Slipknot Gets Creepier & I'm Mostly Here For It | Virus of Life Reaction

[@johnmcdonnell4189]

The fact that you have a top 10 list of Slipknot songs hints a maggot status to me

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Ha! Well ok then. :)

[@TDH_Callous]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee corey taylor best moments sid wilson best moments paul gray best moments chris fehn best moments etc?

[@TDH_Callous]

@@darkclaw7571 yez

[@jeffpattonmagic4914]

Vol. 3 as a whole is very "relationship" driven, songs like vermilion, the nameless, the virus of life, all kind of covering the spectrum of how ugly it can get. And I think you're right, if I had to guess the "virus" is some kind of analogy to love. This is inside us all, we all have the capacity to be like this, and love is just a symptom of the larger disease. One of my absolute favourites off this record, just the energy is so sadistic and creepy. And what a perfect ramp up in tension on the album, this track is second to last, and right after this ends it goes into danger, keep away. Which really feels like the calm after the storm and is one of the prettiest songs I think they've written

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I really need to check that one out.

[@dragoon8675]

Pretty sure it's based on Corey's fight with drugs

[@Yamatsu7]

The unsettling guitar creates a very suspenseful mood in the song, is quite amazing. It`s almost a horror movie made in the form of a song. I really liked your video, your analysis are always on point.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I try. :)

[@TDH_Callous]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee you do

[@adityabaldevsingh1149]

You think this is creepy! Wait till you listen to IOWA and scissors

[@normantompkins1252]

Or diluted

[@Kirsten-yh5vc]

@@normantompkins1252 the reaction to scissors is going to be very much fun to see

[@normantompkins1252]

@@Kirsten-yh5vc that is true but im waiting for a reaction to diluted, that one is gonna be fun

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

So Norman, this is not on my list. If I missed it somewhere along the way, sorry, but it's on there now!

[@myrtillus_official]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee iowa, diluted, scissors oh my god

[@neilstarkweather8721]

It’s amazing to me that so many people misunderstand the meaning of this song, or try to pick up on some “deeper” analogy, and then miss the obvious one. It’s right there in the name lol. The only analogy is the one presented: Life as a virus. The creepy voice stalking the victim is an anthropomorphized caricature of LIFE ITSELF - stalking you to eventually kill you, waiting until you’re vulnerable to really fuck you up, and seeming to take joy in the suffering it causes you. “Empty you and fill you up with me,” as in, life will mold you, shape you how it wants, and try to break you before it kills you. The caricature of life sounds sadistic and rapey, because for the suffering, that’s how life often feels - as if the universe is out to hurt you and thwart you at the worst times and is taking pleasure in it.

[@Xeroforte]

The Nameless, this song, and Danger Keep Away are the last 3 songs on the standard edition of Vol. 3. You should check out Danger Keep Away just to see how it transitions out of this one. It's also a pretty chill song.

[@kud1695]

Danger keep away IS SO PRETTY OH MH GOD !!!!!!!!!!

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Good to know, thanks! :)

[@gray8061]

Happy to see people mentioning the lesser known, but fantastic Slipknot songs. Danger Keep away is just a great tune to belt out in your car on the way home from work.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

In the intro, I mentioned my Disasterpiece Live video, but it was blocked. :( Hopefully I'll get that sorted out and I'll post it asap.

[@kud1695]

PLZ DO

[@jlm10181978]

It’s a great live song

[@LudvikM]

I love how you make questions whose answers you really don't want to know XD Such as, "what was that at the end?"

[@carbonatedmilk9251]

Lol just so you know, at the beginning of the song before he says "not yet" before the first verse, he whispers "yeah, tell me you want it" so there you go

[@alanwebber9089]

I like your "Go" . With the whole cute finger thing. Your doing a great job, and all it takes to be a maggot is if slipknots music engages you in a way that makes you feel something inside. That's it. Fellow maggot

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

That whole "go" thing is just to help me in the editing process so I know where to line up the audio of the song, which I don't add until later. But I'm glad you like it! :D Well, I guess I'm a maggot then.

