American Rapper FIRST time EVER hearing SLIPKNOT! Slipknot - Duality , They're not just Screaming! 

Slipknot is not as bad as you think. Yes there is agression and screaming, but, there is a lot of melody and depth to the band as well

I feel like Slipknot isn't exactly what people think. Yes it's metal, there's screaming, there's some creepy imagery and shit going on.... but the talent and artistry is amazing. Corey Taylor, the vocalist, has a beautiful voice when he sings. I recommend you listen to more!

The song is about living with migraines. Pain so bad pushing on your eyes gives you relief. As a cluster headache sufferer, this song is ridiculously relatable.

Corey Taylor is crazy. He's got a solo career and leads both Slipknot(harsh vocals, crazy fills, and masks) and Stone Sour(close to only clean vocals, no masks). He's collaborated with a few rappers, too(Tech N9ne, Kid Bookie, etc). And the Slipknot fanbase are called Maggots. Y'all should definitely experience more of Corey Taylor, but you may need to keep the lyrics on-hand. lmao

if metal is just screaming... rap is just talking... cant have it both ways

This song is about the lead singer's (Corey Taylor) problem with migraine headaches. Someone might have already mentioned this. But yeah I don't know if you've ever had a really bad headache but pushing on your eyeballs slightly soothes the pain.

"This song is a song" I wasn't prepared for this hot take.

Metal and Rap are tied together wayyy more than most people think

Y'all need to see some of their live performances. Their former drummer was an absolute beast

Slipknot is kind of THE metal band almost every metal fan has embraced, and because they cross genres and touch on those primal emotions that we can all relate to, they are VERY prolific. 100% I think you should check out a few more of their tracks. They’ve also been around for years, and they have a multitude of different sounds. I’m positive you’ll find some that suit your tastes. Their early career is more harsh and thrashy, while the new is more melodic but refined. The one thing that Slipknot is, is pure. The music hits different when it’s pure, and they have the skills to keep their spot at the top of the NuMetal podium. Enjoy!

RIP Paul Grey and Joey Jordison. I first got into Slipknot around 99-2000 with their first Roadrunner Record. And the Iowa record they dropped a few years later. Always been a fan of their unique blending of genres and crazy live performances. And Corey Taylor's vocals on top of it all, just took it to another level.

If you've ever experienced a migraine, a lot of times kinda squeezing the bridge of your nose and pushing in on your eyes a bit helps to relieve the pain. I believe Corey has stated that he wrote the chorus when he was dealing with a migraine.

This has probably been said a few times, but y’all really should check out Corey Taylor - Snuff (acoustic version). He’s the lead singer of Slipknot. It is amazing, and will throw you for a complete loop lol

If I recall correctly, the "I push my fingers into my eyes" is a reference to a technique to help with migraines or cluster headaches. "It's the only way, to slowly stop the ache" is the next line. I could be wrong, but I think I read that somewhere.

Slipknot!!! As a metalhead that has been following you a while I really enjoyed this reaction. You guys hit the nail on the head with respect to how the music and lyrics of metal help people cope. Very similar to rap. If you want another Slipknot song I would recommend Spit it Out. Do a lyric video because Corey raps through much of the song.

Slipknot - Spit it out LIVE 2009 is probably one of the, if not the greatest, live performances you could ever see.. It was in the U.K. and you will never see crowd control in such a way that Corey has

13:27 This dude influenced on all musical world since the beginning of Slipknot so much, he was the reason why so many people all around the world started drumming and he was very talented and simultaneously humble. He died because of transverse myelitis at 46 y.o.

Another band I feel like you guys might sink into is 'Tool' They're one of the greats when it comes to both composing music and writing deep lyrics. They are their own genre. Everyone needs a bit of Tool in their lives... If ya know what I'm saying Lateralus and 46&2 are epic, amongst many.

Corey is also a pretty damn good rapper, "Spit it Out" showcases it from their first (and I think best) album titled Slipknot

One of the dont miss songs from slipknot is snuff. As emotional, honest, and raw as ren, and thats saying a lot from something this heavy

Super excited to see this one! Slipknot actually led me to Tech N9ne if you can believe that. Tech's song Wither featuring Corey Taylor is on my "F off" playlist. 🤘

Knox Hill did Lorna Shore and Black Pegasus drops Slipknot all in the same day! :D

