Slipknot

A few good songs on this but just too heavy for me

Hey, 1001 albums guy, kys.

Production and monotony kill this one for me – despite some interesting rhythms and instrumentation tricks, the constant onslaught of mid-heavy guitar and screamed vocals just makes this a sonic wash for an hour. Gets tiring quickly and doesn't innovate between tracks enough to maintain interest.

I appreciate the musicianship, but not really my jam

Too heavy for me

Can't believe this list has multiple Slipknot albums and no Blink182

Cannot believe there are two albums by this band on the list. This is not on the level of the other.

Fy faen i helvete for noen jævlige album de mener jeg skal høre på. Det her er helt forferdelig støgt og fælt

¿Was it as bad as I thought it would be? No. ¿Did I like it? No. There are so many people in the band, but I've heard other bands create more sound with a lot less. I don't know when I would listen to something like this again by my own choice. If I had to listen again, the rating might go down. For now, 2 stars.

I was a really angry 14 year old??? This is no longer the vibe

I don’t think it’s fair to completely write off this album as just stupid edginess, but I definitely don’t enjoy this angsty industrial late 90s brand of metal as much as darker, bleaker metal or NWOBHM or prog metal. It felt a bit repetitive and I personally would have liked some more dynamic changes. Obviously I respect the technical skill these guys have. I didn’t hate the album but I didn’t care for it. But now that I’m thinking so much about metal I just wanna go listen to Judas Priest or Opeth.

Another in that long list of bands throughout might life I missed completely when they were getting airplay and attention. I definitely know the band's name, but that's about it. I had no idea what kind of music they played, etc. Texturally, very interesting, and, wow, this is some real frenetic stuff. I am just a beginner musician so imagining what it's like to play this music on my guitar or to try singing like the vocalist (how does he not lose his voice after the first line?!?), all makes my head spin. While it's hectic and cacophonic, I'm surprised that I don't dislike the music, which tends to happen with thrashy metal. Maybe it's because they are a little more percussive than some other thrash music I've heard, not sure. It's not something I could listen to straight through with regularity but my ears are more interested in this album than I would've thought.

Fuck me. This is some angry-at-Mom-'n'-Dad-music right here. Despite being a guitar teacher since 1999, this is the first (see also: last) time I've ridden the Slipknot train. Militarily executed rhythm section is kinda impressive, but I now see why they needed those stupid mask gimmicks, 'cause the music wasn't musical enough. Betcha the singer ain't so angry at his Mom 'n' Pops now they made him a multimillionaire.

I saw Slipknot at a festival once. There were about thirty of them and they all seemed to be playing drums. I thought they were pretty funny.

Not sure why but I was surprised how musically and vocally accomplished this was but ultimately a bit much for my tastes.

Interesting album, other than revisiting their single Wait and Bleed, didn’t really enjoy the album

Nu Metal is just not my thing. I get this is a very formative album in the genre, but I can't get into it. The rappier tracks I like a bit more they remind me a little of Rage Against The Machine. Not something I will return to. If I had found this when I was first learning to play guitar and still wanted to play the heavier and shreddier sound I probably would have enjoyed it more.

2 stars for nostalgia as I used to like them when I was younger, but after 15 years I found it a really difficult listen. The percussion and aggression is what the album is all about and it just didn't make up for the lack of variety or anything approaching a melody.

Eeeehhh

Fav Song: Wait and Bleed

Not slick

While I can see the appeal it didn't hold my interest much. The parts I enjoyed the most were the drums.

My throat hurts from listening to this. I think the songs no life was the one I kind of liked. The drums, guitars and everything are not bad, it’s just the vocals that make in unlistenable for me.

Not my thing

Sooooo.... not a record for me I am afraid, slightly juvenile, but IU suppose that is the point. not in my collection and not likely to be. Sorry for those who love Slipknot but just makes me feel that they were aiming at Teenage angst throughout.

Loud. That can be good sometimes, but not always. 2/5

I’ve seen worse, at least it’s not Bette Midler.

I don't like Slipknot. I'm sorry, I know it was an important band to a lot of people growing up but there's so much better old and nu metal. 2/5 especially for forcing me to listen through the extended 10th anniversary edition Spotify

The sounds my butthole makes after a Mexican platter from Taco Bell. 2

Big meh for me. I mean, as everyone in my generation I was into by metal at the time but I distrust anyone who did not get bored of this by 2003. Nice drums tho

5/10

Fisher Price metal. All one-note. Great drummer though.

This band has entirely too many members. When you have one guy whose sole responsibility is samples and another whose sole responsibility is turntables, guess what they're going to do? They're going to insert sound effects and scratches as often as they can, regardless of whether or not it makes sense or sounds good. Best track: (sic)

erg hysterisch met vlagen

Raar soort of trots ben ik wel dat ik 't tot ongeveer de helft van dit plaatje heb volgehouden, maar wat een teringherrie! Hoe bestaat het toch dat hier zo'n grote markt voor is?

Ik ben echt niet vies van een potje metal, maar dit is veel geschreeuw en weinig wol.

terrifying. but not bad.