[@darthpaul490]

Maggot for life!!

[@hekatespriestess]

In my opinion, if you can relate to Slipknot songs, you are a maggot. I have a hard time finding songs that would pull on my strings, yet the Knot not just pulls but breaks them.

[@Kirsten-yh5vc]

Your reaction are so fun to watch

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

They're more fun to make! :D

[@jasondesselle5143]

This is one of thier greatest songs. It does not get nearly the attention it deserves, but it is sooo good in such a baaaad way!

[@brismithejedi]

Cool song and one that I haven't heard for a while. I never paid much attention to the lyrics, but yeah... creepy. To me, you can't get creepier than "Scissors" and "Iowa" though. I can't wait for your "Purity" reaction though as that's one of my favorite Slipknot songs.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

These guys do creepy exceptionally well. :D

[@DiskoKDiskoL]

Maybe the most underrated slipknot song ever.

[@lxr_3]

Gematria is the most underrated song

[@fernyseab3516]

@@lxr_3 yes

[@modifidious7171]

This song always reminded me of Michael Myers from Halloween. Slipknot tends to use metaphors to deal with covetry and obsession. Rather, the inherit desire to control and own, especially when it comes to relationships. You should check out the title track IOWA. It's 15 minutes or so long and is just as creepy but more atmospheric.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

That's a good comparison. I had no idea that song was so long. Whoa. That'll be a looong video then. :D

[@RC-ux2nh]

As someone who has been to 10 concerts in my life and 9 of them have been slipknot, with you're intrigue curiosity and respect, I hereby dub you a maggot. Dilly dilly!

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Thank you! :D

[@jhordanhanson]

I remember the first time I got the cd and was playing it out loud while my brother was playing Fifa in my room, he was jamming to the beat of this song till the vocals came in then immediately turned around in shock and said " J, what the fuck is this crazy shit you're listening to" :D

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Yeah, that sounds about right. :)

[@filippovandi6589]

Child of burning time is one of their most underrated songs but I'm sure you'll love it

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

On the list, thanks! :)

[@frighty]

YES! Criminally underrated.

[@Yo_Jumbo]

Love the vids as always If you want to keep on the atmospheric songs then I would suggest “My Pain”. Also another suggestion I have is once you get to the first songs of each album I would also recommend listening to the intro tracks with them as well. 742617000027 + (sic) (515) + People = shit Prelude + The blister exist Execute + gematria ( the killing name ) XIX + sarcastrophe Insert coin + ( song off of WANYK ) Since you already did unsainted, if you want you can choose to listen to Insert coin with a random song off of We are not your kind or the commenters could vote for which song they think should be with Insert coin.

[@mr.monroe4076]

That sound at the end reminded me FUN FACT COREY vomits before every live show usually inside his mask...or at least he used to. Maybe sober Corey doesnt do it in the mask anymore.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

We have a very different opinion of "fun" apparently. lol That is all kinds of gross.

[@whatisahandleplz]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee that's not true don't worry lol, he done it a few times during the self titled and/or IOWA era but that's it I think

[@kanefears4245]

@@whatisahandleplz in the self titled & iowa days yes. Corey was down a dark path. The whole band was, which is why Iowa is such a good & crazy album

[@punksterdude8290]

One of the best yet. Made me chuckle. lol You still doing a live reaction to Nero Forte and the newer stuff? Also there's a brilliant live version of Custer on here worth checking out. Sending love from over the pond (but not stalky scary ass love) lmao

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Thanks for the love! So until I get this Disasterpiece situation figured out, I'm not doing any more live videos. It's not worth the effort if they're going to be blocked. I'd love to do Nero Forte, so we'll see. I'd have to listen to Custer first---but many people have mentioned this one.

