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SLIPKNOT
Iowa
Roadrunner Recordings
www.slipknot1.com
Exploding onto the scene
two years ago and upping the ante for every other band in their genre, the music world could only wonder if Slipknot would be able to improve upon their groundbreaking debut album. To say the least, they
succeeded.
The nine members of Slipknot combine their respective talents in an unrelenting assault that is exceptionally complex. Taking a percussion foundation with an unmatched intensity and piling on
everything else provides the throbbing backdrop necessary to the commanding lyrical surface.
Slipknot are angry, that's a given. However, their lyrics and attitudes aren't brutally dismissive of society
to sell records or appeal to their target demographic; they're just telling it like they see it. Consequently, their refusal to cater to the masses has resulted in an extensive and well-deserved army of
devoted supporters.
If you like it heavy and unmerciful, you'll like "Iowa." If not, they could care less.
Sarah Klosterbuer
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