got everything from rapping to screaming to insane drumming. This is one of the songs Corey wrote on this album. The raw sound of this song really rocks and sounds awesome.
11.Prosthetics: no doubt the most impressive song on the album. Let me name everything good on it. Singing, Screaming, sort of depressing guitar riff in the beginning, All drummers did great, some DJ, and the bassist had creepy riffs. rocking song.
12.No Life: my favorite song off the album. This demonstrates Corey's singing, screaming, and rapping skills all in one song. Cool bassline after the chorus. There's like a drum solo at the beginning of the song not to mention a spectacular guitar riff for the chorus. Best Song.
13.Diluted: this shows the weirder side of Slipknot, which I like. Very basic song on the guitar part and there is like a short solo with harmonics which you will probably not realize. Only stuff to say here is be prepared for the weirdness.
14.Only One: this song really shows off Corey's rapping skills. This song was taken off the album when they had Anders as singer and redone so it was faster, and in my opinion, way better. It's like the only song out there that stops all other instruments and there is a drum solo. Oh yeah, during the rapping part, there is a smoking bass line.
15.Scissors: a long epic, weird song with a part where there is just feedback, and near the end, Corey just improvises with the lyrics. This song is definetely a great way to end an album, since it's the last song, but there's still another song...
16.Eeyore: Scissors is 20 or so minutes long, but the song only goes out for about 8 minutes. Then the is blank silence for about 7 more minutes. Then Slipknot watching some movie and you hear them commenting on it. Finally, after that, the talking gets interrupted by this song. This is the most fast-paced, raw, heavy song on the album. It's like a secret track, because it's still on track 14 with Scissors.

I love everything about this album, and the only thing I hate is that Purity was taken off of it. If it were stolen I would kill the guy who stole it, if it were lost, I would buy a new one // 10

overall: 9.7

Reviewed by: MetaltilIm60, on may 29, 2006

Sound: This was actually the second Slipknot album that I heard and looking back it is an in-between album. It is halfway in-between the hodge-podge strangeness of M.F.K.R and the insane mosh-worthyness of Iowa. They are finding themselves on this record and as such their are some experimental things on here. They also use some samples (intro, (sic) etc.) Not quite as heavy as Iowa but a must-buy for any maggot or simply anyone who loves pure friggin' metal. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: Corey (#8) is one of the best metal singers ever. He can scream and rant and is still pretty easy to understand. He also shows some versatility on this record. He sings a lot more than he did on Iowa. The lyrics are standard deathmetal anger everone's gonna die stuff but Corey gives the words meaning with his pure metal voice. // 9

Impression: Like I said earlier, this is an in-between album. It is not as heavy as Iowa but definately heavier than M.F.K.R. and heavier (though not by as much) as Vol. 3. I love how they can effortlessly swtich gears from mosh to gentle and creepy. Definately and excellant album, in fact when it came out it was Roadrunner's best selling record. I am allready on my second copy of this record because I listen to it so much and yes, if something where to happen I would buy yet another copy. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: execution_666, on june 04, 2008

Sound: This is, to me, the best Slipknot album. I love the sound it gives off. The members themselves said that is the period where they were pissed off the most. You can hear the intense emotion through all the sound. When I hear this CD I think "This is the REAL Slipknot". I am a hardcore Slipknot fan and I love all their albums. But this one takes the jackpot! Some people say they Slipknot "except for one song". Chances are that "one song" is on this album. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are simply amazing. Corey Taylor really worked hard to get the voice of Slipknot perfect and it's significant. Every song has it's own little story and it's told by Corey, sometimes with just a few words. (I.e. Scissors). Taylor does everything from shout and scream to melodic vocals and rapping. The creativity used is broad. // 10

