Band: Slipknot
Album title: Iowa 10th Anniverary Edition
Label: Roadrunner Records
Distributor: Roadrunner Records – CNR Records – Concreteweb Promotion Office.
Release date: 01/11/2011
Release: CD + DVD

For all of you who have lived under a rock for the last decades, Slipknot is a 9 headed (wearing uniforms and Halloween masks) master (disaster)piece coming all the way from Des Moines Iowa to bring a combination of alternative-, rap- and nu- metal and to give you a show to never forget. Unfortunately Paul Grey (the beloved bassist of the band passed away recently)

To be honest, Slipknot was one of my favorite bands when I grew up. I remember I wanted to be and play like Mick Thompson (on guitar) so much that I always rolled up my sleeves just like him, I even bought a guitar like he used to play back in the early days. So I was really excited to hear about them working on a remake of one of their darkest albums.

Disc One will feature the original album, along with a remixed version of “My Plague.” Disc Two will be an audio version of Slipknot’s Disasterpieces DVD, which is a recording of the band’s 2002 show at the London Arena. And if that wasn’t enough there is even more.There’s also a DVD witch includes “Goat”, a new film directed by “Clown”, which features unaired interviews with the band and footage capturing the full insanity around Iowa-era Slipknot, as well as four music videos.
This isn’t just a remake, this is a collector’s item. Something beautiful that the band put together with so many extra’s that it’s definitely worth it’s value.

92/100

Jeroen.