I'm not the oldest of people, in my youth I was sucked into the nu-metal vortex like so many of my time. I dabbled in Limp Bizkit, I did a bit of Korn, but the only band that I maintained a liking for after I was shown the ways of better music was Slipknot. I enjoyed the debut, and loved Iowa, and like many fans, was let down by Vol 3. But no band can have a flawless album streak (except perhaps Clutch and Strapping Young Lad). Vol 3 did have some rather delicious tunes (Opium of the People and Warning) but was a fairly weak piece of work compared to the other two. Heavy pop metal some might say.
But with this year holding host to the return of Slipknot, there have been interviews with the band, from whom we haven't heard much from. With the exception of Corey Taylor who never shuts his fucking mouth. And with these new interviews were descriptions of the new album, Iowa+Vol 3 was the equation taken from one of the horses' mouth's. This to me meant that the ear raping brutality of Iowa was going to be back and the unwelcome soft/melodic vocals would be left for the next stone sour record. Alas...
Through the miracle of this youtube website, I have viewed the band's latest single, Psychosocial, a fair few times. The opening sounded vaguely promising, but after a few seconds, all hope was gone (see what I did there?). Where Slipknot, where is the uncompromising aggression that was promised to me!? Sure, Psychosocial will stick in your head for a few days, but so will Nickelback's recent song, and is that something you really want?
Now, I know I seem very petty for slating a band based on their latest song, and damning the new album to a hellish realm before it's release, but this is my website, I can do what I like. On top of that, does anyone really believe that Slipknot can actually pull a big, heavy rabbit out of what seems to be a currently soft and lackluster hat?
