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- All Hope Is Gone
- - 4,419,617 plays
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  - 1,623 shares
Slipknot
Released 2008

Dead Memories
04:29
725,109 plays

Snuff
04:36
356,281 plays

Sulfur
04:38
336,585 plays

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songs

- 1
- .Execute.
- 01:49
- 170,641 plays

- 2
- Gematria (The Killing Name)
- 06:02
- 287,630 plays

- 3
- Sulfur
- 04:38
- 336,585 plays

- 4
- Psychosocial
- 04:44
- 1,200,228 plays

- 5
- Dead Memories
- 04:29
- 725,109 plays

- 6
- Vendetta
- 05:16
- 276,573 plays

- 7
- Butcher's Hook
- 04:15
- 205,284 plays

- 8
- Gehenna
- 06:53
- 197,980 plays

- 9
- This Cold Black
- 04:40
- 186,900 plays

- 10
- Wherein Lies Continue
- 05:37
- 190,253 plays

- 11
- Snuff
- 04:36
- 356,281 plays

- 12
- All Hope Is Gone
- 04:45
- 286,263 plays

album review

There comes a time in every band's life where they take off the masks and grow up -- then again, maybe not, as Slipknot have managed to dig deeper without ever shedding their grotesque veils. They're still wearing disguises but they have shed producer Rick Rubin, the metal legend who produced 2004's Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, giving the nonet just the slightest hint of broader horizons beyond their relentless aggression -- not enough for the band to crossover, but perhaps enough to earn grudging respect from listeners outside of metalheads. Of course, such respect is hardly granted to bands that wear monster maggot masks, so Slipknot's retreat to ugliness on their fourth album -- a move telegraphed heavily by the cheery title All Hope Is Gone -- isn't entirely surprising, nor is it unwelcome as this isn't a regression, it's more or less a consolidation of strengths. Certainly, the album gets off to a throttling start with "Gematria," a cluster of cacophony and for the longest time on All Hope it seems as if Slipknot will never let up on this pressure, as this is an onslaught of densely dark intricate riffs. So effective is this onslaught that when things do get a little softer a little later on, the album threatens to collapse like a soufflé, but that's only because the slower moments emphasize the group's odd tendency to sound like anonymous active rock when they untwist their rhythms and lay off on the double bass drums. Nowhere is this latent tendency for macho schmaltz more evident than on "Snuff," a stab at a power ballad that sounds disarmingly close to Nickelback, a bewildering incongruity that feels even stranger given the album's otherwise merciless attack. One more power ballad like this would be enough to derail the album, turning it into the crossover Vol. 3 never was despite Rubin's flourishes, but All Hope Is Gone as a whole winds up being as bleak and unforgiving as its title. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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listener reviews

- - Okay Could Be Better
  - - By G0D SENT DEATH
    - 11/1/2009 01:17:57
  - K Here It Is I Expected More Outta SlipKnoT Iowa Was An Amazing Album My Fav From SlipKnoT But This Wasnt Great But It Wasnt Shitty So Far This Album Hasnt Sinked In For Me But Im Trying If Your A True Maggot From B4 Vol.3 You'll Wonder What Corey Said About Censorship How He Hated People Saying Will You Make A Song That Will Be Aired On Radios He Said F U And This Album Is Sad You Can Find It In Walmart Near You Edited Just For The Kiddes
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- - Im on the fence about this one
  - - By Roxannihilation
    - 8/28/2009 00:11:50
  - One part of me says that if I wanted to listen to a Stone Sour album, I'd go ahead and do that, but I think we have to give Mr. Taylor a break here. Guy's been singing and growling the way he does for something like, 10 years now? I think along with Slipknot they felt like turning the tables a bit and polishing the rawness and the angst into something chaotically beautiful. On one hand, it's marvelously artistic. On the other... it just doesn't feel like Slipknot. I think once a band starts getting bored or unsatisfied with their sound, it might be a good idea to consult the fans. What would they want?
    Then again this does seem to be an ongoing trend - the harder, rawer sounding groups in the rock and metal scenes in their older years of their performance adopting a more "mature" sound. Avenged Sevenfold is a band similar in note I think.
    With that analysis I want to conclude that while this sound may or may not be a permanent shift in tone, and whether it causes rifts in the fanbase in terms of enjoying it, I would like to tell everyone to not panic. Seriously, calm down. It's just a little variation. While it's not the Slipknot we're used to, and it may be a little weirdy-beardy, it's something kinda cool.
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- - First Taste
  - - By JAZ3B
    - 8/19/2009 21:21:38
  - the first song i heard from Slipknot was Before I Forget. the next couple of songs turned me off, a LOT. but when All Hope Is Gone came out, i started understanding why people like Slipknot so much. i like how the album is varied and i particularly like Snuff. best song EVER!
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- - Reality Check
  - - By Redneck MF
    - 7/31/2009 12:52:46
  - This is great rock'n roll. Enjoy the music for what it is, great entertainment! Now, go out and poke something dead with a stick.
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- - Comparison
  - - By Belial DCLXVI
    - 7/26/2009 18:05:49
  - This album does drive Slipknot into a new direction, and fortunately this album does manage to make up for Vol. 3.Slipknot and Iowa are still the best albums released.
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- - Not what i expected
  - - By MaggotThatsDead
    - 7/11/2009 20:26:59
  - THIS is NOT! What i expected This album is not the knot that i like. I like The slipknot golden days (MKFR, Slipknot, Crowz, Iowa)
    Now those albums were the fucking shit!! to bad slipknots been getting shittier and shittier. coreys voice is fucked up. Ever since coreys been getting off the coke the music is not ass aggresive and deppressive = GOOD for Stone Sour, BAD for Slipknot.
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- - Awesome
  - - By Ctr1A1tD3l
    - 7/7/2009 21:40:14
  - This band is a huge influence on me liking heavy metal... Almost 1 million plays on Psychosocial alone! Fucking genius... I give this album a 9 out of 10.
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- - My Dreams
  - - By Emillio1993
    - 4/17/2009 21:30:48
  - some time i wish i had all the cds in the world of slipknot
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- - Fucking dead to me!!
  - - By sicdaz
    - 4/3/2009 09:32:56
  - This shit sucks!!!!!! Dead memories can suck a big fat cock!
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- - THE REVOLUTION
  - - By dreadnaut 01
    - 2/25/2009 00:27:35
  - Ok im just 13 and man ive been hooked on slipknot since i was 8 it's like a drug lol.Me and my bud's head bang to All hope is gone all day.To tell the truth this was unexpected form them but they did it,they revolutionized metal.Phyco Social!!!111!!1!!!1!1111!!1!11! XD
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