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 few bands can do (or have done in case of KoRn-they still have a chance people! ). The two percussionists 6-Shawn and 3-Chris are absolutely amazing and original. Same with 1-Joey. Every member of this incredible band is 101 percent with the music, everyone knows their instrument. They even have 0-Sid, a DJ who kicks some major MTV DJ Scribble ass. Now how often do you see that in a metal band. The tag team of guitars coming out of 4-James and 7-Mick are really vivid and it really shows that these guys are on their game. Let's not forget the pig masked 2-Paul and 5-Craig. Paul makes some nice sounds come out of his piece and Craig does an incredible job of putting out some creepy sounds. This band is definetly original and the sound they bring out makes you want to go truly nuts. My favorite songs on this CD are the ones where Corey actually sings and the way he can switch between the screaming out loud death sound to a pain filled melody is incredible. This would be 'Wait and Bleed, Me Inside, Prosthetics, Dilutedm, and Scissors.'. But the CD's best is Me Inside. And while you listen to Scissors and actually let the track run, you will find a sickeningly hilarious recording which will make you laugh and realize that these guys are just liek everyone else. They are human. Final words, Slipknot's music shines in today's too much misuderstood world. These guys are real and the lyrics that come out of Corey's mouth are real. It might be hard to get used to but if you listen to it with an open mind, you will quickly realize you are listening to truly amazing music. This should be 10 stars but unfortunately I can only give 5. This is a really meaningful album. Slipknot is here to stay for a while, you can be sure abbout that.

I like this album. No, that dosen't mean I need a lecture on what good music is or a list of death and black metal bands that are heavier or darker. Chances are whatever you could recommend is probably already sitting next to this Slipknot album in my cd case right now. I'm not here to say Slipknot is the greatest, heaviest band in the world or anything like that, but I do think this album is far better than people give it credit for.

With this release Slipknot manage to blend elements of Thrash and Industrial into the typically stoic nu-metal style to make what is, in my estimation, a pretty good album. The riffs are heavy and aggressive, not the most technical playing you'll ever hear but it fits the overall sound well. Joey Jordinson is probably the highlight of this band, his skill level is top tier. There are quite a few better drummers than him but he does have substantial talent. Corey Taylor isn't what I would count as an amazing vocalist, but he has heart and intensity, which he gets by on. This album isn't without it's faults but everyone else has pretty much covered that so I won't go into great detail on the matter. Turntables, Simple Progressions and a somewhat cheesy theme and appearence are basically the key points of the problems.

Overall, this is far from the best album in the world but it's not terrible either. I am of the belief that Black and Death Metal are superior to Slipknot, however Slipknot is a great 1st step into the realm of extreme metal and toward those genres.

And again. It's me. Writing another review.

742617000027 - 0/5 - Pointless honestly. All it shows is Craig's sampling skills. Which are good but we're talking about the song, not the person.

(sic) - 4/5 - The only thing I have to say about this song is (sic).

Eyeless - 4/5 - Interesting chorus. Particularly interesting due to the fact that some homeless guy said it. Goes to show that the most random things make good songs. I'm not saying take this approach when writing songs, it worked for this song. I like the middle where it slowed down slightly with Corey's screeching.

Wait & Bleed - 5/5 - Great lyrics. Amazing vocals. Corey never seems to dissapoint me with his voice. It's either growling out vulgarities to prove a point or pumping out heart-felt emotions in the form of the voice of an angel.

Spit It Out - 5/5 - I like the rap/growl type dealie he does. It's very suiting for this song. The song has a great riff and the beginning with the growls is just awesome. The end of this song also leaves you wanting to listen to it over and over again.

Tattered & Torn - 3/5 - I liked the MFKR version so much better. Even though Corey's vocals are so much hotter than Anders' are. Anywho. On with the show...

Frail Limb Nursery - 5/5 - If you don't understand why I jsut gave this sample dealie a 5, read on. It comes right before the song Purity, and it just adds on to the sickness behind the whole Purity story and why Corey wrote about it. Which leads me to the next song...

Purity - 5/5 - Heart-felt lyrics with a dollop of Slipknot. It's a really sad story. If you read up on it and then listen to this song, you'll feel more emotional towards it.

Liberate - 5/5 - Overall great song. Even though the beginning kind of sounds like he says "Liberate my bananas..." I laughed so hard when I heard this so for the first time. But it's a good song overall anyways. Good listen. Guarantee you won't waste your time.

Prosthetics- 3/5 - Corey's lyrics never fail to amaze me. Same goes for this song's lyrics. But the instrumental parts are just a pain to listen to. Maybe I'm exaggerating, but it's still not a masterpiece.

No Life - 5/5 - I love the lyrics to this song. Good everything. There's no other way to explain it.

Diluted - 4/5 - Sad lyrics in a way but the song isn't all that great. Not much more to say about it...

Only One - 5/5 - Way better than the MFKR version. Thank god they redid this with Corey on vocals. Love the lyrics (as always). Great song. Listen to it.

Scissors - 10/5 - This song is so sad and amazing I can't even explain it. It's just so amazing. I love it.

Average rating is 4.2 and I'm going to round it up to 5 because I really like this CD and somewhere along my rant of vocals and guitars, I probably messed up on a rating. But this definately deserves a 5.

Basically I bought this cd because of the cover. I had never heard of them but those guys looked freaky so I got it. I'm glad I did. This is the heaviest album I have ever heard. 1 through 15, every song is complete chaos. The drums and percussion definitely are the key. Slipknot's drums have a little bit of that Sepultura tribal sound and the blazing Slayer double bass. But its all multiplied. The sound is just crushing. Ignore everyone that tells you that Slipknot sounds like Korn. I don't understand this at all. Its not the vocals. Corey has one of the darkest, angriest voices you will ever hear. Its not the guitars or bass either. Just because a group downtunes everything doesn't mean they turn into Korn. Seriously, you haven't heard anything with a combination of melody, darkness, and all out thrash like Slipknot. Gives me chills every time I listen to it, which is almost every day. Its really hard to compare them to other bands. But if I had to, I would say their music is a combination of Slayer, Static-X, and Chaos-AD era Sepultura. Add to that the growling vocals with a little bit of rap style, and the fastest drums on earth. You have to get your hands on this. You won't be sorry.

I held off buying this album for the LONGEST time because in every single review I read, I saw Limp Bizkit, Korn, Machine Head, so on and so on.... These bands have no place in the same THOUGHT as Slipknot. I am a huge death metal fan. I'm not saying this in a way that's says, "My music's so much harder than Korn (et all)." I'm simply saying this so that people who like heavier music will realize that they might enjoy this as well. I know that that some death metal fans will say that I'm a sell-out, but I'm 26, and have been listening to this style for 15 years! What finally convinced me was an interview when Slipknot members said that they try to convince their more commercial fans to listen to Death, Malevolent Creation, and Suffocation (brutal). They also said that the next album will have "more blast beats and more grinding riffs...we're also going to incorporate more death metal and black metal elements." I can't wait! These guys took me totally off guard! I don't love the samples/scratching (which is minimal), but the ferocity of 90% of the material makes me look past all of this. To the fans who say Slipknot's popularity is "...because you're wearing you're masks that you're getting money and publicty." You need to either focus on the Latin explosion, or get hard! Also, to the soft gentleman who said that Slipknot "screams" too much. Please, I have a Backstreet Boys cd for you.