[@mychaleubanks]

Definitely enjoyed your reaction i subscribed for sure keep up the great job maggot for life \m/

[@ericnelson7524]

Hey Lauren,i LOVE all your Slipknot reviews and such. Great stuff! At some point i'd love to see your reactions to some classic live KISS concert videos from 1976-1978 era. You would really like it i think. Check out the live version of "Firehouse" and "God of Thunder" from Japan 1977 and then "I stole your Love" and "Calling Dr. Love" from Houston or Largo 1977.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Thanks for watching! KISS, eh? No promises but they're on the list.

[@jay89666]

To answer your question about being a maggot. when you become a maggot you’ll know, you won’t be confused about it.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Well, I'm confused about most things, so I'm not going to know the difference. :)

[@notsoneon]

This is one of those songs that I listen to when I get really down, and it's oddly comforting. makes me realize I'm not alone

[@sevendaysreign8616]

The many faces of Lauren keeps me laughing during the reacting, joy to scared in every song lol Corey thinks of the fans as part of his family and affectionately calls us maggots, if you can enjoy and love slipknot no matter how weird it gets then you are a maggot. Lauren you are right at the door, just gotta come on in sister.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Since the posting of this video, I've pretty much accepted my maggot status. :D

[@sevendaysreign8616]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee Well welcome then ; )

[@DanayaCat]

I think that the two-chord out of tune piano sound in the beginning that plays twice as frequently at the end represents the urge. He feels like.. a distracting urge at the beginning and in the end while he is "indulging" its playing more frequently, and its unnerving. I think that detail really brings it together, for me anyway.

[@aboveaveragecat44]

The “I want to wear your face” gets a whole new level when you remember the “I’m going to empty you and fill you in with me.” Almost like the stalker wants to make some kind of skin suit of the victim. Creepy song for sure!

[@bloatwarerejuvenation]

I don't if I'm a maggot or not, but I enjoy Slipknot, big fan, great lyrics, but I'm very late to this metal thing so don't really know much about how the band history and all, but I'm just a normal person enjoying and appreciating good music :)

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

That's good enough for me! The cool thing about discovering a band later is how you have such a back-catalogue to discover and don't have to wait around for new material. :)

[@bloatwarerejuvenation]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee That is very true :D

[@leonidasneves7972]

Tbh I thought I thought I didnt fit in the metal thing as well coz I was very late as well, back in 2016, only 7 years in this metal world, .... Bruh it really doesn't feel like 7 years

[@AshOzer]

I almost felt a powerman 5000 vibe for a sec. Crazy song though, my first time hearing it too!

[@tubeman25]

slide right behind u one of my fav lyrics by slipknot

[@victorlojero8318]

Hi Lauren, I know you don't react to videos as opposed to the songs themselves but I have two videos that I think you may enjoy. The first is Rob Scallion doing his banjo cover of Psychosocial. The ending is the best part, lol. The second and honestly the most amazing is Caleb H Drummer doing Neo Forte, he has other videos but you can see his genuine smile in this one. FYI, you are a Maggot.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Banjo Slipknot? Wow. No promises, but I'll add them to the list. Yeah, I think my Maggot status is confirmed. :)

[@HellSpartanZ]

Slipknot AOV is gotta be on the list to listen to next if no one else has said it yet it's in my Top 5 Slipknot songs

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

On the list, thanks! :)

[@teme9132]

I love how all your videos have like 0 to 5 dislikes most of the time

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Only if I don't say anything negative. Sad but true, as Metallica says.

[@aceventurapetdetective1736]

Purity is also kind of creepy. At least the message is about a girl who was put in a box. Her name was purity.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

That'll be my next one.

[@DF-fp4cg]

I got that tattooed on me .

[@depthklocke9009]

i cant tell if its craig or shawn doing some of the screaming in hte song. Sometimes I think it's shawn cause i always took him as the more gruff and gutteral sounding but I can't always tell. There's not like a thing that gives you the answers to these things. But I think that it's craig on one of those parts.

