Iowa
by Slipknot
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 275 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 245 out of 275
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 275
  3. Negative: 23 out of 275

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  1. Jay13
    Oct 2, 2003
    10
    i think this album has just opened a door for all other Death-Thrash bands out there but they all must exept one thing, and that is, They will all be in SlipKnoT's shadow. 10/10 for me.
  2. ryanf
    Sep 12, 2003
    10
    this is the coolest cd ever! it is so heavy i love james root and mick thomson
  3. NathanT.
    Oct 10, 2001
    10
    Well I thought that Slipknot couldn't possibly get any harder bu they Have! This album is a physic assault on all senses and is a true masterpiece of thrash and nu-metal!! PEOPLE = SHIT!
  4. NathanT.
    Oct 10, 2001
    10
    Well I thought that Slipknot couldn't possibly get any harder bu they Have! This album is a physic assault on all senses and is a true masterpiece of thrash and nu-metal!! PEOPLE = SHIT!
  5. mikebez
    Oct 30, 2001
    10
    the rage in 8's voice is so fucking motivating.
  6. RafaelC.
    Oct 3, 2001
    10
    I like this nuclear-powered band, excellent sound and great vocals.
  7. AnthonyC.
    Oct 8, 2001
    10
    This album is better than the first, it's faster, louder, and harder than their first.
  8. AshleyL.
    Sep 23, 2001
    10
    this album is awesome i dont own it yet but i listen to a friend of mines and it totally rocks i wate intill i get it.
  9. LewisG
    Jan 24, 2007
    10
    OMG how can you all just log to hear and give 0-4 bad votes...You may have never even have head the album..it rocks..so so 9.0 Live..Vol.3 sublimina verses and also SlipKnoT..you have not lived till you have heard MFKR!!!..witch i also give a 10..all there Albums get a 10!..screw you disbeleivers and go to hell P.s. I love you all (non gay way) :D
  10. SamanthaN.
    Sep 5, 2007
    10
    Iowa is the best album by slipknot! i love it
  11. TomP.
    Oct 20, 2001
    10
    SLIPKNOT IOWA is the greatest hardest thrashing death metal band cd ever!! It's great! I know all the parents and people are concerned about their vocals, but that doesn't mean that we are gonna start worshipping satan or kill someone. If you think your kid can't handle the responsibilty of listening to a type of music then don't let them listen to it. But for those SLIPKNOT IOWA is the greatest hardest thrashing death metal band cd ever!! It's great! I know all the parents and people are concerned about their vocals, but that doesn't mean that we are gonna start worshipping satan or kill someone. If you think your kid can't handle the responsibilty of listening to a type of music then don't let them listen to it. But for those who can this cd is AWSOME!!… Expand
  12. [Anonymous]
    Oct 7, 2001
    10
    awesome awesome awesome
  13. JustinP
    Mar 21, 2003
    10
    The only people who don't like this album are people who still listen to "Iron Maiden", or "Judas Priest". The future is here, and at the forefront is Slipknot, Korn, Mudvayne, Tool, Pulse Ultra, Marilyn Manson, American Head Charge, Disturbed, PH8, 30 seconds to Mars, System of a Down, etc. This album is one of the most incredible pieces of metal ever created. The fact that this The only people who don't like this album are people who still listen to "Iron Maiden", or "Judas Priest". The future is here, and at the forefront is Slipknot, Korn, Mudvayne, Tool, Pulse Ultra, Marilyn Manson, American Head Charge, Disturbed, PH8, 30 seconds to Mars, System of a Down, etc. This album is one of the most incredible pieces of metal ever created. The fact that this band has been together this long and maintained their energy after going out night after night and blowing everyone away is simply astounding. The future is here.… Expand
  14. SlipknotD-Cipler
    Sep 11, 2003
    10
    I LOVE IT. AND FUCKING LIMP FAGGOTZ BISCUITS R POZERZ, especially this fagass Fred Durst. He should be dead by now... Fucking cunt is not even a true artist.
  15. RobT.
    Sep 12, 2003
    10
    this is the only band that will ever kick ozzy's crackheaded, pot smoking, braindead self!!!!!!this album fuckin rocks!!!!1
  16. Gregnothing
    Mar 16, 2004
    10
    well i must say i have been a maggot for a long time i still remember when i first borrowed their first slipknot cd from my friend took it home and put it in my cd player listened to it and thought it was shit but then it grew on me and ever since i have realized that they siong about real shit its all this shit we can go through in life its not just noise whoever disses corey for the well i must say i have been a maggot for a long time i still remember when i first borrowed their first slipknot cd from my friend took it home and put it in my cd player listened to it and thought it was shit but then it grew on me and ever since i have realized that they siong about real shit its all this shit we can go through in life its not just noise whoever disses corey for the shit he sings about needs some help because i respect his views as for iowa there couldnt be a better album by them that album came out as a hit and will always be a hit to me and im strongly looking forward to their new album coming out on july 25th or 26th and looking forward to their new single pulse of the maggot on the 30th of this month… Expand
  17. bumbiers
    Mar 9, 2004
    10
    I love this!! that's all I can say!!
