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Cover: 4
Chris Holmes out of 10.
This vaguely reminds me of Creed's album cover
but more evil. It's W.A.S.P. carved into a tree and some dark spooky
shit.
Booklet: 6
L.O.V.E. Machines out of 10.
I'm giving the booklet a 5 because I can and because
Blackie writes 2 pages of babble that I don't really care about. He
does say "think of this album largely as a collection of songs
to 'go kill people with'." While I do back the politically incorrect
statement, Slipknot is a band to go out and kill people to. These songs
make me want to go out and maybe stab people with a pencil or maybe
a small pocket knife. Not necessarily kill anybody. Anyway, Blackie
talks about 9/11 and how that inspired a lot of these songs, while the
rest of the booklet has lyrics, a photo of Blackie only, and 2 Kiss
like pages of merchandise. For only $450 you can get a WASP Gold record,
or for only $599 you can get a WASP guitar!! Hey, I have an idea? How
about for free I'll give you a kick in the mouth!
Songs: 7
Tuff Guitarists out of 10.
Let me start off by saying I think Lackie Ballless
is a fucking goof. On that note, I do like the songs on this CD. It's
probably their strongest CD in years. 10 songs that are agressive and
angry, the production sounds good, and it's metal. For some reason I
enjoyed the solo on track #5, "Hallowed Ground," and there
are some good riffs here and there. Sludgeaholic and Quiet Riot drummer
Frankie Banali also plays drums on this and does a good job. I don't
remember much other than that and I'm too lazy to go look at the track
listing. Figure it out on your own.
Comments: This
is worth stealing if you can get away with it and you're into old school
metal.
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