We Are Not Your Kind

Pitchfork 6.7/10 For better or for worse, Kind is a Slipknot record, one that has more to offer than expected and is still sometimes frustratingly short-sighted.

The Needle Drop 6/10 Though there are some experiments and weird ideas that don’t completely pan out, We Are Not Your Kind is for the most part a return to form for Slipknot.

NME 5/5 The 'Knot's sixth album is an astonishing record: a roaring, horrifying delve into the guts of the band’s revulsion, a primal scream of endlessly inventive extreme metal and searing misanthropy.

Kerrang! 5/5 Iowa’s finest, Slipknot, continue to break boundaries on intense, innovative sixth album, We Are Not Your Kind.

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 Although the band returns to its nu-metal roots on their sixth full-length, they also explore more experimental textures and even try a little tenderness.

The Independent 5/5 The sheer ambition on We Are Not Your Kind is just as staggering.

All Music 4/5 The masked Iowans sixth full-length effort, We Are Not Your Kind, sees a confidant and apoplectic Slipknot in full command of their craft, delivering a searing 14-track set that's as versatile as it is observant of nu-metal's architectural truisms.

The Skinny 5/5 Slipknot return with an album as heavy as ever, but with a whole load of craftsmanship behind the distortion.

Gigwise 8/10 We Are Not Your Kind is an extended olive branch to fans lost along the way, an accessible gateway to those uninitiated and a valued gem atop a heavily bejewelled crown for die-hard fans.

Clash 7/10 ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ feels like the Iowan group’s attempt to recapture old glory, with an added twist of wisdom. With these newly discovered textures of experimentation, they’ve managed to make their well-established musical prowess shine even brighter.

Blabbermouth.net 9/10 "We Are Not Your Kind" ultimately proves to be a shining gem in SLIPKNOT's crown, one that will take a while for people to fully grasp and comprehend because of the extent of its depth and complexity.

Distorted Sound 8/10 We Are Not Your Kind might not be the unhinged maelstrom that so many fans have pined for, but the chaos that has fuelled this band for twenty years is still very much alive and kicking; it’s just channelled into the music different and controlled in a way that prevents the band from imploding.

Metal Injection 7/10 It's a solid display from Slipknot. Like albums before it, We Are Not Your Kind produces some incredibly catchy and infectious tracks. Also, like albums before it, it has its moments where it misses – these are more relative to the tracks on this record, not so much to previous efforts.

The Guardian 4/5 Overall, it’s an album designed to thrill and perhaps tentatively expand their fanbase, while the fiercely synth-rocking Solway Firth duly raises a middle finger to everybody else.