{"id":6486,"date":"2012-07-23T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=6486"},"modified":"2012-08-22T16:39:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T16:39:46","slug":"album-review-slipknot-antennas-to-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-slipknot-antennas-to-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"SLIPKNOT – Antennas To Hell | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SLIPKNOT
Antennas To Hell<\/strong><\/span>
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\nRoadrunner (2012)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Slipknot = angst. Teen angst to be more precise. And like the band, I\u2019m from Iowa too. The problem is that my anguish took place in Florida, in my mid-30s. I had it all backward. Yet akin to the changes I\u2019ve made personally over the past two years, Slipknot\u2019s music has obviously matured from the all-out aggression of their self-titled debut (1999) up through their most recent, All Hope Is Gone<\/em><\/a> (2008). And it\u2019s all on display in their first anthology, Antennas To Hell<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Chronologically winding through their debut, the anger of yesteryear is palpable. \u2018Eyeless\u2019 rings with the refrain of \u201cYou can\u2019t see California without Marlon Brando\u2019s eyes\u201d. \u2018Wait And Bleed\u2019 proved the band had a penchant for melody, and \u2018(sic)\u2019 displayed the percussive elements that permeate the band\u2019s catalogue.<\/p>\n

Sophomore outing Iowa<\/em> (2001) found the band truly exploding, both in the eyes of the masses and on record. \u2018Disasterpiece\u2019 and \u2018People = Shit\u2019 certainly weren\u2019t happy-go-lucky anthems; they were the sound of disenfranchised youth the world over. \u2018Left Behind\u2019 had considerable airplay on MTV and mainstream rock charts, while also garnering the band their first Grammy nomination. Live renditions of \u2018The Heretic Anthem\u2019 and \u2018Purity\u2019 make appearances, attempting to capture the band\u2019s live experience in an audio-only setting.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until the third album \u2013 appropriately titled Vol.3 (The Subliminal Verses)<\/em> (2004) \u2013 that Slipknot made strides in the songwriting department. While live favourite \u2018The Blister Exists\u2019 is curiously absent, mega hit \u2018Duality\u2019 stands out as perhaps the ideal example of the band at its most accessible yet brutal. \u2018Vermilion\u2019 and \u2018Before I Forget\u2019 further the melody-meets-viciousness strived for on recent outings.<\/p>\n

All Hope Is Gone<\/em> served up \u2018Psychosocial\u2019, \u2018Sulfur\u2019 and \u2018Dead Memories\u2019. Yet it\u2019s the haunting and sullen ballad \u2018Snuff\u2019 that has simultaneously maligned and endeared Slipknot. With heartfelt lyrics about a friendship gone awry, pushing someone to self-discovery, the track crescendos into an epically appropriate conclusion to this package.<\/p>\n

The first release following the death of bassist Paul Gray, Antennas To Hell<\/em> marks the end of a chapter. And speculation is the next era of Slipknot could be even more hellish than the first. <\/p>\n

Chad Olson<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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