Slipknot Albums Ranked From Worst To Best
4. Slipknot
For as omnipresent as Slipknot seem in the metal scene today, no music that intense is made in a vacuum. After the lackluster reception of the band's demo Mate Feed Kill Repeat, their first proper release led them to drafting Corey Taylor as their new vocalist. Once these guys eventually worked with Ross Robinson, the results had the potential to cut through steel.
From the minute the ominous intro starts on this record, there is no letting up, as everyone plays like they have everything to prove. In addition to the bright new vocalist at the helm, these are the riffs that the Maggot tribe was built around, from the verbal smack of Spit it Out to the poppy (well...for Slipknot) sounding Wait and Bleed. Even the more nu metal elements of their sound at this point work incredibly well, as Sid Wilson delicately chooses different samples to send a chill down your spine whenever they strike.
Coming from basically nowhere in the middle of Iowa, this was the record that got these guys a slot on Ozzfest '99, where they started to build their fanbase one show at a time. It almost feels painful putting one of the greatest metal albums of 1999 down so low, but this great start was just the beginning of what these guys would cultivate later down the line.
Best Tracks: Tattered and Torn, Eyeless, Wait and Bleed