Slipknot (Metal)

GOOD rap-metal? Who knew? Slipknot's debut is a genuinely heavy perversion of the two genres, with chaotic noise, grindcore extremity and electronic experimentalism all thrown in. The kids ate this up when it came out in 1999, maybe thanks to the masks, but years later Slipknot is as immediate and exciting as ever. Maybe the kids aren't so dumb after all.

Just because Iowa metalheads Slipknot have a DJ in their posse doesn't mean they're yet
another Family Values rock & rap act. The band's second LP is metal with a capital m,
brutally intense and totally fucking scary. Simple mathematics dictates that nine guys can
make twice as much noise as the average four-or five-member outfit. Adding mightily to
their sound is Slipknot's three-man percussion section, where one guy plays ket... More >