Some highlights for sure, wait and bleed for example is a great track. But overall it’s not an album I particularly enjoyed or have any intention of revisiting. If I couldn’t enjoy Slipknot as a 19yr old I’m very unlikely to do so as 40yr old

Not generally a fan of shout singing. It's very heavy if that's your thing. Drumming is interested though.

Oh I don’t know. This was not as painful as I expected but I probably won’t listen to it ever again.

Oof

Not my cup of tea, but the production value is high.

Unlistenable.

Fu

Hmm, never listened to this band. I love metal but the whole nu-metal genre came off as a bit cheesy to me. Well it's certainly angsty but it does go a lot harder than I was expecting. Not sure I'm sold on the record scratching. I don't know why but I just don't like this, the aggro just feels so performative and the whole thing just feels dumb to me. I couldn't finish this album, I love metal and feel like I should at least find this album tolerable but I really just hate it. Maybe I'm just having a bad week but I'm just over this band.

If this is your thing, power to ya!

Breaks my one rule: if I can’t understand what their saying I won’t listen.

Utter dogshit. The best thing about this album is that the lead singer will occasionally very clearly yell out “fuck!” or “fuck this shit!” and I will think “I’m right there with you, brother.”

1/1

Not a fan of Nu Metal, but a guy in his 40s probably isn't the target audience.

Wait and Bleed Surfacing

There is a joy in the variation of music, that all don’t like the same. I think I understand why others may like this, maybe that they relate see a rebellious, rage, anti- something. But it still baffles me, all this nu-metal just seems like empty calories. Screaming doesn’t equate to anything other than screaming without proper context. Yeah I have conditional bias coming in, but the music didn’t help, the horror film lyrics didn’t help. It was exactly as expected looking at the tin. Look it’s not my thing, I think it’s bollox, hearing the whole album ain’t helped, it’s exactly as expected. Thing is this shit is more a facade that teen pop. That I have more to come looking at the comments, oh joy to the world. 1 Star

I can conceive of a time for a month or so as a teenager when I would've latched onto this and then quickly moved on, denying I ever liked it. Anyhow, couldn't make it past a few songs. Go crazy kids!

Horrid and hurtful.

If you have ever unironically yelled at someone “I hate you, you’re not my dad!” then this is the album for you. 3 or 4 songs in I figured I got the idea and didn’t care to listen to the remaining 60+ minutes of someone screaming at me.

Tough listen

Slightly better than all of the other crap that sounds like this because—every now and then—they’ll fool you by sounding like Linkin Park. But then it goes back to Cookie Monster vocals and just stupid obnoxious forklift driving music.

i appreciate metal but it’s not for me

I tried. I really tried. 2 songs, that's how much I could bear with it. Not my style. To me it's just noise. Too much drums, screaming, no recognizable vocal melody... I think I'll pass.

Melt your face off and scream into the void but music this is not.

Didn't understand this back then. Still don't now

Over an hour of total crap. Same drumming. Same speed. Same supposed singer. Barely a change of musical chords. Usual anarchic lyrics which say nothing. They probably sold a lot of albums and made some money?

Um, yeah. . . it’s a no from me, Dawg.

This didn't have to be as awful as it was. There is definitely some potential for a decent metal album but it quickly devolves into grunts and screams. Definitely for alienated teenage boys and potential school-shooters. Would give this 1.5 for hidden potential if possible.

man this was rough. I gave it an honest try. Who says white people don't have culture?

Full disclosure I am straight up not gonna listen to this whole album. I'm 3 tracks in and I need a day long break so maybe some other time, or times if I choose to keep trying to finish it. I'll say the drummer is doing some wacky shit and I appreciate the amen break on track 2. I'll have to leave this as a 1.5. Going to go have some Sleepytime tea.

Favorite Song: FUCK THIS SHIT

Echt niet voor mij

HONESTLY

the whole thing was, indeed, sick

A moment that was not for me

I think the opening sample is saying "I think its shit" which kinda sums up my view of the album.

I think there might be some anger issues. Not as whiney as All Hope is Gone (there's 2 Slipknot albums on this list?!?!) but just as subtly noisy and monotonous.

muddy riffs, pop voice, screaming

Absolute shit

Ugh, do I have to (listen to this)? What an unpleasant, unenjoyable waste of my time. Does this make the world a better place? On the contrary! Selfish, self-indulgent, repugnant, uninteresting, and boring. Does not belong anywhere near this list. 1 star (is 0 an option?).

I see why Karen's in the 90s thought this was summoning satan or something

Nope

The whole thing, I think is shit

This might be the worst album I've ever heard

Trash

Miraculously, the root canal scheduled later in the week doesn't seem so bad anymore.

Gang , I’m scared Rage Help Is this the type of music they play at haunted houses? Well, they all can’t be five star albums I once knew a girl who said slipknot was her favorite album. I said cool. I didn’t know who slipknot was now that I know who slipknot is. I’m worried about her I hope she is ok I’m glad to walk away after this album is done

Ugg

4/7 Not for me. Music for edgy 13 year olds

Literally praying for my airpods to just die already. Please. This is awful

Just an assault.

WTF. NO.