Impression: I love every song on the album. Not once have I had to skip a track. Each one brings back memories. This is the ONLY ambum that I will listen to all the way through and not get sick of it. There are nine members in Slipknot and each of them do thier part perfectly to achieve the sound of Slipknot and make it into a masterpiece. If it were lost I'd cry for about an hour then look for it. If it were stolen I'd cry for about an hour and ten min then go kick the thief in the knee. // 10

overall: 8.7

Reviewed by: Page/Rhoads, on december 12, 2007

Sound: This is one of the most intesnse metal albums out there. Slipknot shows why they are a great metal band who deserves respect. It is very heavy and is great for anyone who's mad at the world. You can't listen to any of the songs on here without getting mad. It just doesn't work that way. The band sounds great, but this album doesn't show great talent. But it will still make your ears bleed! Don't buy this looking for easy listening or soft rock. // 8

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are great. Well, what you can understand of them. The album contains a lot of screaming. Not emo screaming, metal screaming. Corey Taylor shows the abilities he has with his voice. He sounds completely different on some songs than he does on others. But these lyrics are not made for great understanding. These lyrics were writen to make you mad. Sometimes, you just don't want to understand. // 9

Impression: This may very well be my favorite Slipknot album. It is the heaviest and will not disapoint any metal fans. The best songs would be, Wait And Bleed, Spit It Out, Surfacing, and Purity. The rest is great too. I love how the album makes you hate. If you ever have one of those days, you know, just go out and buy this album. Listen to it. When you finish listening, you will feel much better. If it were stolen, I'd be very mad and so would the guy who stole it and started to listen to it! // 9

overall: 10

Reviewed by: mfkr, on march 31, 2006

Sound: The sound on this album is fresh, new and explosive. I ended up getting this (the [clean] version) last year after hearing lots of different Slipknot tracks, and I found it awsome. They combine so many new and different sound, for instance "Prosthetics" (track 10) uses alot of sounds in the background etc. that make the song really great. Coreys voice sounds great and it reallys works with this album. Jim, Mick and Paul have done great on the guitars and bass and the drumming from Joey is awsome, with help from Shawn and Chris on percussion. The Dj-ing from Sid On Eyeless and other tracks are amazing and Craig did some great Sampling. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are great, really meaningful and they give alot of feeling. The song "Purity" was on the original album and that song is amazing, alot of feeling from Corey and the rest of the band. Corey can really sing as we can see on Wait and Bleed etc. But he can also bring fast lyrics, such as in Spit It Out and his always brilliant screams. The lyrics give you something to think about but also they are just something great to listen to. // 10

Impression: This is probably my favourite album from Slipknot seeing as it brings the fresh new Slipknot from '99 out of your speakers. I like all of the songs but some that are probably the best are (Sic), Eyeless, Surfacing, Me Inside, Eeyore, Wait And Bleed and Spit It Out. I love this album for it's great lyrics, sound and just the overall feeling from the whole album. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: talirak, on january 09, 2006

Sound: On this album they are alot more violent it is some of the most hard intrumental that they can do it sounds great. For this album to the guitar they came out with a great performance and Joey is trully impressive with his 2 bass drums. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: Tracks such as "Left Behind" demonstrate Corey singing talents, while other cuts further reveal his ability to nail thunderous screams in succession. Although it was not originally written as material for Iowa, "Gently" is an excellent addition to the CD. This second time song may come from Slipknot's early days, but the lyrics fit perfectly in this masterpiece. // 10

Impression: Everyone thought that slipknot couldnt do better then there self titled album but somehow they found a hole and sliped in it because it is as good or more. One of the most impressive song that I think is Skin ticket from the lyrics and left behind and gently are great too. I love the hate that we can feel in the album the violence that it contains, and seriously there isnothing that isnt good on this album. So if I get stolen this album I'd go buy another one even if I have only 1 hand left and I would have to walk on my haed. // 10

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: Flashback4, on october 01, 2005

Sound: The first track is 7426100007. Weird isn't it. But like all the Slipknot albums it starts off with a little intro. Iowa has the first track as (515). Vol. 3 The Subliminal Verses has the first track as Prelude 3.0 so all of them are intros to the album. This album is a wicked album, because it is by Slipknot and it just has basically great songs. Like guitar riffs and great drum fills. This album includes the classics, Wait And Bleed, Spit It Out, Surfacing, SIC and Liberate. // 9

