All Hope Is Gone

If you enjoy this type of music, I would say you are ignoring some personal problems. If you would consider yourself to be in a healthy state of mind, send me your Paypal so I can put down 5 bucks for a new pair of ears. Jesus Christ, release me from this stinking pile of dogshit.

So, yeah. Slipknot. Look, I'm really into hard music. I cut my teeth on punk and grew up on hardcore metal. I spent almost every weekend of my 20s at any hardcore show I could get to. Slipknot, though... they were always a joke in the hardcore scene. They're fashion metal. They're gothy pop-metal. The slipknot guys would show up at the hardcore shows in uniform and get laughed out of the venue. It was poser-metal. As I listened to this album, I tried really hard to get past those past notions of the band and listen with a fresh ear. What I found was that those past impressions... were not entirely wrong. But they weren't entirely correct either. There's some good stuff in here. It's a little sing-songy and filled with cliches but, at the same time, there are some killer groves buried underneath all that. Overall, not as bad as I expected it to be.

perfect music for nice relaxing bubble bath 🥰

Those drums are just too good for a 1.

On some level, I get it. You are angry. You sometimes feel dead inside. You need a sound that matches that hopelessness and rage. I am angry too! But whoever thought it was vital to include this album as one of the greats, really does need to check their vital signs. It's okay though; we all have our paths to musical bliss and these guys really do strike a nerve for so many, that I'm happy to have another listen. What I hear are machine gun drum beats. I hear lyrics rich with authentic human emotion and truth. I hear gut-birthed gnarly screaming. I hear catchy arena rock riffs. And, I hear some infused melodic vocals, and even harmonies. I can appreciate all of those components, and do in several bands that I sometimes resonate with (i.e. Linkin Park, Creed, etc.) but while I can appreciate these things that Slipknot brings to the table, All Hope Is Gone is far too elementary at its core for me. No judgement to all of the rockers who embrace the growling thunder that is Slipknot. But for me, the thunder is so overpowering, I cannot hear the rain.

“All Hope Is Gone” by Slipknot(1980) New experience for me. Bad done well. 3/5 These guys have real talent. What a shame. Self contradictory (hope/no hope) the marketing of evil, done with precision, elaboration, finesse. An intriguing listen. It seems like metal has caught up with hip hop. The message is incoherent, undefended and indefensible. Expressing virtually no redemption, no resolution. “Snuff” is the closest thing to beauty on this album (even if the opening groove is a flat ripoff of Nirvana’s “Something in the Way”), but is fatally flawed by its nonsensical lyrics. How can one feel sorry for a guy who gives such a lame and internally inconsistent expression of his sadness? To his woman? I pity the woman.

Slipknot are in that bracket of metal/emo bands I actually appreciate more now than when I was a teenager (‘shouty men in silly masks’ was my initial verdict). When they combine meaty riffs with catchy, non-screamy vocals (like Psychosocial, which always went down well at uni rock club nights), I can get on board. That said, I think tracks like Gematria will always be too thrashy for me to enjoy. *That* said, it doesn’t seem like this is considered the best Slipknot album, and people who really like the band tend to prefer the earlier, less poppy stuff. So the inclusion of this album on the list seems like a bit of an awkward compromise. Much like my on-the-fence 3-star rating.

Honestly couldn't wait for this album to end. Suffered from Metallica syndrome, each song could be cut in half and it would probably be better for it. Heresy, I know. Come at me bro.

It's a good album, but I think Iowa is still their best one. Not every song on this one is as good. I can understand if you don't like the genre this is not for you, but this was a great entry level band for me.

Pretty decent, not my favorite genre but I appreciate the musicality/instrumentation. 99.9% unable to understand what they're saying, which kind of makes it hard to stay invested beyond that, personally.

furious, confusing, brutal, raging- lots of lyrical references to worms, killing fields, burning cities down, smashing, war, murders - with a vocal style that switches from regular guttural metal to Styx-like sweetness on some choruses. ("and the rain will kill us all" on Psychosocial). Great drumming throughout.

