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Description: Genre: Hard Rock & Metal - Nu Metal / Artist: Slipknot / Explicit Lyrics / Audio CD released 2002-09-02 at Roadrunner / ... more Newest Review: ... music there are a number of brilliant tracks that the band have to offer us. The album begins well with the track ... more |
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by rleigh - written on 23.03.08 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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2001 was the year that Slipknot appeared on the scene with their self titled début album. It contains fourteen tracks and with this album the band established themselves as one of the leading names in the Nu Metal scene. They were always a little heavier than the other Nu Metal bands that were about back then and it was this that gave them the edge over their contemporaries, their ridiculous masks furthered their appeal and helped them to stand out. Masks are hardly the most original of things, but many seemed fascinated by the bands use of masks and it was this I feel that allowed the band to build a big following for themselves, a following that they maintained through ...
by joe-91 - written on 14.03.08 (Very useful, 20 readings)
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Slipknot were the leaders of the nu-metal scene. "Slipknot" proves this. 14 tracks of amazing musicianship make this a must have album. The music is complex and still manages to come out pounding your eardrums with incredible intesity. The highlights of this album have to be "Wait and Bleed", "Liberate" and "Spit it out". This was one of my first Cd's. After i seen their "Wait and bleed" video on Kerrang, I went out and bought the album within the week. I would say i've listened to this album over 250 times and continue to do so. Summary It's worth every penny that i paid for it. The lyrics are ...
by FilmstarUK - written on 11.09.00 (Very useful, 32 readings)
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Slipknot is, well, they are real. These 9 guys from Iowa are as scarry or as real as they can get. I don't mean their disturbingly creepy/cool masks, I mean their music. The lyrics that the absolutely amazing vocalist Corey Taylor('8' as his band ID suggests) sings out from behind that mask only make sense in this truly diluted world. With every single word the listener can hear his pain. In 'Scissors' he goes into a sort of trance of insanity where he seems to cry and laugh maniacly at the same time while singing "life,time" over and over again. With every single one of those we feel like he is really hurting. And this is something only a ...
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