⛔️ Long comment ⛔️ (I have Asperger’s) Great reaction and a great 1st Slipknot choice. I’m a 41 yr old born again Christian metal head who started really getting into metal in the mid ‘90s so I feel like I can be a good resident metal ambassador to this channel, as I also love hiphop. Metal and hiphop are the most masculine-testosterone-driven genres of music, lots of machismo. Both genres started in the ‘70s and the band most credited for the origination of metal, Black Sabbath, got their inspiration from a horror movie with the same name. So that’s why you’ll find a lot of creepy, scary stuff in metal, but even that is just a fraction of what you’ll find. The genre has evolved and branched out over the decades. Metal from a sonic standpoint is really all about the guitar riffs and the drum beats. The more adrenaline pumping riffs and beats the better the metal in my opinion. Some bands are more repetitive than others and utilize hooks and other bands are more into the technical side of musicianship, playing hard and/or fast pieces of music with lots of changes, so beware of that. Not all metal sounds the same, although it might at first lol. I don’t think Slipknot are devil worshippers. Is there a lot of devil worship in metal? Sure, but mostly with underground bands I’d say, but it’s hard to say who’s doing it for real and who’s just doing it for the shock-effect. So, you’ll find a lot of horror elements in metal, not every band creates from that vibe however. A lot of metal bands are just all about adrenaline pumping energy and you’ll find a wide variety of topics in metal lyrics. It’s a very diverse genre, like hiphop, with different vibes for different moods or settings. But overall, metal is a dark, scary, and energetic style of music, but you’ll also find beautiful and uplifting metal. Besides horror movies, metal was originally inspired by blues, rock, classical, jazz, and then punk was introduced to metal and this where you get thrash and the more pissed-off drill sergeant style vocals. Pretty much every genre has been mixed with metal. Just as the krump style of dance manifested in hiphop, metal has its own high-powered energetic, violent style of dance. It’s a sight to see a whole pit of people doing karate ninja moves all to the beat next to each other, it looks like a gang fight. You see this more at metalcore, hardcore, and deathcore shows because these sub-genres have a lot of breakdowns (which originated with funk & hiphop) than at regular metal or thrash shows, where at the latter you’ll find a more pushing and shoving style of dance. I’m too old and out of shape for that now but I’ve gotten my dance moves on in several pits growing up. I’m more of a metalcore guy. Slipknot is considered nu-metal which is a rap-inspired sub-genre of metal, but they incorporate thrash metal, death metal, and dabble in metalcore. Pantera is more groove-metal but both bands are legendary in the metal community. As for more Slipknot songs to checkout, Psychosocial is another good one for newbies. My personal favorite album of theirs is their self-titled debut album from ‘99. The 1st track on that is just a 30 second creepy/eerie clown sounding piece of music, but tracks 2 thru 6 are all great in my opinion. Tracks 4, 5, & 6, “Wait and Bleed”, “Surfacing” and “Spit It Out” are good for newbies. Surfacing and Spit It Out have turntable scratching. As the releases become more recent they’ve evolved to incorporate more melody and singing. For a Pantera introduction, I’d say “Cemetery Gates” or “Cowboys From Hell” would be good songs to start with. This comment is more than long enough so I’ll stop here.

Slipknot - Spit it out 🎤📊🔥🔥🔥

Slipknot is not extreme metal. They are just angry and emotional. Greetings from germany. :)

It'd be interesting to see you react to their song Virus of Life. Or Skin Ticket. Or Prosthetics. Pretty brutal songs, I think it'd be fun 😂 Also, the "Slipknot Army" does have a name, we're called Maggots 🥰

It's a song about suffering from migraines.

Sooooo much many songs & videos.... if ya choose to venture down this rabbit hole! The maggots will love this! ❤❤

The actual song and video was released 2004. So 19 years ago ;)

Metal heads are some of the kindest people I know. It's because we know how to get our aggression out in a healthy way like this. :)

a must watch for slipknot would be : spit it out - live from download festival 2009 or as a complete opposit a song of the other band the lead singer of slipknot is in ''stone sour - through glass ''(i recommend the accoustic version)

A absolutely fire one to check out is Spit it out live download 2009, that was awesome

They actually put a lot of thought and science behind the masks. Not only the imagery for each member but yes, for vocalization. That's why you see more vocal members providing backup vocals have slits on the mouth. But also Coreys mask has changed drastically from being very restrictive to the jaw to being more free and engineered.

If you want to hear Corey rap listen to "Spit it out" and "Nero Forte". The live version of "Spit it out" from 2009 is one of the greatest life profomances you will ever see. Keep on reacting!!!

It actually dropped in 2004, just youtube wasn't around back then is all

So funny. This is how I reacted around 2005 when my bf introduced me to them. He was in this video, likes to pause at the right times to show us. It takes time to adjust to the sound but once you do, you are in for a treat. Corey Taylor is an amazing writer (he's got mad barz). Been to 3 concerts (as a mixed girl). The fans are so friendly...don't let the stereotypes fool ya!

