Reviews (page 6 of 8)
2.5
Uhhh. No thank you
Short listen Heavy metal....have to be in that mood to listen
Why is this here?
If I was a 13 year old in the Midwest in 2000 I probably would’ve loved this shit. But I’m an elder gen z and in 2024 this just doesn’t hit. It seems gimmicky and cringe. I’ll give it an extra star for the drumming which honestly impressed me at points.
I'm not a fan of metal music, not sure about this one. Honestly, [sic] isn't a terrible track, it still has some shouting elements that I'm not crazy about but there are some interesting rap-like lyrical moments. Most of the next few songs have more aspects of metal that I don't care for as much. Lots of heavy power chords, mostly screaming lyrics. I will say this drummer is incredible, lots of interesting rhythmic elements using all aspects of the drum kit. There's a lot more to like in this album than I was expecting. "Tattered and Torn" has some fun/interesting effects in the production with the weird synth melody line and the beeping like a heart monitor in the background. 2/5
Mostly repetitive scream-chanting. Heavy drum set and guitar. Pretty entertaining overall.
2.5/5
I don't know. I guess it's not for me. Highlights: Wait and Bleed, No Life
Didn't dig nu-metal when it was popular. Can confirm: still don't dig it now. When I saw there was a nearly 9-minute song near the end of this album I skipped through it because it was a STRUGGLE to get through this album in general. As a big fan of horror, though, I appreciate the creepy imagery that many of Slipknot's songs and costumes have conjured up through the years. Standouts (If I must remain neutral on my hatred of nu-metal): Wait and Bleed, Spit It Out (which has some redeeming industrial sounds in it)
abrasive and somewhat outdated. some lyrics just fall flat and sound edgy for nothing
Didn't do anything for me.
Not for me. Instrumentation was good at times but vocals and lyrics took me wayyy out of it
First time listening to an entire Slipknot album. I wanted to like it but I can’t.
Wow. Their version of surfacing is soooooo much different than Sarah McLachlan's. I'm not saying which one is better, I mean, other than the fact that Sarah's version has 10 songs and this is only one song... It's been listened to quite a bit, though. Although there is nothing quiet about it. I'm not sure if there's a lot of anger in this album, but the way he screams makes me think he's angry. I'd like to ask him what his anger index was when they recorded this if I ever find myself enjoying a sunny afternoon sitting on the park bench next to him.
I can see why, if you like this genre, it’s good.
My review for All Hope is Gone applies appropriate for this album: This was a bit tricky to review. There were moments I was surprised to find I liked. It sometimes makes me laugh to hear the scary monster muppet voice proclaim doom. This isn’t going to be my thing, but I appreciated the exposure today. I would just add that I don't love the "guy screams at me" genres, but it was kind of fun to hear him scream at everyone from my car as I left work today.
I struggle to stay tuned into someone screaming at me which is what most of this album sounded like to me. The rhythms/drums are super fast and that is kind of cool, but it was a chore to not just filter it all out as noise.
RANT: A SECOND Slipknot album? Really?! I actually enjoyed the first one a bit and gave it a four (All Hope Is Gone). I appreciate the exposure to the better albums of this genre. But this album wasn’t nearly as good. Why did I need to hear BOTH of these before I die?! END RANT Ok, so I can’t blame Slipknot for getting the two albums on the list. But I really did not appreciate this one, leading me to resent this occupation of space denied other artists and genres that seem to be getting short shrift. Perhaps its charms have been lost on me, but I don’t feel this was productive listening time and will be happy to forget the whole thing. Except Liberate Bananas. That song was almost catchy.
not as bad as some of the comments make it out to seem, but it is certainty not something I'd listen to again. I would say that I would have enjoyed it in my teenage years, but I knew of Slipknot back then and found the whole mask thing lame.
