I always interpreted it as a serial killers first murder. Like Jack the Ripper losing his sanity shortly after the fact, and the song just describes his mental snap.
the song was already written completly on the first old slipknot album (mate feed kill repeat). they just refurbished it. the original title was "killers are quiet".
People always said IOWA is the most fucked up song but in fact the recording process is the genuinely messed up part but sometimes going to extreme lengths is worth it, even it it's not my favourite song on the record.
Iowa honestly has to be one of my favorite Slipknot songs, it's just so...Different...I don't really know how else to describe it. Way better than Killers are Quiet in my opinion.
Now when he said he was strip naked, and if you listen to the song backwards you can hear him saying "DONT LOOK AT ME" wonder if he was talking to clown....
Kinda disappointed by the fact that Corey never mentions that Iowa is a remake of the song Killers Are Quiet from their first album (Mate Feed Kill Repeat).
Hoodie Allen No, at the time of release it was supposed to be their first album (according to Anders Colsefni, their singer at the time). It's just that Corey for whatever reason would rather act like it just doesn't exist, so he just pretends like it was always supposed to be "just a demo tape."
+Icantdothatrightnow shouldnt the decision of releasing it be up to the members that were in the band before him? Paul, Shawn, Joey and Mick were already in the band before Corey. Sounds kinda retarded that Taylor is the one who called the shots. Im not talking shit here, i just find it very strange that he is to be the only reason why it wasnt released when he wasnt in the original line-up.
@@zZ_N0TH1NG_Zz it's a reference to the very start of their song "get this" where you can hear someone saying in the background "give me a scream Corey" and he then does it lol
"GIVE ME A SCREAM COREY" Edit: I still wish I could've seen clowns face when corey took his clothes off while recording Iowa. I'm just picturing his reaction now and I'm screaming
Slipknot's closing tracks are almost always amazing. I probably love Scissors the most, but Iowa is great and The Virus of Life with Danger - Keep Away is great, and the new one, If Rain is what You Want, is probably right up there with Scissors. Not a big fan of All Hope is Gone though. It just doesn't seem like a closing track to me.
All Hope Is Gone is a good closing track in general. When you listen to the whole album it feels like sort of a "Final Boss" song that concludes what the album is about. I do agree that compared to the really sick and dark stuff like Iowa or Scissors its nothing but still an awesome track. It just has a different vibe to it :)
ShipudPargit I can respect that. I don't find All Hope is Gone to be a bad song in general, in fact it's actually a really good song by itself, I just don't like it as a closing track. But I do see what you mean. Maybe I'll have a newfound appreciation of the song now, so thanks.
Sounds like fun times. Been on a binge of Iowa lately, it's such good shit. I had some fucked up dreams after my first listen, laying down with earphones in.
he was in the middle of a completely unrelated story though lol...if Corey was answering a question like "what kind of practice does it take to withstand all the screaming that you do?" itd make sense...hed go into 'well, eventually, as they say, Scar Tissue is tougher than the Normal Tissue that it replaced--' ("gimme a scream!") '--which eventually lets you just YAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH....! yknow?'
Everyone says Iowa is so fucked up but I actually really like the song like it's not as bad as others I've heard, does that mean I'm just naturally fucked up?😂
Funnily enough, Iowa is the first and only song that has endearingly made me want to vomit. I'm not joking, I fucking love the song, its so fucking scary, but every time I'm by myself and I sing along to it, I get right into it and almost every time I feel like I'm gonna be sick.