[@ignis_infinitus_infernus]

There is no quiz to be a maggot, you need to eat, live and sh!+ slipknot lol.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I have no idea what that means. LOL

[@ignis_infinitus_infernus]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee it's just something stupid to say.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I thought maybe to shit Slipknot was part of being a maggot and I needed some unfortunate details. lol

[@huntergearling3815]

Fascinating song

[@dillonthompson751]

Have you by chance heard any songs by Trivium yet? Some great musicianship there.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Nope. On the list!

[@dillonthompson751]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee I'd start off with an older one and work your way up to the newer stuff. One of my favorites is Throes of Perdition.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

I don't mind this song but can't say I enjoy it that much and never once considered it to be creepy. I never really paid that much attention to the lyrics and in fact never cared to discover the full lyrics, and for me the music is just too experimental and quirky to find it creepy. It doesn't have that intensity or delivery of, say, Prosthetics. I just saw it as a weird bit of filler before the last song on the album. It's also one of the songs I don't believe they've ever performed live.

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

"I'm going to empty you and fill you in with me" is pretty creepy. Eek!

[@FlyboyHelosim]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee After hearing the opening line of 'Disasterpiece' everything else feels like a Disney soundtrack. 😂

[@dq8reslime227]

Yes, I know you don't appreciate the second album but, please, try to give a chance to Skin Ticket, even if you doesn't want to do a video reaction. I like so much this song, is so underrated and deserve more love!

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

It's not that I don't appreciate it. It's just...a lot. But I'll get back to it for sure.

[@WakeThyInner]

Sids got a skeleton monkey mask in volume 3

[@anger9149]

The epitomy of whisper corey 😂

[@ryanexsus]

The one thing I hate about pausing it is you can't stop a roller coaster in the middle of a drop. You have to take it.

[@gray8061]

Yesssssss Love this one :)

[@aceventurapetdetective1736]

This song is creepy but that bassline tho.

[@sb-nl6ge]

Awesome review. Thanks for being hot!

[@Poleroid]

I think this song has the exact same vibe as vermillion, a stalker stalking a woman. In the virus of life he is sweating and hiding while enjoying the hunt on the woman he is stalking. At least, that is what i make of the lyrics.

[@calumteine2008]

As someone who has yet to read any of your books, (literally just found you today) Is your interaction with different musicians affecting how you write?

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I'm not an author by any means. I'm a wannabe writer who failed at finding an agent. So while I'd like to say I have some books out there, that's a lie. I haven't written anything in almost two years. But when I did write, I had playlists for my characters. It helped make them more real to me. :)

[@calumteine2008]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee I'm gonna have to dig a bit into the backstory of your characters a bit. I see you have some kind of blog about them, but I haven't really gotten a chance to see what or who they are. Are your characters, giving them a focus point, and creating a working piece a focal point now?

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I think about my characters every day but I've sort of accepted that my novel ship has sailed. My writer-self is dead, or at least hibernation or something, not sure. It's a long story and one I hate to even think about considering the YEARS I spent obsessing over that manuscript. I thought that novel was "the one" so I never wrote another one.

[@calumteine2008]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee It's not an easy road, I'm sure, but neither are the roads your creations walk. Trials abound, watching them grow and find ways to surpass them is the root of the story. Your story has just as much impact as theirs.

[@mrmanouva2948]

1:48 thats what she said!

[@GamerDevilGirl666]

Great Reaction and Analyse, beautiful smile btw. Trying Wait & Bleed, such a underated song.

[@devon5546]

I thought everyone loved that song? Lol

[@thehereticanthem9737]

Nice avatar, bro)

[@GamerDevilGirl666]

@@thehereticanthem9737 Yours isn't bad either. I am a Girl but Thanks❤️

[@thehereticanthem9737]

@@GamerDevilGirl666 Oh, my apologies

[@GamerDevilGirl666]

@@thehereticanthem9737 You are forgiven. Bro

[@HellSpartanZ]

Corey, Jim ( Phantom of the opera) & Shawn (Clown) r basically the main people who write the songs but Corey is like the main writer Corey is a Master writer yo the way he puts his feelings into lyrics that could be taking another way (Killpop) is just amazing this is why Corey is the G.O.A.T

[@gray8061]

You want a song that really displays Corey's feeling and his emotion in the song - Diluted. That's, in my opinion, probably the most emotion he's put into a song as far as I can tell. They (Slipknot) have not played Diluted live and as far as I know it's because Corey won't do it. It was too painful of a song for him. Heard the second part somewhere, can't remember. But makes sense.

