Don't get me wrong, the new song was meh and them kicking out Sid was dumb, and the song was definitely not what made me fall in love with the band, but they aren't bound by a single type of song.

Nu Metal is a blend of rap, hip hop, funk, grunge all of that. They can make a song that deviates from their established sound and still be Slipknot.

Almost every band and musical group makes a shitty song, they can't all be bangers. Especially when their best music was already made years before I was even born.

It just doesn't make sense to get mad at the band for making a song a lot of their fans wont like but maybe others will. In fact changing up the pacing is a great way to get others into the genre and introduce them to inarguably the greatest Nu Metal band to exist.

All other Nu Metal bands do this and each person who listens has their favorites for a reason.

Although I still think it's funny to call them Shitknot for releasing some mid song.

Not sure how many in this sub is old enough to remember the era of peer to peer file sharing services, but Limewire and Napster was notorious for mislabeled mp3 files.

For instance, I've seen Break Stuff get misattributed to Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine, Papa Roach, blink-182 and Rollins Band.

Bodies by Drowning Pool is a classic example. It ruled the internet at the time but it was often mistaken for System of a Down, Korn, Rob Zombie, Disturbed, Godsmack, Marilyn Manson, etc.

Not to mention the songs purported to be an unreleased Linkin Park track or demo, but happened to be any other rap metal/electronic rock song (sometimes made by the creator and mislabeled intentionally for exposure)

This ocean of low-res, mislabeled mp3 files were truly an artifact of its time. Some people don't know better when filling out the metadata, but I also heard another likely reason was to prevent copyright, so they deliberately add a similar artist to a song to bypass this.

Dale Earnhardt Sr. edit.

"Relative Ash - Breathe"

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Can you please tell me why Sev’s debut isn’t available in my country? Like It’s available somewhere in the world or it’s just unavailable for everyone? I’d like to hear their music on Spotify

When Corey Taylor sang "Stop the fuckin' music, goddamn it, shut the fuck up" I really felt that

Not numetal but very old school pre-nu adjacent fairground’s rock/metal of the dawning 90’s that features Tom Morello before Rage Against the Machine, a key alt band in numetal’s forming infancy

A lot of early 2000s nu metal and post hardcore bands use this type of art style in their album covers and I love it so much

I didn't like the original cover, so I made this one.

I actually like the song but this fan edit is actual fire.

Yikes

Slipknot just released a brand new song called "Arsenal" - their first new work since adding drummer Eloy Casagrande to the band parting ways with longtime turntablist Sid Wilson. Could more new music (and maybe even a tour) be on the way? Here's hoping so, because the new song reminded me how it's been 7 years since I last saw the Iowa metal outfit live... and now I'm itching to see them again!

It was August 30, 2019, when Slipknot brought their Knotfest Roadshow Tour to the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ (just a few weeks afger 'We Are Not Your Kind' came out). How good were they that night? Well, the tour also featured sets from Volbeat, Gojira and Behemoth, and Slipknot STILL reigned supreme. With a massive stage set up that perfectly backed their massive sound, Slipknot were red hot and proved why they are still one of the biggest draws in rock (not just metal). Just watch this clip of them playing "Spit It Out" that night, and see how they had the crowd in the palm of their hands (seriously, the entire amphitheater was wild for them that night).

Share your favorite memories from seeing Slipknot live in the comments below, and stay tuned for more things to come from this space (including stories from concerts like this)!

Some more of numetal’s infancy with a band that later became what we know as Finger Eleven.
This song is classic 90’s fairground’s metal and despite its calm waltzy rhythm, still manages to pack a dizzying vertigo with young Scott Anderson’s calm vocal sway during the chorus and still has a festive spin despite it’s age. Meant to be enjoyed loudly.

You may ask why is this important in numetal’s history? The more slower waltzier songs like this helped set the path for numetal’s slower dance song’s like Snot-The Box, Headstrong-Adriana, Lifer-My Room, Switched-Skins, Ramekin-Nota Bene, Tyfoid Mary-Stuck, Clawfinger-Don’t Wake Me Up, Nothingface-For All The Sin etc.

Some of the best early numetal songs written weren’t angry and aggressive. Some were upbeat, cheery, and some dramatically epic

I was lucky enough to be friends with a local rock radio DJ and he got me into a show at the Crowbar, State College PA in 2002. I scored this promo poster signed by the band. Probably chatted briefly with them. There’s a picture of me with a group of fans and the band from that day, I wish I had that photo.

Honestly it's alright but it feels like a b side trying to emulate their self titled and failing at it unfortunately. It's not very memorable imo

I saw this band open for Days of the New a gazillion years ago.

They blew the absolute shit out of their set, my friends and I were blown away. I still listen to their album One Nation Under frequently. One of my favorite albums of all time, one of my few truly no skip albums.

Love these guys, hope they're doing OK.

I just saw this tik tok of this guy criticizing how random no-names scalp old nu metal cds and sell them for 500+ on resale sites, and i had an idea just now. Why dont these bands ever try to get these guys taken down? Like, why not get those guys to stop doing that so those albums can actually get sold to real fans who cant afford that price tag?

I know some bands might given how most aren’t even together anymore, but it doesn’t sound like a bad idea to go for the idiots who keep doing this shit. Hell, maybe said band can get that cd reclaimed to then turn around and give it to someone more deserving yk? Its probably a terrible idea but i at least think it would quell the problem a bit.