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. brendanh
    Jul 28, 2005
    1
    Its just loud noise and screaming
  2. FA
    Feb 8, 2002
    0
    All songs are similar.
  3. joeyo
    Dec 9, 2003
    1
    i had more fun pulling a tape worm out of my ass!!
  4. mrstabby
    Dec 5, 2004
    3
    slipknot are an acquired taste, some songs for example left behind, everything ends and my plague are very well put together but the rest just sounds like theyve just screamed and added some shit guitar and drums and screamed a bit, these ARE NOT songs, these are almost unlistenable. I love my plague but DO NOT buy this album
  5. CK
    Feb 20, 2007
    2
    I admit i use to like Slipknot when i was first getting into metal. I use to think that it was heavy and all that stuff do to the fact that i had not heard other metal bands. Ounce i heard some other metal i soon relized that this music was shit and i couldent belive that i had been listening to it. I reccommend that if you like this album to go out and listen to some more superiour I admit i use to like Slipknot when i was first getting into metal. I use to think that it was heavy and all that stuff do to the fact that i had not heard other metal bands. Ounce i heard some other metal i soon relized that this music was shit and i couldent belive that i had been listening to it. I reccommend that if you like this album to go out and listen to some more superiour music, trust me you'll be glad when you find something better than this peice of garbage.… Expand
  6. AS
    Oct 22, 2001
    0
    just because this cheap excuse for a metal band put patheticly excessive blood and guts into a 66 minute album (all of which could have easily fit into 45) doesn't mean that it makes up for the complete lack of musical talent, or horribly written lyrics. this album has broguht the title of being "metal" down to an ultimate low.
  7. hillyhilly
    Jul 19, 2003
    0
    this album is crap ! what can I say, it is total shite ! LIMP BIZKIT ,now thats a proper band !
  8. JimmyP
    Nov 1, 2006
    2
    You people that are saying "fuck the critics, they don't know shit" are idiots! If they didn't know what they were talking about then why have they not been fired and replaced by people that know what they're talking about?! Anyway, yeah this band does suck in terms of musicianship, lyricism, originality, etc. Anyone that knows anything about music or plays a musical You people that are saying "fuck the critics, they don't know shit" are idiots! If they didn't know what they were talking about then why have they not been fired and replaced by people that know what they're talking about?! Anyway, yeah this band does suck in terms of musicianship, lyricism, originality, etc. Anyone that knows anything about music or plays a musical instrument knows that, and yes that does include the band members themselves, they know this is total crap but they also know that all the idiotic white high schoolers that know nothing about music will eat it up. You're all clones.… Expand
  9. BobbyK
    Dec 20, 2006
    3
    Awful...I'll take a Converge album over this stuff any day. They're much more intense, and they're so much better than Slipknot. This CD by Slipknot is just overdubbed nu-metal guitars and has little creativity.
  10. MarcusD
    Jun 15, 2006
    0
    What can I say, anything coming from Slipknot will be horrid........... I just hope they relize this music is only there to make Goths/Poths feel better about nothing!
  11. julz
    Feb 23, 2007
    0
    if ur are older then 12 like gimmicky nu-metal and crappy sellouts this is perfect for you
  12. SpiralOut
    Mar 16, 2007
    0
    They seriously need to move past the attempted shock factor and lose the gimmicky masks. It's not metal, I would say it's not even good nu-metal but no nu-metal is good. When listening for musicianship all I find is a strewn concept of what real metal is and too much attention aimed at below average and totally immature lyrics. 14 and 15 year old kids seem to take to this band They seriously need to move past the attempted shock factor and lose the gimmicky masks. It's not metal, I would say it's not even good nu-metal but no nu-metal is good. When listening for musicianship all I find is a strewn concept of what real metal is and too much attention aimed at below average and totally immature lyrics. 14 and 15 year old kids seem to take to this band at an alarming rate... that's probably because the band themselves seem to be on the same maturity level as most of their pre-pubescent fanbase.… Expand
  13. JacobGetalife
    Dec 18, 2006
    0
    OH MY GOD! Who wants to be yelled at through a CD? Of course none of you people. Metal heads????? pfffffffff meat heads is more like it!
  14. mrgeebaby
    Oct 27, 2013
    0
    This album seriously sucks bad. The self titled debut album was refreshing, new and exciting. IOWA however is formulated, forced and a little embarrassing. Overproduced garbage.
  15. billdid
    May 16, 2005
    0
    wow this album is so awesome, i couldn't stop headbanging for so long! and then i realized the same enjoyment came from the static on the tv! thanks slipknot!
  16. Newstead544
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    There's no reason whatsoever to listen to ear wrenching music that only impressionable idiots listen to. if I could give it a score below zero I would.

Awards & Rankings

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#7 Most Discussed Album of 2001
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#20 Most Shared Album of 2001

Critic Reviews

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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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