We're supposed to listen to the angry Iowans twice before we die? No thanks.

yeah im not sitting through this...

Puke

First album I physically could not put myself through. Some people love heavy metal. I am not some people.

Not angry enough for this

Not at all what I listen to music for.

Not me today

Nope nope nope. 1 maximal

Gotta tell ya, i was REALLY close to giving this one a 2 based on the stuff i liked about this but there truly wasn’t enough for me there. Only one song i could see myself listening to again out of 15, most of the rest left me pretty annoyed. The excitement after pressing play on track 1 quickly faded and by track 10, checking to see how many tracks were left felt like some kind of karmic punishment. The non-screamt vocal deliveries were all well done but there’s only a couple of those and the rest is exhausting. I was SO relieved when it was over. Thinking of them rapping in those goofy masks makes me giggle though.

Listened to 3 songs and, nope. Can't do it. I usually give albums a listen all the way through but with the current state of the world I can't listen to an album full of hate--towards self, others, the world. Just can't do it.

I have nothing against the musical elements of this. Percussion is really impressive, and sometimes high voltage metal is just a lot of fun. But my god, this thing is so so cringey and stupid. Lyrically it is one of the biggest pieces of shit I've ever subjected myself to. Just "fuck you, fuck me, i hate everything." Like, "Renegade sisters, blisters, salivate, litigate, liberate" - cool man, you know how to rhyme. So empty and juvenile, has the emotional intelligence of a fifteen year old school shooter, which feels like the target audience. Hated it

no.

Is this a joke? What is this abomination doing in the list of albums one must hear before they die? Or is it like literally before, so one would suffer in the afterlife or something? Seriously, if the point of inclusion in the list is “hey, look, there’s this thing called Nu Metal that was prominent in the late 90s - early 2000s“, then literally any other example (ok, almost any) would be much better than this.

Album=shit

Tim: You don't need your Slipknot mask! Trevor: YES I DO! Tim: When are you going to use it!? TREVOR: TAKE A SHOWER. That short scene from Detroiters is the best thing Slipknot has going for them. Because the music itself was bad. This is the second Slipknot album I've pulled and it got worse. Screamo metal with screechy guitars. "Surfacing" has what sounds like an alarm going off at times which is awful. When they're not gargle singing (or breathing like Gail the Snail) it's not too bad, but in this case I think that only happened in one song. I don’t often comment on lyrics, but I swear 50% of the lyrics in these songs is “fuck”. Poets they are not. All in all this was an assault on my ears that I hope never to experience again. My third official 1/5.

It took a lot of self-denial to listen to Slipknot. I don't hate them but it pisses me off. More than by the band itself I'm pissed of by boys that feels like Slipknot is best, most raw, cool and brutal band they could listen to. They always think they are better than you. And, of course, it's even worse when you're woman. That is one thing why I do not like Slipknot. Another reasom. It's fucking boring. Instrumentals are good but there are a lot better ones. And that fake eminem rapping along the metal sounds is pissing me off even more. I hate the vocals in there. This is the most overrated band for me. I thought I'll give it like 2* but it's not worth it.

Painful.

Quando eu estava no ensino fundamental, um colega meu começou a assistir um videoclipe dessa banda num dos computadores da sala de informática. Detalhe: os computadores não tinham som.

quchashi vusmendi rom kacebis cat calling gadaefara. didnt work but hey!

Not for me. Can't get into the scream speed metal genre.

no thank you

Slipknot ist das 1999 erschienene Debütalbum der US‑amerikanischen Nu‑Metal‑Band Slipknot. Die Aufnahmen fanden überwiegend 1998/99 im Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, Kalifornien, statt, wo die bandtypische Dichte und Härte mitproduziert von Ross Robinson herausgearbeitet wurde. Bekannt wurde das Album durch Songs wie „Wait and Bleed“, „(sic)“, „Surfacing“ und die Single „Spit It Out“, die den rohen, perkussiv geprägten Sound der Band prägten. Die Band aus Des Moines, Iowa, zeigt auf dem Album eine Mischung aus aggressiven Riffs, schnellen Drums und wilden Breaks, die zum Stil des Nu‑Metal zählen. Die Produktion ist klar auf eine dichte und kraftvolle Wirkung ausgelegt, ohne sich in technischen Feinheiten zu verlieren; die Songs sind auf unmittelbare Wirkung und Energie fokussiert. Der internationale Erfolg des Albums trug entscheidend zur Popularität der Band bei. Das selbstbetitelte Album bietet einen bemerkenswert konsistenten Eindruck der frühen Phase von Slipknot und steht für einen definierenden Moment im Genre. Insgesamt zeigt es einen präzisen und unverblümten Einstieg in die Musikwelt dieser Band. Bewertet lässt sich sagen, dass es ein solides Debüt mit klarer künstlerischer Identität ist.

Can’t, just can’t

More lame shit from the west coast, what a surprise. It’s so bad at points I can’t help but think it’s parody. Please God no more nu-metal. I understand how the Britpop haters feel now. Truly some of the lamest stuff ever put on tape, interesting in that regard. Rating: 1.1

This is my first time listening to this Slipknot album start-to-finish. I am a fan of metal, but I do not like Slipknot. This album is not doing anything to change my opinion of the band.

