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Iowa | 
| Artist: Slipknot
Label: Roadrunner
Category: Music
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Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 1571
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
EAN: 8714221006209
ASIN: B00005MNB9
Release Date: August 28, 2003
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | 515 | | • | People=shit | | • | Disaster piece | | • | My plague | | • | Everything ends | | • | Heretic anthem | | • | Gently | | • | Left behind | | • | Shape | | • | Skin ticket | | • | I am hated | | • | New abortion | | • | Metabolic | | • | Iowa |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
As if answering the challenge of those who dismiss them as a cartoonish joke, Slipknot claim that IIowa/I is a statement of intent, a real heavy-metal album. As percussionist Shawn Crahan puts it: "We're able to cut into the wound, crawl inside, stitch it up ourselves and fester in the f***ing hurt". And right from the introductory shriek and grind "of (515)", you know they're deadly serious. IIowa/I is immediately intimidating in its unforgiving heaviness. Produced to cruel perfection by wonderboy Ross Robinson, it takes the best of Slayer as its starting-point and moves on. "People=Shit", "The Heretic Anthem" and "New Abortion" are relentless and wholly brutal. But this is no mere thrash. "Disasterpiece" features a weird, hypnotic riff, while "Left Behind" is like a duet between Alice in Chains' Layne Staley and Slayer's Tom Araya. "Gently" (an old track here re-recorded) builds slowly from industrial atmospherics to a punishing explosion of noise, and the title track (also old and formerly known as "Killers Are Quiet") is a heavy metal "Midnight Rambler", deeply unsettling. Frontman Corey Taylor claims to have performed it naked and bleeding from self-inflicted wounds, and that's not hard to believe. The whole album, though masterfully constructed, is painfully raw and utterly compelling. I--Dominic Wills/I
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 This is metal.... October 18, 2001
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Wow, wow and wow! Remember all the promises Slipknot made on how Iowa would sound? They sure lived up to it! As soon as you hear the twisted screams and cries in (515), you know you're in for a real treat. An unsettling and strange beginning, it soon tears into People=S**t. Now this is where the promises become a reality. 3:36 of brutal guitars, excellant drumming, heavy bass and manic vocals. As a matter of fact, this is the case in all of the songs. Take The Heretic Anthem for example in which frontman Corey Taylor (8) screams If you're 555, then I'm 666!. Each member posesses a terryfying talent on thier respective instrument. For example, Joey Jordison (1) and his brilliant drumming in songs like the previously mentioned Heretic Anthem and Metabolic and guitar tag team Mick Thompson (7) and James Root(4) and their intense metal riffing. For those of you thought their first album Slipknot was good, Slipknot have just turned it up a notch and upped the ante once again. To sum up, Iowa is a must buy and trust me, it's well worth it. From the classy artwork to the actual album content, this is fantastic throughout. As Corey Taylor said: We are not a Satan-worshipping band, but it's not for the queasy or weak-minded. Trust me people, he ain't lying!
They're NOT Nu-metal, for the last time... August 11, 2005
Mark Lewis
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am a fan of the heaviest of metal (strapping young lad, Cult of Luna etc), the evilest of metal (arkhon infaustas, deicide, marduk etc) and the most aggresive types of metal (anaal nathrakh etc), so why would I waste my time on a nu metal band? pThe answer is that this is NOT nu metal, this is comtemporary THRASH METAL!pTheir impossible-to-find first release: Mate, Feed, Kill, Repeat; has an odd blend of jazz and thrash metal and a slightly different line up. Slipknot, the first official release had a very nu metal sound to it, however with added heaviness.Fair enough, Slipknot used this overdone turkey of a sub gnere to get onto the music scene but by no means are they Nu-metal here or in their later release. Iowa sees them progressing further into the realms of heavy with a very up to date thrash metal sound (they would then progress to progressive metal for Vol.3).pI don't care what people say, they are NOT nu metal, the thing that makes them remotely linked to this genre is the fact that they are widely known to the general public, making them very mainstream, unfortunately this tarnishes their image somewhat and metal fans may give them a wide berth because of it. pThis is very unfortunate because Slipknot are (in this release anyway) heavy, fast, aggressive and talented. The vocals are raw and hate fuelled; the guitars fast and downtuned (okay, their other link with nu metal, but it goes no further!); the drumming, inhuman. It's a shame to see them negleted by metal fans just because of their mainstream appeal.pThis is awesome.
