The album cover, designed by longtime collaborator M. Shawn Crahan, is stark and haunting: a figure shrouded in white fabric, suggesting anonymity, suffocation, and a ghostly presence against a deep black background. It is a metaphor for the "otherness" that Slipknot has always championed, rejecting mainstream acceptance in favor of tribal loyalty.
Upon its release in August 2019, the album was met with critical acclaim, with many praising its maturity and sonic diversity.
The album’s themes of rejection and resilience resonated deeply in the pre-COVID era of 2019—a year marked by political polarization and online toxicity. When the pandemic hit months later, lines like “This is not a person / This is a disease” (“Red Flag”) took on eerie new meaning.
The album cover, designed by longtime collaborator M. Shawn Crahan, is stark and haunting: a figure shrouded in white fabric, suggesting anonymity, suffocation, and a ghostly presence against a deep black background. It is a metaphor for the "otherness" that Slipknot has always championed, rejecting mainstream acceptance in favor of tribal loyalty.
Upon its release in August 2019, the album was met with critical acclaim, with many praising its maturity and sonic diversity. Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind -2019-
The album’s themes of rejection and resilience resonated deeply in the pre-COVID era of 2019—a year marked by political polarization and online toxicity. When the pandemic hit months later, lines like “This is not a person / This is a disease” (“Red Flag”) took on eerie new meaning. The album cover, designed by longtime collaborator M