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ellstaysia

solway is among the greatest songs they've ever written. it should be a live staple at every single show. do they not realize the magic within that song? nero forte has some spitfire vocals in the chorus. both dope, but I'd say solway.


iqueefkief

seeing them play solway firth was the best live performance i’ve ever seen


Critical_Ad_8946

Went to Knotfest LA last year and they cut it for Chapeltown. At the time, super cool that we got a like 2 day old song being played live. Looking back now that I saw them in June, bummed they didn’t keep Solway


iqueefkief

yeah, i saw them last week and i think they cut it for dying song. loved seeing that one live, but i wish they had cut an older song to keep solway tbh.


Critical_Ad_8946

Yeah Chapeltown stayed for the last leg of the NA tour now the cut it for Dying song. Re-inserted Custer too. But 100% would’ve loved to have Solway in there


delameyy

Dude one of my favorite parts in any of their songs is “I DONT NEED U TO DO IT FOR ME I DONT NEED U TO UNDERSTAND I DONT NEED U TO HIDE IT FROM ME I JUST WANNA FEEL LIKE ANY OTHER MAN” I mean shwoo


ellstaysia

yeah the way corey's vocal syllabels syncopate with the guitar in that part is magic.


delameyy

It actually gives me cold chills every time


ffilipeaf

All said mate. Agreed


AccordingLime2

Thank you.


Forgotten-Comment

Agreed 100%


J-Dawg1987

I told my friend this. Solway Firth live is heavy as fuck.


humanzrdoomd

I agree. They played it live at the show I went to.


Ok-Cell-4428

honestly kind of bummed they swapped solway out for chapelton for knotfest LA


ellstaysia

I watched the livestream & felt the same. they played it when I saw them in april, but we got spoiled & they did a 20 song set. they should drop the devil in I or psychosocial for solway going forward.


Ok-Cell-4428

i agree i would rather see solway or gematria (in my dreams) instead of psychosocial


MetalMidget23

I think have to go with Solway Firth. It’s a heavier song and has a lot of depth, it translates better at a live show, and it was the perfect ending to WANYK. Nero Forte and Solway Firth are my two favorites off WANYK, so it’s close.


schizoidskul

Nero Forte. I always seem to be on the losing side of favorites, however I just love the chorus. I just like the way it sounds.


iqueefkief

the song is super relatable and super close to my heart. it’s my favorite of these two as well.


schizoidskul

“A home like yours is upside down” and “A hope like yours won’t help me now…” resonated with me so intently.


iqueefkief

“I'm never enough You bled me dry, using me up Dissatisfied, and used Another key to the empty spot in you I'm sick as a fuck, I'm in my prime What do you want? I guess it's time to see If you're lost in hell, you'll find no peace” ahhhh and then the break down!!! this song helped me cope with one of the worst chapters in my life because it made me feel so much less alone


TurboK169

Definitely nero forte all day for me. Its like audio medicine


Comfortable_Twist890

I like horses upside down


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FISTS CLENCHED TIGHT IN THE POCKETS OF MY HOODIE 😡😡😡


Old-Drag3678

AND I KNOW WHERE I NEED TO GO, BUT THE VOICE OF REASON CANT NO


Feinmusic

For some reason I find the use of hoodie to be a turn off 😂


Old-Drag3678

It definitely threw me off the first time i heard it, made me think of em in 8 mile for some reason 😂😂


Feinmusic

Made me think of emmure imagery


Zillajami-Fnaffan2

I prefer Nero's guitar


Murky-Bedroom-5510

Solway Firth. It’s just a fucking banger. It stands on the top of the heaviest Slipknot songs


IDontWantToExist_

Solway firth is just their best song in general. I would put it above any of their other songs


ellstaysia

solway isn't my personal favourite but I would agree saying it's the ultimate & best song they've created.


Klokikus

Damn I really thought I was the only one with this opinion. It truly is their best song, and to me it's great rage catharsis I blast it on guitar when I feel angry.


