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"Hi there, Nice mask ! Thanks ! Wanna join my band ? Sure.. But there is one problem... What ? I'm not a musician.. And can't play anything at all.. That's not a problem. Take this beer keg, And hit it at random times ! oooh ! Cool ! Welcome to slipknot !" ¨ In other words. They are horrible.
I know this is posted 2 years ago but.. WTF? That isn't the way it gone. Shawn Crahan and Chris Fehn are both musicians and Joey Jordison came up so there were 3 drummers. And its not hitting beer keg "at random times" its at fucking at rhythm. Stop whining.
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I don't think there's anything I've got left to say about slipknot but just in case I haven't made myself clear: Slipknot are not a metal band. The foundation of their music is not metal but rather hip-hop tinged with alternative rock. There is metal in their sound but it is deliberately understated. Couple that with pop song structures and you're left with a "scary rock band". Slipknot tailor everything they do towards obtaining commercial success.

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I know this is posted 2 years ago but.. WTF? That isn't the way it gone. Shawn Crahan and Chris Fehn are both musicians and Joey Jordison came up so there were 3 drummers. And its not hitting beer keg "at random times" its at fucking at rhythm. Stop whining.
Exactly as you said it was a two year old post and really merits no further discussion.
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I don't think it's quite that simple to be honest. Yes part of the disdain for slipknot stems from their sound infusing pop and hip-hop elements with simplistic metal riffs. Part of the dislike also stems from their clear pandering to a largely temporary crowd. They've taken a style of music that once was a lifestyle and turned it towards a casual trend. Something to be listened to for that one summer then abandoned forever. That's not what metal was about. It spoke to a group of people in a profound way. Then we got the glam scene which is, I suppose, the historical representation of what bands like slipknot, bullet for my valentine, and so on are doing.

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They certainly do follow a formula. Not, however, one conducive to acceptance from certain metalheads such as myself. Of course we're obviously idiots too stupid to realise how great these bands are because we're the minority who think metal should mean something whilst the majority think it's just a fad to be jumped on and off over the course of a few days, weeks or months.

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Slipknot is the reason why I started listening to metal. I was only 12 years old when I saw "Duality" and I loved it. Of course I later realized they are not as metal as I first thought they were, and I don't like everything they made, but I will always love them,in a way, and they do have good songs and lyrics. I must admit I now prefer Corey Taylor's and Jim Root's other band, Stone Sour.

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