My son started mentioning that he liked Slipknot about six months ago. I never said anything, but had no appreciation for Slipknot whatsoever....losers, people who put sick thoughts into the minds of the kids, etc etc.......you know, all the same stuff my parents probably thought when I brought home AC/DC, Sabbath, Mott the Hoople, Ozzy, Ramones, *** Pistols......
So it was with some surprise that I caught myself being close-minded. I'd never taken the time to learn anything about Slipknot... I took it upon myself to open up and not be such an old 47-year old fogie. I've watched the unmasked interviews on YouTube and have been surprised at how eloquent, intelligent, and - yes - even sensitive these guys are behind those hideous masks.....just regular people.
That all said, for those of you who REALLY like great, heavy, pounding guitar, take a listen to "Gematria" from the new All Hope Is Lost album......
And so here's Slipknot, grinding it out for 10 years....now #1 on the US Pop Album charts. My guess is you'll be hearing some of these song intros as player walk-on music next spring.
Another closed mind re-opened.......
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) Overall, I detest rap and hip-hop because the lyrics are almost always misogynistic. But these lyrics were intelligent, and minimal on the foul language. At least the songs that 2B asked me to listen to. 
