Slipknot: Sore Winners [Clara Peller Dept.]

Late last summer, Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone and The Game's LAX engaged in a SoundScan battle to the death, almost. Initial returns had LAX ahead of the masked Iowans on the albums chart by a mere 13 copies, but a hasty recount put Slipknot in the drivers' seat, with a victory margin of 1,134 albums sold. You'd think the metallers would feel satisfied that they'd pulled out a victory at the last minute, wouldn't you? Obviously, you don't know the psyches of the men behind the masks. "Any time w...

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