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Andrew’s Judgmental Album Reviews: Slipknot – The End, So Far (2022)

So it’s gotten some hype, now it’s time to see how the new Slipknot fairs in the JAR!

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So Slipknot is a weird journey, much like many of the children of the 90s; nu metal was something that took over MTV from around 1997-2008. You know, when MTV played videos and wasn’t just reality TV trash. Slipknot had a much more visceral aggression while also being angsty enough to be inviting. Wait and Bleed showcased a some of their radio sensibility with the cleaner parts, and got across the rage in spades when Cory screamed. For a long time they were also kind of a meme amongst musicians since they literally had a dozen people on stage playing trash cans and barely “musical” instruments.

This brings me to when they figured things out with Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) in 2004; but that also marked a weird pivot in their sound. They definitely lost a lot of their angst and aggression, plus Cory was doing more with Stone Sour so the bands began to blend a little. There’s been a handful of Slipknot songs that have caught my attention in the last 18 years, but not many. So lets see if this a return to form, or at least them finally figuring out how to blend their sounds.

Slipknot is: Cory Taylor (vocals), Sid Wilson (turntables, keyboards), James Root (guitars), Craig Jones (samples, media, keyboards), Shawn Crahan (custom percussion, art direction, backing vocals), Mick Thomson (guitars), Alessandro Venturella (bass, piano), Jay Weinberg (drums), Michael Pfaff (custom percussion, backing vocals)

  • Artist: Slipknot
  • Album: The End, So Far (2022)
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Total Track Time: 57:31

Adderall starts out with some white noise and very sparse plucking of some stringed instrument. Then we get a really weird drum kick and what sounds like a Hip Hop sample before joining into a very Billy Joel or David Bowie kind of instrumentation. Its really not how I was anticipating this album to start out, with a moody bluesy depression opener. The Dying Song (Time to Sing) well it starts off a capella and then we go into a bit of People = Shit aggression and the chorus is a bit cleaner to get the point of the song across, but at least this has some teeth. It makes enough of a point with the fact that Americans seem to be caring less and less with the way the society has plummeted. So full support of anarchy is always fun. The Chapeltown Rag continues the old school anger including the spoken word breaking up some of the rap and scream. ” Oh, how I missed your namaste, You never miss with your integrity, You’re gonna need a new disguise, Vessels burst, veins release, Just slide into the nearest lie” – fun concepts of media manipulation in a pretty groovy and angry song. Yen really does remind me of Subliminal Verses era Slipknot and Vermillion more specifically. It’s such a powerful song with imagery and sung in a haunting and disturbing way. Even if you can’t relate to the baser concept of “dying for someone” this could also be more abstract of a part of someone or an honorable sacrifice. Its just wrought with emotion lyrically and how its sung that I can’t find anything to be picky about.

Hive Mind is definitely a song with a point, and I often have my own complaints about Hive Minds or Tribalism nowadays, but this feels like its trying too hard musically. It sounds like it tries to recapture some of Tattered & Torn but while I don’t dislike the subject matter, the song is just generic mediocrity from a musical perspective. Warranty again, really tries to hark back to the 1999 sound, but I think the breaks in the aggression and how they do their harmonies takes away some of the bite. Plus lyrically it really feels like a song to rally around changing the system to stop the cycle of band aid fixes and guarantees; and just to buy brand new. So again, a topic I agree with, just musically it lacks something to really get the point across. Medicine For The Dead is obviously their covid song, but I’ll be honest, its painted in enough analogy that it just comes off like an ominous song. It’s like a weird combination of Queensryche Nevermore. This is definitely a song where applying some weird little pop elements works well with the growled/aggressive vocals.

Acidic starts off like some prog King’s X style of song. The problem here, is that it definitely feels more Stone Sour than Slipknot. It’s a decent bluesy rock song, but it feels very out of place; and trying to ramp up the tempo and aggression as it goes on just gives off the vibe of trying too hard. Heirloom starts up right as Acidic ends, and that helps wake me back up. The record scratches and white noise early on brings back the old Slipknot vibes. “A moment never lasts that long, A moment never lasts so long right now, No matter how the past has gone, You’ll always have the past along for a lifetime now” – so heirloom is interesting. The chorus reminds me a bit of Megadeth Family Tree; and given the fact that the song is basically saying the heirloom you pass down is all of your accrued trauma and anger, it fits pretty well. H377 while I don’t love the title, though I get the point that 7s look like inverted Ls, its also confusing being a 1337 speak dork from the early 00s. However, my issues with the title aside, this…is pretty fantastic. Its vibes like an updated Wait and Bleed and brings in that syncopated rapping and rage filled flow Cory was well known for in the old days.

