Slipknot’s “Psychosocial” Brings The Mustaine
ARTIST: Slipknot TITLE: “Psychosocial” WEB DEBUT: June 30, 2008
ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: The typewriter drums and barky vocals should keep the track from reaching too far outside their cult, but the riffs remind me of classic early-’90s breakthrough metal (“Symphony Of Destruction,” Metallica) and the brief bits of melody are way more “Corey” than “No. 8.” That guitar solo is pretty Kirk Hammett too; someone a little more familiar with the Iowans’ oeuvre should say whether these trad-metal moves have some precedent.
WHERE TO FIND IT:This first single from All Hope Is Gone is supposed to debut online tomorrow, but guitarist Mick Thomson has it streaming on his MySpace page, along with the considerably less commercial title track. Sadly, the new shadows on Slipknot’s Web site would imply that the band won’t be wearing those previously shown Easter Island heads on stage. Boo.
[via Blabbermouth]
