“You look at that 1999 image of Slipknot, boiler-suited, clad in cheap, nasty horror movie masks, crowded together in a playground, the bleached-out bright weather eerily at odds with their back alley menace, and it’s hard not to be moved by the distance they’ve travelled. A bunch of hicks from Iowa, social misfits who only made sense to themselves once they adopted monikers and numbers, made some ”
“Iowan behemoths' most brutal, gentle album”
“The album is a tad long, but the diversity in sounds and use of ambient noise make it clear this is to be listened to from beginning to end. There are plenty of single-worthy songs for casual listeners, while offering dedicated fans a more fulfilling experience by pacing the record's heavy moments.”
“Although the band returns to its nu-metal roots on their sixth full-length, they also explore more experimental textures and even try a little tenderness”
“The sixth album from the Iowa metal mainstays has more to offer than expected and is still sometimes frustratingly short-sighted.”
“Though there are some experiments and weird ideas that don't really pan out, We Are Not Your Kind is for the most part a return to form for Slipknot.”