Lyrics and Singing: This CD is explicit of course. Most of there songs in this album start of with a guitar riff then it comes in with the drums then the singing. I actually was litening to this album for about a month non-stop! Corey puts together some good lyrics in most songs. The very last song is 20 minutes long! Well the songs goes on for about 5 minutes then it stops for 10 then comes back on as a hidden track. In the hidden track you can hear them talkin' and stuff. The last 2 mins it comes back to the song. // 10

Impression: I have listened to Iowa, Slipknot and The Subliminal Verses. To be honest the best one is The Subliminal Verses, but then 2nd I would say is Slipknot. Overall It has good lyrics, good guitar riffs, and wicked drum beats. // 9

overall: 8.7

Reviewed by: reverseblade101, on february 16, 2006

Sound: There are so many genres of music these days, and Slipknot seems to fit into alot. I've seen them put in the catagory of metal, heavy metal, rock, grindcore, rapcore, and even classic rock for some reason. No matter what genre they fit in, they have a really unique and cool sound to them. This album is a heavy blend of powerchords with some melodic parts. All in all, good heavy sound with a mix of fast and slow singing. // 9

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics overall are pretty cool too. In the song wait and bleed, the opening starts off as, 'I felt the hate rise up in me, kneel down and clear the stone of leaces, I wander out where you cant see, inside my shell I wait and bleed'. This refers to a dream that Corey (the singer) had when he was high one day. He dreamed that he was in a bathtub bleeding from his wrists and slowely dying. // 8

Impression: Slipknot is a very cool band with a nice heavy sound with very unique singing and guitar. This was my first metal CD I ever owned and it is still a favorite of mine. // 9

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: myampgoesto11, on february 27, 2006

Sound: Slipknot's second album puts the tyrntables to the test, especially in 742617000027, which is all turntables. With their usual griding heavy metal sound, they established a following amongst metal-heads. Although one heavy metal band sounds like the next with the over-the-top screaming and screaming guitars and sick drum solos, Slipknot stands out. The 9 people are used to their full potiental. 2 guitarists set the stage for a vicious sound, 1 bassist gives it a deep snarling sound, 3 drummers and 2 turntables set a background and Corey gives it all a voice. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: This may be their most foul-mouthed album, but they use swearing to their advantage. They make it sound natural, sorta like the way Ted Willams used to swear. Though loaded with "F--k you!"'s and not for young audiences, it still gives it a voice, like I said. And you can understand it, a plus. // 9

Impression: Slipknot may seem like every other cookie-cutter nu-metal band, but true fans will differ. You can always pick out the real band from the wannabe's. // 9

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: thejosh, on april 18, 2006

Sound: I dont think I've ever heard anything quite like Slipknot. This band manages to mix the best of metal with screaming, angry, screaming vocals, blast beat drums, heavy guitars, and turntables? That's right, Slipknot not only shows its extremely heavy metal influences, but it's rap influences. Many of the verses of their songs on this album have verses that are rapped and screamed. In the last ten years, I don't think the music industry has heard any thing quite like Slipknot. // 9

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics on this album are near incomprehensible when the singer screams, but don't take that as a lack of talent, not at all. The lyrics convey an incredible sense of anger which blend perfectly with the heavy guitar parts and the drums. The singer not only can scream very well, but also has a very nice singing voice and can suprisingly rap quite well on several verses throughout the album. // 9

Impression: I think nothing can quite compare to the uniquness of Slipknot. They manage to blend the best elements of metal and rap into one masterpiece album that every fan of heavy, headbanging music should listen to. The most impressive sons from this album are in my opinion, Liberate, Diluted, No Life, and Eyeless. That's not to say that the others arent good though. The songs Prosthetics and Surfacing definatly need to be checked out. I think that if this album were stolen from me, I would buy two more copies so that if one gets stolen again I'll have another. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on october 24, 2003

Sound: The style of Slipknot isn't usually something somebody would want ot listen to, but I felt this album Slipknot came out with was awsome. Corey Taylor showed fans that in this record he could sing heavy metal music, and do it very well. I think this was a trial run for Corey Taylor to see if he had wat it took to be able to handle how hard core Slipknot wanted to be and he polled away nicely! // 10

