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100
The 'Knot's sixth album is an astonishing record: a roaring, horrifying delve into the guts of the band’s revulsion, a primal scream of endlessly inventive extreme metal and searing misanthropy.
100
The core of We Are Not Your Kind exudes a duality; the youthful rage of the band’s past still lingers on each riff, each clashing cymbal, and in each scream — but there’s also a maturity that is present among the work.
100
Slipknot return with an album as heavy as ever, but with a whole load of craftsmanship behind the distortion.
100
If IOWA is the only Slipknot record that you listen to, I’d give this a miss. If you’re a fan of the whole Slipknot back catalogue, you’re going to need to free up some time in your life, We Are Not Your Kind is about to steal your soul and then set it on fire.
100
The sheer ambition on We Are Not Your Kind is just as staggering.
100
Iowa’s finest, Slipknot, continue to break boundaries on intense, innovative sixth album, We Are Not Your Kind.
84
Sure, We Are Not Your Kind is a little bloated and it occasionally stubs its toe on trying to be grandiose, but their determined focus on making this sound like Slipknot is wildly successful.
80
We Are Not Your Kind is an extended olive branch to fans lost along the way, an accessible gateway to those uninitiated and a valued gem atop a heavily bejewelled crown for die-hard fans.
80
Slipknot have always come out on top with anthems for the disenfranchised, and 'WANYK' could quite possibly be their most cohesive and immersive chapter to date.
80
We Are Not Your Kind, though far from flawless, can stand on its own merits, being both immediately arresting as well as having enough challenging depth to reveal new surprises with every listen.
80
Overall, it’s an album designed to thrill and perhaps tentatively expand their fanbase, while the fiercely synth-rocking Solway Firth duly raises a middle finger to everybody else.
80
The album is a tad long, but the diversity in sounds and use of ambient noise make it clear this is to be listened to from beginning to end. There are plenty of single-worthy songs for casual listeners, while offering dedicated fans a more fulfilling experience by pacing the record's heavy moments.
80
The masked Iowans sixth full-length effort, We Are Not Your Kind, sees a confidant and apoplectic Slipknot in full command of their craft, delivering a searing 14-track set that's as versatile as it is observant of nu-metal's architectural truisms.
75
It's a solid display from Slipknot. Like albums before it, We Are Not Your Kind produces some incredibly catchy and infectious tracks. Also, like albums before it, it has its moments where it misses – these are more relative to the tracks on this record, not so much to previous efforts.
70
‘We Are Not Your Kind’ feels like the Iowan group’s attempt to recapture old glory, with an added twist of wisdom. With these newly discovered textures of experimentation, they’ve managed to make their well-established musical prowess shine even brighter.
70
Although the band returns to its nu-metal roots on their sixth full-length, they also explore more experimental textures and even try a little tenderness.
67
For better or for worse, Kind is a Slipknot record, one that has more to offer than expected and is still sometimes frustratingly short-sighted.
60
Though there are some experiments and weird ideas that don’t completely pan out, We Are Not Your Kind is for the most part a return to form for Slipknot.
40
Ultimately, We Are Not Your Kind isn’t radical enough to scare off old fans or reel in any new converts. New costumes, same Slipknot.
I have a confession to make. I'm not proud of it but...sigh...
I'm a dirty, filthy Slipknot fan. Always have been. And I was pretty worried going into this album.
Slipknot, while not the most critically adored metal band in the past couple of years, has always has a small, creepingly filthy spot in my heart ever since I first heard 5. The Grey Chapter back when it first released. I know that's not their best album, but sue me for liking something why don't ya? And after listening through ... read more
In preparation for this album I decided to revisit many of my favorite metal/darkwave albums of the last few years. I listened back to some Code Orange, Primitive Man, Chealsea Wolfe, and a couple others. I haven't been a huge fan of Slipknot. I feel like they have always held back their sound just enough to lose my interest. Their image also feels very gimmicky. However, If you forget about the gimmicky costumes and image the band puts on, this album really holds up as it's own stand alone ... read more
Baroness: No ome can fuck up metalhead's expectations like us
Slipknot: hold my beer
Come on guys, 90+ critic score? You got to be on crack. I mean, it's not as bad as Gold & Grey, but it has very similar flaws. This is a mess, and the sounds here are not innovative at all for me. The songwriting also isn't as ambitious. I used my data to download this and tbh, I wish I waited till I got home to do so.
highly disappointed, short review because the album doesnt really make me feel anyway, does nothing bad, just doesnt do anything good either.
fav song: orphan
This album is a massive improvement over the last 2, and honestly, my favourite album since Iowa. It feels just as heavy in parts, and the softer parts are done so much better than previous attempts on the last 3 albums.
I know I say this every review, but Corey's voice has significantly improved on this album, both in screaming and his cleans. His delivery is so much better, and they perfectly sell the melancholic/hateful sound they were going for, a massive improvement from the last ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Insert Coin 1:38 | 63 |
| 2 | Unsainted 4:20 | 89 |
| 3 | Birth of the Cruel 4:35 | 82 |
| 4 | Death Because of Death 1:20 | 61 |
| 5 | Nero Forte 5:15 | 90 |
| 6 | Critical Darling 6:25 | 84 |
| 7 | A Liar's Funeral 5:27 | 80 |
| 8 | Red Flag 4:11 | 80 |
| 9 | What's Next 0:53 | 61 |
| 10 | Spiders 4:03 | 77 |
| 11 | Orphan 6:01 | 82 |
| 12 | My Pain 6:48 | 66 |
| 13 | Not Long for This World 6:35 | 79 |
| 14 | Solway Firth 5:55 | 90 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 3 minutes
Year End Lists
| #1 | / | Kerrang! |
| #2 | / | Revolver |
| #3 | / | Metal Hammer |
| #12 | / | Gaffa (Denmark) |
| #13 | / | NME |
| #14 | / | The Independent |
| #15 | / | Fopp |
| #25 | / | Classic Rock Magazine |
| #41 | / | Sputnikmusic |
| / | Alternative Press |
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6mo
ngl this was probably the first proper album 'experience' I ever had after discovering it on metacritic when it had a perfect critic score for some reason
like I was obsessed with metacritic scores for whatever reason, and I saw the perfect score on this album and thought "damn this must be mind blowing," only to realise it was wayyyy heavier than I was ready for --- like, linkin park was my gateway into music nerddom, and that was the heaviest I was willing to go at the time. but then it grew on me, and was even my favourite album for a while
not so crazy about it these days, but still grateful for it. its real 'album experience' nature and weird creepy sound design honestly changed how I listen to music, and I gotta thank it for that
like I was obsessed with metacritic scores for whatever reason, and I saw the perfect score on this album and thought "damn this must be mind blowing," only to realise it was wayyyy heavier than I was ready for --- like, linkin park was my gateway into music nerddom, and that was the heaviest I was willing to go at the time. but then it grew on me, and was even my favourite album for a while
not so crazy about it these days, but still grateful for it. its real 'album experience' nature and weird creepy sound design honestly changed how I listen to music, and I gotta thank it for that
8mo
This album has a weird coldness that I can’t really explain without writing a full on essay
Added on: May 16, 2019