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I think one of the things Slipknot’s fans love most about them is one of the very same qualities that their detractors so violently hold against them: their theatricality. I mean, these are nine dudes who dress up in matching outfits and wear “spooky” masks. The band’s members talk about death metal an awful lot, and, musically speaking, that influence is certainly present. But aesthetically, they belong to a line of bands like Kiss and Motley Crue. They’re showmen.

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I’m asking because I genuinely would like to know. I don’t give two fucks about this band (let alone one) nor does anyone I know, but presumably someone does because they’re kinda popular (aka “Nickelback Syndrome”). Anyway, here’s a lo-fi rip of their new song “Desperate Times, Desperate Measures” sent in by MetalSucks Maniac Kye. I guess they have a new album coming soon or something.

-VN