On their 1999 self-titled debut album, Slipknot obliterated musical boundaries in a way that drew in a generation
Albums do not come more menacing than Slipknot’s 1999 self-titled debut album. To understand why the record is so important, it’s essential to analyze it in context with the music that was being made around the scene at the time. In 1999, Korn and Limp Bizkit ruled the nu-metal roost. Linkin Park was a year…