Lyrics and Singing: I thought the lyrics were prittey self explannatory. He wrote wat he wanted to write and did on hell of a good job of it. I thought the music fit very well with the guitar, bass, and drums. He sang at the rate that all the instruments were playing so that is pritty good tallent. He can also use his voice in ways most other singers wouldn't be able to. // 10

Impression: I thought this album was my favorite album I have ever bought. When I bought the album nowing nothing about Slipknot. Then after listening to it I fell in love with thier music. Their were excellent songs on the album like Wait and Bleed, Spit it Out, and my personal favorite Only One. The thingi love about this album is Slipknot disided to put a "secret" song on it that was very cool. The music never got any lighter then from when it started. The thing I hated about this album was that their wasn't any guitar solo's but that didn't matter to much. I would buy this album lots mre if I lost it or something that is how much I love it. I would tell you people that like hard core metal to buy this record if they don't already have! // 8

Reviewed by: unregistered, on june 05, 2007

Sound: The sound of this album was not at all interesting. it's your average angry men jumping up and down in boiler suits. There is a serious lack of skill with the guitar, which is a great disappointment. Hearing all over that Joey is one beast at the drums, He really was not that great, and he has 2 other thrown in members of the band to back him up in percussion. Mick thomson constantly re-uses the first fret and open notes through out the entire album, making me believe that he is one overrated guitarist. // 2

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics to the songs are meaningless nonsense. They have no point and an angry 6 grader can write those kinds of lyrics. "enemy, show me what you wanna be, I can handle anything, even if I can't handle you". Who is going to take that seriously? These lyrics were written to appeal little boys. The singer Corey Taylor though has skill in vocals, and he really should be using his clean vocals and not those constant annoying yells. // 3

Impression: Overall impression was a bunch of masked men who wear cheap suits and have a more dominating fanbase for kids then for grown adults. There were no impressive songs on the album at all, and I cannot believe most of my peers enjoy these artists. If this CD were stolen or lost, I definetely will not want to buy it again, and if I could, I would go back in time and make sure I never did buy it. // 1

Comments

[sum_english_guy]

i tihnk talirak wrote a review for the wrong album

[thejosh]

myampgoesto11, you said that that was slipknots second album, your wrong, its thier first. Thier ssecond album is Iowa

[CoreysMonster]

myampgoesto11, you said that that was slipknots second album, your wrong, its thier first. Thier ssecond album is Iowa

You're wrong, dude. The first album was M.F.K.R., with slightly different band members (ok, singer, guitarrists and no DJ or 133)

[Um...?]

I love this album, the first song i heard from them was off of this one, at the time i didnt like it.. but it grew on me, now there another one of my favorite bands

[MudVayNe999]

*cough* you abuse using the name cliff as it belones (spelling) to cliff burton, besides nobody gives a f--k about what u have to say

[XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW]

im gonna do more than just bash it but i actually have reasons to everyone just listens to this so they can think there all badass cuz they listen to a popular heavy metal band when its only popular cuz of posers out there. this band has no talent cept for maybe the drummer hes pretty good but seriously aneone could tune down to f***ing drop b or how ever low there tuning is and sound cool but you have to see past there gimmicks to show that they are truly talentless and on top of that his singing? what singing? at least some metal bands actually have good voices so they can rely on that to make them more unique but slipknot doesnt even scream or sing its more of just yelling out shit that doesnt mean anything so yea they may have there moments but there only popular cuz of wannabe badasses so that goes to u myampgoesto11 slipknot stands out more than other heavy metal bands cuz of posers who think there hardcore and thats all there is to say

[MudVayNe999]

wow here u are again every ****ing review


your gay, you have no life, youve proably never met a girl, you proably havent even hit puberty yet, slipknot stand out because people like them, people like them because there good, corey can sing 100000X better then you, and the band memebers can play there instraments 100000X better then you

so shut the **** up and listen to the damn music

thats all there is to say

[garfunkleskater]

XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW .....I would ****ing casterate your dumbass if you EVER say any dumb shit like that agian. Slipknot kick the shit out of any band you've ever even thought of. Don't let the jealousy get to you. f/ucker

[Savage Animal]

XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW is spot on. this shouldnt even be called music, its just noise

[oh... THAT guy]

You can Shut Up, Savage Animal! And You, XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW! Now Here's my ****ing review:
742617000027 a strange masterpiece from Craig, the perfect introduction to the album and a great lead-up to (sic).10/10
(sic)Great Fast-paced metal song to let people know who the **** they are, with a staccato deadly introand a pulsing bridge. 10/10.
Eyelessa kick-ass incoherent (mainly) fury-charged song with mentions to his long-lost dad and a quirky chorus, 'YOU CAN'T SEE CALIFORNIA WITHOUT MARLON BRANDO'S EYES!!' 10/10.
Wait & BleedA good Catchy song, With A Sung, not Yelled, Chorus about a dude who dreams hes bleeding in a bathtub, but then wakes up to tsee that he is actually bleeding. in a bathtub. 10/10
Surfacinga good song, but the intro is too long and a crazy chorus. 9/10
Spit It OutA Very Fast-paced song with strange verses and a great Shining Video to boot.10/10
Tattered & Torna very strange song taken from Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat. and written by Shawn, and he said that if you understand Tattered and Torn You understand Clown. Sadly, I don't ****ing get what he's on about. 7/10
Frail Limb NurseryFrail Limb Nursery is To Purity What 742617000027 is to (sic, Just an intro really. Sadly, These two song were cut due to legal reasons, and they are better than Me Inside in my opinion. 9/10
PurityWould Have been One of the higher points of this album,but had to be replaced. 11/10
Me InsideNot A bad song, better than the demo with Anders in it. 9/10
LiberateQuite Good, Not Bad. 9/10
Prostheticsnot too bad, the intro is too long. ey Similar To the Virus Of Life, in A coule of ways.8/10
No LifeNot The best song on the album, but it is still quite catchy and good.9/10
DilutedNot Bad. Bit Insignificant.8/10
Only OneAnother One Derived from the original MFKR recording, even though some of the rythm's changed and the verse has been altered, but very good. 10/10
ScissorsAn odd, pointless quirky song with a few annoying bits, but hey, It's Slipknot! Expect the Unexpected.6/10
Get This (digipak)a good song with a shitload of incoherent swearing.Very Good.10/10
Interloper not bad, features anders and a cool sample by Craig. The Demo for Diluted, And Has nothing in common with it. 9/10
DespiseA Very good demo that evolved into Purity, and one of the highest points of the digipak, and also the album. 10/10
EeyoreThe hidden track at the end of Scissors on the Standard album, and at the end of Despise on the Digipak.another good one, with an intro featuing Chris's 'initiation' to see wether he was worthy for SLipknot, which has him throwing up. 10/10

Total Review of the Album: 10/10
people who don't like slipknot, don't even ****ing bother about coming onto here just to bash them. Fuck of back to panic at the isco and fall out boy and all your stupid ****ing emo trash.

[sl!pkn0t]

whats the go wif purity. i dont get wat happened. con some1 inform me

[742627000017]

Purity Knight was a girl...some f***ing maniac took her somwhere and put her in a box made from wood and buried her alive...they found her dead...Corey wrote a song about this

[sl!pkn0t]

yea but y didnt they put it on the cd

[oh... THAT guy]

they did but they were told they would be sued if they didnt take it off because its apparently not real

[guitardude1039]

Sorry dudes, I tried slipknot out.. Dont like em' at all..

[boyan89]

hey guitar dude try out their Vol.3 The Subliminal Verses thats what got me into me them and some of my friends were like dude you gotta check this band out and i was okay and I did by starting from Vol.3 TSB and then i started listening to Slipknot and IOWA and they kikc ass.

[wolferine45]

this album is the best of the three in my opinion.....

