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80
And if their world revolves around them and their paranoia, it’s because they’ve constructed it to do just that. Like the art of the insane, every possible space is covered in scrawl and cymbals: guitars, percussion, electronic squall, subhuman screaming, Ross Robinson’s production ensuring the music lets no light in, that you can never quite see round the edges.
13y
80
In many ways it’s still the basic Slipknot formula that has been presented before but interestingly has the inclusion of darker themes and more aggressive/violent/dark lyrical context combined with a slightly more mature writing style which in turn lifts the quality of the album.
3y
80
With Iowa, Slipknot go to the head of the slag heap, the new kings of extreme. They may wear clown masks, but they're no bozos.
11y
80
Slipknot make one hell of a racket, an abrasive amalgam of death metal blastbeats and bestial grunting.
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3y
75
So after all is said and done and the hype has settled we are left with a very good release from an exceptional band. ‘Iowa’ is everything that could be expected from the band and a whole handful more. Prepare for the explosion all over again.
13y
70
Things reach such a fever pitch on this album that you can't help but laugh at times.
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3y
60
Though not quite as commercially viable as the more straightforward Slipknot album, Iowa is a more interesting listen, one that envelopes you in its American Gothic shadow and leaves you feeling unsettled afterward.
13y
43
It’s an almost unrelentingly brutal disc that, like so much of the nü metal, often seems like a parody of itself. Slipknot’s shtick is to posit themselves as the most violent, depraved, angst-ridden young malcontents on the block — the sickest of the sick.
10y
20
Their actual sound is so far down their list of priorities that there is little point in them making records. Slipknot are on a mission to shock: in fairness, they succeed admirably, if only in being shockingly dull. Their percussive thrash metal half-heartedly evokes Sepultura at their most upset with Slayer's adrenaline rush.
10y
Wow ladies and gentlemen, we did it. I gave a second nu metal album a positive score. I can now have my metalhead title revokes and be drawn and quartered like the loser I am.
Slippy Doodles vs Korn on the cob, which one is better???!!!
Rating Change: 48-64
REVIEW REPOST #097. I repost my old reviews, which got no attention, with updated thoughts. Posted this review 2 years ago, but I'm posting it again.
Okay, I admit it. I was kind of wrong about this album. I still don't love it by any means and I still think that Slipknot is Metal music for people who don't actually like Metal, BUT, with that said, the band is legendary and they have proved themselves to have ... read more
I love this darker, grimier sound Slipknot explored on their follow-up record. The undeniable Death Metal influences are incredible, and it just feels so much less gimmicky and corny most of the time. Unlike self titled, Iowa really manages to keep its momentum all the way through the tracklist. Apart from the closer, though.
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Track List
| 1 | (515) 0:59 | 73 |
| 2 | People = Shit 3:35 | 93 |
| 3 | Disasterpiece 5:08 | 92 |
| 4 | My Plague 3:39 | 89 |
| 5 | Everything Ends 4:13 | 87 |
| 6 | The Heretic Anthem 4:13 | 91 |
| 7 | Gently 4:53 | 84 |
| 8 | Left Behind 4:00 | 89 |
| 9 | The Shape 3:37 | 85 |
| 10 | I Am Hated 2:37 | 81 |
| 11 | Skin Ticket 6:40 | 85 |
| 12 | New Abortion 3:36 | 82 |
| 13 | Metabolic 3:59 | 84 |
| 14 | Iowa 15:02 | 82 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 6 minutes
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1mo
Looking through this tracklisting and since it's been over two years since I last heard this thing in full, I'm realising now that I might have seriously underrated it. Gently and Metabolic are the only duds for me, I think. Will be relistening soon, hopefully!
