Eeeeeendlich her Maggots !!!!

It's the year 2014 and finally there is a new material of Slipknot. Six years after their last album, there is for all Maggots of this world again abzufeiern a reason and SIC to be. You had the past six years to go through a lot as a die-hard fan Slipknot eh. Permanent resolution rumors, the death of founding member Paul Grey, then 2013, the departure of Joey Jordison, who was an important indicator of the success of the band with its first-class drumming. And then in 2014 came in the summer of the first single for the new album, my God what a moment. And now it is in October that new album .5 The Grey Chapter evaluate what personally do not find it easy. After the first, really great, but still somewhat tangled Selftitled, the absolute psychopathic but legendary lecherous Iowa, the melodic anything but great Vol 3, and unfortunately somewhat weak All Hope Is Gone, is now the review of the fifth album of the mask men due from Iowa. So there you go:

1. XIX: The intro begins quietly, and remains even over the full length of a contemplative, indeed almost melancholic piece. The atmosphere seems bleak, what is BTW also felt on the whole album. It works already in the intro as if this album is a symbol of mourning processing their loss of Paul Grey, and that's good, because class with Corey's vocals are the intro a whrer Ohrenschmaus. Absolutely great introduction

2. Sacastrophe: Is the intro still slow and melodic, Sacastrophe suggests indeed the first minute still in the same line, but after this to really go off, a neckbreaker, as we have not heard it from Slipknot since IOWA (vllt except gematria.) , Corey's voice is resounding wonderfully aggressive, the guitars roar an eardrum of the ear, and the drums (played by Jay Weinberg) are also great, you vermistt Joey less than you thought, I least. The chorus also good pure WE ARE KILL GODS skin. The entire song keeps this aggressive, loud level. Really good breakers

3. AOV: song number three AOV (approachin, Violence Original) comes off exactly as Sacastrophe before, but with a clean Rerain, the Corey us skin around the ears with the usual great style, ansosnten another hard board. The great strength of the song, however, lies in the great middle part when the song for just one minute interrupted by a sad and gentle melody, and here you can feel the sadness of the band, they bring in the entire album at veschiedenen passages expressed. In my opinion, AOV is the first real highlight of the album. Super Song, big compliment.

4. The Devil in I: First of all, I can critique, Slipknot would be very similar on this album Stone Sour, do not understand, because it shows true musical size and a high degree of sensitivity that on an album of brand Slipknot, different styles of music and sounds are mixed, so is The Devil in I after the first two tracks, a first quieter ballad, with a nevertheless tough beginning until the verses with clean vocals and calm swept guitar one, even the text convinced and Corey can again show his already famous singing skills here. Overall, a great song, and a successful Abwechsulg after the previous two breakers.

5. Killpop: When I hote the song for the first time, I thought: OMG what's the point to Rihanna after a sex change ???. Evil mistake, because with time unfolds the mostly quiet song its true potential and recalls milestones of the band like Vermillion, or Dead Memories. The song is rounded durcch then a loud and emotional finish. Just great !!!

6. Sceptic: Also song number six is ​​a hard crusher, Eyeless Surfacing and send their regards. The song gets of course a special meaning when the emotional text is remembered, which is incorporated in the Paul Grey farewell. A solid great song, but it can keep the class of Sacastrophe and AOV not quite, but that is whining at the highest level. And if Corey SCEPTIC !!! roars, just makes you feel swept along.

7. Lech: So from here to catch the small report problems Album. The entry of Lech is amazing and you would expect a song, similar Disaterpiece, but after the verses, the song loses something in Wi playmate, which would not interfere with the quality of einzelenen instruments, but it simply fehlr the rte thread in the song who was simply present in songs like Disasterpiece.

8. Goodbye: After The Devil in I the second ballad, which then very strongly reminiscent of Dead Memories, but why is not chlecht, about two Munuten the song remains quiet, crossed by Corey great voice, before the song of speed and hardness increases, which initially unfamiliar comes across in the song itself, but really iregndwie fits well.

9. Nomadic: This is undoubtedly a very special track, a second My Plague. Comparing hits the mark, but this is not a reproach, for with such songs as Nomadic you can feel the strength of a prominent Iowa. A hard song with seminal verses anda melodic chorus, which is Slipknot, wioe one knows it. But this song would be almost, but only almost run the risk, like Lech to lose. But only almost, so we Maggots remains another horny song.

10. The One That Kills The Least: A quieter song at first, but as Killpop with the time and duration of the song reveals its true strengths, I personally can not do much with the track B ut I recognize its strengths, the spark wanted me just do not skip so.

11. Custer: GEIL, GEIL, IOWA more need not be said. Sexiest track of the album, I was absolutely speechless, since album nummero Two there was no hotter song the mask men, since even a Vermillion or Before I Forget can pack.

12. Be prepared for Hell: A typical Encore for live performances (Hey Maggots, we'll see you in Berlin), the album features the two-minute long track, the intro to The Negative One. Yes quite geliked of me needs something to get going, but conveys the gloomy atmosphere, which also comes in the following The Negative One advantage.

13. The Negative One: The first single that made us all hope, it's still so hot on the album, such as two, three months ago, the song is in old Slipknot- hardness and is another highlight of the album. Especially here I like Corey IOWA voice 2.0. Jays Drums Also one has been on the album not so hgut belongs to this track (except for Custer of course).

14. If Rain is What You Want: Long Track, where the spark is not quite jumped, so I refrain from a major opinion, as I have not heard the song many times (one probably is a mistake, if so then write me. of but in your comments, your opinion would be valuable)

Again the Brief:

XIX 4/5
Sacastrophe 5/5
AOV 5/5
The Devil in I 5/5
Killpop 5/5
Skeptic 4/5
Lech 3/5
Goodbye 4/5
Nomadic 5/5
The One .... 3/5
Custer 5/5 (best song of the album)
Be prepared for Hell 4/5
The Negative One 5/5
If Rain is what you want 3/5

Overall, it must be said, the album is to AHIG a big increase. If one calculates the long Analufzeit six years, linked to the tragic circumstances of the long break, can be summed up, a really great album, another stroke of genius, a diverse, abewechslungsreiches, and experimental masterpiece. Four stars only because I have given IOWA five, and .5 The Grey Chapter because not quite enough.

So dear Maggots. Cut, cut, cut me up and STAY SIC (we'll see you in February in Berlin)