Here’s How “Enter Sandman” Would Sound If It Had Been Written by Slipknot
Whenever someone wants to talk about how metal bands aren’t topping charts anymore, they use Metallica as the benchmark. Where’s the next Metallica? these people whine, as though being rich and famous is the only benchmark for musical success. But at this point, one could argue that Slipknot have done just as much as Metallica, and one wonders if they’ll be bigger than that band in another twenty years. Now, one YouTuber has decided to experiment with the hitmaker-on-hitmaker concept by recording a version of Metallica’s classic “Enter Sandman” as though it were written by Slipknot.
Before we start, fair warning: though YouTube guitarist Pete Cottrell redoes the instrumentals of “Enter Sandman” in the style of Slipknot, he doesn’t do the vocals. So unfortunately, there’s no Corey Taylor yelling, “And of things that will bi-yeet!” That said, Pete’s instrumental replacements are pretty spot-on, right down to the siren noises and DJ scratches he works in. While we’re not sure it full expresses the sheer madness that Slipknot would’ve given this track, we appreciate hearing the “Enter Sandman” bridge via Mick Thompson’s guitar style.
Check out the video here:
Meanwhile, if you want to catch Slipknot live and yell, “PLAY ‘ENTER SANDMAN,’ YOU FUCKS,” you can catch them at one of their upcoming Knotfest Roadshow 2022 tour dates below:
LEG 1: Slipknot w/ In This Moment & Jinjer
Wed Mar 16 Fargo, ND FARGODOME
Fri Mar 18 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center
Sat Mar 19 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
Tue Mar 22 Memphis, TN FedExForum
Wed Mar 23 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Fri Mar 25 North Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena
Sat Mar 26 Durant, OK Choctaw Grand Theater
Tue Mar 29 Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena at the BJCC
Wed Mar 30 N. Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
Fri Apr 01 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Sat Apr 02 Reading, PA Santander Arena
Mon Apr 04 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Wed Apr 06 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
Thu Apr 07 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center
Sat Apr 09 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Mon Apr 11 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
Tue Apr 12 Regina, SK Brandt Centre
Thu Apr 14 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
Fri Apr 15 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
Sun Apr 17 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
LEG 2: Slipknot w/ Cypress Hill and Ho99o9
Wed May 18 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
Fri May 20 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
Sat May 21 Providence, RI Dunkin’ Donuts Center
Sun May 22 Manchester, NH SNHU Arena
Tue May 24 Albany, NY MVP Arena
Thu May 26 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Sat May 28 Québec, QC Videotron Centre
Sun May 29 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
Mon May 30 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
Wed Jun 01 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center
Thu Jun 02 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
Sat Jun 04 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Sun Jun 05 Moline, IL TaxSlayer Center
Tue Jun 07 Bonner Springs, KS Azura Amphitheater
Thu Jun 09 Colorado Springs, CO The Broadmoor World Arena
Sat Jun 11 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center
Mon Jun 13 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
Tue Jun 14 Ridgefield, WA RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
Fri Jun 17 Las Vegas, NV MGM Garden Arena
Sat Jun 18 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
[Via Loudwire]
