Label: Roadrunner Records
Slipknot is one of those bands that people like because a lot of other people like them... and those other people like them because they a lot of other, other people like them... and those other, other people like them because they wear masks....and masks are cool.....right?
One of the first things I noticed when listening to “All Hope Is Gone” is that there isn’t really many tracks on here that sound like Slipknot. Sure the percussion is still there and Corey’s voice is still the same, but these songs just aren’t the Slipknot I remember...they’re more like the Stone Sour I chose to forget!
A lot of people hated 2004‘s “Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)” when it was released because there were fewer screams and more singing. I actually liked it! But “All Hope Is Gone” has turned Slipknot into something they were never supposed to be. This album has turned Slipknot into a more emotional, melodic band instead of an angry, “Fuck the world!” band.
The whole point of Stone Sour, Murderdolls, To My Surprise and all the other side projects was to let band members play another style of music without letting it affect Slipknot. Obviously this hasn’t happened!
Track one on “All Hope Is Gone” is the heaviest song on the album, but for the next fifty minutes you’ll be searching for another. There are no real headbanging moments on here! The last thing I want to see is a bunch of fans at a slipknot gig looking confused as they try to figure out when exactly they should begin moshing.
All hope is gone of Slipknots next album being worth the money you’ll spend on it!
Download: Gematria (The Killing Name), All Hope Is Gone
Random Trivia: Slipknot has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards and has won once.
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