De Sade is far too pop. It sounds like an Adam Lambert song with heavier instrumentation. This song is just…no. Its another one of those songs that’s trying too hard and I find myself zoning out in how boring this song is. Finale while being in that almost Doom march style of slower “soft” song, it has a very good rhythm and is a catchy tune in its own right. The hopelessness of the lyrics are actually complimented with the odd chamber choir way the chorus is done toward the end. It bookends the album well since it started off with oddly dreary and slow as well.

Now I’ll admit, with how much hype this album was getting, I was expecting a lot more. While its not bad and generally their most well rounded effort in a long time, there’s quite a few weird elements to this album. When they recapture their older sound, it sounds great; but then there’s other times it just sounds like trying too hard. This could be a product of me growing up and not being driven by petty angst flavored lyrics, but I know myself well enough to be aware…I love being petty.

So with all that said, a few songs are real gems, but the better portion of the album is just serviceable to decent. If you’re a fan, you’ll probably eat it up. If you’ve only sparingly cared since their heyday (like me), cherry pick this album.

 

Final Judgment: 6.5/10

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Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (5/9/25)

June will be electric!

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Prepare for the most electrifying even of the HPW calendar!

While the stage is set for Blood & Thunder 4 and the HPW World Trios Championships, HPW must also address the return of KAGE!

 

Thundra Plateau is ready.

Wrestling is Life, but life has its stormy weather. The rain is going to be hot in June, but will the reign continue through the Summer? The Dark Forces may have failed to take the Undisputed Triforce World Championship from Zelda, but they still have the World Trios Championships. Harlequin, Lupay & Glutko will step inside the double ring, double cage to defend their gold. On one side, Arrow Club’s special combination of Fin Balure, Torbevito & Bad Croc Scaly. On the other, a new combination of its own in Cia, Lana & Midna.

 

Speaking of Cia, Lana & Midna…

The three of them are together, dressed in workout attire, in what appears to be a dance studio. This is a collaboration stream for Midna and Lana as they’re both big presences on the internet, aka “influencers.” Lana and Midna wave and say hi, and they give introductions, including Cia, who is reluctant to be standing there. Cia doesn’t know why they need to do this. Lana says they have to improve their teamwork. They may have won against Los Taros Locos, but it was really sketchy there for a second. Midna adds that doing a dance routine together is great for their timing and coordination.

Cia says she didn’t mean that, she meant having to stream it! Oh, well obviously, combining Midna’s viewing audience with Lana’s, and HPW’s overall, this makes huge numbers! So? And huge money…! Cia raises her eyebrow and says, “Oh really?” The trio sets up, and Lana says obviously they first have to learn the steps. Midna brings up, “Wait, what song are we dancing to?” Oh, good point. Lana was thinking something from Lulu. Cia asks, “Lulu? From the Indigo-Go’s?” Midna says Lulu’s got a great solo album. Lana agrees! That’s so great that they like the same music. Cia isn’t as familiar with her solo stuff, so she’ll rely on them for this.

Lana suggests they go with Energetic Me. For one, it has the most energy, duh. And it still has a dance vibe, which is the whole point. Midna says she might’ve gone with Royal Discotheque or Ten Outta Ten, but she sees Lana’s point. Lana shows them the dance moves she has in mind. Left arm up, bent at the elbow, and the hand up against the side of the chest. Then they switch so the right arm goes up to mirror that position while the left hand goes back to the hip. Maybe add a little hip pop as that happens. Do that a couple times, and then turn to the right. This puts the left hand on the back of the hip, right hand on the back of the neck for a sexy pose.

Then you turn to flip it the other way, then do a 360 with a big neck whipping, hair flipping move. Then finish with feet apart and double V’s up by the eyes, maybe with a wink. Cia says, “Yeah, okay…” while Midna says, “I like it!” Midna says she’ll set up in the middle. Cia asks why Midna is in the middle, and Midna says it’s symmetry. She’s the tallest, Cia and Lana are about the same, it makes sense. Yeah, but it also means Midna is the center of attention. Well, that’s just coincidental. Lana says it doesn’t matter, the point is them doing it all in synch. Cia sighs and says, “Fine.” Midna is in the middle, Cia is on her right, and the music plays.

