 
It has been a long time coming but Slipknot have
just unleashed their brand new song ‘The
Negative One’ which happens to be their
first song in over 6 years and it is a fast paced
heavy number which sounds equally as brutal as
anything from the bands ‘Iowa’ era
and has sent the internet into melt down as with
Twitter, Facebook, forums featuring heavy discussions
on the Iowa metal gods.
The past couple of years have been really tough
for Slipknot as they have gone on to play some
of their best shows ever headlining festivals
across the world; they were then hit by the shock
death of Paul Gray in May 2010 and then went on
to headline the Sonisphere Festival in 2011 where
they played the most emotional show I have ever
witnessed and also paid respect to Paul Gray in
the best way possible, since then Slipknot went
on to headline the Download Festival in 2013 and
then everything went dark in the Slipknot camp
as they headed into the studio to work on their
fifth studio album and then in December news broke
that Joey Jordison had departed the band which
lead many people thinking that Slipknot were on
the verge of splitting up, however after weeks
of mini teaser videos Slipknot are back as good
as ever.
‘The Negative One’ really is a beast
of a song which happens to be bigger and better
sounding than what I was expecting, the song opens
with Sid Wilson creating some immense sounds on
the turn tables before the guitar riffs come in
with an almighty force and solid drumming and
percussion which has always been a strong point
for Slipknot, vocally Corey Taylor is on top form
mixing up his clear vocals with brutal screams
which easily reach the brutal screams and shouts
that were featured on the ‘Iowa’ album,
the song runs well into the 5minute mark and pleases
for each and every second it runs.
It may not be the best song that Slipknot have
ever created but I can guarantee that ‘The
Negative One’ is going to go down in history
as the most important song that Slipknot have
ever created and released as after the mad rollercoaster
ride they have had over the past couple of years
they needed to prove to themselves, their fans
and the critics that they still have what it takes
to be one of the best metal bands in the world
and that they have proved and I am sure million
s of maggots around the world are impatiently
waiting more details on album number 5 and Slipknot
tour dates.
It is safe to say that 2014 is an very exciting
time to be a metal fan as the return of Slipknot
is going to help bring metal music to the mainstream
all over again and I personally can’t fucking
wait.
5/5
Review by Trigger
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