Slipknot - Iowa (2001)

The Good
This is one angry collection of music.  A couple of songs stand out (People = Shit and The Heretic Anthem), but much of it blends together.  Still, this is better than their self titled release, and it is pretty damn heavy.  So if you are looking for something to listen to when you want to kill everyone around you, this is it.

The Bad
Most of this sounds the same, but the title track is around 14 minutes long.  This is much too long for this style of music.

The Packaging
This is one of the coolest packages that I have seen.  The inside of the book folds out and the lyrics are printed on some translucent paper with pictures of the band in the background.  Of course they are wearing there new scarier masks so this is all one evil looking package.

Bottom Line
This is guaranteed to put you in a foul mood.  Or if you are already pissed off, then you are ready for Iowa.  But just being heavy as hell doesn't make it a great release.

 

 

December 6, 2001

 

1. (515)
2. People=Shit
3. Disasterpiece
4. My Plague
5. Everything Ends
6. The Heretic Anthem
7. Gently
8. Left Behind
9. The Shape
10. I Am Hated
11. Skin Ticket
12. New Abortion
13. Metabolic
14. Iowa