Slipknot's masked gang returns five years after (2014) for a new dose of furious nu-metal. The band went through changes both musically and in composition over the years. On We Are Not Your King Slipknot still sounds dark, but also more accessible than on their first albums. With a playing time of more than an hour, the band has time to generate tension and burst out with melodic and extremely
… tight and virtuoso drum solos and cutting guitar riffs. Only the 'ballad' My Pain feels unnecessarily long and also lacks the horror sauce that the rest of the record contains. Together with s self-titled record, Slipknot is doing a good job with We Are Not Your King in 2019 to bring metal to the general public as well. (JvQ)more