There are TWO Slipknot albums on this list?! WHY?! As someone who spent all of the early aughts in the pit at metal and hardcore shows, I should like this. I did not. The weird, try-hard rapmetal thing isn't a good vibe and the production values... holy crap, it's bad. The snare drum sounds like he's playing on an old coffee can, the kick sounds like someone knocking on the front door, and everything else is compressed to hell so, even on hi-fi headphones it sounds like it's being played through an old shoebox. Seriously, WHY are there TWO Slipknot albums on this list?!
Another one? Y’all have already put me through this once before. I’m not in any mental state to listen to this in its entirety, but I know the vibe and it’s not for me. Sticking with 2 stars since they’re at least marginally better than Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit.
area woman once again is reminded she actually kind of likes heavy metal and has her whole life but she always forgets
Eyeless Wait and Bleed Spit It Out
Thoughts before listening: If this has Wait and Bleed on it then I love that song. Otherwise I know Slipknot is well respected in the metal scene but they were never my thing. I always thought the costumes were gimmicky. Review: I didn't like this music when I was listening to punk rock back in the day and I'm definitely not into it now. That being said, Wait and Bleed is still a banger and one of my favorites of the nu metal era. There are definitely some parts in the other songs that I can enjoy cause they do seem to have a knack for catchy choruses, but those are few and far between...and usually just one part of an otherwise annoying song. I especially hate the death metal vocals and raps that are used throughout. This just isn't for me.
Heavy but I can't get into the vocals.
I get what they're going for and they are doing it very well. Shame that what they were going for is making an anthem for the edgy, anti-social, unkempt guy whose main goal in life is driving his shitty beater and being a menace to his small town. It's not even that the music is bad, it is actually pretty good most of the time. It is hard and dirty, sometimes with other genres mixed in. And Wait and Bleed is still a banger. The big issue is just that the subject matter feels so juvenile, it makes it hard to take it seriously, even though it feels like Slipknot takes itself *very* seriously.
I think its a testament to slipknot that i dont totally hate this. But unfortunately its just one of those few genres i cant totally get behind the sound of. Well made but i would probablu never listen to again
I actually feel like there's a good album in here somewhere, but it's overly long, the record scratches feel extraneous at best, and the mix is very weird and kinda anti-heavy most of the time. As is, not really for me. Even if I do appreciate bits of it. Call it a 2.5 I guess.
not for me
If your idea of a good time is to have a grown man growl, bark and scream at you, Slipknot is a band for you! In an attempt to be creepy and terrifying, they succeed, though at times they are trying way too hard to be edgy and come across as ridiculous and laughable. I definitely laughed more while playing this album than anything else on this list, not because it was funny, but it was so "over the top" hilarious, if it was a parody or pseudo-hardcore death metal band, but I think these guys are serious. If your goal is to clear out the cool smoking kids from behind the school, audition for clown school or to piss off your parents and friends (if you have any), mission accomplished!
Pas
A bit loud for my taste
2 stars to recognise the skill required to play those instruments like that.
Not for me. Also, why do they need so many people in their band?
Nice to see variety here but holy shit, slipknot? A very acquired taste and I like metal.
Boring
2.3 I like the record scratching with the heavy music
For something I hated listening to, it wasn't that bad.
Was I a bit grumpy going into this, yes. Did this help, no. Really not my thing.
Not my kind of metal
i grew out of this style of music a long time ago, im sorry.
Angry young men in masks making a racket
First time hearing Slipknot other than "Before I Forget" on Guitar Hero III. I was never much into angry, expletive screaming music like this. Much less so now that I’m almost 49. On the very rare occasion the singer tried singing clean, it didn't sound bad. As it is, it's just difficult to relate to this kind of music. Favorite song: "No Life" maybe?
This was just straight up anger with barely any cohesion. It's very stereotypical nu metal and didn't age very well. The parts that did go hard didn't last long and I feel like their later music after this was much better.
This is what my kids listened to when they were in highschool. I didn't care for it then either
Screaming just isn’t my thing
Pretty interesting and pretty good for a debut. However, can't say I enjoyed it overall. Favourite Track: Wait and Bleed.
