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Are they splitting for sure? I thought Corey said that was only a rumor...

Anyway, it's somewhat sad. Slipknot was a great band, and with the release of Vol. III was REALLY starting to show some potential for some truly awesome music. Even the first two albums are great listening.

I guess the upside to it would be the guys starting their own projects (or even Corey continuing on with Stone Sour - that'd be pretty nifty). I'd be especially excited to see what Mick would do. He seemed decently talented, especially on Vol. III.

I wonder what Craig will do though... he didn't really seem to do a lot for the 'Knot :animeswea
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[SIZE=1]Hmm, how do I feel...

Oh well, thats what I have to say lol. Slipknot was going in a direction I just wasn't excited about. I have other bands to listen to that play acoustic songs, and Slipknot isn't one of them. The overly large band was made for metal, and in their earlier works thats what they did. They did it well and even when people ridiculed them I was proud to call myself a maggot. However, more recently I've seen a not so blatant attempt to sell-out. Less meaningful lyrics and just less passion. It's not the same, and personally I'd rather see Slipknot break up then suck.[/SIZE]
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[QUOTE=Kamuro][SIZE=1]Hmm, how do I feel...

Oh well, thats what I have to say lol. Slipknot was going in a direction I just wasn't excited about. I have other bands to listen to that play acoustic songs, and Slipknot isn't one of them. The overly large band was made for metal, and in their earlier works thats what they did. They did it well and even when people ridiculed them I was proud to call myself a maggot. However, more recently I've seen a not so blatant attempt to sell-out. Less meaningful lyrics and just less passion. It's not the same, and personally I'd rather see Slipknot break up then suck.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
You took the words right out of my mouth.
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[QUOTE]Oh well, thats what I have to say lol. Slipknot was going in a direction I just wasn't excited about. I have other bands to listen to that play acoustic songs, and Slipknot isn't one of them. The overly large band was made for metal, and in their earlier works thats what they did. They did it well and even when people ridiculed them I was proud to call myself a maggot. However, more recently I've seen a not so blatant attempt to sell-out. Less meaningful lyrics and just less passion. It's not the same, and personally I'd rather see Slipknot break up then suck.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, they definately sold out (I found friggin' Slipknot [I]shoes[/I] at Hot Topic), but I liked their more recent music better. I thought it was more refined, more complex, and more interesting to listen to. Although sometimes, I just gotta bust out a little People=Sh!t or (sic) for the pure emotion behind it. I agree that there was more passion behind their older stuff... but still, I like Vol. III the best.
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Personally I liked their early demo stuff the best, Mate Feed Kill Repeat. To me it was just the most fun and versatile release. I always enjoy songs that are able to switch styles completely mid-song successfully and that album had a lot of examples of that. I wasn't as big on them after that, I suppose, but they held up a lot more than I ever expected.
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Actually, Joey's mask is far from Gothic (if I'm correct here). I believe it's a replica (perhaps modified) of an ancient Japanese Kabuki mask.

Oh, by the way, check out [URL=http://www.black-goat.com]Black-Goat[/URL] for instructions on building Slipknot masks. Under the section titled "The Band", click on the link "Mask Tutorials". It gives you instructions for the following (they're all linked to their respective page - just click your favorite!):

[URL=http://www.black-goat.com/mask_sid.php]0 Sid - Gas Mask [/URL]
[URL=http://www.black-goat.com/mask_joey.php]1 Joey - Kabuki White Mask[/URL]
[URL=http://www.black-goat.com/mask_paul.php]2 Paul - Pig Mask [/URL]
[URL=http://www.black-goat.com/mask_chris.php]3 Chris - Long Nosed Mask[/URL]
[URL=http://www.black-goat.com/mask_jim.php]4 Jim - Jester Mask[/URL]
[URL=http://www.black-goat.com/mask_craig.php]5 Craig - Needles[/URL]
[URL=http://www.black-goat.com/mask_shawn.php]6 Shawn - Clown [/URL]
[URL=http://www.black-goat.com/mask_mick.php]7 Mick - Leather [/URL]
[URL=http://www.black-goat.com/mask_corey.php]8 Corey - Dreadlocked Ghoul[/URL]
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[SIZE=1]Just as you said before, it was the pure emotion. The new stuff just doesn't strike me like the old stuff did, and still does. Sure, it grows on you after awhile, but even when it does, it still doesn't compare. They lack the passion that made them famous in the first place. They sold out, plain and simple, it's just not the same. I'm tired of posers in "Slipknot gear" claiming they love the band after merely hearing one or two songs from Volume III. I'm tempted to scream Disasterpiece in their face and then see if they still like Slipknot. Mate, Feed, Kill, Repeat, that's passion, Iowa, was pure Slipknot. Look over the booklet, read the lyrics, read the comment towards the back, thats Slipknot.[/SIZE]
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[QUOTE]I'm tired of posers in "Slipknot gear" claiming they love the band after merely hearing one or two songs from Volume III. I'm tempted to scream Disasterpiece in their face and then see if they still like Slipknot. Mate, Feed, Kill, Repeat, that's passion, Iowa, was pure Slipknot. Look over the booklet, read the lyrics, read the comment towards the back, thats Slipknot.[/QUOTE]
damn straight
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[quote name='Killer7']At first I hadn't liked them, but lately I have been listening to some of thier music and they have been growing on me. Kinda sad for fans, but thier is still alot of other metal bands out there.[/quote]
[I]Other[/I] metal bands? Slipknot isn't even a metal band to begin with...


Yeah, they sold the %@#$ out. And they lost the passion. I just seem to like the music a bit more on Vol. III - it's more complex, tighter, and there's leads (which I love). Oh well.
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