I remember listening to all the songs on Iowa one week during a summer since my grandparents were driving me fucking crazy. That album was what literally kept me sane but insane
Iowa I heard it during the knotfest 2016 and it had bein 3 years since I heard the song again and when it played I had a dark chill down my back and I couldn’t turn it off his horrific screaming I began to shake
Velvet Acid Christ - Blood Eminem - Kim Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy Nurse With Wound - I Cannot Feel You As the Dogs Are Laughing and I Am Blind Throbbing Gristle - Hamburger Lady
To be honest i've misread what your original comment said, I thought you'd said songs that were similar to the Iowa album. Which I think there is throughout the new album. The actual Iowa song isn't really going to reappear anywhere else due to being such a unique track. Appologies for the confusion :)
Iowa is a bit more immersive Id suppose, scissors is in the same direction but with more musicianship to it. I'd say scissors is more structurally balanced. I might be wrong though I've only listened to Iowa all the way through a few times and I can't remember all 15 mins of it lmaoo
I find all the people talking in the background while he's talking really annoying.. The guys a legend and you've got a chance to really hear how his mind works and yet you're sitting there having your own private conversations.. The give me a scream guy was funny though 😂
I like all these random Corey Taylor discussions popping up on my feed lol
HAHA SAME
lol same.
So much
What does Corey Taylor think?
Same here
Now lets go and listen "Iowa" one more time
Kert i was bout to do that
2019 and I just did. Twice.
I second that
"one more time" is for me like everyday XD
666th like. You're welcome
If Clown thinks you’re crazy, there’s something beautifully wrong with you 😂
666 likes!
The irony is I find the song to be so fucking relaxing.
i fall asleep to iowa when im having nightmares, and i pass right out
Iowa helps my headaches
Not even kidding, I use Iowa for meditation
+Mr. Jack me too
+Sovereign King true. Plus, it makes me feel like I'm in a different reality.
When they go to the hospital
Doctor:Why is there lacerations and lesions on your arm
Corey: Oh recording a dark themed song
hardcore man
Doctor: "Oh, what's the song about?"
Corey: "Uh......"
Corey is such a fundamentally good speaker. I just watch these to learn
3:11 GIVE US A SCREAM COREY!
Corey: shhhhh
Guy: AAAUUUUUUAAAAGH
“Basically Iowa…was about…spending time…with a corpse….dont judge me”
"Give me a scream Corey" haha.
You suck, they suck, guess what, get fucked, I can't think of any other words to say but fuck
all you bands can suck these fucking nuts GO!!!!!!!
+LilIvan362 What bands?
Soulrunners1Freerun YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
music sucks dick
I always interpreted it as a serial killers first murder. Like Jack the Ripper losing his sanity shortly after the fact, and the song just describes his mental snap.
Thats how i think of prosthetics
the song was already written completly on the first old slipknot album (mate feed kill repeat). they just refurbished it. the original title was "killers are quiet".
Made me think of Dahmer
“Give me a scream Corey!” Lol. Wrong moment bro.
3:11 Random person in the audience: GIVE ME A SCREAM, COREY!!
Corey: Shhh...
That person: AAAAAAA!!!! XDDD
Corey, you beautiful psychopath, I fucking love you man
Specialist01 dude a psychopath is literally unable to empathize with others. Corey may be fucked up, but he's not that far removed from people
Even when he was in his 20's and fucking crazy he wasn't like that
relax its over, you belong to me...
+the1andonlyDarkAngel *creepy laugh*
+the1andonlyDarkAngel *creepy laugh*
+the1andonlyDarkAngel *creepy laugh*
Romy Taylor I can barely breathe I find you fascinating
+Josh Morris you are.. My favourite
People always said IOWA is the most fucked up song but in fact the recording process is the genuinely messed up part but sometimes going to extreme lengths is worth it, even it it's not my favourite song on the record.
Its the most emotional.
+Jacob malakian No I think (515) is more creepier
thebaconflapsable daddy by Korn is too
Am I the only that want to hear the demo version of iowa
Listen 'killers are quiet" from MFKR album
That guy at 3:11 GIMME A SCREAM COREY! Hahahah Corey didn't get this :D
But the corpse died! (Get this or die)
stop xD
He should've said that at the end of the question
(sic) joke...
GET THIS OR DIE fav slipknot song right now
Iowa honestly has to be one of my favorite Slipknot songs, it's just so...Different...I don't really know how else to describe it. Way better than Killers are Quiet in my opinion.
The one thing killers are quiet has over Iowa is that the third verse, it jumpscares you a little. But yeah, I tend to agree.