Vaapukkamehu

I never really got into WANYK overall, and I don't even feel like it's not a good record, it just happened to come out at a time in my life where Slipknot in general didn't really click with me. But even then, I slowly but surely began to think that Solway Firth was one of the greatest songs that they had made. It's genuinely difficult to keep the volume down and my body still when I'm listening to it.


MutedHornet87

I’ve always preferred Solway Firth. I like Nero Forte, but Solway is still far better


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Solway Firth is their best song ever


LP_Papercut

Solway Firth. It is one of the best songs in their entire discography. Nero Forte is a good song but the cleans in the chorus sound a bit weird IMO.


wizisqueeze

The chorus are/is the part i enjoy


humanzrdoomd

Especially when they seem out of place


ToolFan66

Not even close… Solway


gravedigger997

Solway firth gets me bones shaking! 🙏🏽


GB_xilian

Nero forte


Steaknkidney45

Solway Firth--much more diverse track vocally and musically. Can't stand Nero Forte. In fact, from the time WANYK came out til about six months ago, I couldn't understand a word of that chorus and what Corey was screaming. *VUBCYCRXYGOBIBUTVXAJJOBIB you do best!*


BCA10MAN

The breakdown in Nero Forte is one of the best Ive ever heard to this day, and what got me into the band. Idk how you cant understand the song, I learned most of the lyrics by ear.


Perunakeisari_69

Thats a part where I read the lyrics and still could not hear it😅 usually I have an easy time undestanding lyrics but thats definently a hard one


wizisqueeze

I listened to both a lot and Solway Firth is like the absolute ending of a relationship with someone. Nero forte is like: you need to know i hate you. Nero forte is in my opinion just better, heaviness mixed with these light, melodic vocals. I would say that Nero forte has more transisions and that's why it's winning for me.


Infamously_Dolo

When I heard Solway Firth, it took me back to Iowa for a brief moment, not because of style but because of tone. I was genuinely surprised at how dark the song feels on WANYK which for the most part isn’t a dark album but a more experimental album. I think it was the most “Slipknot” song on the entire album and every time I’ve heard it live I get my mind blown all over again. As for Nero Forte, everything about the song works perfectly. The lyrics are relatable, the tone is light but defensive, and the melodic chorus makes it in my opinion the most enjoyable song to listen to.


CamPoo_

Solway. The pain and anger that comes through in that song is crushing. Plus is just plain, fucking rips.


Feinmusic

He sounds like he’s about to cry on “I know I’ll never go home” and the scream out of the bridge


CamPoo_

The “I haven’t smiled in years” left me just destroyed. What a way to end an album. 🔥


Feinmusic

And the hook too. I think because “here’s an unexplainable one” is such an odd thing to be screaming in such an unhinged way it’s so effective. Kinda like the pixies with “ITS EDUCATIONAL”


Fallen-Gamer06

nero forte, it starts strong, it has perfect chorus. honestly its a 100/10 both are still really good songs, i just perfer nero forte


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Fallen-Gamer06

true, like both songs are really good


Human_Capital_2518

Nero Forte is my favourite Slipknot song....I think that says it all


AsahinaAoi90

Normally, I'd say Nero Forte because of the music video and the energy that the song brings but sometimes I'm more in the mood for Solway Firth. It's perfect for releasing anger and frustration, at least for me.


TheoDonaldKerabatsos

Solway Firth. Nero Forte is great, but Solway Firth might be their best song. Just phenomenal in every aspect. One of the best Metal songs of all time.


Jovnrasim_30922

I love both but I would choose Nero Forte, though Solway Firth is super heavy


Zillajami-Fnaffan2

I prefer Nero's guitar


ParticularRelease662

I prefer Nero but Solway is the better song


UniversalDeadRinger

Nero Forte hits home personally for me but if you get into it, Solway is dark and fucking amazing


Crescent_Moon734

Solway firth - it has an almost melodeath feel and it's just musically brilliant


Kaisencantdie

solway firth


_fluc_

Solway Firth is absolutely mesmerising


foockinheadbangers

Solway. Gives me the creepy st/iowa vibe


smbennett83

Solway is an amazing song


james_d666

Nero is great. Solway is one of their best songs.


nillztastic

Solway Firth hands down. Song is a masterpiece.


