SlipknotBest Slipknot Albums Ranked

We Are Not Your Kind

nme

10

“You look at that 1999 image of Slipknot, boiler-suited, clad in cheap, nasty horror movie masks, crowded together in a playground, the bleached-out bright weather eerily at odds with their back alley menace, and it’s hard not to be moved by the distance they’ve travelled. A bunch of hicks from Iowa, social misfits who only made sense to themselves once they adopted monikers and numbers, made some ”

The End, So Far

consequence

9.1

“As a new release, it’s got more than enough exploratory factors to keep the band from sounding stale, but it also stays true to the sounds that have turned us all into maggots in the first place.”

Slipknot

pitchfork

8.2

“Twenty-five years ago, a masked nu-metal band from Iowa crashed into the mainstream wearing jumpsuits and banging on oil drums. Their self-titled album is an uncomplicated, hate-fueled relic of its era.”

The End, So Far

thelineofbestfit

8.0

“Slipknot are older, wiser, and more concise on The End, So Far”

The End, So Far

nme

8.0

““Slipknot is a very special thing and it just keeps giving unto itself as it’s disappearing,” the band’s percussionist, founder and bandleader Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan told NME for their last Big Read cover story back in 2019. “It’s disappearing like everything in this world,” he added, “but we’re doing the best we can.” Over the years, the infamous nine have courted more controversy and tragedy than”

We Are Not Your Kind

exclaim

8.0

“The album is a tad long, but the diversity in sounds and use of ambient noise make it clear this is to be listened to from beginning to end. There are plenty of single-worthy songs for casual listeners, while offering dedicated fans a more fulfilling experience by pacing the record's heavy moments.”