Can't stand them. Can't stand the entire nu-"metal" genre to be honest, which gives it the dubious honor of being one of only two musical genres I have absolutely nothing good to say about.
Slipknot...?
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Indifferent.
Don't mind them, but there's bands with far fewer members that are far heavier.
Case in point:
Suffocation - 5 members
Triptykon - 4 members
Averse Sefira - 3 members
Anaal Nathrakh - 2 members
Weeping Birth - 1 member
Slipknot has (or should I say, had) 9 members and still fails to "out-heavy" the above bands. That's.... pretty bad, IMO.
Edit: Now that I read that, I guess I'm not so indifferent after all, haha. XD
Don't mind them, but there's bands with far fewer members that are far heavier.
Case in point:
Suffocation - 5 members
Triptykon - 4 members
Averse Sefira - 3 members
Anaal Nathrakh - 2 members
Weeping Birth - 1 member
Slipknot has (or should I say, had) 9 members and still fails to "out-heavy" the above bands. That's.... pretty bad, IMO.
Edit: Now that I read that, I guess I'm not so indifferent after all, haha. XD
I have no reason to think about Slipknot or Stone Sour for that matter at all expect my roommate likes them both. As such, I hate them and wish I could give them cancer in the head with my mind.
Can't stand them personally, but if you look through shit long enough you may just find a diamond. They have a very small group of very solid songs. Pity all the rest is garbage.
I liked the first 2 albums but now they sound too mainsteam, dont get me wrong they still have a lot of talent just there new album was like...... to much of a change for me. Still a recomened band for those people who want a heavy sound but hate the death growl
Novskij said:Well i did say my opinion didnt i?ItsAChiaotzu said:What is precisely wrong with Slipknot in comparison to Cynic, or whatever, yeah Cynic is much more complicated but I'm gonna go ahead and say Slipknot's music is gonna work more with dynamics as popular music often does. Just because Cynic or whatever bands you like are better in some areas doesn't mean they are indisputably better.Novskij said:I think Lady Gaga has talent in her singing, and her dress sence.Choose a Username said:
I think Corey Taylor has a nice voice.
But their music output in my opinion is in the same boat(as in their both bad).
Because moving onto rock from pop is really broadening?Choose a Username said:Apologies, Assclown.
Even if you aren't a fan, you must like Snuff, or Vermillion Pt.2, or even Before I Forget?
I remember I used to hate them, but that was like 5 years ago when I was still listening to Pop music. Since then my eyes have opened
Having said that, I don't even like Slipknot, so I'm not entirely sure why I'm arguing against you, I guess I just don't particularly like musical snobbery.
Well for example, Slipknot has boring predictable structures, its riffs are extremely simplistic tremolo picking and chugging, so how are they innovative is beyond me.
And like someone said, you cant brush off Cynic for just being technical and complicated, thats what just about every Death Metal band is.
The special thing about Cynic, is that no other band sounds like them, their great amount of experimentation, their interesting dreamy atmospheres, their amazing structures, compleatly unpredictable.
This is ofcourse my opinion, i can be wrong, but i dont know why you argue against me, i only stated that i thought Cynic were musical genius, i never said they were better.
Like I said before, Slipknot is not meant to be complex or atmospheric (though when I want atmospheric music I don't turn to freakin' Death Metal), Slipknot is fun, thats all it is, their music, even if it's not good by whatever standards you have, is enjoyable to listen to, while I would like Rolo Tomassi or Between the Buried and Me to be more popular than them, it's not gonna happen because those two bands aren't, for the most part enjoyable to listen to. What annoys me is when people claim this band or other is the cancer of music because it's not creative or whatever, because funnily enough, Slipknot are not stopping Cynic or BTBAM from making music, in fact, they're most likely helping more people to get into metal and get onto better things, so this musical snobbery around Metalcore being a cancer is just plain dumb.
And besides, Cynic will pale in comparison to other bands and then what? Are Cynic the cancer that is killing metal once there is something more creative? It just doesn't make any sense to me. (If you want a band I consider more creative than Cynic try a bit of Animals As Leaders, or just listen to a Guthrie Govan song)
Nope, it does not.RanD00M said:
Most people who call themselves "maggots" are 14 year old kids.
Please refrain from attempting to tell me what YOU think I am.
I will never fucking call myself a maggot and if anyone else does I will set them straight and tell that I am absolutely not one. I just like Slipknot. It is not a lifestyle choice. Thanks very much.
I listen to a few of their songs considering that Joey Jordison is pretty damn good. However, they don't really have what I would call, high quality guitar solos. At first they sound great until they get to the point where they want to spam as many notes as possible in as few seconds as possible.
I think the only few songs that have really stood out on me would be "Snuff" and "Opium of the People."
I will give them respect as their bass player died recently and couping over the death of anyone close to you is hard.
I think the only few songs that have really stood out on me would be "Snuff" and "Opium of the People."
I will give them respect as their bass player died recently and couping over the death of anyone close to you is hard.
Ohhh how clever (applause)Matt_LRR said:
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Never really like Slipknot , how dare they call themselves a metal band