Commemorative re-release of 'Iowa', the 2001 album from Slipknot. Includes bonus DVD. Roadrunner. 2004.
Right from the introductory shriek and grind of "(515)," you know Slipknot are deadly serious about making a real heavy metal album. Iowa is intimidating in its unforgiving heaviness. Produced to perfection by wunderkind Ross Robinson, it takes the best of Slayer as a starting point. "People = Shit," "The Heretic Anthem," and "New Abortion" are relentless and wholly brutal, but this is no mere thrash. "Disasterpiece" features a weird, hypnotic riff, while "Left Behind" comes across like a duet between Alice in Chains' Layne Staley and Slayer's Tom Araya. The rerecorded "Gently" builds slowly from industrial atmospherics to a punishing explosion of noise. The title track (also old and formerly known as "Killers Are Quiet") is a deeply unsettling heavy-metal "Midnight Rambler." Frontman Corey Taylor claims to have performed it naked and bleeding from self-inflicted wounds, which isn't hard to believe. This masterfully constructed collection is painfully raw and utterly compelling. --Dominic Wills
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
best slipknot cd:
all right this cd came fast.this cd is the best slipknot cd ever.i listened to all the slipknot cds and i say this one is the best.the crazy masked that they use in this are pretty good i motley like is Corey Tyler's(the zombie with dreadlocks).i loved people = s***,my plague,everything ends, etc.they were all good because Corey Tyler sings them.
Better Than Their Debut:
This Is One Of Slipknot's Best Albums.
Better Than Their Debut.
Some Of My Favorite Songs Are
I Am Hated,People=S***,Skin Ticket,Left Behind
I'm Not Sure If It's Their Best,Its At Least One Of Their Best IT's Worth Buying Even Though It's Not Real Cheap Their Are Two Covers You Can Get There
Is A: Red Cover & White/Gray Cover
I Think That There Were More Copys Of The Red Cover Than White
Listen Closely, you Silly Twits...:
I must be careful about how I educate the unfortunate anger addicts who think this band and disc are anything better than mediocre. The rage-aholics are too desperate to shout down any opposition or difference of opinion. So I'll be gentle with you tender, delicate kittens. OK? This band and disc are not even as good as the worst crap grunted out by Judas Priest or Iron Maiden, who at least realized how odd it is to have a room full of sweating, writhing young males all adoring them. Rob Halford certainly... more info
Iowa:
I have three copies of Iowa, since i was 13 years old, that was five years ago. I have listened to all of their albums again,and again over the years. Iowa is my favorite album by Slipknot, and is in my top favorite five albums of all time. When I first started to listen to Slipknot back in August 2004, I started out with Vol 3 The Subliminal Verses, a neighbor of mine at the time let me borrow the album for about two weeks, and when they wanted it back I didn't want to, but I did, a few days later I bought... more info
