French album certifications – Slipknot – Lowa" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved August 18, 2019. The first single, "Left Behind", was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 44th Grammy Awards. [48] The second single, "My Plague", was nominated in 2003 for the same award at the 45th Grammy Awards. [49] The single "Left Behind" peaked in the top thirty for single sales the United States and the UK. [50] [51] In addition, "My Plague" reached the 43rd position on the UK charts. [51] Iowa was ranked sixth in the "50 Albums of the year" by NME in 2001. [43] The album reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart, [51] and the second spot on the ARIA Charts in Australia. [52] The album reached the third spot on the Billboard 200 [53] and the Finnish Albums Chart. [54] On October 10, 2001, the album was certified Platinum in the United States. [55] In Canada, the Canadian Recording Industry Association certified the album as Platinum, on September 5, 2001. [56] The British Phonographic Industry has certified the album as Gold in the UK. [57]

While the heaviness of Slipknot got people’s attention and opened the door for more extreme bands to cross into the mainstream, and Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses (containing the hit “Duality”) presented a more accessible version of the band, Iowa is generally regarded as Slipknot’s magnum opus, spoken of with the hushed reverence usually reserved for Kid A: the art album, the one for fans who really “get it.” Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

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Iowa was a major success, premiering in the top tens of nine countries. Generally positively received, it includes some of their notable songs, such as "Disasterpiece", " The Heretic Anthem", "People = Shit" and the Grammy-nominated " Left Behind" and " My Plague". More technical than their debut, Iowa is considered the band's heaviest and darkest album. It has been certified platinum in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. Early within the sessions, the members tapped into a raw aggression akin to their breakout self-titled debut and 2001’s landmark Iowa, but filtered through fifteen years of wisdom and refinement. From the jump, Slipknot committed fully to maximalism. This was a nine-person band with two DJs (one on turntables, one on samples) and three percussionists (one drummer and two guys who banged away with chopsaws, power tools, and a welded together titanium Frankenkit of kegs and jagged metal) all bent on making the loudest, most brutal industrial noise possible. Fred Durst jumped around telling fans to break stuff? Slipknot performed in custom-made nightmare masks and identical jumpsuits that allowed them to be at their most unhinged in a stage show which regularly entailed setting fire to their equipment, breaking their bones during acrobatic stunts, and spilling their own blood, vomit, piss, and shit. (Just imagine what those jumpsuits and masks must have smelled like.) I had this built up energy in me since the day of Paul’s funeral, and I saved it for four years,” adds Clown. “That’s the music for ‘XIX’. I thought it was so appropriate.” Slipknot's Paul Gray: "I Know System Of A Down Will Win Grammy" ". Blabbermouth.net. February 27, 2002. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007 . Retrieved December 16, 2007.

Mernagh, Matt (June 18, 2001). "Slipknot Kill The Industry". Chart. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009 . Retrieved February 12, 2009. Iowa, unlike its predecessor, saw Robinson capturing the band's technicality as opposed to the raw energy which Slipknot became known for. [16] The band was also praised again for its use of an extended line-up consisting of additional percussionists, turntables, and programmed samples. NME stated that "every possible space is covered in scrawl and cymbals: guitars, percussion, electronic squall, subhuman screaming." [16] Iowa has also been critically acclaimed as one of the only mainstream musical albums to feature blast beat percussion, and was said to heighten its popularity after release. [17] a b "The joy of 666". NME. UK. May 15, 2001. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012 . Retrieved April 25, 2009.

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Slipknot's Clown Talks About Upcoming Album". Blabbermouth. January 9, 2008. Archived from the original on January 12, 2008 . Retrieved January 10, 2008. Grammy Awards Nominees Announced!". Blabbermouth.net. January 7, 2003. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008 . Retrieved December 16, 2007. Hubbard, Michael (August 26, 2002). "Slipknot liven up Reading's finale". BBC News . Retrieved June 1, 2008. Billmann, Pete; Jacobson, Jeff; Story, Jeff (2001). Iowa (Guitar/vocal/tab.ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard. ISBN 0634037374.