After 6 years of no fresh material and hearbreak, pain and misery due to the loss of valued band members, the last thing you'd expect is a crunching new album to be released from out of nowhere. 2014 came as a breath of fresh air to Slipknot fans with their new album: ".5: The Gray Chapter"
Named after the deceased former bassist Paul Gray, the album pays homage to one of Slipknot's most exceptional members. Following the departure of Slipknot's drummer Joey Jordison too, it was intriguing what would come of this album. Despite Joey's cut off and Paul's death, Slipknot have leapt through rings of fire with their new material. It's raw, it's ruthless and it feels like Iowa has came back to town; this time bigger, badder, better.
Riffs crash upon your ears from start to finish, making sure they leave their mark. The melodic fillers that you find within songs such as Killpop hold still a dark, doomy essence. Also, it feels very adamant to mention that Slipknot's new drummer provides unbelievable skills keeping listeners perked up and attentive to the sound of blastbeats, extraordinary double bass rolls and signature drum fills.
Corey Taylor's voice has not lost its touch over the course of time, sounding just as good and just as murderous as ever. The vocals on this are killer. If you don't end up being convicted of either GBH, attempted murder, murder itself or manslaughter after tuning in to this, you're either not listening close enough or you're just not feeling the album enough. Either way, you're not doing it right.
.5: The Gray Chapter hosts an array of many new fiery tracks such as The Devil In I, Lech, Nomadic, Custer and The Negative One. Please bare in mind; these are only personal highlights. There is not one song that I heard that I would ever in my wildest dreams think about skipping. Doing so would be a crime and should be punishable by death.
Slipknot have done Maggots across the nation proud with .5: The Gray Chapter and remain on top of their A-Game. This album is what the Ruthless Aggression is to WWE. Iowa remains as the definitive Attitude Era. Corey and the pack have pulled off yet another smash hit album.
You can purchase Slipknot's new album .5: The Gray Chapter right here!
You can purchase tickets to their upcoming tour with Korn titled "Prepare For Hell" right here.
Until next time folks, stay (Sic).
What did you think of the new album? Did you love it? Hate it? Are you moshing? Whatever you have to say, say it in the comments.
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