A NUMBER ONE ALBUM. A BAND ON THE BRINK.

It was the record that confirmed Slipknot as metal’s biggest band in a generation. It also almost ended them for good. Twenty years on, Corey, Clown and more tell us the definitive story of Iowa

DANNII LEIVERS

There’s something almost viscous about it. It’s like week-old ham jelly,” Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor drawls, a sadistic grin etched across his face. “It permeates. It’s like if you spend too much time in a meat-packing plant, you come away smelling of it.” Twenty years after Iowa was unleashed on an unsuspecting world, it’s a stain you can’t wash off. When Slipknot started work on the follow-up to their game-changing, self-titled debut, no one could have expected the gross and corrosive masterpiece that would emerge from the other end. Written by the band during their darkest hour, Iowa was stitched together with hate and bile, a declaration of war against themselves, the music industry and the world. “When bands like Slipknot break, everyone expects they’re going to go in and…

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Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2021

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