I remember Slipknot as being the radio-friendly stand-in for hardcore, with MTV-ish radio hits like Duality. But damn, I forgot how HARD they went on the first couple albums. This is a great example of why plenty of death metal fans in my age range cite them as a gateway drug.
Oh yeah, I got hooked on a couple songs off that first Slipknot album.
Some of my other gateway bands: Static-X, Mudvayne, Coal Chamber, Deftones (especially Adrenaline), Ministry, RATM, White Zombie, fuck I might as well post my whole CD book from high school lmao.
Mudvayne was just a great band. Ryan is a beast bass player.
Totally agreed. Did you ever get into supergroup Hellyeah with Mudvayne’s vocalist?
Lol are you me? This confirms I need to do a “how did you get here?” survey post at some point