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"Left Behind" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
The two most anticipated hard rock/heavy metal releases of 2001 were unquestionable Tool's LATERALUS and Slipknot's sophomore effort, IOWA. The nine-piece masked band has returned with another platter of bile-spitting, hate-filled rage rock, certain to please fans of their self-titled 1999 debut. Despite the debut instantly making the band a promising metal contender (going platinum with absolutely no radio or MTV play), the intensity level hasn't dipped in the slightest on their second platter. Producer Ross Robinson is once again back on board, and IOWA delivers from beginning to end, as evidenced by such angst-filled, explosive tracks as "People = Shit," "The Heretic Anthem," and "Left Behind," to name but a few. IOWA is surely destined to be the album that catapults Slipknot to the top of the heavy metal heap. It serves as the perfect soundtrack for disaffected teenage metalheads the world over.
Recorded at Sound City and Sound Image, Van Nuys, California.
Personnel: Corey Taylor (vocals); Jim Root, Mick Thompson (guitar); Shawn Crahan, Chris Fehn (percussion); Craig Jones (sampler).
Audio Mixer: Andy Wallace.
Recording information: Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA; Sound Image, Van Nuys, CA.
Photographer: Neil Zlozower.
Arranger: Slipknot.
Slipknot: Corey (vocals); Mick, James (guitar); Paul (bass); Joey (drums); Shawn, Chris (percussion); Craig (samples); Sid (DJ).
Rolling Stone (10/11/01, p.90) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Next to IOWA's hell-hop polydrumming and nail-bomb showers of soprano-drone guitar and sampled squeal, nearly everything else in modern doom rock sounds banal....With IOWA Slipknot go to the head of the slag heap, the new kings of extreme..."
Q (10/01, p.130) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A punk pipebomb pointed at the mainstream and ready to blow..."
Uncut (11/01, p.120) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "...The barely relenting, tumbling noise attack marshalled by nu-metal uber-producer Ross Robinson is expert..."
Alternative Press (9/01, p.75) - 7 out of 10 - "...Like having a plastic bag taped over your head for an hour while Satan uses your scrotum as a speedbag....[It] is over the top...you're going to be left in stitches..."
CMJ (10/1/01, p.13) - "...Brutal, unrelenting, scorching..."
NME (Magazine) (12/29/01, p.59) - Ranked #6 in NME's 50 "Albums Of the Year 2001".
NME (Magazine) (8/25/01, p.49) - 8 out of 10 - "...Exhilarating, brutal and good....Like the art of the insane, every possible space is covered in scrawl and cymbals..." Iowa Music Review Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Anger,Hate,and Rage combined!!!!
This album has it all. Fast drum beat, streaming guitars and Coreys vocals. Get this and spread the hatred!
Submitted by Maggot696 (San juan P.R)
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A Solid Sophomore Effort
Slipknot have come back with their sophomore effort IOWA, after having cancelled shows, and spending extra time in the studio and the production process, this band who is much about their fans wanted to come out with the best album they could for the Maggots. While the first album touched on things like society, and the feeling that people don't belong, was something to relate to, this album is on a more personal level. It seems to let you in more on the creative process, the lyrics are solid, with good use of melody. Where as most bands on their sophomore effort, like to try to break new ground, Slipknot seemed to stay true to their roots, and in some cases digressed away from a hip hop-like song structure, concentrating more on unexpected twists and changes. The guitar playing is a relentless assault, with a little more thrashing on here. Also there are less samples and scratching, and even less percussion from Chris and Shawn. Corey has never sounded better, showing off a better vocal range than ever before. It's hard not to be called commercial when your debut goes double platinum and you are in some sort of mainstream, which I believe was inspiration for Slipknot to be heavier than ever.
Submitted by a reviewer (Chattanooga, TN) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 3 of 4 found this helpful. Wow. Just Wow.
This seriously is a great album, definitely a milestone for the band. I hope they release another album with a heavier theme like this one.
Submitted by Steve (Apple Valley, MN)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. BLEW ME AWAY!
Can't get enough of this death metal. Simply can't get enough. Mick and James on the guitars, ripping out riffs that go so well with Joey's explosive drumming on the double-bass. His awesome techniques, mind-tearing tempo, and headbanging style shifts this album to reach the highest of charts.
Submitted by Headbangers R US (Plano, TX, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.  overkill on all points
this is what happens to a band with a chaos overload syndrome. every point here is just to blundgeon the listener. the vocals are roared raw, the drums are fast and killer, and the guitars are a massive wall that falls on everything. all of this is a double edged sword- all killer and pushed to the point of abrasive. what is sad is that there are 9 members...both don't seem to get an equal hearing. i love the power delivered here but at the same time just don't feel that it's better than the rest in metal.
Submitted by calavera1102 (amarillo, tx)
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