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All Hope Is Gone | 
 enlarge | Artist: Slipknot
Label: Roadrunner Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  87 reviews
Sales Rank: 61
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 179382
UPC: 016861793821
EAN: 0016861793821
ASIN: B001BGTWXI
Release Date: August 26, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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| Tracks:
| • | .Execute. | | • | Gematria (The Killing Name) | | • | Sulfur | | • | Psychosocial | | • | Dead Memories | | • | Vendetta | | • | Butcher's Hook | | • | Gehenna | | • | This Cold Black | | • | Wherein Lies Continue | | • | Snuff | | • | All Hope Is Gone |
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Product Description
After over 5 million albums sold in the US, Slipknot returns with their most powerful
statement yet - All Hope Is Gone. Filled with the fury people have come to expect from
Slipknot as well as some extraordinary surprises, this album is the culmination of the
band' s 9 unique members, three platinum albums and their 10 year journey at the top
of the Hard Rock genre. Kicked off by the powerful crescendo that is Execute and
Gematria (The Killing Name) and ending with the blistering track All Hope Is Gone
- the album is a cohesive statement about the world today and truly cements the
band as one of Rock' s heavyweights. The lead single Psychosocial will propel the new
album to match and exceed the success of the last album, Vol 3: Subliminal Verses
which produced numerous Top 20 songs at Rock radio including a Top 5 track at Active and
Modern Rock radio.
Album Description
Hailing from the 'middle of nowhere'- Des Moines, Iowa - SLIPKNOT are a true phenomenon of modern Metal.Fortified with an arsenal of blistering music saturated with screams, drums, searing riffs, sampling, scratches and melody, Slipknot's music runs the scale from eerily thought-provoking to utterly terrifying. Already hailed as a landmark in Metal music, their self-titled debut is now close to Platinum status in the UK (over 280,000 shipped), while their second album 'Iowa' made an even bigger impact. Heavier and even more uncompromising, it debuted in the UK album charts at Number 1 (shipping Gold on release) and capped it with a debut sold-out UK Arena tour which spawned their ground-breaking 'Disasterpieces' DVD release. With their third album - 'Vol 3' - the one the doubters said would never see the light of day - the band demonstrated their seemingly innate ability to connect with existing fans (affectionately dubbed "maggots") while pushing the limits of the genre in all directions. Another UK Top 5 and Gold album 'Vol 3' has gone on to retain the sales level achieved by 'Iowa', a rare feat in this digitally-ravaged music business. While Nu-Metal (a genre Slipknot were unfairly tagged with) has long since gasped it's last breath, Slipknot have proved that they really are in a field of one. Now the Grammy Award winning nontet are back with their fourth album, 'All Hope Is Gone', recorded this spring in Slipknot's home state and co-produced by the band and Dave Fortman (Evanesence), mixed by Colin Richardson (Machine Head).All Hope is Gone is more of a statement than a record. Corey Taylor comments, "Every album we have made is a statement about that space in time. I think this era is the most mature, most beautiful and the most powerful. We have made an album that will show the road behind, the road ahead, and where we are as men. I think it's the best thing I've ever made. And I challenge anyone to prove me wrong."
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| Customer Reviews: Read 82 more reviews...
 Awful September 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have now listened to this cd 4 times and can't come to any other conclusion. It borders on unlistenable. It is very hard to hear commentaries on war and politics from guys wearing clown masks. Slipknot even performs a ballad on this cd. This isn't a case of a band growing but one struggling to find its way and really lacking in anything to be angry about. If you want a hard rocking cd buy Shinedown. Much better!
 a step forward September 5, 2008
alright, everyone knows about slipknot. if ya dont, get out from under the rock you live under. that being said, i was really surprised at how the music sounded for the new album. i enjoyed the last one, and i also enjoyed IOWA. i wasnt a fan of the s/t album as most "maggots" are. i dont consider myself a maggot, im more of a casual listener. in the end, this album is an evolution of the last album. if you enjoyed the last one, then this one may also do the trick. there more thrash riffs on this one. and less acoustic songs. thank god for that, i liked circle on vol. 3 but vermillion pt 2 sucked imo. its heavy, catchy and pissed off. which is how i like my music.
