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Iowa

by Slipknot

Iowa is a 2001 metal album by Slipknot. It runs 15 tracks across 71 minutes on Roadrunner Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.3/5 from 43 ratings.

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4.3 /5
43 ratings
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9 critics
15
Tracks
71 min
Runtime
127 bpm
Tempo
A# major
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43 ratings · avg 4.3

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  • 4.5
    nootherway

    Drums only on this one. Joey's kick on Disasterpiece sounds like the room is coming apart, and Clown and Fehn are going at everything behind him, and you can still pick out every hit in there. Nobody has ever argued that part with me. The mix, the length of the title track, people have been at each other about that for twenty five years and I don't have a side. If you're 555, then I'm 666. I brace for the snare after that line every single time.

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  • 4.5
    Riffiter

    The heaviest album to ever debut top three on Billboard: Iowa is Slipknot at maximum hostility — nine members channeling genuine misery into percussion-driven chaos, with "People = Shit" as greeting and the fifteen-minute title track as exorcism. No melody concessions, no relief. Extremity as integrity; the genre's pressure ceiling, still.

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Iowa album cover

The Iowa cover was photographed by Neil Zlozower and Stefan Seskis. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings.

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Neil Zlozower, Stefan Seskis

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15 tracks · 71 min

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  • Iowa (10th Anniversary Edition)Anniversary edition · 2005 · 33 tracks
    1. 1(515)
    2. 2People = Shit
    3. 3Disasterpiece
    4. 4My Plague
    5. 5Everything Ends
    6. 6The Heretic Anthem
    7. 7Gently
    8. 8Left Behind
    9. 9The Shape
    10. 10I Am Hated
    11. 11Skin Ticket
    12. 12New Abortion
    13. 13Metabolic
    14. 14Iowa
    15. 15My Plague (New Abuse Mix)
    16. 16(515) (Live in London, 2002)
    17. 17People = Shit (Live in London, 2002)
    18. 18Liberate (Live in London 2002)
    19. 19Left Behind (Live in London 2002)
    20. 20Eeyore (Live in London, 2002)
    21. 21Disasterpiece (Live in London 2002)
    22. 22Purity (Live in London 2002)
    23. 23Gently (Live in London 2002)
    24. 24Eyeless (Live in London 2002)
    25. 25Drum Solo (Live in London, 2002)
    26. 26My Plague (Live in London, 2002)
    27. 27New Abortion (Live in London, 2002)
    28. 28The Heretic Anthem (Live in London 2002)
    29. 29Spit It Out (Live in London, 2002)
    30. 30Wait and Bleed (Live in London, 2002)
    31. 31742617000027 (Live in London, 2002)
    32. 32(sic) (Live in London, 2002)
    33. 33Surfacing (Live in London 2002)

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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Iowa is The Heretic Anthem — rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners.

  1. 1The Heretic Anthem5.02 ratings
  2. 2The Shape4.413 ratings
  3. 3Everything Ends5.01 rating
  4. 4Liberate (live)5.01 rating
  5. 5Gently4.416 ratings

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About

Iowa is the second album by American metal band Slipknot. Released by Roadrunner Records on August 28, 2001, it was produced by Ross Robinson and Slipknot. The title derives from the band's home state, Iowa, which members have stated is one of their biggest sources of inspiration. With much anticipation for the band's second album following on the success of their 1999 self-titled debut, pressures on the band were high. Their relationships with each other suffered and was later described as the darkest time of their career. It was also the first time that guitarist Jim Root had been significantly involved in a Slipknot album due to his joining very late in recording of their debut album, as Root was only featured on two songs from that release. Despite troubles within the band and with Iowa's development, Slipknot promoted it for almost a year.

In brief

Is Iowa good?
Riffiter listeners rate Iowa 4.3/5 from 43 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on Iowa?
The Heretic Anthem, rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners on Riffiter.
When was Iowa released?
Iowa was released in 2001 on Roadrunner Records.
How many tracks are on Iowa?
Iowa has 15 tracks, with a runtime of 71 minutes.
What genre is Iowa?
Iowa is catalogued under Metal, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal.
What BPM is Iowa?
Iowa runs at a median tempo of 127 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Iowa?
Listeners of Iowa also rate Toxicity by System of a Down, Korn by Korn, Meteora by Linkin Park.

Iowa at a glance

Label
Roadrunner Records
Produced by
Ross Robinson

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