Like, Iowa has much more of background and depth than it's MFKR demo. I'd even say the same about Gently. Not saying the MFKR demos are bad, tho.
is anyone else bothered by the fact that he is CUTTING himself for more screaming.... iowa really was a tuff era for them :0
+Gage Roberts Iowa was as heavy as it gets.
Muddy Pilot as heavy as it gets for slipknot*
Metal Marauder You're so bright.
Hey he ripped it off from Nattramn from Silencer
no
Now when he said he was strip naked, and if you listen to the song backwards you can hear him saying "DONT LOOK AT ME" wonder if he was talking to clown....
Holy balls never thought of that
Joey said he ran out of the room when Corey started doing it
Andrew Jacobs
Where? Could you send me the link?
Andrew Jacobs
Thanks!
@@loveatlas8904 :) \m/
Every dark side in a metal song writer has had this creative line about nekro activities described on a song in romantic satire way.
Corey sounds like Bob off of Bob's Burgers...
Holy shit....
He does, o shit
kinda
Or maybe Bob sounds like Corey
By that logic he sounds like archer, the conscience store guy from family guy.
He needs to become a comedian!!!
Gimmie a scream Corey! GET THIS OR DIE GET THIS OR DIE GET THIS OR DIE
SLIPKNOT 8 SUK DEEZ NUTZ
"GIVE ME A SCREAM COREY!!" kills me every time 😂😂
Kinda disappointed by the fact that Corey never mentions that Iowa is a remake of the song Killers Are Quiet from their first album (Mate Feed Kill Repeat).
Wasn't that more of a demo tape?
Hoodie Allen No, at the time of release it was supposed to be their first album (according to Anders Colsefni, their singer at the time). It's just that Corey for whatever reason would rather act like it just doesn't exist, so he just pretends like it was always supposed to be "just a demo tape."
+Icantdothatrightnow shouldnt the decision of releasing it be up to the members that were in the band before him? Paul, Shawn, Joey and Mick were already in the band before Corey. Sounds kinda retarded that Taylor is the one who called the shots. Im not talking shit here, i just find it very strange that he is to be the only reason why it wasnt released when he wasnt in the original line-up.
+Hoodie Allen at the time of release it wasn't until Corey walked in then he claimed it as a demo
+Bawlin2010 no it's completely retarded Corey changed the entire band
His voice is sooo soothing to me
This song is fucking beautiful.
punching nuns and babies... what about baby nuns?
Aidan Doyle how about non's babies? 😂
Se Vo but the nuns wouldn’t have babies cause their virgins 😂😂
Nik Falcon Yh but what if the baby’s became nuns at an early age, they don’t necessarily need to be birthed by a nun...😂
THE WHAT
The W H A T
Wherever the mind was, Kuddos & remember the divine pet you & your band played in these epic times. Remember tho, “I wonder out where you can’t see.”
my favorite fucking song off Iowa! Corey you are my spirit animal
3:11 gimme a scream Corey
Corey:???
Me: did Corey not get the joke
Oh he got it. That's why he replied with a shhh
(NOOB ALERT)
Wtf is the joke?
@@zZ_N0TH1NG_Zz it's a reference to the very start of their song "get this" where you can hear someone saying in the background "give me a scream Corey" and he then does it lol
that is the metalist thing i have ever heard
He has such a sexy voice.
...
Go to horny jail
Stop
Dog chill wit all that.....
@@yoshikitakaya7871 stop acting like something is wrong with liking someone’s voice dumb cunt
Since 2001, Iowa was my first ever favorite track. I am actually laughing-crying while singing-dancing to this song.
Imagine someone doing voodoo and satanic shit and Iowa playing in the background
I'd rather not lol
That would be the scariest thing ever
sounds beautifully (sic)
Yh but u wouldn’t need the satanic shit just the song itself 😂😂
lol Oh ya mean like when they recorded the vocals?
His neck is glorious. So thick. You can see that see that thang a mile away.