Ugh, this was a chore to get through. I know Slipknot say they're not Nu Metal and it's just a coincidence they started up at the same time as that genre kicked off, but c'mon - this album is straight up Nu Metal! 😠 If it came out 3 or 4 years earlier I might have been into it, but as it is, I found it mostly pretty cringe. Still - it's better than Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock. Fave track - eh, "[Sic]" let's say, though I have no particular enthusiasm for it.
From my perspective, this was already a cliche when it came out...
Talented musicians, but not my thing.
Heikko kolmonen, menee tässä kakkoseksi. Hyvä avausbiisi! Tempo saisi vaihdella enemmän monipuolisuuden lisäämiseksi, mutta liekö se mahdollista
At a certain age, this just doesn’t feel interesting anymore.
Just too much screaming/growling to enjoy this even a bit
I flatly think metal is way overrepresented on this list. I don't have much use for this. There's nothing much besides speed going on musically, I despise this kind of vocalization as always, and screeching "F- You All" is edginess for fourteen year olds.
Slipknot and their self-titled album are the logical progression of the nu metal genre. There is more focus on rhythms and grooves, pulling inspiration from the contentious rap metal genre and abrasive industrial metal. This is further emphasized with Slipknot having a DJ on deck, who opens the song Eyeless with a breakbeat. This is further emphasized with cleaner production than you would not hear in most metal. The dirty truth about Slipknot is that it's the kind of metal that really resonates with a lot of young teenagers and frat dudes who might consider it "the heaviest shit ever". I think that's okay. The pitfalls of Slipknot are thinking that it's innovative or even trying to be innovative. It's certainly not, but Slipknot makes a great case for how it integrates it's influences into their music. Corey Taylor's vocals borrow from the aggressive screaming found in hardcore. Meanwhile, the guitarists will occasionally employ riffs inspired from black metal or death metal. Turntablism had already been employed in metal and rock with Incubus, and of course the occasional rapping borrowed from recent hip hop circa 1998. The result is a pretty compelling amalgamation of nu metal on the edge of the new millennium, but nothing truly groundbreaking. I am sad to report that Slipknot, not unlike the Rolling Stones, are only worth listening to for their singles. For all their horror-inspired aesthetics and mega-brootal riffage, much of this album did not make me feel any strong emotions. Some would be more critical of this notion, as it would indicate a failing of artistic expression! I think it still has inherent artistic value, it just does not fall on me to determine that value. Enjoy metal!
Yhh. Tää on jotenkin harvoja yhtyeitä, joita en yhtään jaksa edes yrittää ymmärtää. Joku siinä pöljässä angstisuudessa (rehellinen angsti uppoaa, tää tuntuu esitykseltä) ja koomisissa teatraalisissa asuissa mättää pahasti. Melkein voisin antaa ykkösen, mutta säästetään ne vielä sietämättömämmille.
Ei kyllä oo yhtään mun juttuja ja sanat on aika koomisia. Vaikee arvostella kun en ihan hirveesti tätä genreä kuuntele. Sanotaan nyt 2/5.
Nu métal. Ruido y gritos
I’ll be honest this is the first album I’m struggling to finish and so I can’t really comment on much of the songs on the back end of this project but this whole experience is a really tough listen. I fully respect Slipknot for the name that they’ve created for themselves as a heavy metal band, even when I was a kid I knew about Slipknot but I had never really heard their music before so I have to say you really have to have a specific taste for this sort of music. I do imagine this to be great gym music though which I might try out at some point but I’m just terms of finishing the album that will come at some other time as I can’t get through it now. I have to give props to the energy of the vocalist as he does not let up, I imagine their live shows are insane, and the instrumentation is fantastic from a technical standpoint as it’s so engaging and just packed full of what you’d want in a death metal album. Despite all this I just don’t find the songs enjoyable, like at all. I feel like you have to be in a very specific mood to listen to this type of music so trying to do so whilst going about my everyday routine was a bit difficult as I think I would’ve rather listened to nothing than have someone screaming in my ear whilst I’m trying to make my lunch. As I said I’ve got respect for the band and the sound they’re achieving it’s just personally not for me however I’m not going to give this a 1 as I can see why people like it as the music is interesting, it’s just not something I’d listen to that’s all.