[Shabalaba]

boyan89 wrote:

hey guitar dude try out their Vol.3 The Subliminal Verses thats what got me into me them and some of my friends were like dude you gotta check this band out and i was okay and I did by starting from Vol.3 TSB and then i started listening to Slipknot and IOWA and they kikc ass.

wolferine45 wrote:

this album is the best of the three in my opinion.....

I agree with both of these

[Shabalaba]

XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW wrote:

im gonna do more than just bash it but i actually have reasons to everyone just listens to this so they can think there all badass cuz they listen to a popular heavy metal band when its only popular cuz of posers out there. this band has no talent cept for maybe the drummer hes pretty good but seriously aneone could tune down to f***ing drop b or how ever low there tuning is and sound cool but you have to see past there gimmicks to show that they are truly talentless and on top of that his singing? what singing? at least some metal bands actually have good voices so they can rely on that to make them more unique but slipknot doesnt even scream or sing its more of just yelling out shit that doesnt mean anything so yea they may have there moments but there only popular cuz of wannabe badasses so that goes to u myampgoesto11 slipknot stands out more than other heavy metal bands cuz of posers who think there hardcore and thats all there is to say

I aint just going to slag this guy he has his opinion i have mine but i do disagree with him, i love slipknot, i love corey's voice with the heavy guitars. Corey has a amazing voice just listen to any Stone Sour song his voice can do harsh shouts mixed with meoldical vocals which i give him alot of respect for.And people don't listen to it to be hard or cool, since when has Slipknot been cool i get beaten up for listening to it, the reason why is Slipknot is just what alot of metal fans were looking for, extremely heavy with no screamo vocals. So thats my view compared with that guys

[RFreakonaLeash]

wtf unregistered (the ass who gave the album a 2) your average angry men jumping around in jumpsuits
what other angry men in jumpsuits and wearing masks do you know? joey kicks ass on the drums, the other percussionists are there to reinforce the sound, not to make it sound like joey kicks ass and mick is a great guitarist (you don't believe me, check out the videos on youtube of him playing riffs together with jim) slipknot owns u all

[[ LiAm ]]

The style is relativly new when compared to many Nu-Metal bands

for god sake, how many times do they have to say they are NOT nu metal

[pigmaggots]

XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW wrote:

im gonna do more than just bash it but i actually have reasons to everyone just listens to this so they can think there all badass cuz they listen to a popular heavy metal band when its only popular cuz of posers out there. this band has no talent cept for maybe the drummer hes pretty good but seriously aneone could tune down to f***ing drop b or how ever low there tuning is and sound cool but you have to see past there gimmicks to show that they are truly talentless and on top of that his singing? what singing? at least some metal bands actually have good voices so they can rely on that to make them more unique but slipknot doesnt even scream or sing its more of just yelling out shit that doesnt mean anything so yea they may have there moments but there only popular cuz of wannabe badasses so that goes to u myampgoesto11 slipknot stands out more than other heavy metal bands cuz of posers who think there hardcore and thats all there is to say

Jesus.

I used to like slipknot but don't now, there is obviously a song writing talent in that band. Corey blatantly has a lush voice and some good writing talent...and Joey is obviously an awesome drummer.

Grow up.

[Metalic Demon]

one of the greatest ****ing albums ever, eyeless kicks ass

[the agony scene]

if you cant appreciate this album you dont deserve music
its genius
the guitars are so minimalistic yet the musics so full
and jim and mick are decent guitarists

[mchugh92]

XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW wrote:

im gonna do more than just bash it but i actually have reasons to everyone just listens to this so they can think there all badass cuz they listen to a popular heavy metal band when its only popular cuz of posers out there. this band has no talent cept for maybe the drummer hes pretty good but seriously aneone could tune down to f***ing drop b or how ever low there tuning is and sound cool but you have to see past there gimmicks to show that they are truly talentless and on top of that his singing? what singing? at least some metal bands actually have good voices so they can rely on that to make them more unique but slipknot doesnt even scream or sing its more of just yelling out shit that doesnt mean anything so yea they may have there moments but there only popular cuz of wannabe badasses so that goes to u myampgoesto11 slipknot stands out more than other heavy metal bands cuz of posers who think there hardcore and thats all there is to say

sorry dude but your username just gave away that you have no place tellin any1 that slipknot is a band for posers when your name is taken from a BFMV song, and on the contrary corey tayler is one of the best metal lyricists there is IMO, and mick and jim are far better than they show, cos slipknot arent the kinda band that have shred solos, although there are guitar solos on vol. 3, and corey has one of the best voices out there, and hows it "cool" to like slipknot? where i live people get beat up for listenin to metal in general, so think be4 you type

