Top Ten Reasons Why Slipknot Should Be Classified as Metal

The Top Ten
1 Their music is too heavy to be classified as normal rock
2 They fall under the criteria to be a metal band
3 They have heavy screams
4 Having soft songs doesn't mean they aren't metal
5 Being on a TV show doesn't mean they are mainstream and aren't metal
6 There are bands with a similar sound to Slipknot that aren't called "fake metal"
7 Nu metal and alternative metal is still metal
8 A bad fanbase doesn't mean Slipknot isn't metal
9 Their genre isn't dependent on their image
10 Slipknot's song meanings are common in other metal songs
The Contenders
11 All Hope Is Gone has all the elements of death metal

That song is so aggressive, of course this should not be classified as normal rock.

12 This Cold Black is heavier than any song by Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Megadeth, etc.

Just listen to the riffs in that song!

13 They have dark lyrical themes
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