10 Heaviest Slipknot Anthems So Far

This is the sort of Slipknot song that separates the men from the boys. The epitome of sheer, raw anger: This, ladies and gentlemen, is Surfacing.

With high-pitched guitar notes emulating an air raid siren throughout, fast-paced shredding on all other fronts and lyrics that would surely get you grounded if your mum heard you singing them back in ’99, Surfacing was an utter mammoth of a metal track in the golden age.

For many years now, Slipknot have closed every single live show with Surfacing. Corey Taylor loves to get the crowd buzzing one more time by asking, “Are you ready for your new national anthem?”

Queue pyrotechnics, circle-pits, a magnitude of crowd-surfing and just the general overall chaos you’d expect during the final song at a Slipknot concert.

Slipknot genuinely do put on one of the greatest live metal performances you can still catch today and Surfacing climaxes all of that energy with a bang. Even if you’re not a huge fan and are maybe just dipping your toe in the water when it comes to heavy music, you owe it to yourself to see this song played live at least once, while you still can.