Lets get into why people hate Slipknot
first lets start with their fanbase the "Maggots" bunch of hottopic 13 year old edgelords then can't take it whenever someone criticizes Shitknot....its either that or those dudes who wear the sleeveless shirts. backwards cap and drive a pick up truck which make up the majority of slipknots fanbase which makes them one of the worst fanbases out there say something negative about Slipknot in the comments section on any of their videos on youtube the responses will be hilarious most will end up being not spelled correctly or incoherent with probably online threats.
secondly
the main reason why people hate Slipknot...well from my experience most Metalheads hate slipknot...main reason being Slipknot isn't actually metal they were Nu-Metal (which if you have any knowledge of anything despite the fact that it has metal in its name it actually isn't metal) people always call Slipknot metal when it isnt which pisses off metalheads myself included..I don't care if you like Slipknot they arent my cup of tea just dont call them metal
Oh dear.... Your everything that's wrong with so called metal fans..
I don't see labels nu metal/metal this bands bad this bands good metallica have not done anything since the black album blah blah blah.
Maybe it's a American thing this hate.
I don't really get involved with YouTube hitching and all that.
I've seen most bands live at download/donnington/monsters of rock. Which has been going for longer than most have been alive.
But to dislike a band because of the fans. Most of those maggots as you call em are probably in the mid 30s now.
I just like metal as a whole. I don't really fancy over one band. Except maybe soundgarden and machine head.
I consider my self a metal head and a old one at that.
And I do like slipknot. I think they are great live. Just like what I've already seen this year trivium and gojira live
Totally different but great bands.
I dislike some band because they are just not that good. But not because of the fan base or how they are perceived by these so called 'metalheads'
I'm not defending slipknot. Just the music as a whole..
Maybe it's because I'm old. I dunno.