SLIPKNOT Blesses Us With More Behind-The-Scenes Footage We Never Asked For

Oh boy, are you guys ready for some mediocre music news? 🙄 SLIPKNOT just dropped some behind-the-scenes footage from the making of their latest music video for “Arsenal”, because who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned cash-grab? I mean, it’s not like they’re trying to distract us from the fact that their new song is a departure from their usual sound or anything… 🤑

So, “Arsenal” is SLIPKNOT’s first new song in over three years, and it’s got some fans saying it’s a bit of a snooze-fest. I mean, who thought it was a good idea to have Corey Taylor chant “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go” over and over again? It’s like they’re trying to hypnotize us into buying their new album or something… 🤣. But hey, at least the music video is cool, right? I mean, who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan-directed video? 🎥

The Song That Launched a Thousand Eye-Rolls

SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root addressed the negative feedback “Arsenal” has received, saying that the song is not indicative of the direction of the album they’re currently working on. Oh, great, so it’s just a one-off, a little experiment, a “tune we could quickly get out there” while they work on the rest of the record. Yeah, because that’s exactly what fans want – a half-baked single to tide them over while they wait for the real deal… 🙄. Root also said that “Arsenal” was made available as a standalone single, because why not, right? It’s not like they’re trying to make a quick buck or anything… 💸.

But hey, at least Corey Taylor is excited about the song. He told BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders that “It pummels. It is absolutely a pummeling experience. One of my favorite things about it is it kind of encapsulates everything that we do.” Yeah, because nothing says “pummeling experience” like a song with a catchy, repetitive chorus… 🤷‍♂️. Taylor also said that the song “got these great moments of hyperactivity, and then at the end, man, there’s this sublime drop that just makes it.” Sublime drop? Is that code for “we ran out of ideas so we just added a bunch of noise at the end”? 🤔

A Brief History of SLIPKNOT’s Greatest Hits (and Misses)

So, “Arsenal” is the first new music from SLIPKNOT since the release of the 2023 standalone single “Bone Church”, a track that had been in the works for nearly a decade. Yeah, because what’s a decade or so between friends, right? 🤣. When SLIPKNOT’s next album arrives, it will be the follow-up to their latest LP, “The End, So Far”, which came out in August 2022. That album was a huge success, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart and at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Because, you know, who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned chart-topper? 📈

SLIPKNOT has had a pretty good run, if you ask me. I mean, they’ve captured a Grammy Award, scored a number of platinum and gold album certifications, and logged billions of global streams and video views. They’re like the metal equivalent of a participation trophy – they show up, they play their songs, and everyone gives them a round of applause… 🎉. Rolling Stone even cited their seminal platinum-selling 2001 album “Iowa” among “The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time”. Yeah, because what’s a list without SLIPKNOT on it, right? 🤷‍♂️

So, what’s next for SLIPKNOT? Will they continue to churn out mediocre music and rely on their name recognition to sell albums? Only time will tell… 🤔. But hey, at least we have “Arsenal” to tide us over while we wait for their next masterpiece… 🙄. 🎸

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