Slipknot dives into emotions of rage in ‘We Are Not Your Kind’

By: Tahya Hurn

Staff writer

“We Are Not Your Kind” by Slipknot was recently released on Aug. 9, 2019 as a follow up to their last album, “.5: The Gray Chapter” (2013). This new album offers many different styles that Slipknot is famous for using, such as high speed bass drum usage by Jay Weinburg, screaming and belting vocals by Corey Taylor, luring guitar modes by Mick Thomson, Jim Root and Craig Jones, head-banging percussion by Chris Fehn and Shawn Crahan, electrifying bass solos by Alessandro Venturella and infamous turntable skills by Sid Wilson. 

Slipknot was founded in 1995 by original members, Shawn Crahan, Paul Gray and Joey Jordison in Des Moines, Iowa (Morton, 2018). Their style and genre are KISS meets Slayer meets horror movies. It’s rare that people in our generation are into rock anymore, as they are more into rap and R&B, but I know a thing we all have in common; we all love music and we all probably couldn’t survive college without using it to focus while completing tasks. This band sends a message to the people who feel like outcasts and the people who need to feel like they aren’t going through rough patches alone. This sinister-sounding music hides an inspirational theme.

First-year cyber security major, Jonathan Barcher of Hudson Valley Community College, has been a respected Slipknot fan for five years now. After listening to the album, he can conclude that he cannot pick a favorite song, but if he had to choose, he would pick the opening song ‘Unsainted’ in which he further elaborated, “The track makes you feel good with its anti-depression/suicide lyrics that help show someone overcoming their inner demons.” Jonathan has recently attended the 2019 Knotfest tour that was held at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Aug. 21. 

We Are Not Your Kind is officially out on ITunes and available for free on YouTube.