With the release of Slipknot's highly anticipated new album, .5: The Gray Chapter, on the horizon, ArtistDirect asked several of rock and metal's finest to discuss their favourite Slipknot albums or songs. An excerpt from the article is available below:

Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses): "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) is my favorite Slipknot record. I heard that record at the right time in my life that I needed it. We all have those records. I'd work out to that record. I'd play it loud in my car. It's a very passionate and musically genius piece of work. It's an album as a whole."

Kerry King (Slayer): "I'd have to say the first Slipknot record is my favorite. It had that feeling. Slipknot were really spooky at the beginning."

Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch): "Corey Taylor understands music better than most people I've ever met. I love Disasterpieces. The band came together and made a statement on that live record. It's a staple. It was pure and unadulterated. They put their hearts into it, and I felt like they were there for themselves. Their first album is my favorite though. Sorry, but it fucking changed metal, period. They took everything that had been done for the last twenty years, developed it, and threw it out there. They were fucking disgusting. It was like watching Nightbreed without the cheesy shit. They were fantastic, dude. I remember seeing them open for Coal Chamber and Machine Head. I went there to see Slipknot. I watched Clown and Jim Root and throw kegs in the audience and jump in. There's no way to explain it. They fucking annihilated everybody. It was disturbing how good they were. Their self-titled album was a life-changer and a game-changer for that matter."

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Slipknot have issued a video clip showcasing their new masks, created to coincide with the release of their forthcoming album, .5: The Gray Chapter, due for release on October 21st via Roadrunner:

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