As I said in my previous review ... on to the next crap album!

Not for me.

No x

It's close to the worst thing ever. I lay that blame about 90% on Corey. He growls and screams in the most annoying way. There are only about 3 minutes on the whole album where he actually sings and it's not too bad. But 3 out of 52 is not going to be enough! Some of the music is pretty good. Although it does tend to a bit all same-y. I'm saddened that after a few years, something like 90% of all hard rock/metal got to sounding like this. Blistering riffage (ok, that part's cool!), fast drumming that sounds like it's on pickle barrels, and some idiot screaming, usually through an effects pedal, sounding like a demon asking for another glass of nails. Fucking horrible! ONE REDEEMING POINT: The drummer absolutely slays! He's a fucking banger. Sad it sometimes gets lost in the mix. This is a 1 because I can't leave a 0 and the drummer alone deserves the point!

I guess not everything from Iowa is "Nice". Heavy metal, with the emphasis on heavy. I can't listen to songs that are ALL growling and screaming. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a

NSFW, way too screamy for my taste

Favorite songs: (Sic), Diluted Impressive percussion. Just not my jam.

Bludgeoning riffs, double-kick drums, turntable scratches, and layered shouts collide in thick, percussive waves, with vocals swinging between guttural roars and venomous yelps, making this nu-metal album feel like standing next to a demolition crew—powerful and occasionally gripping, more often than not just loud though.

If your biggest problem as a kid was soccer practice went too long you'll think this is heavy and edgy

I’ll never enjoy metal, screamo, or really anything even semi-adjacent to that world—but I’m always curious how people get into it. I don’t think I could ever sit down and listen to something like this. I don’t know, man

This is he worst music ever made.

I was genuinely excited to get this album as someone who never listens to NuMetal because I assumed I knew what it all sounds like and I don’t like it but was open to discovering something new. I don’t feel differently now but I’m still glad I listened. I didn’t mind the marked popular songs which makes sense being the most palatable/commercial. I made it through most songs but I was laughing the whole time. I can see the appeal especially for a younger audience I guess?

look. i’m not a metal fan. it gives me such a headache. prior to the pain in my head i was like okay focus on the guitar and drums, slay???? so fast christ?! but yeah just do not enjoy this

Very harsh metal

This genre was never my thing, but I went in open minded. I was able to appreciate some of the musicianship and there was enough variety for me to see that they were exploring boundaries within the genre. I was on board for about a song and a half but then it turned into white noise and made me feel bad. This is still very much, not for me. I haven't really tried to listen to this kind of stuff in a long time and this was the first time as a parent, which made me listen to the lyrics from a very different place. I found myself getting angry at the sentiment of many of the songs. In some ways a get it. Rock and Roll was originally all about rebellion, as was Punk and Grunge, and many others, and in some ways this is that same spirit of rebellion just taken to an extreme. But to me it just paints a picture of pathetic dudes threatening violence on the world for not loving them. Real incel energy. Honestly, I couldn't understand a lot of the lyrics, so I don't know if the text supports this picture. But it feels like it does.

The musical equivalent of colonoscopy prep. I’m very thankful that I don’t have whatever trauma is necessary to create or enjoy this.

Couldn’t listen to more than 10 seconds of a song without getting a headache sorry

Nope, not falling for one of these again!

oh please. Hard to stand. Sold it years ago.

Not my cup of tea

There is bad, then there is Slipknot bad. 1.

No había ninguna necesidad de escuchar esto.

Shite

Not for me.

Not my jam.

I can see how other people like this. There seem to be a great many of them, even. I am absolutely not one of those people, though. Couldn't wait for it to be over.

rubbish

Hard pass. Nothing about this album is enjoyable to me.

This feels less like music than an endurance test: propulsive riffs and relentless percussion buried beneath vocals that sound psychotic and nihilistic. I can understand why some listeners find it cathartic, but for me it’s exhausting—an hour of profanity and rage with nothing to hold onto emotionally. The band is tight and intense, but the lyrics and delivery make it unlistenable.

certifiably not interested in metal

Really not my thing. Listened a bit, skipped a bit, switched to some cricket commentary from Adelaide. That was more tuneful. I get that there are people who like this, and I understand why this is on the list. But not for me

The fact that there are two Slipknot albums on here and no Deftones albums is really, really funny. Pizza cutter music: all edge, no point.

Pathetic.

I am not the target audience for this thing. All I know is every time they try to do something that sounds halfway decent in a chorus, they decide to remind you exactly what they are for the rest of the song and the next five as well to really drive the point home.

poopy music

I love all these artists who are trying their best to shock and offend, it's really quite charming. Can they be this angry all the time? It just seems a bit restrictive to limit yourself to these emotions when you're trying to express yourself, it comes across as disingenuous if the only way you can relate to the world is by screaming at it. I feel like I had heard everything this band had to say 3 or 4 tracks in and the news that there is another Slipknot album on this list is disheartening, especially considering what has been omitted. A real chore to listen to.

