Slipknot Brings Down The House!

   Whether or not you are a fan of rock or the metal/nu-metal genre, there is something for everyone when it comes to Slipknot. There is screaming for those fans of harder stuff, but also singing for those who prefer a more subtle style of rock. The music put out by the band has feeling, it has energy, it has heavy guitar riffs, and it has heart pounding drums. It’s hard not to get into a band like that. One minute you can be sitting quietly, but when a Slipknot song comes on, you’d be hard pressed not to get up and start moshing and head banging. Slipknot's live show only leaves you wanting more. 

   I was never really a huge fan of the band or the metal genre before my first live Slipknot experience, but let me tell you, after seeing it I was hooked. Fresh off their latest album release, “.5: The Gray Chapter”, the band hit the road to promote the record. The band took the stage in front of an arena full of eager fans. The lights shut off and the crowd began to scream. A large blue curtain shrouding the stage, the  song XIX begins to play. As the song ends the curtain rises to the sky and the band reveals themselves.

   The stage is adorned with a huge demonic looking goat head with the body of what resembles a worm hole. The 9 disturbingly looking masked members begin to play, opening with new song “Sarcastrophe” followed by the ever popular and fan favorite “The Heretic Anthem.” Me personally, am not usually one for a ton of theatrics, but these guys get it. Between an extravagant stage setup with crazy visuals/pyrotechnics and masks that look like products of a horror movie, the performance is one to behold. The band has tons of energy and charisma. Front man Corey Taylor is seen constantly head banging and running back and forth across the stage. Guitarist Mick Thompson (#7) headbangs and stares menacingly at fans through his full faced Hannibal Lechter type mask. Drummers Chris Fehn (#3) and Michael Shawn Crahan (#6) are carried into the air on massive drum sets atop hydraulics, taking them up and down and spinning them a full 360 degrees. Turntablist Sid Wilson runs around stage climbing and jumping off whatever he can. 

   The whole show not only keeps you rocking but also stimulated the entire set through. After an incredible 14 song set the band left the stage. The chants for an encore filled the arena. To the delight of the fans, they got exactly that. The band returned to the stage for three more songs finishing with “Sic”, “Surfacing”,  and exiting to a recording of “Til We Die” as the band gave their farewell to the crowd. The show was great, the crowd was great, and the atmosphere was great. Slipknot is a show I’ve seen many times before and will continue to go see far into the future. A highly recommended show.

SETLIST:

XIX

Sarcastrophe

The Heretic Anthem

My Plague

The Devil In I

Psychosocial

The Negative One

Three Nil

Eyeless

Vermilion

Before I Forget

Duality

Wait And Bleed

Spit It Out

Custer

Encore:

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(Sic)

People = Shit

Surfacing

Til We Die