Slipknot Video for NoiseCreep

When I was in high school, my town (Deer Park, Long Island) didn't have a record store, book store or really anything outside a plethora of fast food chains. While I can't recall the name I remember the small, strip mall-embedded record shop that opened for a solid year or two near my house. I spent more allowance and work money there than any other Tower or Sam Goody to keep that place afloat, and I remember the day my friend Paul pulled out the Slipknot self-titled album and said, "Vicki, you have to buy this. Trust me. Just do it."

I listened, and I'm glad to have done so because the record was a jigsaw puzzle in the growing relationship between metal and mainstream, but Slipknot stayed on the outskirts of the nu-metal phenomenon (thank god). Slipknot's metal sound is so far from what I listen to on a daily basis that I was hoping a write-up for their latest efforts would plunge me back into the memory pool of the late 90s. Also notable was the art installation in Des Moines, Iowa - their hometown - from where they got the inspiration for the "Sulfur" video. Good for them for still being around - even if they're not your cup of tea, their tracks are a cut above most of what is out there today, seeing as they've been at it for so long.

You can read the review, posted here: Joey Jordison Comments on Slipknot 'Sulfur' Video