I enjoy a lot of Slipknot, never did I think this would be a 2/5 album for me.
I do like some slipknot tracks, but this isn't their most enjoyable album. However I do find it impressive how a band of this genre were able to write an album that did so well commercially
Ufff,no puedo con ellos y menos por la mañana (PSP)
Meh
Technically talented, lyrically demented. Every good thing the music does is instantly negated by the objectionable lyrics. Clearly people like it and I'd assume it's done for theater, but it's just not for me. 2/5
Not for me
Gym hype
Oh boy
very violent and aggressive I think this would be called metal but could just be hard rock 2.5
I'm not the audience for this. Better than Marilyn Manson. I skipped through in a few minutes to hear the variety of vocal forms and buzzsaw guitars. I’ll only give 1 star if I think it’s atrocious with no musical value, but I can understand the appeal here for the modern thrash metaller.
Jeez these guys are angsty, they ok? Never listened to a slipknot album before. I want to say I would've liked this as an angsty teenager but I was an angsty teenager when it was released and I didn't like it then either... Remember them being quite shocking to people when they first got popular, but it just feels gimmicky now. I don't hate it, and wait and bleed and spit it out are good songs but not a big fan.
Highlights: \"(sic),\" \"Eyeless\" Opens strong, doesn't maintain. Powerful vocal and drum performances that don't know how to work together. Trying too hard to capitalize on stuff that worked for a few famous predecessors; they're totally incompetent at incorporating hip-hop, and the individual horror gimmicks drag on about twice as long as they should. Trying too hard with lyricism as well; ideas aren't unified or cohesive, are just for the rhyme or have no metrical quality at all, and don't seem to respond to or cooperate with the musical changes. Just one thing after another. Some good bones and timbres and more musical skill and awareness of songwriting than most nu metal, but unoriginal and sloppy from the composition to the execution. Goes nowhere.
pisti tunnetta peliin...siitä saa kakosen heh...aattelin että kun on nii vitun mainstream metal bändi että varmaan tykkäisin..yleensä menee niin...eipä ollu...liian lähellä 2000-lukua vissiin...estää nautinnon...+ uusi paska sana löydetty arvosteluista, gimmick, nähny liikaa viime aikoina, alkaa vituttaa tollane... scissors
Favourite song: Wait and Bleed
No ta.
i GET it. it's just not my thing. like, i get it. i do. but i'll never like it
Not my genre, but I can totally see how kids would love it and listen to it as they rage and are hormone filled. lol
Slipknot nails their vibe expertly, probably the pinnacle of the genre. But I don't have this kind of aggression in me needing expression. There's not a lot else on offer, like wit or variety, so overall I found this album pretty tedious. I guess I'm saying I don't like it but I respect it.
Slipknot blew up when I was already outgrowing my nu-metal phase, so my exposure to them was entirely through their radio singles and edgy imagery. Blending Korn's angst with Manson's shock rock and ratcheting up the white trash didn't do it for me then, and it doesn't do it for me now. It's not the worst album from this era on this list, but it doesn't deserve to be on this list over a Deftones album.
Slipknot is too far into the metal spectrum for me. Favorite track: Wait and Bleed
Ok
Well, I have a lot to say about this album. In the spirit of being charitable, I will say that the music itself is an interesting journey through various subgenres of metal including thrash, death, and speed metal while also experimenting with alternative and rap metal. Slipknot clearly know their genre well. I don't care for the lyrics. There is a lack of self-awareness that is present in other metal artists like Venom's 'Black Metal' album. It's over earnest, overwrought and seems like it's trying to be edgy for edge's sake. There is a way to express alienation, dissatisfaction with society, and overall anger, but this seems to go beyond expression into glorification. Also, the mixing on this album is atrocious. There is a lot going on musically with all of the various layers, but it come out muddled in the mix.
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.
How does anyone listen to this and not want to stab a screwdriver into their eyes?