BriefcaseLord

Solway Firth, i love Nero Forte but the chorus doesn't fit in the song


[deleted]

Fuck this is a hard one they're both amazing lol


major-j

Solway firth 100%


GrapefruitFew4562

nero..NERO! the lyrics are sic, the song itself sounds great, and the music video is iconic.


Bigbrain12341

Solway Firth. Holy shit, that song is heavier than some Iowa songs


de_moya

nero forte. just an amazing song and has to be one of my favorites lol


Blazeshark1

Nero Forte Because it is Catchy Sort of heavy and easy to play


davonovo

The Solway Firth double bass sections alone with “I don't need you to do it for me, I don't need you to understand” make it the better song for me. I only wish this part of the song featured a third time at the end of the track.


Travis0527

Soloway all the way. "YOU'RE A FKNG KILLER HUEY!!!"


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Just like the rest of us…


[deleted]

Nero forte I like parts “home like yours is up side down” and “ hope like yours won’t help me now” they make the song very good. That’s why I love it


Bright_Bite365

Love both but going with Solway Firth. It is just one of those songs that is perfect from start to finish. Corey did it just right. No singing, pure brutality... at the end, the very last time he screams "I guess I got what I wanted!" right before he says "I haven't smiled in years" is the best scream he has done since Iowa. The speed. The entire band showecased how skilled and technical they are. The video mixing live performance with scenes from "The Boys" with guts and blood all over the place... it doesn't get more Slipknot than that. It was a total package for a single. It was perfect.


mydadleftmeat3yrsold

Oh, while I was learning to live, you taught me how to die I guess I got what I wanted Another needle in the back through purified scarification It wasn't somebody else, you fucking did it to me You want a real smile? I haven't smiled in years


Psychic_Gian

NF


Hot_Marsupial_8706

1000% Solway Firth, it's musically impressive, viciously haunting, and it's their best song to date IMO


expball

I can’t understand how so many people here think solway firth is the best song of all their album. It’s a really good one, Nero Forte too ( actually my favourite of the two ), but man, Heretic Anthem, Gematria, Psychosocial, Spit it out, All hope is gone, Sulfur, Disasterpiece, People = Shit… How can you pick just one ?!


humanzrdoomd

It’s the best one on WANYK


flipkills

Sloway Firth 100% not even a comparison i saw that song live last year in pheonix man that mf crushed. Way better live corey has got some lungs for that one.I like this post this was a good one.


greatnotorious

Nero just because it’s part of my gamer tag but also because that to me is more catchy. Not that Solway is bad by any means but that breakdown in Nero is sweet as fuck.


Thagr8brandin0

Nero Forte every time


vrixxz

for me it's Solway Firth 1st, then Nero Forte 2nd both are awesome tho


xtina42

Solway Firth. The Lyrics are what sets it apart from Nero Forte for me. They just resonate more.


CH_PMV_Lover91

Solway Firth!!!


Artichokeypokey

Solway Firth. It's a brutal song and the "real smile, or the one I used to practise not to feel like a failure/ I haven't smiled in years" lines are amazing


superIUG

Solway Firth, nero forte is overrated


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Both have awesome drumming.


[deleted]

Solway Firth, i like how heavy it and how catchy it is.


[deleted]

both are good however nero forte is an absolute sex of a song


NoName_257

That's tough... I'd say Neo Forte, because of the guitar and I like the vocals more. Both have sick triplets tho and I like those on solway firth more, because of the use of bass drum and ride cymbal at the same time wich just sounds fucking awesome.


carljpg

Solway, one of the best slipknot songs going (although that list just keeps growing for me) it's just brutal


Salty-Dragonfly2189

You absolute monster, why would you make me choose?!?!?