Slipknot fans are called Maggots ... They are really good , yes sometimes rawr, but if you listen to more you will truly find out why They have such a huge following worldwide.... And please do more reactions to slipknot , Pantera , mushroom head ... Love your reactions yo!!!

Fun fact: This was a fans house that let them record the music video here and demolish the place.

Our fandom name is Maggots. Also, thank you so much for being willing to check them out despite having a prejudice view of them initially. That shows great maturity on your part. Rock and Metal have a very undeserved amount of prejudice against them as being evil, violent, satanic or just straight up noise when that couldn't be further from the truth. It's the same as someone saying all rap is about h*es, drugs and gang stuff over the same recycled beat when we all know that's not true either. Rock can be energetic (Metal/Thrash), have hip hop elements (Nu Metal), slow (bluesy, power ballads, ect) and so much more. It's so much more than just noise and aggression. It can be beautiful, heartbreaking and emotive. It's simply a different way of expression. I hope you continue a deeper dive into this genre. I see you have a good head on your shoulders and can come to truly appreciate the skill needed in this genre (vocals, lyrics, instruments, composition, ect.). Some songs I recommend to check out: Alter Bridge - Blackbird, Metallica - Fade to Black, Alice In Chains - Would, Slipknot - Snuff, and Audioslave - Like A Stone should be a good starting point.

you guys make a great duo, love the reactions.

slipknot has converted many hip hop heads. i'm excited to see where this journey takes you haha slipknot fans are called maggots fyi

Slipknot is definitely a rabbit hole to go down. They have a catalog that’s for sure

Pulling up the lyrics was a 🐐 move... Iowa

Snuff (Acoustic) by lead singer of SLIPKNOT Corey Taylor. It will take You to completely different angle of his range. And after this... I'm not kidding... Corey Taylor Spongebob Squarepants Live in London. It will give You a different perspective on the metalhead community - we all just sweet teddy bears inside.

Slipknot is AMAZING live, can’t wait to see them again

Just for clarification, the fingers in the eyes thing is just lyrical imagery for when you like put pressure on your eyes or bridge of your nose when you have a headache. Not like literally shoving your fingers violently into your eyeballs.

Duality was on the third album that came out in 2004, it was uploaded to YT later. Also the members of slipknot have done many interviews on how disgusting the masks can get, especially in their early career they were notorious for not washing them between shows and the smell was disgusting. I saw them at ozzfest 99 when they came through Vancouver and they were insane, 9 guys all on the B stage just going crazy.... they were terrifying and mesmerizing at the same time. ETA slipknot fans are called Maggots... Clown came up with the name I believe when he looked out at the writhing mass of the fans and thought they looked like maggots on a carcass. As for another slipknot song Id say almost anything off their 1st album. But maybe sic, surfacing or wait and bleed specifically

Speaking of the masks, Corey Taylor scratched his eye because one of his original masks had dreads and it would hit his eye when he was headbanging. If you want to hear how good Corey is at singing, check out his live acoustic version of "Snuff." And he can metal rap amazingly well in "Spit it Out."

This was the first song I was really acquainted with them and one of the few that I have actually liked. Before I Forget and Vermilion Pt. 2 also have some singing in them and enjoy those too. The lead singer is also the lead singer of Stone Sour and Bother and Through Glass are good singing songs from them.

10:41..."so he said something about reality and its not real and fingers in eyes ....then you hear the DING of a baseball bat hitting a beer keg "🤣🤣🤣

You two absolutely need to react to Cory’s acoustic version of “Snuff”. It is deep and raw and his vocals are so incredible and powerful.

Clown, is a classicly trained percussionist, if I have it correct. Yes he does use metal kegs and oil drums with a baseball bat beater authentically. So any of him beating a metal keg or oil drum in a video he does for real during performances. This has generally done his wrists and hands in early, but he still gives 100%. The band are a 9 piece unit with a storied and dramatic history,consisting of :- Lead man, Corey Taylor Two guitarists (lead and rhythm) Bass guitarist Drummer 2 Percussionists including Shaun "Clown" Crahan. Clown is also a backing vocalist. A keyboard/synth player A DJ/record scratcher

My only gripe with the music video version is that they cut the song in parts (not massively) but on the album version there is a badass build up into a final outro with that main punching riff which is just *chef's kiss* .

Fun fact. The house in this video was a fan's house in Des Moines, Iowa. They were either demolishing it or going to renovate it. So they reached out to the band to see if they wanted to shoot a video there. So they did. All those people in the video were fans.

