As a music fan i hate when slipknot fans say they " suck " now because they dont swear as much and they have introduced some melody and solos. That is just childish and stupid. Volume 3 is an amazing album BEACUSE of the no swearing, the melody and the solos. And also the songs. This album is also brilliant. gematria is as heavy as Iowa without any of the juvenile lyrics and br00talz noise. Sulfur is catchy as hell and Vendetat kicks all kinds of arse. good Job. Plus the production is fantastic. never thought I'd say it - but thank god they ditched Rick "Ruin". Death magnetic by Metallica has horrible production.

After hearing the appalling new single I was wondering whether to even bother getting this, but in the end I decided I couldn't have an incomplete collection of Slipknot CDs so I bought it in the hope that it might be ok. It's not. The only song I can really listen to is Gematria, other than that they've just lost what made them a great band. It continues what started with Vol 3, the demise of the nine.
Still going to see them soon though, they'd better play more of the old decent stuff and less of this rubbish.

While this album is good and does have some a few great tunes, it seems to lack the magic that soke songs on previous slipknot albums achieved such as 'Sic' and 'Before I Forget'. Also it is more of a mix of old slipknot and stonesour with some of the songs taking a more melodic approach.

Overall worth buying, but dont expect anything to heavy!!