I never thought that Corey was cutting himself up during the song. The screams and groans that I hear looked like if it was a recorded man aslept.
been looking for this clip for ages just found it, so happy liked it so i dont lose it again
"GIVE ME A SCREAM COREY"
Edit: I still wish I could've seen clowns face when corey took his clothes off while recording Iowa. I'm just picturing his reaction now and I'm screaming
I can't stop watching these!! I love Corey Taylor!!!
To put it lightly, he was possessed when he did that song 😂
I WISH i couldve seen the “in studio” like recording of this song, i really wish
I've been listening this very song at least 3-4 times a day, lately. At this point, I think I have an addiction.
At least I know I'm not the only one now because I can't sleep without it
i love him so much
“Taylor... What the fuck is wrong with you?”
“This coming from the guy who shits in his hand and throws it at us?”
Slipknot's closing tracks are almost always amazing. I probably love Scissors the most, but Iowa is great and The Virus of Life with Danger - Keep Away is great, and the new one, If Rain is what You Want, is probably right up there with Scissors. Not a big fan of All Hope is Gone though. It just doesn't seem like a closing track to me.
The Burden is in that way too and it's fucking amazing, probably better than if rain is what you want
Wherein Lies Continue
All Hope Is Gone is a good closing track in general. When you listen to the whole album it feels like sort of a "Final Boss" song that concludes what the album is about. I do agree that compared to the really sick and dark stuff like Iowa or Scissors its nothing but still an awesome track. It just has a different vibe to it :)
ShipudPargit I totally agree.
ShipudPargit I can respect that. I don't find All Hope is Gone to be a bad song in general, in fact it's actually a really good song by itself, I just don't like it as a closing track. But I do see what you mean. Maybe I'll have a newfound appreciation of the song now, so thanks.
Iowa was the first song that genuinely freaked me out and I stayed away from that song for a while until I recently listened to it. Now I love it
Corey: "Ah shit, here we go again..."
I always thought IOWA was referencing the kidnapper in purity.
Gabriel Oliveira I personally made a “story” with The Virus Of Life, Killpop, Purity, My Pain, and Iowa. It’s an experience.
@@ASH4Ix it should involve the vermillion songs too
X4AJ They are now before Virus
@@ASH4Ix holy sht I was a dumb teenager when I wrote that comment
@@FayeSabre time flies
Sounds like fun times. Been on a binge of Iowa lately, it's such good shit. I had some fucked up dreams after my first listen, laying down with earphones in.
Iowa is one of my favorite songs!
Ugh I want to hug him
It would be cool.if corey screamed when that guy told him to xD
he was in the middle of a completely unrelated story though lol...if Corey was answering a question like "what kind of practice does it take to withstand all the screaming that you do?" itd make sense...hed go into 'well, eventually, as they say, Scar Tissue is tougher than the Normal Tissue that it replaced--' ("gimme a scream!") '--which eventually lets you just YAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH....! yknow?'
And clown says GIVE ME A SCREAM COREY
GIVE ME A SCREAM COREY! - GET THIS!
coreys tone of voice v what hes actually saying is insane
- Ahaha
- and then started to cut myself up...
- ....ahah..
Now that's commitment to your craft, people. True artist, right there.
Everyone says Iowa is so fucked up but I actually really like the song like it's not as bad as others I've heard, does that mean I'm just naturally fucked up?😂
You are... my favorite... You belong to me.
Funnily enough, Iowa is the first and only song that has endearingly made me want to vomit. I'm not joking, I fucking love the song, its so fucking scary, but every time I'm by myself and I sing along to it, I get right into it and almost every time I feel like I'm gonna be sick.
Ollie Midson it doesn't make me want to vomit but when it builds up i wanna go ape shit and as corey said wanting to punch nuns and babies
They kind of reached those levels on .5 with the song Sarcastrophe, and the music videos for The Devil In I and The Negative One
Love that song...
This was interesting coming from Corey, thanks for the upload. Was looking for a video discussing this for a long time.
3:10 I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING
Give em hell baby!!! Cant wait for the new album.
I remember listening to all the songs on Iowa one week during a summer since my grandparents were driving me fucking crazy. That album was what literally kept me sane but insane
Guy who is clearly just waking up: “GIMME A SCREAM COREY!”
