If you haven’t listened to the album in full, do so. Put on headphones. Turn off the lights. Let the machinery of We Are Not Your Kind consume you. Because in an age of disposable metal, this is an artifact of permanence.
By 2019, Slipknot was a band caught between two worlds. On one side, they were the undisputed kings of modern heavy metal—masters of a brutal, percussive chaos that had defined a generation. On the other, they were survivors of a decade of tragedy, lineup changes, and the unenviable task of replacing bassist Paul Gray (who died in 2010) and drummer Joey Jordison (who parted ways in 2013). Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind -2019-
"You’ve killed the saint in me / How dare you martyr me?" If you haven’t listened to the album in full, do so
When the masked nonet released We Are Not Your Kind on August 9, 2019, expectations were measured. Their previous album, .5: The Gray Chapter (2014), was a eulogy. But We Are Not Your Kind was something else entirely: a resurrection. Produced by Greg Fidelman (who also worked on Slipknot and Vol. 3 ), this album is not merely a collection of songs; it is a psychological horror film rendered in 14 tracks. It is abrasive, vulnerable, industrial, and terrifyingly beautiful. Let the machinery of We Are Not Your Kind consume you
ends with a wall of noise, then silence. You are left exhausted, impressed, and slightly afraid. Critical Reception and Legacy Upon release, Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind -2019- debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling over 118,000 copies in its first week. It was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards (losing to Rage Against the Machine’s Renegades , a controversial decision).