 What's not to like? Well, some things, actually... September 4, 2008
A couple CDs ago, The Knot released Iowa, the band's heaviest and most hard-hitting outing yet. It had the infamous "People = S***", which was a fun song and was excellent to listen to, as it had the Death Metal feel and just rips your head off and shoves it up your arse the moment it begins. Seeing as Vol. Slipknot - Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) had no swearing on it, it still has is their best. And here, Slipknot has put out a Volume 4. Don't worry guys, Slipknot hasn't changed. They are still THE SAME BAND. Aside from the fact that there's a ballad on here (which isn't a bad thing, it's a good track), There isn't anything new here. It just feels like an album of outtakes really. But there are some excellent tracks on here for sure. The opening number, .execute., is a hard-hitting song that rocks for sure. Sulfur is a ballad which is beautiful and has good vocals. But what songs could the album have done without? Well, Vendetta and Butcher's Hook, which sort of feel just thrown in to fill the space. There are couple other ones, but overall, this is an OK CD, and the ending track is to this album what "To Tame a Land" is to Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind. Still worth a listen.
This is the album. September 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
You know exactly the album I'm talking about. The one that all bands who last longer than one or two albums go through. The one that signals a kind of change, possibly. But also one that does something as old as time itself: divides fans, but also attracts new fans, like me.
While I share a similar taste in music, Slipknot hasn't always been for me. A lot of people like their thrash songs, whereas I need a bit more diversity. And so while I've listened to their previous albums, enjoyed particular songs, I've never had the patience to listen to a whole album. Until now.
All Hope is Gone feels, in some ways, a culmination of everything that's come before; the sometimes melodic nature of Subliminal Verses, the pounding nature of their earlier work in Iowa, with, yes, maybe a smidgen of Stone Sour on the side. The thing is, when Slipknot isn't trying to pound you silly with their music for a dozen or so songs, they can be quite enjoyable.
For me, All Hope is Gone picks up right as "Psychosocial" comes into play. This song, the album version which rocks so much more than the "radio-friendly" version released as a single, exemplifies their nature perfectly: precision trash metal, with an actual melodic hook and a melody that carries through. But the diversity continues, with "This Cold Black" verging into atmospheric territories that sounds reminiscient of a heavier/more technical Korn. And of course, there's the Slipknot ballad (how surprising is that?) "Snuff," the song which will invariably have critics calling it a Stone Sour song with heavier drumming.
Don't get me wrong; there's still plenty of thrash songs with the barking vocals and the precision drumming, pounding submission into your head. It's just that there's more here than that. This is the first Slipknot album in which I believe Slipknot has found their niche. They've found a way of distancing themselves from similar acts that stretches beyond wearing masks (which, as an aside, are much better than their previous ones).
So we come full circle. This album will possibly be a divisive one for some fans. But I believe it shows growth, maturity and a willingness to look beyond one song played twelve different ways. Your appreciation may very, but I like this new Slipknot.
Songs to listen to:
"Gematria (The Killing Name)"
"Psychosocial"
"Gehenna"
"This Cold Black"
"Snuff"
Ear Candy for Music lovers! Slipknot delivers quality hard hitting goodies!! September 3, 2008
I was taken a back when I first heard this album well the first half anyway. It does not sound like Slipknot at first. The guitars seemed to be tuned different so you don't get alot of the deranged heavy drone Slipknot is known for. Instead you get a straightfoward heavy hitting full bodied guitar sound, which is great but it was very off putting at first. I can understand the Stone Sour comparisons for the majority of the song chorus parts contain clean melodic vocal parts similar to Wait and Bleed, Left Behind, and Danger Keep Away, Circles etc. Which is not bad either actually it is quite a tasty mix it just once again does not sound like trademark Slipknot. As I began to listen more closely over and over and let the entire album play I was very pleased and you will be too if you take the time to open up and enjoy what it is that's there and that is quality, hard hitting, unrelentless, and very very good music! I know people say "whats the point in repeated listens in order to enjoy music, I know whats good the moment I hear it, and this ain't good" Well that's a weak and terrible way to judge music. Any good art takes a discriminating eye and an ability to enjoy from all angles, in order to spill variety into the mind and enjoy every bit and piece of the said art. Music that is simple and pleasing and requires no thought is called "Pop music" and fades from your mind very fast. This album is in my head to stay and I agree what Corey said about this album That the world is not ready for it and it will rip your face off! Well here I stand faceless and in total of awe of the demolition crew nine known as Slipknot!!!!
Great Tracks:
2. Gematria (the killing name)
3. Sulfur
4. Psychosocial
5. Dead Memories
6. Vendetta
7. butchers hook
8. Gehenna
12.All Hope is Gone
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