As a teenager, this always seemed excessively silly and angry to me despite (perhaps) being in the core demographic for them as a band. And it still holds true 25 years later. The very worst of the resurgence of the genre around that time.

Hated this slightly less than the first Slipknot album we had! 1.5 rounded down.

Slightly more tolerable than the other one we had, but still a solid 1.

That was painful! The guy is yelling, not singing. I found some of the lyrics offensive too.

Nauseating. Bracing If there were a ‘remove from list” button I would be using it. I can't rate this. The rage filled lyrics about oral r$pe were too sickening to hear. Some young men mistake rage for strength, cruelty for power; and need dehumanising sexual aggression to feel a man. But it's the worst man. They just lonely wonder and adrift and need kindness but don't know how to give it ir ask for it. . Worse, When anger is sold to young men as power, there are predictable bed outcomes: isolation, mental-health collapse, broken relationships, harm to self and others. And this is happening a lot with young men. There are better option for your men who need connection belonging. Is change and replace this bankrupt script with models of masculinity rooted in courage

Here is a community announcement from the fine young men at Slipknot: What the fuck is up, get the fuck away, run if you want to. Run indeed. Run.

I did not enjoy this album listen. I can see why Slipknot would be appealing to some people but it became very clear while I was listening that this was simply not for me. This might be my personal worst album yet. Did not enjoy listening to someone screaming violently into a mic for almost an hour. I do not see myself listening to this album or Slipknot in the future.

I hate nu metal. It's so overblown, has the feel of stuff that 14 year old boys think is hard. Hysterical and really annoying vocals. Insane drumming in a good way, everything else seems perfectly engineered for keeping people awake at 2am in detention centres. Just not to my taste at all but it executes its genre well- unfortunately the genre fucking sucks. At least they seem to be genuinely having fun making so this is marginaly better than LP. Mixing is terrible.

Bon, je vois que le destin me force la main. Puisque je suis un homme intègre, je déclare que mon crime sera… *son d’une roue de fortune qui spin*…D’ASSASSINER ROBERT DIMERY

Can I suggest some therapy to reduce the self entitlement??

Just bad. All yelling and mash noise.

i genuinely hated this

Eff that noise

I'd never listened all the way through a Slipknot album before. I still haven't. It started out okay and I actually liked a few songs, but that got so old, so fast.

Noisy, obnoxious. Great drumming, though.

#184/1001. - So dad, what is Nu-metal? (Dad bursts out half-a mouthful of red wine in surprise, disbelief and contempt). - What the fuck, is this another joke? Don't you simpleton EVER mention that term in this house again! Get the fuck away to your room! Where you gonna be in the five next years? - but Dad, Slipknot really... - Shut the fuck up you stupid fucking stupid fuck! That's it, you're grounded for the week! Get this or die: If I hear that name again you'll have to suck the snot end of the tip of my prick, you fucking cunt! - (Dad to himself: what the hell (the hell) did I do to deserve all of this? Continued from my review 182/1001.

Oh uh... well, no thanks

Didn't even make it half-way through, had to turn it off. I could feel myself getting more and more angry, the dog wandered in and I almost kicked him for no reason. There's absolutely nothing I like about this album!

nah.

Screamer music. I didn’t like it. Also too much profanity for my taste.

Couldn't do it.

Krach.

Couldn’t listen lol turned it off in less than 1 minute there’s no way I’m sitting through 50 mins of that

I'd say I hate it, because I do, but I wanted to be open minded. Than the scratch DJ showed up.

The sound of White Male Rage: “Fuck it all, fuck this world / Fuck everything that you stand for.” I enjoyed the drumming. Otherwise I couldn’t make it even halfway through this.

Listened to the whole thing five stars for me one star for this band

There are 4 or so Nu Metal titles on the list. That's 3 too many.

Heavy metal isn't my thing, guys :(

Yet another instance of listening to something I am not into on my run while traveling. It’s extremely more runnable than say the Mariah Carey album, but I like it even less. I’m grateful that I will probably never have to listen to this again.

The machine gun guitar and drums were just slightly annoying. The screaming was just terrible! Too bad I can’t do zero stars!

I don't wanna waste more time on this wretched record. I like a decent chunk of metal. Iron Maiden and Judas Priest have records on this list so far I've done that I've enjoyed. Slipknot brand of metal is so irritating, annoying, stupid, and moronic. No one over the age of 14 should tolerate this crap. Good news for Slipknot though - children will never stop being born, so there are always those without any frontal lobe development. As such, there will always be Slipknot fans.

Were they called RatFart before they settled on SlipKnot? They suck in every way that it's possible for a band to suck: so they have that going for them.

I like some slipknot, but too much screamo. 3rd album better.

A lot of people enjoy this music. I am not among them.

Jeg prøvde meg på Slipknot på ungdomsskolen, da jeg var redaktør for en avis til et prosjekt i norsken. En av "journalistene" hadde anmeldt "All hope is gone" og jeg mener å huske han likte det. Jeg bare klarte det ikke. Det var ikke min type metal. Nu metal har jeg aldri takla (med mindre man regner Rage Against the Machine som nu-metal). Litt gøy med scratching, får meg til å tenke på "Rollin'" av Limp Bizkit som jo er en bop. Screamo og clean chorus er en kombinasjon som får meg til å grøsse. All hope is gone for meg og dette bandet.

