I want Shawn to explain in excruciating detail why this song is a masterpiece

Album Rating: 2.5

Wow that was dreadful



Worst thing they've ever done

fire your dj then release a song thats like 80% disc scratching. theres about 20 'lets go's too many. not sure why they are trying to do another nu-metal song from 1999 again

Worst thing they've ever done [2]

They took the buyout from Big Poptimism

yeah the drum/bass mix sounds pretty good buuuut everything else is kinda like, ehhh? semi-cheesey. the guitars seem very placeholder-y and the vocals seem like an attempt at going back into self-titled era stuff buuut it sounds like a out-of-touch impression compared to an actual angsty young dude. i don't hate it but ehhhh probably not coming back to it.

Album Rating: 2.5

https://www.kerrang.com/slipknot-release-surprise-new-single-arsenal-under-new-label-imprint-sicest-records



“I couldn’t tell you what the direction of this next record is going to be. I know I’m writing some of the fastest grindpicking riffs, some of the most melodic, heavy, doomy kind of riffs. A lot of pretty clean interludes and things like that that are finding their way into these songs. A lot of just experimental — I don’t want to say Pink Floyd — but maybe somewhere in that in that wheelhouse.”



Even the band seems to have no grasp as to what this new record's gonna be. Also kind of insane that this will be Eloy's first album with the band. "Arsenal" is a pretty meh introduction to his contributions (unless Corey and Clown's brief was just "sound like our dead drummer").

That new song is atrocious lmao

Not a good sign when the clown is driving the car. Dude who's whole job is hitting garbage cans probably shouldn't be calling the shots lol

Also what a washed-ass intro by Kerrang:

"How about some surprise Slipknot on a random Wednesday evening? The ‘Knot have dropped a new single, Arsenal, out of nowhere, and it’s fair to say they’re delivering maximum impact.

There’s big riffing, some tremendous percussive clanging courtesy of Clown, and an unbeatable hook. You might need some fire retardant for your eyebrows…"

Album Rating: 2.5

Clown is the Elon Musk of alternative metal. All fart, no shit.

Good lord Arsenal is some horseshit.

more like farcenal

Album Rating: 3.0

aw man I'm afraid to listen to the new song now

How much of the music video is AI, since Clown directed it?

Turning into Slopknot very fast.

you guys owe a7x an apology

Album Rating: 3.0

Statica is gaining more and more merit as artists continue to release worse and worse shit lol

Statica is still the worst thing I have ever heard but ok

Album Rating: 3.0

Was mainly joking lol. Haven't bothered to revisit Statica. Don't particularly want to; it earned its 1 from me already.

Album Rating: 3.0

I think if we're really talking worst of the worst for this year, it's gonna take a real AI-made stinker to top that Tyga album.

Tbh if the rest is gonna be as bad as that Polyphia single it's gonna be a contender

Album Rating: 3.0

Shit, I still need to listen to that Polyphia song. Don't normally have interest in them but that unanimous backlash it faced has me curious.