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All Hope Is Gone | 
 enlarge | Artist: Slipknot
Label: Roadrunner Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  166 reviews
Sales Rank: 456
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
Release Date: August 26, 2008
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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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 Best Slipknot Album (if you are an open minded rock fan) August 27, 2008
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
Let me start with a few disclaimers about this album. If you are a one-dimensional rock fan whose entire music collection consists of a particular genre (i.e., metal ), then you are going to feel disappointed. Specifically, if you are one of the countless Slipknot "fans" obsessed with the Iowa album you will definitely hate this album. Guaranteed!!! If you like rock music in general (For example, I listen to various types of rock music...everything from Radiohead to Slayer and all in between) then you will really appreciate this album.
I will rate this album as their 2nd best; behind their self-titled debut album (the one that made me a Slipknot fan to begin with). Honestly, I always found Iowa to be a pretty boring album. Surely, it is their heaviest album, but the eternal screaming on every song made the record sound like a single long song. To the dislike of many, with Vol. 3, the band made a drastic change in their music, incorporating solos, adding more melodic choruses, and varying the tempo of the music in the whole album and withing songs.
With "All Hope is Gone", Slipknot has been able to capture the best elements of all their previous albums without sounding repetitive. They have continued to expand their sound and grow musically, which I greatly appreciate. In general, if you have liked the band's entire catalog, you will be rewarded with their best musical outing yet. If you still living in the past and thinking about Iowa, then look elsewhere.
Metal Grown Up August 29, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I'm a fairly new Slipknot fan. I started with their live album and then worked my way backwards. Then I listened to All Hope is Gone and now I'm sold. I've noticed that with each album, Slipknot seemed to grow musically and lyrically. It's only so many times you can hear double bass drumming, heavily distorted guitars, and screaming lines before it gets worn out. I think All Hope is Gone has shown Slipknot's maturation into a metal band that can be lyrical, melodic and heavy at the same time. At first listen, I loved the album, but I thought to myself that the hardcore maggots were gonna hate it. If they do, then they really aren't true music fans. If you love a group, you can respect when they try to do something new and different. You may not always agree with the musical direction, but you can at least be appreciative of a band's willingness to try something different.
Overall, a great album!
Going for broke August 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After the breakup rumors which surrounded the band while touring in support of Vol. 3, people assumed that Slipknot were finished. Wasn't that the assumption after Iowa? People tried to write them off, and they failed. Here they are 4 years later with a new album, All Hope Is Gone. Produced by Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Mudvayne), and mixed by Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Trivium, Chimaira), the album features a lot of melodies like on Vol. 3, but it also manages to retain the heaviness of Iowa. If you felt that Vol. 3 was more of a Stone Sour record than a Slipknot record, you shouldn't be turned off by this. Comparing Slipknot and Stone Sour is like comparing apples and oranges. They may feature two of the same members, but they play different music. Remember, this is Slipknot. It's hard to confuse the two bands.
The special edition is worthy if you feel like shelling out a few extra bucks. It's basically a cd/dvd set housed in a nice big digipak. Careful when you open it up, there is no compartment to keep the booklet in. It'll fall right out. From what I understand, the booklet contains expanded artwork. It's a thick booklet, trust me. Pictures aplenty. You get three bonus tracks: 1 song leftover from the All Hope Is Gone sessions, a remix for Vermilion pt. 2, and a previously unreleased track called Til We Die. The DVD is something to watch. Expect it to be a continuation of Voliminal as it was filmed by Shawn Crahan, and it's in that style, however, you actually get some nice footage of the band in the studio. Band members faces are visible instead of blurred out, but it's not like there's any mystery as to what they look like especially if you've seen the interviews on the Voliminal dvd.
No question about it, Slipknot is back. Bring on the chaos.
Bonus dvd August 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My star rating is for the cd. I'm a huge fan of each album, so I'm coming from there. This one didn't let me down. As for the bonus dvd, it was clips with little dialogue, much like an artistic piece. I would rather have seen the band talking about the recording process. Even the parts when they play aren't very long. A lot of shots of a car stuck in mud, them walking in the giant masks, still no talking. Probably won't ever watch the thing again. It is about 35 minutes long total.
It's evolution, baby! August 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've only listened once to this CD but I love it. C'mon, folks...Slipknot doesn't have to be growly and harsh to still be brutal. Corey's vocals are top form. He evokes so much emotion, and without screaming. This is a good thing, kiddies. Not to say that there's not screaming, but there seems to be less than other albums. I am a big fan of Subliminal Verses, and this seems to be another step in that direction. Deep insights and social commentary are what you get with this album. Good work boys!
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