'Greatest Hits' compilations aren't often very exciting. It usually signals the end of a band's career, a pitiful attempt at making some money for a musical legend who hasn't done so much of late or it's just something to fill the notable lack in new music. However, with Slipknot's 'Antennas To Hell', this is not the case. While the general rule of no new music applies, this succinctly summarises the band's fantastic career up to the present point, luring the listener through a history of one of metal's long-standing icons.
Far from the random mesh of songs most compilations tend to be, this chronologically displays the evolution of Slipknot. With the first five numbers being plucked from their eponymous debut and the next three from commercially acclaimed 'Iowa', track 9 drops 'My Plague (New Abuse Mix)' before live recordings of 'The Heretic Anthem' and 'Purity'. Far from a straight up 'Best Of', the mid-section allows the listener to revel in Slipknot's live performances. For those who have seen them live, you can testify that they are a beast to be reckoned with and this is reaffirmed with this duo.
Onwards to 'Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)', four further songs are plucked to further their evolution including 'Pulse of the Maggots' and popular Slipknot anthem 'Duality'. To their fourth and - as yet - final album, the evolution is ended with 'Snuff', alongside three other numbers from this offering.
What's great about this album is this is an opportunity to revel in Slipknot's uprising over the years - their highs and their lows depicted through the music. They've faced their problems, from addiction to the loss of loved ones but they're still here, still standing and still strong as ever for the future. Few bands have garnered the success of this band, especially in this genre, and 'Antennas to Hell' is a testament to the triumph of a purely brilliant band, both live and on CD.
Though people questioned the band's future, and despite Corey Taylor confirming a new Slipknot album seems a while off, the band have persevered despite the most difficult circumstances and have signalled that this is the end of one fantastic chapter, yet the start of a very exciting new one. From aggression to sorrow, this captures it all and 'Snuff' seems the perfect way to pay tribute to where Slipknot left off on this release. As to where they go now, that is the real question.
'Antennas To Hell' is released today, Monday 23rd July 2012.
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Far from the random mesh of songs most compilations tend to be, this chronologically displays the evolution of Slipknot. With the first five numbers being plucked from their eponymous debut and the next three from commercially acclaimed 'Iowa', track 9 drops 'My Plague (New Abuse Mix)' before live recordings of 'The Heretic Anthem' and 'Purity'. Far from a straight up 'Best Of', the mid-section allows the listener to revel in Slipknot's live performances. For those who have seen them live, you can testify that they are a beast to be reckoned with and this is reaffirmed with this duo. 