[@HellSpartanZ]

@@gray8061 why u saying it on my comment 😂

[@FragileCurse]

Joey and Paul wrote a lot of the older music as well when in the band.

[@theCrownofSympathy]

@@FragileCurse Joey and Paul definitely wrote a good chunk of their older music, Iowa in particular was mostly those two. Corey only really writes the lyrics, not the music itself.

[@umituzan3875]

İf rain is what you want 🙏🙏🙏

[@thehereticanthem9737]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeesssssss

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

It's on the list already. From you. :D

[@umituzan3875]

@@MusicCatsandCoffee I can't wait 🤗

[@anger9149]

Pinsid- PID

[@MiguelVieira-kp2li]

Its alright

[@volcanobeard8668]

Babies are made to this song.

[@depthklocke9009]

I always like to play prosthetics right before I plkay virus of life for some reason. Its my favorite song and i just found out that they didnt do full album concert performances so they've never played my favorite song once live. What the fuck man. That's unfair. They never played diluted or if rain is what you want. Though, it would be kinda weird if they had to try manually vommit at the end of the song during a live performance, that would be sicj. ahhaha

[@ZinedineKhabib]

She has a ctush on Sid....sweet man

[@moorematt11]

I believe a maggot can name all the members of the band by there real name

[@Eleyar]

Ok, we need IOWA next

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Not next, but ok. :)

[@noobsshadow6492]

Please do slipknot - AOV next!!!

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Not next, but ok. :)

[@StirbMensch]

....and this is still child's play compared to IOWA, the song

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Yeah, I'm picking up on this... I did "Purity" the other day and I'm thinking of going back to WANYK for my next one. But ONE DAY I'll get back to Iowa. I pretty much have to. :D

[@InsanityPlea100]

So. I am really late to comment here. And i actually didn't know this song before listening. But I have asked friends before a similar question about other songs. What is the difference between enjoying this, and say, enjoying 'Silence of the Lambs' or 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'? Sure. It is morbid. But its entertainment and meant to be entertainment haha. Enjoying a song doesn't mean you condone violence or 'creepiness'. Legitimate question if anyone wants to answer on the side of 'there is a difference'.

[@kud1695]

Who’s gonna tell her about Iowa guys :D

[@normantompkins1252]

Not me lol

[@evantaylor2935]

Only song by Slipknot I've never heard.

[@R.Nashoba]

Hello Lauren, Have a request for your reaction, To a Australian band called: The Butterfly Effect , song: Beautiful Mine. I think you would really like this band, and I'm 🇦🇺 that loves your channel ❤

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

On the list, thanks! :)

[@muhammadikramdollah-3875]

Slipknot - scissors

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Got it, thanks! :)

[@madhater1937]

Try reacting to slipknot-scissors or mudvayne- death blooms

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I might Mudvayne tomorrow actually.

[@funeralofsorrow]

react to wait and bleed by slipknot

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

On the list, thanks! :)

[@Karl_Laschnikoff]

Please react to "Slaughter to Prevail - Demolisher"..................PLEASE ;)

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Well that sounds lovely. :D On the list, thanks!

[@aaronbrowne6370]

The level after creepy is Slipknot.,.💪🖕

[@sergiod.2568]

Subtitled in Spanish please :(

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

I'm not sure how to go about this.

[@6_marlon317]

React to scissors

[@MusicCatsandCoffee]

Got it, thanks! :)

[@Logan-tk4ys]

Slipknot - Gently | Live Disasterpiece DVD 2002 PLS :)

[@shinmarcorp7846]

I literally copied the lyrics to this song and gave it as a poem to my hs gf she LOVED IT to my surprise i was in a new mental quandary lol