Kaura
Je suis ketchup
Speaking of Jim working in other projects. In case someone missed it back in the day, check out him rocking an Ibanez 8-string in this video at 0:09.
Slipknot Megathread- New Slipknot song & video/Firing of Chris Fehn
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Triple7
The Decepticon
I put it right up there with Iowa. I absolutely love the first album. I checked it out at a listening station in my local music store when it came out, and 3 seconds into (sic)...I was sold.
lewis
Well-Known Member
and live those era songs translated brilliantly.
A complete onslaught. Brutality from start to finish.
Last time I saw Slipknot in 2013, i was bitterly disappointed.
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SD83
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What makes that even more stupid to me is that Corey himself has gone on record stating "if you have to tell others you're the greatest... you aren't", and the same applies to the music. All this heaviest, best, fastest, whateverest bullshit that so many bands do has become really annoying. I think most bands want to believe that their latest output is their best, and that's OK, but there's no need to be THAT vocal about it.
That said, I like the new song a lot, but I also loved .5. A lot. My favourite Slipknot album, and fifteen years after first listening to "Wait and bleed", it was only the last few years that I would consider myself a fan of theirs. First two records were good, interesting, crazy, but not something that I would listen to on a regular basis, let alone the full record in one go. On repeat. "Vol.3" was rather disappointing, and "All hope is gone" even more so, I totally wrote that band off for me after that record. Best songwriting? Maybe. But to be fair, all I want from Slipknot is a handful of lines I can sing/scream along and music that I can jump/push people around to. With the occasional ballad. There are bands that are way heavier (just been through the new Black Tongue record...
), do this or that better, but ".5: The gray chapter" was pretty much exactly what I wanted to hear from Slipknot, and it seems they're continuing on that road so... cringy comments, cringy singer, I still think I'll love the new record 
Spicypickles
Sweeps & Mops
While I understand this sentiment, I wouldn't want to just hear "We just wrote some average songs, some fast, some heavy" from a band, nor would it help foster any excitement about the album.
crankyrayhanky
Well-Known Member
I listened to it again. I changed my mind- I dig it. Makes me want to punch walls and work out at the gym. The video still sucks though (no band is a FAIL)
Decapitated
Loser
Been a fan since the beginning. Still a fan. My copy of their self titled album has Purity on it. Bow to my Slipknot street cred.
Kaura
Je suis ketchup
So does mine since I have the 10th anniversary version.
buriedoutback
Well-Known Member
All out Life - 1 listen.
I haven't listened to Slipknot in a long, but I like this new song.
My Pros: It reminded me a lot of the first album, I felt it had that same groove, that same soundscape (noise-samples and keg-ping sounds). I liked the blast beats at the end. The song kept my attention the whole time.
My Cons: I wish the guitars were a little nastier sounding tone-wise. I wish the vocals were a bit louder. I thought the 'lead' near the end was a bit lame.
Overall: thumbs up.
I haven't listened to Slipknot in a long, but I like this new song.
My Pros: It reminded me a lot of the first album, I felt it had that same groove, that same soundscape (noise-samples and keg-ping sounds). I liked the blast beats at the end. The song kept my attention the whole time.
My Cons: I wish the guitars were a little nastier sounding tone-wise. I wish the vocals were a bit louder. I thought the 'lead' near the end was a bit lame.
Overall: thumbs up.
I do like it, but since I saw some unpopular opinions I'll give mine:
Mate Feed Kill Repeat is the best Slipknot album that exists, even though it's not a proper album. I was really sad that they never incorporated that jazzy stuff into the newer records. it sounded like a chaotic mix between Pantera and Mr. Bungle. It's awesome. And after Corey joined my favorite is Vol. 3.
Mate Feed Kill Repeat is the best Slipknot album that exists, even though it's not a proper album. I was really sad that they never incorporated that jazzy stuff into the newer records. it sounded like a chaotic mix between Pantera and Mr. Bungle. It's awesome. And after Corey joined my favorite is Vol. 3.
Mine does it as well. I bought it in 1999.
Triple7
The Decepticon
So does mine!!!
I like the song. The mid-section could've been shorter, but they continue to have some weird directions in their songwriting, unexpected, which is a good thing. It's heavy, it's energetic.
My favourite of theirs is S/T by some distance, and while it's their second best and of course it has a lot of live favourites on it I don't reeeeally get the Iowa adoration in direct comparison, it sounds a lot more like a conventional metal record to me.
My favourite of theirs is S/T by some distance, and while it's their second best and of course it has a lot of live favourites on it I don't reeeeally get the Iowa adoration in direct comparison, it sounds a lot more like a conventional metal record to me.
A-Branger
Well-Known Member
guitar shape has nothing to do with it..... unless you were refering to the EMGs being the reason
but reason why the trebely sound is because there are 9 of them and they need to give space to all of them into the mix/live.... Something Mick said years ago in an interview. Reason why his sound was so thin was so he wouldnt fight to hear his guitar in the mix
It's funny that a band as big as Slipknot appears to do its recording fairly quickly. I wonder if they use a lot of their live tones in the studio. I say they appear to record fairly quickly because the guitars, for instance, are never quite perfect, there are always bits where they're slightly in/out of each other. It does help it to feel more like a performance than an assemblage of parts though.
Esp Griffyn
Play more music
Bland, boring, generic on all fronts. Slipknot fell off so, so hard after Iowa, I can't think of another band that went off a cliff as fast as them. From a vital metal band to a bland Stone Sour in suits hard rock / genero-metal act in the space of one album.
Flappydoodle
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Really surprised by the diversity of opinions here. I’ve really enjoyed all Slipknot albums in their own ways
Early stuff was just chaotic with tons of energy
Vol 3 had really good songwriting. Vermillion, Before I Forget etc are amazing songs.
AHIG has amazing tracks too. Crazy riffing as shown above. Snuff stands out as a really powerful ballad.
Gray chapter was the most boring so far IMO. And this track seems to be a continuation of that.
Early stuff was just chaotic with tons of energy
Vol 3 had really good songwriting. Vermillion, Before I Forget etc are amazing songs.
AHIG has amazing tracks too. Crazy riffing as shown above. Snuff stands out as a really powerful ballad.
Gray chapter was the most boring so far IMO. And this track seems to be a continuation of that.
I thought Gray Chapter was very good and it's a varied charged listen. AHIG I think is utterly useless, a total damp squib. Opinions!
setsuna7
Poor Gearwhore
So since there isn't really a Slipknot thread, I guess I'll just necrobump this one.
What the hell is up with Chris Fehn, and who in the world can they get that can hit baseball bats against steel barrels like he did?
What the hell is up with Chris Fehn, and who in the world can they get that can hit baseball bats against steel barrels like he did?