The darker side of the KnoT... June 17, 2005
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This album is dark...this album is very, very dark...brAfter the monumental success of SlipKnoT's first titled record, they were put under the enormous pressure of topping it and creating an album which could live up to its predecessors glory. The album begins with "[515]", bassy, twitching synths, accompanied by numerous members shouting and screeching the word 'death' in such a way that the reaper himself could be in their presence. The first full song is in the form of "People=xxxx"...it's pounding drum/guitar intro is very reminiscent of the previous albums' opener "(sic)"...it malevolently combines an awesome riff with almost war-cry vocals and ultra-violent drumming, it leaves the mind and the senses truly stunned. Next comes the dominant "Disasterpiece"...a lot of work has gone into this one, numerous time and key changes combine with harsh and melodic vocal work and some very neat interplay between guitarists Jim Root and Mick Thompson, this is one of the albums great tracks and along with a couple of others...possibly "Iowa's" best. There are three slower tracks on the album in the form of the re-worked "Gently" (re-worked from the bands' first album Mate, Feed, Kill, Repeat), "Skin Ticket", and the albums' title track, "Iowa". These three songs are unquestionably the darkest and most moving of the 14 songs...doom-laden drumming and percussion give a stalking feel, and Corey Taylor's lyrics and vocal do more than enough to terrify and amass thoughts of suffering, escapism and intense emotional anguish. These songs are very cathartic and I find myself lost in them frequently. Mosh-pit anthems are also included in "Iowa", in the form of "The Heretic Anthem", "Left Behind" (the first single-release) and "My Plague" (the second single-release). The opening and progressing riff from "Left Behind" still raises goose-bumps to this day, and is arguably one of SlipKnoT's greatest. As for the rest of the records offerings, there is the soul-demolishing genius of "Everything Ends", the incredible "New Abortion" and the harmonic and melodic cry of "The Shape", these three songs are in no way inferior to the rest of the album, they are actually some of the best material SlipKnoT have ever produced!! Band-wagon fake's will buy this because it's cool...true Maggots will hold "Iowa" together with the rest of the albums as a great step in the ever conquering cycle of SlipKnoT's reign over our hearts and our minds..."you can't take my soul away from me...", we give it to SlipKnoT...
Best of the Best from ...Slipknot! September 2, 2001
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
By far the best album to hit the shelves in the metal world to date (although I can't see another getting even close to it). The nine-man band couldn't have been talking about 'IOWA' when they named the third track 'DISASTERPIECE' for it is the complete opposite. Indeed, heavier than the first, probably due to the three drummers experimenting more with the rest of the band, (one of the drummers has an oil drum). 'PEOPLE = SHIT,' 'MY PLAGUE,' 'EVERYTHING ENDS' and 'LEFT BEHIND' are fantastic in their own ways. 'EVERYTHING ENDS' has a excellent drum beat mixed with Corey's vocals that gives the song an outstanding atmospheric and even haunted feel. Corey's vocals change from high to hoarse to give the already lively 'LEFT BEHIND' an extra kick (fantastic/best song). To conclude, any sane (loyal) metal fan would want this badly. The only reason for not buying this album is that it would out-shine all your other CDs too much. Another terrific effort from slipknot. Hats off to them!
Erm.......... March 8, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Before I say anything else, I MUST say I bought this album thinking I wont t like it'brI dont normally listen to this music, I like 'Disturbed' and 'Rage Against The Machine' but never in a million years would I have thought this would be stuck in my CD player for years. brAfter listening to this album for the first time, I found myself begging to listen again....and again....and againpPlease buy this album, You wont regret it, I promise
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