[Pete's_Friend]

dude just back off if you don't like slipknot.
i think it's okay for you to hate it but just don't ruin it for everyone else okay?
i respect your choice to not like them and stuff, but we all like them so just back off okay douchebaggz?

[Zertuche]

Honestly they can do without Jim and Mick. Their riffs are completly mindless and boring.

[Dr.T]

Anyone can say that something is boring. That is a matter of opinion. What Slipknot's guitar riffs are is simple raw background grinding noises. Do you think that an incredible guitarist like Mick would do this to draw attention to the guitar? No. He is drawing the listener away from the guitar to make them listen to the singing but also the other eight members because they are part of the band too not just the guitarists. I know this is a guitar website but that doesn't mean you should have such a narrow minded approach to music. As for all the hype about Joey. He is a very good drummer but no more. He isn't amazing. This is coming from a drummer. Not to say that very good can't be mind blowing at times, but i've seen better. It looks like XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW has caused a bit of a scwabble here so let me just patch things up a bit without bias.
1. All metal bands do crazy f****d up things to get stupid people like yours attention. Get used to it. It's not what draws the attention of people who look deep into the music.
2. All of the members (excluding the useless sampler) have huge talent. They just don't show it off all the time because they don't need to. With idiots like yourself out there it doesn't take much to get a number 1. Besides, no-one wants to headband to a guy wanking his f*****g guitar. Their simplicity is part of their raw sound.
3. Corey only sings occasionally. Stop talking about singing it's not called that it's called screaming. A different style that can be perfected and can involve huge talent. If it's not your taste than go listen to pop if you want singing because this isn't singing. Screaming promotes a different message to singing all together, hate anger ec...
4.
"at least some metal bands actually have good voices so they can rely on that to make them more unique".
Corey has one of the deathlyest gut renching screams in all metal. If you don't belive me listen to other bands as heavy as slipknot and tell me if you find one that is any more than he is. As for the matter of uniqueness of sound. One word... turntables. How many bands can you name with turntables in them. Best bet less than 2.
5. We all know that heavy music attracts lots of wanna be badasses. With so many idiots out there it's not easy to form a metal band without a majority of fans being f**kwits. However there are people who see past what you see and who can enjoy the music. Slipknot use all their instruments in ways that have been rarely repeated before. They have a unique sound!
For the slipknot fans: It's not about how good they can wank their guitar or play the drums. It's about the unique sound and that raw shit we like to headbang to.
Just tell these guys to listen to kamelot.

[legend shredder]

XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW wrote:

this band has no talent cept for maybe the drummer hes pretty good but seriously aneone could tune down to f***ing drop b or how ever low there tuning is and sound cool but you have to see past there gimmicks to show that they are truly talentless and on top of that his singing? what singing? at least some metal bands actually have good voices so they can rely on that to make them more unique but slipknot doesnt even scream or sing its more of just yelling out shit that doesnt mean anything so yea they may have there moments but there only popular cuz of wannabe badasses so that goes to u myampgoesto11 slipknot stands out more than other heavy metal bands cuz of posers who think there hardcore and thats all there is to say

dude first of all, the two guitarists, mick thomson and jim root are two of the best guitarists goin around, jim is one of the best pinch harmonic users goin around and mick is one of the best sweep pickers goin around. joey jordinson, (the drummer) is recongnised as the fastest drummer in the world, so i think he might be credited to have a bit more than some talent, and if u listen to dead memories, or snuff from the new album, ull find that corey can actually sing extremely well when hes not screaming, so do some research before knockin people u f**khead

[legend shredder]

