My Gig Review on SLIPKNOT

My Slipknot Gig Review At The Hammersmith Apollo In London On The 3rd December 2008

By Alexandra McLoughlin

Are they monsters? Are they explosive metal machines? Or are they just masquerade mutants in limbo? They are everything that has been mentioned and more… we are of course talking about the 9 piece metal band from Iowa, Slipknot that have been busy entertaining huge crowds at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.

Corey Taylor and Joey Jordinson by Alexandra McLoughlin

Every time that the Grammy Award winning band Slipknot, produce an album each member makes a distinctive change to their mask and as this tour was based on the new album All Hope Is Gone the fans were very excited and looking forward to seeing what masks they would be revealing this time.

Slipknot On Fire - Pic by Alexandra McLoughlin

When the band finally appeared on stage the waiting was over, there was a huge explosion of sound coming from the drums and lead man Corey Taylor started to shout at the crowd. It became obvious that chaos was on its way…

Shawn Crahan looked hilarious as he kept zipping and unzipping his mask whilst their sound and lighting effects went beyond expectations, with pyrotechnics and a phenomenal strobe effect with a pinch yet an electrifying darkness!

Shawn Crahan – Picture by Alexandra McLoughlin

The crowd seemed that they couldn’t get enough of Corey’s aggressiveness, although having said that, the mosh pit was a huge success and unstoppable even after when a few fans had to be dragged out to recover.

Corey Taylor - Pic by Alexandra McLoughlin

It wasn’t until Corey screamed these words “F..k it all, f..k this world, F..K EVERYTHING YOU STAND FOR!” that loud gunshot noises came out from Mick Thomson, Jim Root and Paul Gray’s guitars and the crowd became even more uncontrollable.

The screams were so loud that at one point it appeared that the ceiling was going to collapse especially because the ground was vibrating intensely.

To make things even more exciting Shawn Crahan’s elevating drum kit ended up in the air as it slowly spun and Sid Wilson decided to dangle off it and start swinging. When he wasn’t attached to Shawn’s drums, Sid Wilson continuously ran around the stage and even jumped onto Chris Fehn’s drum as it tilted backwards and forwards.

Shawn Crahans Elevating Drums by Aleaxandra McLoughlin

Craig Jones’ spike mask looked lethal whilst he was head banging along to the to Joey Jordinson’s sensational drumming. Both members were definitely having a good time and putting all their energy into pleasing the crowd.

Craig Jones (Picture by Alexandra McLoughlin)

All in all the show was extraordinary, unpredictable, fierce and had everything you could possibly expect from a “metal band”. Spectacular!!

Joey Jordinson pic by Alexandra McLoughlin

*My rating* 10/10

Review by Alexandra McLoughlin

~ by alexandramcloughlin on December 9, 2008.