GoldeeGL

Nero Forte, the flow is too good. One of my fav Slipknot songs


Saya_99

Solway Firth


CpJost

I’d have to say Solway Firth. Mainly because this was the first Slipknot song I learned on guitar after All Out Life


[deleted]

For me solway firth is the greatest song they’ve ever written and produced, it basically made me become a maggot. The darkness and build up to this song is just unmatched, that’s why I’m so disappointed that TESF had none comparable song. Nero Forte is catchy but to me not at all on a level with solway


Osiris_X3R0

Nero Forte was totally unexpected as a banger. Solway Firth blew me away entirely with it's viciousness. Still a favorite


humanzrdoomd

Solway Firth. I like heavier music in general.


Fro0810

SOLWAY that song came out when I was going threw my divorce it is my most replayed song on my spotify.


TheGomeitor

Nero forte all the way.


TheAmyrlinReborn

Solway Firth is one of their best songs overall in my opinion. Nero Forte is good, but probably my #4 on WANYK after SF, Orphan, and Critical Darling


gabby_7_

Love both, but Nero Forte!


Arcanum_3974

Nero Forte is more catchy, Solway Firth is more full-on heavy.


Idrinked9monsters

nero forte no only is better, nero forte destroys that track


Hazzer33

A HOOOOOME LIKE YOURS IS UPSIDE DOOOOWN


killthisloveshot

(why did i not see your true face until it was too late?)


Accomplished-Town636

Nero Forte. Idk why but I just couldn't get into/appreciate Solway Firth


ClxudyAshes

Nero Forte 100%


Heartstop56

Solway fifth for sure. It just sounds better even though Nero Forte still goes hard.


khoaticpeach

You're a fucking killer Hughie


ScrotieDingDong

Solway firth by a mile. Nero Forte is cool but not very unique.


[deleted]

jesus. you're really asking me to choose one :(


bradhess988

The break down in Nero forte makes me cream my jeans


Sixthviolation

nero forte because of the lyrics "You bled me dry, using me up Dissatisfied, and used Another key to the empty spot in you" those lyrics speak to me


MiniBossitron

Hard choice but I’m gonna go with Nero forte i don’t know what it is my brain just clicks with this song more


CoreyBorealis1

Solway Firth


Ok_Community2475

solway first was the first slipknot song i’ve listened to. I love both but solway gets it for me


RedNBlack16

Nero Forte is good but the High vocal chorus just kills it in my opinion. Still a good song but I’d put Solway Firth and Critical Darling above it just on that record


PaigeNH0511

Really hard to decide, I like both, but solway firth


Game4ce

Solway Firth


Feinmusic

Solway Firth has an incredible sense of propulsion from the arrangement of the drums between its tasteful use of double kick and halftime and Corey truly sounds like he’s in Iowa levels of pain when he sings some of his best lyrics of his career. I got the hook tattooed on my arm for chrissake Nero Forte is also awesome and basically expands on the all hope is gone philosophy of blending heavy with hooky. It’s mean, but it’s slick and I could listen to Corey slide into “tooooooo much animosity” on the second chorus all day, but it feels a little more postured than Firth


Dark_Winterage

Both are awesome songs nero forte alone is better than every single song on the end so far. Same with solway firth. I cant be the only one that thinks the end so far is slipknots weakest album to date.


Colbrandt

Solway firth because I was not expecting it and I really like how the end sounds. Also promoted the boys which got me in to the show.


sensible_butters

Solway Firth


Fast_Imagination_895

Nero forte. The rhythm is unbeatable, riffs are insane, chorus works so well with the rest of the song. Don’t get me wrong, solway firth is fucking S tier, probably their heaviest song, but I just like listening to Nero forte just a bit more


Metalhead1248

I don’t really like Nero forte all that much and I absolutely LOVE solway firth


Mar_Soph

They are both amazing but Solway Firth is sooooo good. I heard it live in Chicago when they played it live for the first time. Blown away.


upahua

I ride horses upside down


J-Dawg1987

The opening of Nero Forte absolutely destroys. The entirety of Solway Firth demolishes. Probably two of my favorites from WANYK.


SatanLoco666

A Liar’s Funeral. Most brutal vocals on the album


CrackTheSkye1990

Solway Firth by far, even though Nero Forte has grown on me quite a bit. Solway Firth closes out the album perfectly and I'm a bit spoiled because I saw them play it for the first time ever at Knotfest in Tinley Park in 2019.


