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Slipknot gets a lot of hate from the metal fans who have graduated onto more technical/mathy/atmospheric metal substyles and bands, but damn...

It doesn't matter how much nutty tech death or mathcore I listen to, Iowa always holds up as one of the heaviest albums ever. The drumming and vocal  performances really sell it so well, and the production does an amazing job of not going too clean pristine (the problem of many A-list metal act's albums and tech death metal bands), but also not disregarding the power of well-executed recording/mixing and being too raw in a weak way (the problem of many new-era black metal/experimental/atmospheric inspired metal bands). Perfect blend of precision and fervor, sonicly speaking.