1 Star (2/15)

Awful

Не моя музика 1 з 5

Ein krächzender Krawall ohne Richtung. Slipknot liefern auf ihrem Debüt mehr Lärm als Musik – wie ein Presslufthammer auf Speed. Wer Melodie sucht, wird hier gnadenlos überrollt.

Including two records by this lot is critical malpractice.

Cannot overstate how awful this was.

not for me give these dudes a snickers

N/A (couldn’t do it - it’s the clowns…)

Very bad

Why are you yelling at me?

Noisy crap

If I could give this negative stars I would

"And don't you fucking judge me". Mensen die uit het niets keihard schreeuwen, dat we ze niet mogen beoordelen, die doen het er om. Die willen juist een beoordeling of liever een veroordeling. Komt goed uit. Want daar is dit lijstje nou net voor bedoeld. De uitspraak staat mooi symbool voor het album. Dit bestaat alleen maar, om weerstand op te roepen. Het geschreeuw en de industriële geluiden zijn veelal belachelijk. Het boek zelf schrijft al dat niet de muziek bepalend was voor het succes, maar de fysieke verschijning van de band. (Ja, neem het dan niet op in een lijst van albums die je moet hóren...). Ik bekijk, ingegeven door het boek, ook even de luistercijfers van dit 'populaire' album. Wait and Bleed is verreweg het meest beluisterde nummer. Precies het nummer dat wel balans heeft. Dat laat ook horen dat de band best potentie heeft. Er is hoop. Dat blijkt later ook wel. Hun vierde album mochten we al luisteren voor deze lijst. En ja, dat was ook veel geschreeuw. Maar de band zorgde daarbij wel voor de balans die nu echt mist.

No puedo, imposible de escuchar. Una porquería total

Garbage 0 stars

You've cat to be kitten me right meow. How can there possibly be more than twenty albums that are lower rated than this?

Unlistenable. This is a sub 1-star album.

Eyeless is the standout on this album. It would be vastly improved without Corey’s attempts at rapping. I feel like a lot of this record’s popularity was due to hype and marketing. A lot of the actual music is not particularly intriguing or unique within the genre, especially lyrically. After listening to this album twice I checked out some of their other releases and can say it’s a relief they got away from overt hip hop influence and went into groove metal. I can see why this is on here since it’s the album that they blew up with, but they have much better records. I’d rate this higher if it were shorter; would have been better as an EP.

1/5

Stop freaking screaming!!

Needs more snare

For an album so loud, fast, and stuffed full of sound, it's surprisingly bland.

Nu-metal plus dog growling. Yeesh. Dreadful

I admire the way the play, but I seriously didn’t liked it

Not my style

Absolute trash. I’m convinced that this is included only to give a marker on what shitty music sounds like and ultimately gives the proper perspective to the rest of the albums on this list.

Yeah I gave it a listen for the sake of this list, and I understand why it's on the list due to cultural impact amongst a very specific part of the world's population (no judgement though). But yeah the vocals are just unbearable, drums do seem pretty wild but it's just too heavy for me. Impossible listen.

I gave up on it.

Not for me

new metal, 1999 -> 1

Seems very marmite Awful...like a therapy session in Hell. Suprised they didn't fall into a black hole of their own negativity

There were maybe a couple of ok tracks on it, and the drumming was good. But otherwise I just could not get this album at all.

2/10

I don't like Slipknot, I'm never going to like Slipknot

Really not for me. There's plenty of relentless, scream-y, and even outright edgy music I love, but something about this just really set my teeth on edge. I enjoyed some of the riffs and other moments, but the album at just 50-ish minutes of music felt like it was about 3 hours long, so I had to deduct a star for that alone.

I tried my best to get as far as I could with this one, got nine songs in, and couldn’t take it anymore. 49 minutes of the same “I’m 14 and this is edgy” screaming bullshit over and over. Ugh

I now know what the guys who asked me out in high school were listening to when they punched a hole in the door after I said no, and it reaffirms my decision to move away from home.

Absolute hot garbage start to finish. The soundtrack to drywall punching, cookie monster pajama pants wearing, catalytic converter theiving, high school dropouts with a chip on their shoulder the size of Wisconsin

Guttural screaming over fast yet uninteresting guitar and drums. Lots of aggression, but no melody and no soul. Listening to this literally gave me a headache.

Good drums.

To paraphrase Roger Murtaugh: I'm too old for this crap. I listened to 4 tracks. After the beginning of each one annoyed me, I fast-forwarded a little further to hear the same shit. 1/5

I pegged this as angsty teenage boy music but then my teenage son walked in and called it rubbish.

Juvenile.

Heavy Metal, nix für mich

• 1/5 • Some catchy riffs and song structure left drowning in overwrought noise

Few albums have defeated me, this is one. Tried to like it to bond with my son.

I'm struggling to see the point of Slipknot and another hour of this vapid shit hasn't helped to further my understanding at all. Come on boys, you're hardly teenagers, isn't it time you grew up?

I just can't.

