By: Tim Heroux We Are Not Your Kind is the sixth studio album from metal band Slipknot. With this installment, Slipknot makes a comeback from their previous LP, .5 The Gray Chapter, which was panned by fans and critics alike. Due to the passing of one of their founding members and bassist Paul Gray in 2010, the band had struggled with more than one lineup change leading up to .5 The Gray Chapter, which ultimately hurt the quality of that record. Now that the band have cleaned up and dealt with their personal issues, they have made a triumphant return, proving that they can still be heavy and produce great lyrics.
The first song on the track Unsainted is in classic Slipknot style while also experimenting a little like with the church choir at the beginning of the song. The lyrical quality of their new album especially shows in this song as the lead singer, Corey Taylor, addresses his depression and how religion doesn’t seem to speak to him even though many have seemed to save themselves through it. Another great track on the album is Nero Forte which is just awesome to headbang to. With the main theme of the album being the fact that the band feel like outsiders, it especially shows in the closing song Solway Firth as Corey Taylor sings of being a scapegoat for certain issues in society today as well as being ostracized for it. He ends the track as well as the album with the haunting line, “You want a real smile? I haven’t smiled in years.” Despite how well done many of the songs are on the album, they feel interrupted by the few interludes on it which just throw in a few riffs before moving to the next song. They don’t really do much and are more of an annoyance than anything. Some of the weaker tracks include Spiders which, although it’s a bit more experimental it’s kind of goofy. Despite some small missteps, though, We Are Not Your Kind demonstrates that Slipknot can still produce great metal with heavy lyrics. Which is why I am going to award this album with an eight out of ten.
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