Left arm, right arm, left arm, right arm, pose to the right, pose to the left, 360 spin and neck whip, then double V. Midna nailed it, but Cia was lagging. Cia defends she was not, but Lana says it’s alright, they’ll just keep trying. They run through it a couple more times, they do tighten it up, and all three feel really good about how that went.

The Dark Forces are watching.

They aren’t impressed by the “little dance party.” Harlequin says the Faces of Evil are way better anyway. Especially with the classics like the Thriller dance and Macarena. Zant says, “The Macarena? Pfft, and people think I’m a dork…” Harlequin says, “Don’t you dare mock the Macarena!” Harlequin changes tabs on the computer and starts playing the song! After the introduction, he lifts his right arm up flat, then his left. Then he turns the right hand up, the left hand up, puts his right hand on his left shoulder, left hand on right shoulder, then moves right hand up behind his head, and then his left.

Now his arms crisscross, right hand on left hip and left hand on right hip, to then switch so right hand on right hip and left hand on left hip. And of course, he swivels his hips in one big circle to go with “HEY~ Macarena! AIGHT!” Zant rolls his eyes while Harlequin keeps going, jumping 90 degrees to his left. Ganon walks in, Ghirahim following behind, and he tells Harlequin to “turn that crap off.” Harlequin pouts but he does as told. Ganon seethes as he takes a seat in his big arm chair. “Needless to say… Wrestling is Life didn’t go how I’d hoped. What was Kage even doing there?! Did either of you have any idea he was going to betray us?!”

Zant and Ghirahim are a bit flustered. Zant isn’t even sure Kage was part of The Dark Forces at the time Ganon took ownership. He’d kinda gone rogue at some point, didn’t he? Ghirahim agrees, it didn’t seem like he was even aligned with Cia and the others. All the more reason for Kage to keep his nose out of Ganon’s business! If Kage cared about the Dark Forces, then he would’ve helped them fight back at HyruleMania, or any time since. Kage clearly just wants the title, same as Ganon, so he’s a dead man walking. Speaking of that… Where’s Kevin? He came back in April, why isn’t he here?

 

Somewhere dark and spooky…

Heavy footsteps can be heard echoing as Kevin Gibdo moves down the hallway. He speaks with a low, airy voice, “Majora… Your madness… spread like wildfire… You thought by setting me ablaze… I would crumble into ash… You were wrong! Instead, I have been purified…! Purged of flaws and weaknesses… I now come forth… as gold!” There’s a light at the end of the hall, and Kevin enters a grand hall, with treasure gleaming in the light. At the center is the sarcophagus. Kevin walks up to it, opens it, and then his burnt and tattered bandages fall away before he steps inside. The sarcophagus closes, then the eyes on it begin to glow… Then the entire thing glows!

The glowing becomes a shining light, and that shining becomes so bright that nothing can be seen. It is clear things between Kevin and Majora are not over. Will the Masked Monster even stand a chance once the Gibdo of All Gibdos is restored to full strength?

 

Back to the Dark Forces…

Shabonne says, “I’m sure Kevin is just fine doing whatever Gibdos do on their time off.” Tali says, “What matters is what I’m about to do to that tiny little weasel with the Goddess Championship. If The Dark Forces is gonna have all the gold, then I need to squash her like a bug and take that title off of whatever’s left!” Ganon nods and says he likes the initiative. Tali will start on her own Triple Crown as the Dark Forces will make Hyrule Pro-Wrestling their kingdom! The group cheers while raising a toast! And then Harlequin gets Glutko and Lupay to join in on the Macarena, to which Ganon groans and facepalms.

 

And so, the ThunderStruck card is set!

The double ring, double cage will rattle with Blood & Thunder as the HPW World Trios Championships are on the line! The Gerudo Ace looks to settle a grudge with the Hero’s Shadow! And now, the Million Rupee Championship and HPW Goddess Championships will also be on the line! Will the Dark Forces absolutely dominate the Summer? Be ready to endure the heat on Friday, June 20th!

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