Independent review

Already for the sixth time, Corey Taylor turns to solo work in the intervals between activities in Slipknot. Although now you can't even tell where the main discipline is and where the side one is. Unless, of course, you don't consider sales, in that case, everything becomes obvious. But don't think that the Sours sell poorly, this is not at all the case. In SS, Corey is the main author and God, he is allowed, in general, everything. As a result, Stone sour and Slipknot are becoming closer to one channel (on this album, it's enough to listen to Somebody stole my eyes). Let SS not be as heavy yet, Slipknot is getting lighter. It's unlikely the bands will become identical, so I don't see anything bad in such a tendency. SK became more hit-oriented, SS more drive-oriented, what is bad about that? Once again, Hydrograd is the maximally high-quality “nothing special”. Taipei person / Allah tea and Rose red violent blue – are hit-oriented, Fabuless is remembered not badly, Thank God it's over – well-loaded with riffs, Whiplash pants – is quite powerful, Mercy, The witness trees and Friday knights make a good filling, and When the fever broke — is a typical Taylor-esque ballad. Otherwise, in places it is frankly boring and smeared thin, but the rest, fortunately, is very little. If it weren't there, the grade would have remained unchanged anyway. Overall, it is worth it. Taylor once again makes a product that is, let's say, traditional and commercially oriented, but high-quality. And not dull, as happened in the SS discography. P.S. I don't usually pay attention to covers, but pay attention to some flirtations with Russia, which has recently become fashionable again in American music and film culture.

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