Vernearth Review: Slipknot’s Minecraft Server Is Weird and Worth It

When you spawn into Vernearth, you’re immediately floating in space. Literally. Big planets hang in the distance, stars surround you on all sides, and you’re standing in a custom hub that feels more like a sci-fi movie than Minecraft. A floating flame guides you forward toward a fantastically designed hub that transports you to the server’s survival world. Yeah, this isn’t your typical Minecraft server.

Dropping into this hub feels more like entering a metal concert than logging into a survival world. Custom models everywhere, LED-style screens that Minecraft desperately needs in vanilla, and a distinct lack of traditional tutorial hand-holding. You’re thrown into “Oblivion,” the main survival realm. You spawn in a starting village every time you log on until you claim land.

Here’s where Vernearth gets interesting: the terrain generation is genuinely impressive. We’re talking custom biomes with hanging rock formations, colour-shifted water using what appears to be Biome Painter, and naturally generated concrete powder creating salt-flat aesthetics. One location featured layered cliffs that looked like something from an amplified world. You’ll find yourself stopping for screenshots constantly.

The custom mob reskins add character. Chameleons, deer, and rats roam the landscape alongside reskinned villagers and modified trees. These big trees just beg for the ‘Vein miner’ mod.

Now for some concerns: the repetitive login messages about claiming land can get annoying quickly. The coin system from daily streaks exists, but good luck figuring out where to spend them. We tried. The tutorial throws information at you but doesn’t explain core mechanics like how different worlds connect or what those war tokens actually do beyond “buy legendary weapons.”

With only six players online during our visit, performance was smooth, but the server holds over a thousand Discord members.

If you’re into modded Minecraft and want something that feels like a passion project from someone who clearly loves both Slipknot and blocky adventures, Vernearth is worth checking out. 

Server: Vernearth
Platform: Java Edition
Access: Free (server address available through Slipknot community channels)
Note: Family-friendly despite the metal aesthetic – NSFW content is prohibited