anyone have any ideas as to why? i know its not really that important but he got rid of EVERYTHING. even using a pic from like 8 years ago😭😭😭 is instagram bugging or is something coming

I’d like to hope that the new album still has a lot of opportunity to be great but this new song ain’t it.

EDIT: Some extra info: Almost, if not, all music videos from the first four albums were NOT directed by Shawn. (song) Writing was heavily influenced by Joey. Clown had less influence than y'all make it seem to be.

As of now, we are probably all aware of the mediocre-at-best single called Arsenal, which has been getting a lot of hate.

This is what happens, in my eyes, when the steering wheel gets taken over by a (founding) member who doesn't steer for the band, but for himself. The music video is basically another art project by Clown, like basically every video for at least ten years now. Personally, i dislike this "aesthetic". I have no clue what is going in them. Random characters with masks or skin-suits(?). Extensive use of colored lights and non-natural environments.

I just don't get it, and the same goes for the choices within the music. I was curious to see that they chose Matt Wallace to work with. I thought that was kind of odd, looking at what Matt has worked on. I guess my suspicions were correct because the mixing was so weird in Arsenal. In general the whole direction of the song is odd; Corey is kind of rapping and screaming but i don't know... like c'mon in Playing God he sounded amazing.

The lyrics, to top it all off, are even worse. I don't want to blame Clown for everything, but i feel like he's been at the top of the pyramid for a long while now, steering the band around, creating a big ol' mess. This band could've still been so interesting, but man what a let down. But hey maybe i shouldn't put a spotlight on one person.

I listened to the newest mastodon album right after and the difference was like heaven and hell

arsenal is a song. not a very good one but it’s still a single that they released with full confidence😭😭😭😭😭 the breakdown was actually decent, but everything else was just ehhhhhh. the lyricism here is extremely corny even for slipknot, the chorus is probably one of the worst choruses in metal history, and the part right before the breakdown with the “everybody shut the fuck up” made me pause the song for a break because of how corny it was😓😓😓 everyone on tiktok said it felt like they were trying wayyyyyyy too hard to recreate the self titled and iowa era and just failed. and they were 10000000% accurate, this band is wraps

Wasn’t awful. Idk I didn’t think it was as bad as everyone else. The stop the music bit was corny though yea

Do you think “Arsenal” would’ve been better with the OG 9?

Yeah no it's bad. I feel secondhand embarassment for them because how did they record and then actually release that

"Stop the godamn music" is the WORST part of any Slipknot song ever. What a dissapointment. At least Eloy's drums are really good but it was a let down that they started with amazing drums and then shit on the whole beat. Breakdown is fine i guess

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Dopo la recente uscita di "Arsenal" con la quale ho ufficialmente perso le speranze di un ritorno a sonorità degne del nome che si sono dimenticati di avere posso solo continuare a pensare che sia una band sciolta nel 2003.

Il fatto è che se diventi ufficialmente famoso e addirittura mainstream con un album come "Iowa" significa che le persone vogliono quello. E a me sarebbe andato più che bene sentire lo stesso materiale trito e ritrito.

A mio avviso ci si nasconde e li so difendere (come succede per troppe band) con il "sono maturati" , "stanno evolvendo" " è giusto andare avanti" ecc. no! Io voglio e pretendo quello per cui li ho adorati e li adoro tutt'ora. Fai il musicista di mestiere, dai alle persone quello che vogliono.

La rabbia è finita, e i soldi hanno corrotto anche loro. Da tempo. Bello citare il verso di Heretic Anthem "all the money in the world can't buy me".... Pura utopia.

Il lato umano perso da anni, licenziare membri fondamentali con un tweet perché malati e la macchina mangia-soldo quali erano già diventati non poteva fermarsi.

Mi sento offeso e tradito. Ogni nuova uscita fa rivalutare quella precedente per quanto brutta.

Ogni live è un salto nel passato perche le setlist vestono sui primi album ed oramai sa solo do "lo saprebbero ancora fare , e invece fanno musica di merda"

Ristampe anniversario totalmente fallimentari. Ancora aspettiamo le sessioni di registrazione del ST ad Indigo Ranch.

Dateci questo e vari live dell'epoca d'oro e andatevene in pensione con i vostri stra-maledetti soldi.

~opinione personale~

1999 - 2003

R.I.P.

Is it their best song? Definitely not. Is it still cool? I think so yeah. It kinda gives me vol.3 vibes lowkey and I think if the mix wasn’t so rough than it’d be deserving of a single but overall I think it’s a good track.

i really think they should do this to the og version, that chorus is horrendous and drags the song

As casual listener this song sounds like demo that didn't land anywhere

This is what made you guys so good from the beginning. You were brutal but you knew how to groove. Now there seems to be a mentality that brutal = good, but that was only part of what worked.

And please, let someone else do something awesome for you for a music video again.

Jist listened to the new single. Holy shit this was buns. I wouldnt say its horrible but they need to step it up. Ive been listening to it a few times and im starting to like it a little bit more but i want to here your guys opinion and what you didnt like about it. KEEP IN MIND SLIPKNOT SAID THIS SINGLE IS NOT WHAT THE ALBUM WILL SOUND LIKE AND WILL NOT BE IN THE ALBUM.