10 Best Nu-Metal Albums Of The 90s
2. Slipknot - Slipknot (1999)
The idea of nine masked maniacs from a little farming town in Iowa creating anything that could be called music was considered a laughing stock. With an overload of percussion, incredibly distorted guitar riffs and double bass so fast it would make your ears bleed, it was hard to believe the group would be able to churn out anything cohesive - how wrong everyone was.
In some regards, this overload of a blistering musical attack is what Slipknot became known for. Using a mix of the founding elements of nu-metal, supported by frontman-madman Corey Taylor’s rasping voice managed to convert even the most skeptical of listeners.
The band have self-admittedly tried to separate themselves from the nu-metal wave in recent times, but who were they kidding, their self-titled album fell right onto the crest of the wave. An angry nation had finally found a new set of heroes, dressed in boilersuits and creepy low-budget masks, the ‘Knot finally found their audience. The nine madmen brought a totally new level of chaos to the genre.
The album boasts the unapologetic Wait and Bleed, the visceral Surfacing and the simply abusive Eeyore, paving the way for the biggest band in metal to build on.