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Author's product rating:   

Originality	Groundbreaking
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	Mixed
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Outstanding
Value for Money	Excellent

Advantages:	Very entertaining, and musical
Disadvantages:	A lot of the songs sound similar .  Only a small audience .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

This album delivers a whole new meaning to the word hate. With the fantastic intro '515/515' which screams straight into the next song 'People = Shit' After this song you actually feel like the band hates you, but you love them. Love them for their musical talent and their utmost courage to name a song with this title, and then to actually perform it. the next song is called 'Disasterpiece' with the extremeley controversial opening lines
'I wanna slit your throat and fuck the wound
I wanna push my face in and feel the swoon'
The disgust is what makes Slipknot and this album who and what they are. They are a band that are very dark, but can express this darkness through music.
The screaming throughout this record is fantastic, and it keeps you hooked throughout wanting to listen to more and more. The more you do listen as well, the more you start to like them. This album became number 1 in the UK album charts in 2001 when it was released.
IOWA has to be the best piece of music that nine people as one have put together - EVER!
Even when you open the insert in the case, you are blown away by the dark and sincere graphics that have lyrics scrawled all over them. This album is a piece of musical genius!
IOWA - Buy It!!
10 / 10 definitely!