Corey: “Shhhhh”
Guy who is clearly just waking up: “AUaAAAaaAAH”
*[EDGINESS INTENSIFIES.]*
Ben Skelly this is about as edgy as it gets without being taken to an insane asylum
I'm gonna need you to just go back to sleep xD
It’s ironic how much work was put into this song despite the fact that most people probably skip it
He talked about Iowa. What about Scrissors?
Iowa and Gently are pieces of art...best tracks off that album!
Somehow the song is oddly relaxing for me, freaking heavy, but oddly relaxing
"F- playing with dead things..."
To the dude that said GIMME A SCREAM COREY ur a legend my guy
Alguien más que no sabe ingles pero igual lo mira hasta el final 🥺👍
Hope evreyone stays healthy keep rocking metal will never die! 🤘 , youtube algorithm brought me here
And this is why Iowa is so much better than Scissors
GOAT
Iowa I heard it during the knotfest 2016 and it had bein 3 years since I heard the song again and when it played I had a dark chill down my back and I couldn’t turn it off his horrific screaming I began to shake
He used to tell the same story about recording 'Scissors'
Where? I want to see
i love corey
3:10 LOL random.
3:10 did that guy said, Use your scream Corey? xD
I think he said "give me a scream Corey" probably referencing Get This.
No, i believe he said "give me a scream corey" referencing the intro to "get this" where the song starts off with clown saying that.
Isaac Krause In get this it was their producer Ross Robinson
You can tell because Clown has a very distinct rasp to his voice.
Oh, interesting, i wouldve never known.
Legendary song..
That is some hard as shit but i fucking love corey and all his crazyness
now, that was ummmm how do I put this delicately? INSANE AND MESSED UP!!! but I like that XD
Found this in my quest to find some of the darkest songs on the Internet for my playlist, wish me luck!!! Lol.....
Velvet Acid Christ - Blood
Eminem - Kim
Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy
Nurse With Wound - I Cannot Feel You As the Dogs Are Laughing and I Am Blind
Throbbing Gristle - Hamburger Lady
Dark? Look up the band deicide and one of their songs crucifixion
wouldnt be awesome if there is song like Iowa in the new album?
Ahem, are you happy now? :D
Well now we know there isn't
***** which song is there in vol 5 that is like iowa?? maybe killpop?
To be honest i've misread what your original comment said, I thought you'd said songs that were similar to the Iowa album. Which I think there is throughout the new album. The actual Iowa song isn't really going to reappear anywhere else due to being such a unique track. Appologies for the confusion :)
***** no worries :)
Iowa is darker than scissors, atleast. Weather it's heavier is hard to say...
Iowa is a bit more immersive Id suppose, scissors is in the same direction but with more musicianship to it. I'd say scissors is more structurally balanced. I might be wrong though I've only listened to Iowa all the way through a few times and I can't remember all 15 mins of it lmaoo
Fucking excellent question. Iowa is my forever favorite album i always wondered where it came from
this video has made me laugh more than any other video I've ever seen... and I've seen Alabama Rehab...
Slipknot is just Amazing. I wish they play in India too. Stay Sic \m/
I FUCKING love the intro to that song with the drums
wow. ive always heard something crazy happened during the recording process, but to have corey actually say it is something else.
3:11 hahahaahahahaaahaaha
So blue,so broken paper doll case i havent left you yet!
I find all the people talking in the background while he's talking really annoying.. The guys a legend and you've got a chance to really hear how his mind works and yet you're sitting there having your own private conversations..
The give me a scream guy was funny though 😂
If you really listen to the first 2 albums it’s almost like a story of a guy meeting the actual devil and slowing being possessed and dying from it
3:11 GIVE ME A SCREAM COREY!!!!
Any of you tech savvy dudes out there… please make an AI of killers are quiet with Corey’s vocals. I’ll fucking pay you 😂
Did Clown really shat in his hand and threw at them??? O.o
No that’s gg allin
More than once I'm sure.
@@iandl2274 he probably took inspiration from gg allin
Sounds like something he'd be willing to do