Unsainted

"Unsainted" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. It was released as the lead single from their sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind on May 16, 2019, accompanied by its music video.[2] This is the first Slipknot single released since "All Out Life", which was released on October 31, 2018, as well as their first single without their former percussionist Chris Fehn who was fired from the band due to a lawsuit earlier in 2019.

"Unsainted"
Single by Slipknot
from the album We Are Not Your Kind
ReleasedMay 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)
Format
GenreNu metal[1]
Length4:20
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)Slipknot
Producer(s)
Slipknot singles chronology
"All Out Life"
(2018)		 "Unsainted"
(2019)		 "Solway Firth"
(2019)
Music video
"Unsainted" on YouTube

Critical reception

Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone called the song an "unsparing headbanger", saying it "opens with an expertly crafted build, as choir vocals—performed by the Angel City Chorale—float above rumbling drums, tidal wave guitars and frontman Corey Taylor's vocals" before becoming the "double bass drum hits and jagged guitars that carry the rest of the song".[2] Revolver called it a "much more accessible, radio-friendly cut" than the band's non-album single "All Out Life", although felt that this "doesn't mean that its lyrics pull any punches", judging it to be "explosive".[3]

Music video

A music video directed by Shawn "Clown" Crahan was released alongside the song on May 16 and has, as of March of 2020 it has over 68 million views on YouTube. Blistein characterized the video as full of "creepy, cultish imagery". It ends with Corey Taylor walking out of a church to find he and the other members of the band turned into statues, then proceeding to light his statue on fire.[2] Luke Morton of Kerrang! called the video "a lot to take in", writing that it is "full of kaleidoscopic visuals, religious iconography, [and] fire".[4]

Charts

References
  1. "Watch this young violinist cover Slipknot's 'Unsainted' beautifully". Classic FM. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. Blistein, Jon (May 16, 2019). "Slipknot Preview New Album With Unsparing Headbanger 'Unsainted'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  3. "Read Lyrics to Slipknot's Explosive New Song 'Unsainted'". Revolver. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  4. Morton, Luke (May 16, 2019). "We Break Down The New Slipknot Video For Unsainted". Kerrang!. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
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