Yes more Slipknot :) hmmm....so many options.. Tattered and Torn is one of my favorite songs by them.

The name for fans of slipknot is usually "maggots" A few suggestions for other bands (without checking your other content) Alexisonfire : boildfrogs (have the lyrics open) Protest the hero : yellow teeth Bullet for my Valentine: tears don't fall

You called this a journey and that really is a good word to describe what you can go on with these guys. The amount of crazy spitter flows you'll find will surprise you. I recommend I Am Hated off their second album. Not much screaming but the lyrics got that crazy flow. Enjoy you Slipknot adventure.

Slipknot fans are actually referred to as Maggots lol. All of their stuff is excellent.

I've seen Slipknot live multiple times and yes, Corey Taylor can project his voice extremely well out of a mask. It doesn't seem to hinder him vocally in any way whatsoever

BP!! Ya trying slipknot reacts now.... Omg this makes me sooo happy 😊🔥🔥

This is why I am so happy to have so many influence when I was a kids. My dad was a metalhead, my mom loved hiphop/'rap and country... I have heard almost everything :D So I love seeing people opening up their minds and listening to things outside of their comfort zones. Slipknot has been on my list of favs since about 1999, and I've seen them live quite a few times. I would recommend going to a show if you ever get the chance. Make sure to stay hydrated though. lol

BP.. didn't know that Corey Taylor is one of the very best singers in Rock music. He knows now... Brent Smith of Shinedown is also an amazing rock singer

Spit It Out, live at Download 2009 is a very popular one with reactors, shows Corey's crowd control, and also how much Joey their former drummer (RIP) really brought to a live show.

This dropped before 13 years ago. I was hearing it in the mid-2000s even when I first heard it. It must have just been when it was uploaded to RU-vid.

Slipknot is an aggressive band but their lyrics are deep and people don’t realize that although they’re screaming there’s depth to them. This video was shot at a fan’s home and they were paid a bunch of money to allow these fans to basically level the house. You talk about horror Corey Taylor is a horror movie cinaphile all of his masks are based on horror movie masks. The one he wears today is based the serial killer from the Clive Barker masterpiece Night Breed! The first line about pushing his fingers into his eyes refers to when you have migraines if you put pressure on your eyes while they’re close it helps to relieve the pain some.

It would be cool if you did a reaction to the band the HU it's a Mongolian heavy metal band they Throat sing.

8:43 What an amazing revelation-learning that individuals who worship god(s) that differ from yours (or worse yet, atheists such as myself) also have valid thoughts, feelings, and emotions. I, for the life of me, just can't understand how religious individuals (such as yourself, apparently) are given such a bad rap of being egotistical, obstinate, and judgemental. 🙄 ⚛️♥️♾️

Now do vermilion 1&2, snuff, wicked game(acoustic), people=shit(rap)...etc..... Corey Taylor is the singer and he's every bit as dynamic as Ren... One of the most musically talented people ever.

Corey Taylor is a LYRICAL FUCKING GENIUS. and ya Much respeck you should listen to Snuff if you really wanna hear just HOW DEEP this gets.

11:41 those masks, especially at this point are all designed with all you mentioned in mind. The lead singer Corey Taylor is probably the most intricate because it works with his mouth opening and closing for vocals.

They wear mask as a way to make viewers focus on the music and lyrics instead of the people making it. Corey Taylor has an amazing voice and majority of people dismiss them for their looks before they ever listen.

Stop thinking metal is all satanic, Id say 90% or higher has nothing to do with Satan. Metal relates to people so well because the songs are deeply written about their own personal experience, good and or bad. The write stuff about depression, drug abuse, alcoholism, loss of a loved one, anger issues, suicide, etc. Not everything is all on the darker side of life though. Underneath all that screaming and growling is well written lyrics.

Slipknot fans do have a name... we are "maggots".. a throwback time their song "Pulse of the Maggots ". Slipknot is "nu-metal" which is a criss-cross of rap / hip-hop / metal.... prolly why you guys connected with it.

You "push your fingers into your eyes" when you have a migraine. "It's the only thing, that slowly stops the ach."...

"I push my fingers into my eyes" refers to Corey's migraine. When he applies pressure to his eyes during a migraine attack, it relieves the pain. You can only understand that if you've ever had a real migraine ;)

Find Slipknot’s DISASTERPIECES live from London 2002. It is incredibly better than download 2009, which seems to garner a lot of support here on RU-vid. Just react to the whole show. It’s insane.

This track actually dropped back in 2004 lol just goes to show you can never go by when something was uploaded to youtube to know how old it actually is.

