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July 18th - THE PREMIERE of the PSYCHOSOCIAL Music Video on F'n MTV @ 8pm

Senseito Sakura Wrote:Joey Jordison - Paiste Black Alpha: Slipknot Edition



Paiste.com:
Wee're sure many of you remember the coveted Colorsound cymbals. With so many requests that wee have received over the years, Paiste felt it necessary to add some color back to our regular cymbal program. To answer all the requests from so many drummers throughout the world wee introduce the Black Alpha.

Developed in collaboration with super metal drummer Joey Jordison of Slipknot, the Black Alpha "Slipknot Edition" are coated using the original black ColorSound coating and then silk-screened with a rich gold Alpha logo, model designation and Slipknot logo. The "Slipknot Edition" is Joey's personal selection of Alpha models which features the core look and sound of his upcoming 2008/2009 tour.

The Black Alpha models consist of the 20" Metal Ride, 17", 18", and 19" Rock Crash, 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat, 18" Rock China, and 10" Metal Splash. The ride sound is metallic with a strong ping and icy wash. The Crashes are powerful, sturdy and cutting while the hi-hats are loaded with sizzling energy, suitable for the loudest styles of music today. The deep thunderous China and untamed smashing Splash are ideal effect sounds that compliment the entire set.

The ColorSound technology only Paiste is truly known for adds a bit of bite to the initial attack, centers the overtones, and adds raw presence to the entire sound character to this dark and exotic looking set of cymbals.

  me wants..... me wants  

   how much do they cost because i need new cymbals.....

so awesome MASK!!

and you might want to check the site, andrew, I have no idea

4 Days till it lands in JAPAN
6 Days till it lands in GERMANY
9 Days till it lands in UK
10 Days till it lands in US

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Early Reception

Anticipation for the band's fourth studio album began upon the release of Slipknot's previous album, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), when Allmusic stated, "there's a sense that whatever Slipknot do next might be their ultimate broadcast to the faithful." In a preview for Rolling Stone, Chris Steffen wrote that the "the band’s multiple percussionists generate a din that’s more suffocating than ever" on the track "Gematria." He went on to call "Snuff" the "most melodic" song, comparing it to Vol. 3's "Circle." The album's second single, "Psychosocial," "is capped off with a time-signature shattering guitar/drum breakdown that will leave the best air-instrumentalists stumped." Total Guitar writer Nick Cracknell called the album "Slipknot's heaviest and most aggressive work to date." He compared "Dead Memories" to the works of Alice in Chains, while citing "Gehenna" as the band's most experimental work in their history. He went on to state "Wherein Lies Continue" contains a "huge chugging verse riff" which evolves into an "incredible soaring chorus." Dan Martin of The Guardian compared "Dead Memories" to "Enter Sandman," while calling "Gematria (The Killing Name)" "astonishingly dense thrash." Reviewing for The Quietus, John Doran praised "Butcher's Hook," while citing "This Cold Black" as the album's heaviest piece.

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Prepare yourself, maggots.

I'm hearing osme good stuff but I'm not sure if ill like it.

This new album blows big donkey chunks, why do they have to go so weak? It's like listening to old people music, too easy on the ears....:/

Kratosjohn Wrote:This new album blows big donkey chunks, why do they have to go so weak? It's like listening to old people music, too easy on the ears....:/

Exactly. I listened to the songs and I was like double you tee eff? This is Slipknot?
But Listening to the album now some of the songs are ok.

It's like Hatebreed, but yeah half of the album is ok.

Thank god they changed, I love this spoon, this albums wingspan goes across a load of Metal genres, and I'm loving every single bit of it cause I love a hell of a lot of metal. A refreshing sound from the band.

woohoo, in the good old UK the CD is out now...i just bought it!!!

Support the band, they really deserve it