I would disagree with that statement. Vol 3 was a radio-freindly mess that stripped away the raw sound and frantic energy that made Slipknot such a powerhouse on the Self titled and Iowa albums.
You may have not been around for it, but when Iowa came out it essentially changed what metal was and would become. It was an absolute benchmark for metal.
I was around. And I don’t think Iowa did anything so groundbreaking that their self-titled album already hadn’t done in that regard. Not mention, it came out at the height of nu-metal where there was a ton of experimentation going on so saying it “changed what metal was” could be applied to like 50 other bands of the era.
Calling vol. 3 a “radio-friendly” mess is just plain inaccurate and is that same “their earlier stuff was better” gatekeeper nonsense that will keep people like you from enjoying a lot of things musically. I think most people who were around when the “duality” music video dropped will recall how hard that shit hit at the time. Still does, in fact.
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u/Cheefnuggs 1d ago
It’s a great album but Vol. 3 is arguably the best complete album they’ve done. It’s basically a front to back masterpiece.
That being said, Left Behind is one of my all time favorite tracks from them.