Horrible stuff. Wish I could give it zero stars.

Please stop screaming!!

I'm not listening to this garbage.

anyone who gives literal screaming anything higher than a 2 is mentally ill

My first DNF, I think. Hated this

Death metal. Not a fan

Trash

While I'm not inherently against heavier music, it's certainly not my fave and slipknot haven't really done much to win my over.

It's like jazz without the horns.

I see we are trading one form of evil for another.

No. Make it stop. I would have stopped it earlier if Tim hadn't made me listen.

I think how some people won't listen to an artist's work because of who they are, I find it hard to listen to bands that were beloved by the bullies and homophobes of Peebles High School in the early 2000s. Surely we can't share the same joys? By all podcast accounts, the singer seems like a decent guy though. Impressive drums in the three songs I managed too. Would have maybe given it more time if it didn't come straight after two other all-male, all-white hard rock groups in fancy dress. Spent most of today listening to Gracie Abrams instead. Right choice.

No...

Terrible Noise

I like to be challenged , but not this way

Slipknot’s self-titled debut album is a relentless barrage of aggression and noise that, for many listeners, may feel more exhausting than exhilarating. The band clearly set out to make a statement with their chaotic blend of metal, but for me, it often crosses the line into simply being unpleasant. There are, to be fair, occasional flashes of strong musicianship—particularly in the guitar work and drumming—which manage to break through the overwhelming wall of shouting and distortion. However, these moments are fleeting and buried under layers of abrasive sound. Favourite Track: Me Inside – It stood out slightly more than the others, though it still suffers from the same over-the-top vocal delivery. Least Favourite: Honestly, nearly every other track blends into a relentless blur. Album Artwork: The cover does little to inspire interest—visually chaotic and unappealing, much like the music itself.

Kan inte begripa att något sånt här kan hamna på listan. Rammstein är tusen gånger bättre och de har minsann ingen skiva med.

too heavy

I’m sure this works for somebody. 1/5

Nothing original here

...this was really unpleasant to listen to. Glad I tried it but I couldn't finish. It was actively stressing me out.

I just can’t. I won’t. 2.4/10

Absolutely awful album - can’t give it a zero or I would

I think this is just maybe not for me. It's just like angry for the sake of being angry. But it isn't like other angry bands I've listened to like Bring Me The Horizon or Chiodos. It's just a little harder, which is fine—just not my favorite. Currently on "Scissors" and it's just too hard for me. It's also a little repetitive, I've noticed, and I wonder if that's the difference for me. I don't like it when things are overly repetitive. I just don't like it LOL. I think I have to finish here. Would give it less than 1 star if I could.

Blech. Mall metal. The soundtrack to "It's not a phase, mom!" I'd give it less than 1 star if I could.

I have never heard something worse in my life. This was the most horrible “music” I’ve ever heard.

Not my thing. This was very difficult for me to make it through.

Welcome to, “Will I Every Achieve Anything in Life,” the one question game where we determine, will you ever achieve anything in life. Here’s your question: Did you enjoy this record, and would you like to hear more from this band? If you answered “yes,” you will never achieve anything in life! Now please restock the candy aisle.

No

Absolutely not for me!!!!

Look, I like metal as much as the next person, but I really do not like nu-metal. It's the rap and the record scratching that just does not work. Slipknot have some melodic hits like “Before I Forget” which actually are really good but none of those songs are on this album. Instead I was “treated” to shitty nu-metal. Just a bunch of angsty lyrics, shitty scratching and subpar lyrics. The drums were quite cool though and the only good thing I have to say about this record. This did nothing to change my mind about nu-metal and only worsened my image of Slipknot. No best songs, just waited for it to end. 1 star.

best thing about them is their iowa heritage

One of the worst things ever to come out of Iowa

Listened to the first song. I could probably listen to the instrumental track but the vocals are atrocious

Well, this is the 3rd one that has beaten me. Of the 343 albums I have rated, there was a jazz one, that 2hr epic and now this, that I just couldn't bear to listen to all of it. To me it has no musical worth what so ever. But then that has ever been my opinion of thrash. Though Sepultura did make a good job of it. No, to be honest I cannot find a reason for it's inclusion here except to pretend to be all inclusive. But then so far there have been many omissions so far, but I have a long way to go. And a little part of me still lives in hope that a complete genre that is conspicuous for its absence may yet appear, namely NWOBHM. (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal). Anyway, back to the tripe at hand. 1 because three is nothing lower. -5 if I could.

“The album spans several genres” it says on the Album summary. I must have missed that.

It's nothing new, it's not big , it's not clever. Brain dead rubbish for brain dead people.

Lots of shouting. now I have a headache

It’s irresponsible of the studio technicians to sit idly by while someone’s clearly having some sort of medical emergency not five feet away.

I knew a few Slipknot songs from the MTV nu-metal days and know that they're a 9-person band from Iowa so I was curious to hear this one. There is some impressive instrumentation on here (the drums are really good for example) but the lyrics are indecipherable, the production is bad, and like most 90s albums it runs too long. Not for me unfortunately but I'm not gonna yuck anyone's yum if this is their jam.

