The one thing that can always bring me back to Slipknot no matter which album it is or how long it’s been since they’ve started is simple but so difficult to keep up while also pulling it off: novelty. It’s … Continue reading Slipknot – We Are Not Your Kind
I recently had a very interesting discussion with a fellow metal head that I feel like it applies all too well and happens a lot more than we may realize. It happens everywhere. It happened in the 80s. It happened last year. What happened you ask? People who hear an up-and-coming band’s debut album or whatever albums they have out, and then have the balls to say that “they should only make this kind of music from now on”, that’s what. It may not seem as big of a problem as you may realize, you may have even done this … Continue reading Give Albums a Chance
Just a quick disclaimer before you go down below to judge my favorites of last year: all these albums are albums that I’ve reviewed on here and they came out in 2014 of course. Now this list was made completely independently by me without any influence in the rankings other than how often I listen to the albums, and how high of quality I found them to be. No one paid me, asked me to put some bands at some places, or did any other sort of persuading. This was made at breakfast while looking through the 200+ reviews I’ve … Continue reading Top 25 Albums of 2014
The fateful day has arrived and let me tell you – it’s been worth the wait for us true Slipknot fans. Over the past few months the band has been releasing literally half the album to the public through YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, etc. for all of us to hear and gain an insight as to what the final product was going to be like. It all began with “The Negative One” and it all took care of itself from there. But now the full album is out and now we can all appreciate what Slipknot has created for us. I … Continue reading Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter
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