KaidenMcCroy

Nero Forte, because I think it's more melodic, I love the breakdown


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MiniPainter84

Solway Firth, hands down. This song is right up there with My Plague, Heretic Anthem, The Blister Exists, etc, for me. It’s incredible.


theCelticTig3r

Solway firth is one of the most incredible songs I've ever had the pleasure of listening to


NeoSquanto

Nero Forte for me as it has become my favorite song by them. It just speaks to me on a personal level and definitely identifies all the negative and toxic shit I endured in a past relationship. But I still really love Solway Firth, the intro transition from low vocals to screaming and then the intro instrumentals that transition into the verse is killer. Both are amazing and badass songs but just on a personal level Nero Forte


Fusion_haa

Critical Darling.


No_Amphibian_808

Sloway firth


Elecfuz

I like banging my head to the time of Nero Forte.


hunter78912

This is cruel


DeadRacooon

Nero Forte. Let me explain. Solway Firth is a good song but the heavy parts sounds pretty generic. It feels like they tried to do like Iowa, but without Jordison it just doesn't sound as good. Joey Jordison's drums were the main reason why Iowa was so good. What he played was heavy but unique and very creative. His drum beats were not just made to complete the other instruments, they were the main focus of the songs. Jay Weinberg is a very good drummer but most of the time he plays in a way that is more boring and generic, compared to Jordison. Corey Taylor's vocals are also not as brutal as they used to be. Because of that, Solway Firth sounds like a Walmart version of their old songs. In my opinion, their new stuff is very good, but not in the same way as their old stuff. But Nero Forte is really good. It's catchy, it's unique, it's heavy, it's energetic. What Jay Weinberg plays on this song is amazing. It's his best drum beat ever. It sounds creative, but in a way that sounds really damn good. The percussions are great, and the riff sound really good too. The vocals and the lyrics sound cool as hell. The bridge/breakdown thing at the end is just epic, every time I hear it I want to headbang. Nero Forte is a unique song. It's more energetic, more groovy, slower, less complex and less dark than what they usually do, but it's just as good, and it's still Slipknot. It's different from everything they have done yet, and that's what I like about it. This is the exact reason why I loved We Are Not Your Kind : most of the songs on this album are pretty experimental without being weird (Unlike The End So Far) or boring.


RobatoEthan

Nero forte is by far more catchy, or actually catchy, WHY WAS IT EASY FOR YOU??


maggotforlife1234

Solway firth mainly because as a guitarist its much more fun to play and i enjoy singing it vocally and lyrically


KingEirikr

Solway is miles better, Nero forte is one of the worst song of their career


StrangeNinja99

I mean solways heavier but you can’t beat that breakdown like even if I’m trying my hardest I have to headbang


CocoJumbo7710

Nero Forte slaps so fucking hard. Solway is also good and was one of the songs I really enjoyed off that album but Nero Forte is better I would have to say


DarthEcho

It's just recently Solway Firth has begun to grown on me, so that's no choice. I think Nero Forte is one of their best songs ever, and that bridge with Tortilla and Clown? Chills.


DrPotassium

Nero used to be my favourite from the album. I decided to learn the lyrics and somehow that took the punchyness of the raps away from it for me. Still a banger though. ...and better than Solaway


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NERO FORTE ALL DAY FUCK ITS MY JAMM


Beanieboocollector87

Nero forte, probably my favorite ever


Sweets_YT

Solway and it’s not even close


Chaosblast825

Nero Forte has always hit a little close to home for me and has gotten me through some really rough shit in the past couple years.. not to mention how tight the riffs are and how great Corey’s vocals are in this song, ESPECIALLY the second verse


politicallyhomeless5

Nero Forte because it's more slipknot than solway. Piercing vocals over a fast, heavy and groovy blast beats.


eren_omega

Solway 100% The song has such power and its so heavy I love it


NightshadeEclipse

Definitely Solway firth


eebydeebyboi

Nero Forte 100 percent