We Are Not Your Kind
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  • Summary: The sixth full-length studio release for the metal band was produced by Greg Fidelman.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Kerrang!
    Aug 7, 2019
    100
    20 years since their debut, Slipknot are as bold, fearless and exhilarating as ever.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Aug 7, 2019
    100
    We Are Not Your Kind is an astonishing record, a roaring, horrifying delve into the guts of the band’s revulsion, a primal scream of endlessly inventive extreme metal and searing misanthropy.
  3. Consequence
    Aug 7, 2019
    100
    With their latest studio album, Slipknot have released one of the strongest albums in their career. When it comes to We Are Not Your Kind, Slipknot live up to the title.
  4. The Guardian
    Aug 9, 2019
    80
    Overall, it’s an album designed to thrill and perhaps tentatively expand their fanbase, while the fiercely synth-rocking Solway Firth duly raises a middle finger to everybody else.
  5. AllMusic
    Aug 14, 2019
    80
    More than anything else, We Are Not Your Kind feels locked-in on a personal level -- that aforementioned sense of melancholy resides uncomfortably close to the surface throughout -- and that human touch resonates, even as the band unleashes volley after volley of tribal rhythms, scorching riffage, and fathomless decibels.
  6. Exclaim
    Aug 9, 2019
    80
    The album is a tad long, but the diversity in sounds and use of ambient noise make it clear this is to be listened to from beginning to end. There are plenty of single-worthy songs for casual listeners, while offering dedicated fans a more fulfilling experience by pacing the record's heavy moments.
  7. Pitchfork
    Aug 14, 2019
    67
    For better or for worse, Kind is a Slipknot record, one that has more to offer than expected and is still sometimes frustratingly short-sighted.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 122 out of 153
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 153
  3. Negative: 17 out of 153
  1. MADVIP85
    Aug 9, 2019
    10
    You want Iowa, the self titled and Vol.3 combined in one brutally melodic fashion then this is your album. Creepy samples, eerie intros,You want Iowa, the self titled and Vol.3 combined in one brutally melodic fashion then this is your album. Creepy samples, eerie intros, beautifully crafted ballads and rip roaring choruses. Definitely worth a shot for the Grammys… Expand
  2. BlackRoseWolf
    Aug 9, 2019
    10
    There is just one thing to say. WOW.
    I am a big Slipknot fan, but this album is an absolute unique masterpiece. I think there shouldn't be    There is just one thing to say. WOW.
    I am a big Slipknot fan, but this album is an absolute unique masterpiece. I think there shouldn't be any more talk about "Iowa levels of heaviness", but about "We are not your kind levels of darkness and intensiveness". Of course there are songs on this very experimental album, that show us a new side of Slipknot, but that is nothing bad at all. In my opinion this is definitely their best album.    … Expand
  4. GermanJerky
    Aug 9, 2019
    10
    An amazing album to cater to the old fans while bringing in new ones. Filled with so much emotion and energy you'll be head banging all theAn amazing album to cater to the old fans while bringing in new ones. Filled with so much emotion and energy you'll be head banging all the way through.… Expand
  5. klokikus
    Aug 9, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fcking AMAZING. This is the culmination of all Slipknot has been in the last 20 years. You want the agressive music, you got it. You want the Vol 3 style? You got it. You want .5? You got that too. You want some Snuff? You got it in "A Liar's Funeral" .

    The interludes (Insert Coin, Death Because of Death, What's Next) are like a bridge between chapters in this album. When Insert coin ends you go into Unsainted, Birth of The Cruel which give a story of what happened in Corey's life first, how he went downhill, etc.
    Then Death Because of Death comes that continues with Nero Forte, Critical Darling, A Liar's Funeral and Red Flag that show off another chapter in Corey's life. This chapter is connected with his abuse, failed relationships, being lied and ditching all those things. Then What's Next comes and drags us into the biggest experiment Spiders which I still havent analyzed well but It's really good even for a Slipknot standard. Next up are Orphan, My Pain, Not Long For This World and Solway Firth. Orphan is basically The Heretic Anthem pt. 2 and in this last chapter of the album he talks how he overcame all the things like drug abuse, bad love etc. In Not Long For this world he basically thought he was gonna die at some point of those dark times. And in the end its Solway Firth with probably the best closing album words "You want a real smile? Haha. I havent smiled in years" which concludes this Magnum Opus of Slipknot and leaves us all breathless.
    This is small review from what this album really is and I hope we get #7 album in the future which we probably will.
    Thanks for reading this review and go listen to the album immediately cause its 100/10.    … Expand
  6. OneFourthSane
    Aug 20, 2019
    9
    From start to finish this album is a solid listen with only a couple of tracks (Spiders, mostly) that seem to break the flow of pureFrom start to finish this album is a solid listen with only a couple of tracks (Spiders, mostly) that seem to break the flow of pure adrenaline. I've listened to this album several times through and I am looking forward to my next listen.… Expand
  7. MrDave88
    Aug 9, 2019
    8
    I really enjoy this album but Iowa and Slipknot are better albums for me. Solid 8/10 for me.
  8. BENTOXDXD
    Jul 16, 2021
    0
    Una majestuosa forma de anunciar que aun queda mucho de Slipknot por ver y que gran trabajo de los miembros nuevos

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