Can't believe this one dropped on the day I was born :(
if I could give this album a zero I would
a very important album in the collection as an example what kind of performance NOT to listen to!
Det finns miljontals album som jag föredrar över det här. Ren ilska rakt igenom, men albumet bjuder sällan på något jag tycker låter bra. Det är en enformig röra av ljud som har rytm och en cool känsla, men som helt enkelt inte är bra. Texterna är bara ”fuck allt” och musiken låter ständigt likadan. Jag är heller inte stort fan av vrålande sång överlag. Det var helt enkelt inte så bra. Jag blir överstimulerad och vill bara lyssna på annan hårdrock som faktiskt är bra. Albumet får 2/10 från mig.
se vc concorda com a frase: "LIMITARAM MEU TEMPO DE VIDEOGAME MEU, AGORA VOU ESCUTAR SLIPKNOT E ODIAR MEUS PAIS" ou acha super pertinente a sentença "MINHA MÃE NÃO COLOCOU MINHAS BISNAGUINHAS COM POLENGUINHO NO POTINHO MEU, QUE INFERNO É SER EU": esse álbum é pra você! rock pra pré adolescentes com muita raiva de tudo que eles não conseguem entender pq o córtex pré-frontal ainda nem sonhou em se desenvolver
pior que eh dos mais chato (leia-se mais nu metal) deles. eh definitivamente pra pré-adolescente revoltado, não tem jeito. btw dá pra resumir esse subgênero péssimo nessa frase, né. enfim, além de ser longo demais, eh ruim memo. eu boto fé que se for pra ouvir só pra bater a cabeça na parede, funciona. dobro e passo pro próximo!
Ah, a band I associate with booger eating kids on the school bus. Nothing quite like being screamed at by a dildo-nosed goblin. This should be called slip-NOT or skip-yes, or I don’t know, my brain is too full of scum now to properly come up with bad puns. Of course I get this album on the most brutal day of work too.
Luulis että ääni männöö tuollasella huutamisella. Annetaan nyt yks piste kun nollaa ei pysty antaa.
Ihan sietämätöntä kuraa.
I'm listening to this after catching up on a Sepultura listen - I think it's fair to say that I am all metaled out now. I am not a fan of rough voice singing, and it really annoyed me to hear the singer singing with with his "normal" voice at times - he has a great natural singing voice. Anyways, this was a tough listen and I feel drained after listening to this album. This is definitely an artist I don't want to listen to again.
Just not for me. Bits of Pantera, Slayer, rap, and god knows what. Just way too gimmicky for me. Just like Korn, I don’t get the appeal.
Come on, really? Slipknot? I got free tix to see them back in the day, my jaw dropped at the stupidity I was witnessing! Every song sounded the same, 8 guys were baning on giant drums, zero goodness. The listener counts are insane. No song has under 30M listens and the softly titled "Wait And Bleed" has 667M! The next top 3 range between 207M & 288M. WTF? It's no coincidence that this debut came out right as the USA started it's gradual decline. This shit melts brain cells and makes the listener dumber. A 3 minute song felt like half an hour. The drums are relentless and comically ridiculous. The man can't sing, there's no melody or groove. The guitar is lost under a mountain of percussion. This is the exact music that I hate listening to, there's no payoff for me. 1 star. Maybe they did something special but I'll never know, 5 songs in I was ready to rip my own ears off so I gave up.
Noise, screaming, anger, track 4 almost sounds like music for a half minute and then reverts to noise and screaming. I wasted about 5 minutes of my life listening to parts of a half dozen tracks and all I can say is the people who make this shit need serious help. Those who enjoy listening to it might need it more.