  18. Pulse_of_the_Maggot
    Apr 5, 2004
    10
    This album is a great improvement over there first, I would rate there first CD an 8.5 only cus I thought there was alittle to much screaming in it, but it was still good, and Iowa was an improvemnet on this, there are many songs on this CD where you can hear the lyrics, and judging by the song Pulse of the maggots, the new CD will be fucking awsome
  19. wahyu
    Mar 31, 2005
    10
    This is great album, fuck the critics!!!
  20. CoreyT
    Apr 20, 2005
    10
    I Agree with Wahyu, Fuck the Critics, THey dont what the Hell they r talkin bout, except the ones that gave it a pretty good review, and atelast said it was good...but all the others r a bunch of stupid shitheads
  21. NikB
    Apr 17, 2007
    10
    This album is the most brutal album to ever reach number 1!
  22. Andrew
    Oct 11, 2001
    10
    Great
  23. metalwan
    Oct 21, 2001
    10
    awesome,great and interesting music.yeahhhh i like it.
  24. LenoreD.
    Aug 29, 2002
    10
    Why this album may not be the greatest in the world... It should never be rated under 6. As for you people that rate it lower than that, you're a bunch of corporate little bitches, and suckers of satan's cock. And you know what, the music you listen to SUCKS. Grow up and hear Bill Hicks out.
  25. slipknotmaggot
    Nov 15, 2003
    10
    this is the best album out there and its beats all thoseemo punk bands and limp bizkit crap
  26. alexl
    May 17, 2003
    10
    I've been a maggot for about 2 years now, and I am still one and I will be one for a long time. People just don't understand Slipknot. "Slipknot sucks!", "It's noise". It used to be a problem to other people, and also myself. But now I really don't care about what other people say about Slipknot, or any other metal, deathmetal, grindcore, etc... band. I love this CD, I've been a maggot for about 2 years now, and I am still one and I will be one for a long time. People just don't understand Slipknot. "Slipknot sucks!", "It's noise". It used to be a problem to other people, and also myself. But now I really don't care about what other people say about Slipknot, or any other metal, deathmetal, grindcore, etc... band. I love this CD, because it's real lyrics and it takes out my anger when I listen to it. Ofcourse you can't forget the main reason why it's good...cause it's just so fucking good!!! Only maggots know where I'm comming from with this rating. I give this CD a 10, just like their other CD's!… Expand
  27. SeanZ
    Dec 11, 2006
    10
    whoever voted below a 6 on this shouldn't have even voted, they are just trying to downgrade an amazingly written album by the knots. 10/10 for me!! rock on and keep playing hard dudes! ''
  28. AlexA
    Mar 14, 2009
    10
    Great album. Second heaviest album by Slipknot, All Hope is Gone being the most heavy. Though this album is a masterpiece, though not single heavy like all the other albums. This is an album you have to listen straight through to fully enjoy it, except for People= Shit, Disasterpiece, and My plague can be listened to as singles. It's hard to explain. I'm not saying the other Great album. Second heaviest album by Slipknot, All Hope is Gone being the most heavy. Though this album is a masterpiece, though not single heavy like all the other albums. This is an album you have to listen straight through to fully enjoy it, except for People= Shit, Disasterpiece, and My plague can be listened to as singles. It's hard to explain. I'm not saying the other songs are bad, I giving it a perfect score, they are all good. This is more technical then the first album, and like all the others has the brilliant real and true vocals of the greatest vocalist of all time Corey Taylor.… Expand
  29. ismar90
    Aug 3, 2011
    10
    best ,heaviest , craziest **** ive ever heard. i todaly dig this crazy, horror nu-metal genre. i like their first album too i got them all .
    but too sad they arent a nu-metal band anymore
    the two first albums by slipknot where aggressive and dark and more of a teenager anger you know as you get older you sort of get tired of that
  30. DeathMtnDew
    Dec 4, 2011
    10
    Slipknot's follow-up to their massively successful debut album does not disappoint. This is their darkest work, and it shows. Some say the very numerous expletives are unneeded and lose effect, but they just can't see that the words help convey the dark and disturbing sound that Slipknot aims to bring to their sophomore effort.
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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. CDNow
    70
    Iowa boldly follows up, notching maximum body blows in its unyielding production, while maintaining an odd grandeur in its professed pain and anguish, its struggle for individualism.
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  2. E! Online
    58
    After too many calls for the end of humanity and playing the Satan card a few times, all the yelling becomes little more than a humorless joke.
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  3. Playlouder
    80
    'Iowa' is a fantastic metal record, ferocious and inventive, but their rage is that of psychotic adolescents rather than reasoning adults. You'll love it!
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