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As it's the `knots second outing you could naturally expect something a little better than their last attempt (Mate Feed Kill Repeat). After replacing lead vocalist Anders with more 'radio friendly' Corey Taylor Slipknot have simply excelled themselves. MFKR was very varied, with acoustic, metal and butlin type songs placed inside it's rare (only 1000 copies) CD case.

However unlike MFKR this self-titled album is not so much varied, just brilliant. Every song on it (apart from maybe Tattered & Torn) oozes ingenuity. Each one uses the same nine, yes nine instruments that have a different feel and emotion with it. Such as sadness in Prosthetics and the shrouded mystery about Wait & Bleed. Lyrics (which are written by all nine members) are well compiled and burst out words some people may have never heard. Songs such as Diluted have you pinned to the lyrics in the album cover just so you can recite them to sound intelligent in public. In fact you'll find yourself reciting either the fast paced and well timed Spit It Out or the bizarre Eye less (you can't see California with out Marlin Brando's eyes). Guitar en mass, fast and original. Amusing and well placed samples are placed throughout the album. I couldn't just finish this with out mentioning Surfacing, there we go.

They were never destined to be fashionabe, Fear Factory. This is, after all, a band that continually make concept albums exploring their vision of the future where mankind and technology become inextricaby dependent of each other's survival. This idea was last in vogue circa 1983, when Tron and William Gibson novels where all the rage.

Still, the industrialised aggression of their Ministery-meets-Slayer shape remains constantly thrilling. On 'Digimortal', the more indulgent meanderings (violins, cellos) of previous album 'Obsolete' are pard back in favour of a pummelling verse and melodic chorus combinaton, spiked with a timely, menacing, rap-metal effort, 'Back The Fuck Up'.


	World of the Snark \| Back Music Reviews \| Music Downloads Reviews The newest, and some old reviews of albums. It is strongly suggested that you use this as your buying guide. Slipknot - Slipknot - Out Now As it's the `knots second outing you could naturally expect something a little better than their last attempt (Mate Feed Kill Repeat). After replacing lead vocalist Anders with more 'radio friendly' Corey Taylor Slipknot have simply excelled themselves. MFKR was very varied, with acoustic, metal and butlin type songs placed inside it's rare (only 1000 copies) CD case. However unlike MFKR this self-titled album is not so much varied, just brilliant. Every song on it (apart from maybe Tattered & Torn) oozes ingenuity. Each one uses the same nine, yes nine instruments that have a different feel and emotion with it. Such as sadness in Prosthetics and the shrouded mystery about Wait & Bleed. Lyrics (which are written by all nine members) are well compiled and burst out words some people may have never heard. Songs such as Diluted have you pinned to the lyrics in the album cover just so you can recite them to sound intelligent in public. In fact you'll find yourself reciting either the fast paced and well timed Spit It Out or the bizarre Eye less (you can't see California with out Marlin Brando's eyes). Guitar en mass, fast and original. Amusing and well placed samples are placed throughout the album. I couldn't just finish this with out mentioning Surfacing, there we go. A nu metal and a new legion of fans, Slipknot can and will go far. 9 / 10 - Original and brilliant but not for the faint-hearted. Slipknot - IOWA - Out 7th August Fear Factory - Digimortal - Out Now They were never destined to be fashionabe, Fear Factory. This is, after all, a band that continually make concept albums exploring their vision of the future where mankind and technology become inextricaby dependent of each other's survival. This idea was last in vogue circa 1983, when Tron and William Gibson novels where all the rage. Still, the industrialised aggression of their Ministery-meets-Slayer shape remains constantly thrilling. On 'Digimortal', the more indulgent meanderings (violins, cellos) of previous album 'Obsolete' are pard back in favour of a pummelling verse and melodic chorus combinaton, spiked with a timely, menacing, rap-metal effort, 'Back The Fuck Up'. 7 / 10 - Weird and electronic, fans will approve.