Slipknot! ‘Fraid not!

why?

Nope.

Nu metal and this kind of angry and annoyingly aggressive music with lyrics that I don't even understand is not my thing at all. Truly awful, 1 star.

Som ett misslyckat självmordsförsök

Terrible. How does anyone “sing” like that without destroying their vocal chords? The drumming was unbelievable though.

Pretty bad!

I’d be this angry if I grew up in Iowa surrounded by nothing but corn and tornados. There not diversity of things to see or do in that state, just like there’s no diversity of songs in this album. The track listing ebbs and flows from one song that is uptempo overplayed busy drumming, heavy metal guitar riffs, singing and screaming, and sound effects peppered in, to another songs that’s the same, followed by another song of the same. I have always said that it’s easy to hate. It’s a primal emotion that doesn’t require people to think critically. This is hate music. While the talent it requires to play these songs is impressive for sure, the actual songs and the emotion they are meant invoke in the listener are basic, boring, and simple. Hate music is simple to write. Instead, writing a beautiful melody or a love song is much more vulnerable and infinitely harder to do. People should strive to emotionally evolve. There is no evolution emotionally here. Lastly, I do laugh at the jokes along the lines of how this album is the perfect embodiment of a 14 year old boy who was asked by his step mom to take out the trash for the 5th time and he had to quit his online Call of Duty match. He’s so pissed, especially after taking the trash out and he goes to the kitchen and realizes he drank the last of the Mountain Dew Baja Blast and ate the last of the Flaming Hot Cheetos.

I mean, they can play, I suppose, but oh dear, my ears. I really can't cope with drums at this speed and the incessant roaring and shouting. It's probably a three out of ten, because I don't like completely dissing bands just because I don't like it, but there's really no point rounding up to two out of five - I hated It.

2 slipknot albums? Sorry, this is shit.

Music made for middle school kids to piss off their parents.

First of all, you can't here anything that the singer is saying. Secondly, even if you could, it's all predictable, formulaic, nihilist garbage. All the songs sound the same, there's one catchy track that manages to kill the mood at the same time, and they're trying so hard to be edgy that it makes them flop. Great drumming. Other than that, slipknot and nu-metal in general are trash.

I listened to about half of this, but couldn’t get through anymore. I really can’t stand it.

I have better things to do than listen to two Slipknot albums in one month

Terrible! Very loud and not musical!

Not sure which is the more depressing: that people make music like this or that people want to listen to it. What a waste of time. That they dress up just reveals the inherent silliness of the entire exercise.

well. that was slipknot

Pre-listening thoughts: mom come pick me up I’m scared Post/during listening thoughts: god I am such a pop girl born after this time because I literally dislike so much music from this era besides britpop, hip hop, singer songwriters, and like boy bands/girl groups. Grunge, alt/indie rock (specifically from the 90s), and metal are such weak spots in terms of what music I like/how much my horizons are broadened. I had a coworker who would play metal/grunge all day for eight hours and she was fired a few months ago but man I still can’t listen to those genres and enjoy them just because of how much I had to listen to them then. I do realize I haven’t said anything about this album in specific. Just stuff about the genre. Well, this album is dogshit. Loud! I have never felt like I needed earplugs while listening to something through my headphones. Until now. 1/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no!!!!!!!!!! Fav tracks: it would be a miracle if Slipknot could make something I enjoyed Least fav tracks: dude if you haven’t gotten to this album yet I’m praying for you. So much better metal out there than this (and I HATE metal!). Like this is REALLY bad. It’s like someone took rage against the machine and made their lyrics have the emotional maturity of a fifth grader, and when they’re not awkwardly speak rapping over obnoxiously loud instrumentals, they’re yelling in hopes it makes their immature point come across more. TLDR it’s ALL my least fav track

I gave them a couple flowers for their other album but no, hell no. Who actually likes this and what is wrong with them?

Should not be on this list.

Amazing how many people have listened to this on Spotify. It's pretty talentless apart from the drumming as others have noted. Very generic and devoid of imagination.

I really hope there are only 2 slipnot records on this list. Hated every second of it. Granted I don’t like this style of music, but I hear even people who do kinda shit on slipnot. Just a painful hour to get through

I'm a metal fan. I've enjoy a lot of heavier songs, volumn, dark lyrics, screaming etc. I just didn't really get on with this. I remember thinking Slipknot were gimmicky when they first made it big when I was younger. I'd not listened to them before and was at pains to try and come into this with an open mind but honestly, this was a struggle. The production sound was fine and there were some decent hooks but not many and the songs didn't have much more than that. What I caught of the lyrics wasn't anything to write home about.

I don’t deny their place in musical history but I just cannot get on board with this type of music.

Shouting and screaming over noise. No thanks.

Listening to heavy metal makes me anxious and on the verge of having a panic attack. So. much. screaming. At one point though, I burst out laughing at the sheer absurdity of the lyrics and the screaming, so maybe not too traumatizing.

And here's Brick Tamlin with your official review: LOUD NOISES!!! Now over to Charles Barkley for his thoughts: Turrible. Thanks, Chuck. Turn this shit off. 0/5

I don't want to be sick sic*