^^^^^
and this is a mad album one of my faves, personally i like (sic), eyeless, wait and bleed, surfacing (sick chorus), spit it out, me inside and only one.

and

Savage Animal wrote:

XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW is spot on. this shouldnt even be called music, its just noise

dude, ur a f**khead too, go listen to ur pop crap cuz, but i must say thats not singing too as they use so much editing its not funny go listen to ur pop artist live and they suck ass, but slipknot live nearly the same as they are in the studio, except for after Vol.3, when he damaged his voice during the recording, but dudes, really do some research before u go saying people have no talent
maggots for life

[legend shredder]

^^^
thats corey who damaged his voice btw
but rock on

[pootoob]

I'm not gonna lie. Every single review for this album is terrible.

A review should be informative and well thought out, not just " Corey screams like a heavy mofo and Joey uses two bass drums and is the fastest and bestest (in the world. The guitar is fast and good"

[thezohan]

I love the rapping intro in No Life! If I could classify Slipknot it would be Alternitave-Metal.
LOL YOU CAN'T SEE CALIFORNIA WITHOUT MARLON BRANDO'S EYES! It's so random. Probably my favorite Slipknot album.

[thezohan]

I listen to Slipknot because I like to, because maybe 2 or 3 people out of the 300 in my grade like Slipknot. One kid's like, why do you listen to that and he's probably never even heard them. Oh yeah you know what I don't get. How come people who don't like Slipknot go to this review to say bad stuff about them. GET A LIFE!!!!!

[thezohan]

RFreakonaLeash wrote:

wtf unregistered (the ass who gave the album a 2) your average angry men jumping around in jumpsuits
what other angry men in jumpsuits and wearing masks do you know? joey kicks ass on the drums, the other percussionists are there to reinforce the sound, not to make it sound like joey kicks ass and mick is a great guitarist (you don't believe me, check out the videos on youtube of him playing riffs together with jim) slipknot owns u all

I totally agree, and from when I put this comment, the album "All Hope is Gone" was out (of course by Slipknot) and 10 of the songs had hard guitar solos in them. The reason why mick and jim did'nt show off their guitar skills in the first album is because they're a nine-piece band, and you don't want one instrument to stand out too much.

[yngwie.jnr]

best album i have ever heard

and various others :p

[JE#72]

dude they are not rock bro they are METAL get it right

[thezohan]

guitardude1039 wrote:

Sorry dudes, I tried slipknot out.. Dont like em' at all..

see at least he's polite about not liking slipknot(i like them BTW) unlike other slipknot haters who go and comment on slipknot reviews

[BushMasterFlex]

this album total kicks the shit out of the rest of their stuff. one of the best and unique albums ever

[Jester InFlames]

sissiboy your still a poser

[ASILAYDYING182]

on like all the reviews they keep saying mick and JAMES were good on the guitar but James wasn't even on it, except for one song,purity, the rest of the guitar work was done by mick and Josh Brainard(which a lot of people don't know about Josh) so just clearing that up.

[thezohan]

ASILAYDYING182 wrote:

on like all the reviews they keep saying mick and JAMES were good on the guitar but James wasn't even on it, except for one song,purity, the rest of the guitar work was done by mick and Josh Brainard(which a lot of people don't know about Josh) so just clearing that up.

oh yeah dude, i forgot about that

[BushMasterFlex]

your a fag

XxWoRdSoFsOrRoW wrote:

im gonna do more than just bash it but i actually have reasons to everyone just listens to this so they can think there all badass cuz they listen to a popular heavy metal band when its only popular cuz of posers out there. this band has no talent cept for maybe the drummer hes pretty good but seriously aneone could tune down to f***ing drop b or how ever low there tuning is and sound cool but you have to see past there gimmicks to show that they are truly talentless and on top of that his singing? what singing? at least some metal bands actually have good voices so they can rely on that to make them more unique but slipknot doesnt even scream or sing its more of just yelling out shit that doesnt mean anything so yea they may have there moments but there only popular cuz of wannabe badasses so that goes to u myampgoesto11 slipknot stands out more than other heavy metal bands cuz of posers who think there hardcore and thats all there is to say