01) 742617000027 - / 02) (sic) - 4,5 03) Eyeless - 4,5 04) Wait and Bleed - 5,5 05) Surfacing - 4,0 06) Spit It Out - 4,0 07) Tattered & Torn - 4,0 08) Frail Limb Nursery - / 09) Purity - 3,0 10) Liberate - 3,0 11) Prosthetics - 3,0 12) No Life - 3,0 13) Diluted - 3,0 14) Only One - 3,0 15) Scissors - 2,0 TOTAL: 3,58 (36/100)
Nope
Pure garbage
Lyrics: ass 0/10 Music: kind off cool at first but every song sounds the same and by the end of the album I was so tired. The guitar are tuned so low to the point were its hard to hear the riff. They use the same trick of putting some weird noise on the start, then hit you with a bad riff, their singer yell some bullshit, then the song start. Its like that all the time. Or maybe I was listening to the same song on repeat for 50 minutes, could be that. 2/10 It tries waaaay too hard to be edgy. I had to physically pause some songs because it made me cringe so hard. Heres a collection of lyrics on this album that made me wish I was eyeless (lol): "You cant kill me, cause im already inside you" 🤬🤬😡 "How many time have you wanted to kill everything and everyone? 😤😤😤, say you'll do it but never will😔😔" "Heart full of pain💔💔, head full of stress 😥😩🥀 hanfull of anger held in my chest😡😡" "How many time have you wanted to die ? 😭😭 its too late for me, all you have to do is get rid of me 😔😔🥀🥀" "Doesnt matter of I give a shit, its shit that you gave me" 😠😠💢 The entirety of "wait and bleed" was laughably bad I cant just pinpoint a few bars. Im only 3 songs into the album btw. This is... not good. Also I put a random Linkin Park lyric in these, try to find it. The late 90's- early 2000's were some of the worst year for metal and its because of band like Slipknot. Atleast there was Deftone (they arnt on the book, fuck me). Cant wait for the limp bizkit album/5
Absolut sinnloses Rumgebrülle!
Look man I gave Master of Puppets a 1 so you know this is going in the pit.
Am I obligated to listen to the whole thing if I know for sure this will be 1? I don't think I am.
Second horrible album in a row. Hoping for a better album tomorrow.
This was not for me. I really don’t like NuMetal and while I like angry music at times this just felt so cringy. This probably hits better when you are teen, as a middle aged guy this doesn’t work for me.
Noisy
*No music, just noise and banging instruments
i try to give every album a shot but i'm three songs in and i'm exhausted. i can't do it. jesus fucking christ. i'll never understand why people listen to this.
Music for depraved teens
i'm not into hard metal unfortunately
No💜 Heavy metal not for me
Okay so they're gonna b screamers.... 1st song: painful to go through 2nd song: so far...painful too HELP THERE'S LIKE 12 MORE SONGS LIKE THIS ONE 3rd song: this isn't getting any better... 4th: fuck this world? I lost count. PLZ I JUST WANT TO FINISH LISTENING TO THIS ALBUM (literally seven songs in and I already want to shut it up) HELP THIS IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER ISTG THIS SOUNDS LIKE MY OWN KIND OF HELL LIKE....THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD BE BLASTING IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE I'M BEING MAULED BY A DEMON OR WTV SHIT I was really hoping to like prosthetics bc of the intro.... HELP I DON'T WANT TO KEEP GOING I'M GONNA HAVE NIGHTMARES Okay.... No Life tho? It's like a mixture of Linkin Park w Eminem LMAOOOOO WE'RE ALMOST OVER 😭😭😭🙏 why is the vocalist kind of moaning in scissors??.... Okay, I finally FINALLY finished w the album (honestly kind of skipped the last song bc I was TIRED) and...tbh??? This genre is NOT my jam. I obviously think these guys have talent bc otherwise they wouldn't deliver these vocals (even though to me are more screams than anything 😭) and instrumentals so I don't judge anybody who likes this album but....def not the one for me.
Not for me
Horrible.
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.
There are two Slipknot Albums on this list and only one by Faith No More. That‘s not right.
Tog mig igenom knappt halva men sen gick det inte mer. Fattar varför folk gillar det men det är verkligen inte min smak.
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.
noooo
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!
I have a lot of love for a lot of hard rock, including metal, punk, industrial. This just didn’t do it for me. Least favorite record I’ve heard from any of these scenes.
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.