I dont know where all this "worshipping Satan" thing comes from. Here in Europe, nobody says or thinks that. Maybe its because we grow up differently with more contact with the genre. I believe that American media once told everyone that metal is devil worshipper music and everyone NOT listening to it would believe it. Once those people get in touch with this music, they realize its not devils music at all. There are songs (or even bands) that are exceptions but the vast majority of metal songs and bands talk about serious, very deep stuff or even educational history things like e.g. Iron Maiden.

Continue slipknot, and check out system of a down, avenge sevenfold, and Korn, all super dope, lyrically deep, and thought-provoking.

Corey Taylor, lead singer, is kind of like a Metal version of Ren, in terms of range. Maggots, fans are called maggots because from the stage the crowd just looks like maggots. AOV is a song you should check out, hits a lot of sounds ( heavy, melodic, singing) and watch Corey Taylor solo, live version of Snuff ( the one with a billion views )

The name given to slipknot fans is "maggots". Tech N9ne actually references this in the song Like I Ain't. Where he says "Tryna ride all the way up to my homie in Slipknot (maggot)".

American's are stranger...oh my, that's loud "DEVILLLLLLLL!"

Y'all need to keep quiet. I was trying to react along with y'all but you keep interrupting. Too much chatter. Save it unless you are really moved by something.

I can appriciate u opening up to something u'd never listen to on your own, but your preconceived bias is shining thru in your reaction, the masks are a way for them to keep thier anonymity and so the music can be the focus instead of the ppl playing that's also why they go by numbers instead of names (at least in the begining), in the song he's talking about putting pressure on his eyes to relieve a migraine, he's not talking about gouging his eyes out like u are probably assuming... that said its huge going out of your comfort zone and trying something new, so thanks for checking it out.

Ignorance is universal remember all those times hip-hop was defined as thug music not every mumble rapper is dying from Percocets and lean and every rappers is not a criminal gangster . So when all metal is labeled as satanic, it’s just as fucking annoying. But thank you for adopting and overcoming. Fear is the mind killer.

Close your eyes and put your pointer finger against one eye lid and then your thumb against the other and bow your head slightly into it. That pose fits in my mind, though I haven't sat and made sure the lyrics go 100% with it. But its a pose that says, "I'm stressed, tired and don't feel like putting up with this BS." That was my interpretation of the first line rather than literally pushing your fingers into your eyes in a physically damaging manner.

Check out Slipknot - Snuff if you wanna see a different side of them. Or anything by Corey Taylor (lead singer of Slipknot) or Corey Taylor's other band Stone Sour

Slipknot sings lol. Yes. Corey Taylor is an amazing singer. Snuff is a great one. I recommend checking it out

The video was only added to RU-vid 13 years ago. The song was actually released in 2004.

Wtf you guys are super ignorant about slipknot and metal, like I'm watching but u guys seem like ur not taking it super seriously and thinking it was gonna be all devil and screaming wth lmfao its about migraines

Dudes, most metal is not about satan. Most of it is very poetic and deep, you just have to pay attention. I get so tired of people branding metal as satanic... for Christ's sake there's satanic rap, and pop, but that's never mentioned. Just that evil satanic metal...

Corey Taylor has migraines - I have migraines - I knew that whoever wrote the lyrics had them too because that's what I would do sometimes to alleviate the pain - "made of all the things I have to take" is a great line.

Black Pegasus should do a reaction to white light by the ghost inside or if you want a little more main stream do so far away by avenged sevenfold it's not too hard compared to some of the other reacts but really good and have good emotions/ meaning behind them

RIP Joey Jordison Worshiping Satan? Bro, the Satanic Panic was in the 80s. Have we not moved past that yet?

people who only listen to hiphop are like some of the most delusional people I've met. Specially at 5:00 he's literally going slow and is clear asf. But y'all can understand mumble clearly?

Rappers trying to have some opinions about real bands and what singing is... please guys know your place in the musicians hierarchy.

As someone who loved rap and metal as a teen, your commentary is super close minded and annoying. Feel like I’m getting bullied all over again. Lmao

Fun fact this was filmed at a fans house which got destroyed in the making of this vid... pretty sure they paid for the damages though

Sometimes it's kind of sad to see people assuming metal song as satanic and full of rage, but not for me tho, metal songs is a great therapy for me, whenever I feel frustrated I used to listen some metal songs after that I feel more calm and I feel confident to face anything. A lot of band who use growl and scream on the vocal not even a satanic. We just enjoy the energy and the hype.

oof, You guys are still in the Metal is about worshipping Satan Phase I see. Would be an interesting Rabbit hole for you guys.