Reviews (page 6 of 7)
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.
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.
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!
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.
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