As a fan of the band let me just say that this album is a confusing selection. It's a fine album but i think that 99% of fans would agree that if you were to choose 2 Slipknot albums as being "must hear" S/T and Iowa would be the ones. I like this album for the most part. Gemetria goes hard. A lot of the songs find a nice balance of catchy and aggressive (albeit toned down from the first 2 albums like the previous album did). The biggest fault of the album is that some of the songs feel like they could be Stone Sour (Corey's other band, if you didn't know) rather than Slipknot songs. Dead Memories and Snuff definitely don't feel like Slipknot but they are fine. Overall I wouldn't say that this is a great album. Its probably my 4th or 5th favorite from the band but considering how much the band helped me discover more extreme metal bands they have a big place in my heart. It's a good album probably a 3.5 or a generous 4 but I'm giving it a 5 for the low community score and my appreciation for the band as a whole.

My instinct here was to get through it and move on, but surprise myself to totally vibing out to Slipknot. You live and learn.

Better than I thought it would be, although it's clearly not for me. There's some accomplished musicianship in there, along with the angst and anger people come here for.

BL: This album is one quite near and dear to my heart. Slipknot was the first metal band (alongside Korn) I got properly into back when I was 12 or 13, I owned this record on CD and used to listen to it quite often, not as much as the debut, but this was definitely my second favourite album by them. Psychosocial was one of the first metal songs I learned on the guitar, and still remember the riff to this day. The chaos this album brings is truly something of a calibre many other metal albums could never rival. That being said, it’s been maybe 3 or 4 years since I listened to it the whole way through. So I’ll see what I think. “Snuff” continues to be one of my favourite sad songs of all time AL: this was even better on the relisten than I remember it being. There is a lot of diversity here which brings in some blues notations alongside traditional metal, Screamo vocals alongside sung breaks. There were some tracks here which I’ve grown to massively appreciate here which I didn’t when I was younger (“Sulfur”, “Gehenna”). There are still a couple tracks here and there that I think are weaker (“Butcher’s Hook”, “This Cold Black”), but the main tracks I love stayed just as good (“Dead Memories”, “Snuff”) FT: “Dead Memories”, “Snuff”, “Gehenna”, “Sulfur” 5/5

Okay, I'm just a very casual fan of Slipknot, I would sometimes listen to their more famous songs, like "Psychosocial" or "Snuff" from this album. In 2000s I always thought this band is all "shock" and no essence, just 4 dudes using kegs as drums in a weird and scary masks. Stuff for teenagers I guess. But one has to admit that "All Hope Is Gone" is a much more mature album, with quieter and slower moments, good on its own, but also underlining the speed and anger from other songs. I'm also a fan of Corey Taylor, pretty good vocalist, that has some nice songs outside of Slipknot. Not the greatest album on the list, but I think it's worth 5 stars.

Als een metalband tegelijkertijd loeiharde als mooie rustige nummers op 1 album kwijt kan zonder dat het stoort, getuigt dat van zekere kwaliteit. Ook de thematiek is brandend actueel

All Hope Is Gone é um álbum para ser escutado por todos que buscam viver uma experiência vigorosa do melhor do metal. É um álbum complexo, que une riffs poderosos com o vocal profundo. Sendo fundamental destacar a habilidade do baterista.

my 3rd favourite slipknot album but still by far the best listen yet.....

A new direction for Slipknot. It's not their best album, but that is due to the extremely high bar set by their first two albums 'Slipknot' & 'Iowa'. This album brings a slower speed but still the same energy that the band has always had. An amazing band to see perform live!

Les joyeux gueulards de Slipknot nous apportent un peu de fraîcheur dans ce générateur pour ménagères. Malgré cela, j'ai bien l'impression que le cargo de cocaïne promis à Robert n'est pas arrivé à bon port, je vais faire jouer de mes contacts auprès de la police douanière pour tenter de résoudre cette affaire.

Hey, you want to listen to some terrible modern nu-metal from Iowa? No, me neither. 1/5

Tried to give this a fair hearing, but it's just so bad in every way. Music for absolute posers

Iowa is the only other Slipknot album I've heard, so coming into this one surprised me with just how pop-oriented it was. That's not a bad thing, though - the variety and catchiness it adds may not please the pure metalheads, but I think it made for a fun listen.

Slipknot on bändinä tuttuakin tutumpi. Aikanaan yläasteella luokkakaveri tutustutti Slipknotiin ja bändin nimeä kantavaan ekaan levyyn. Vähän myöhemmin jostain sensuurista pääsi läpi Taavetin kirjaston levytarjontaan bändin seuraava levy (Iowa). Tämä piti käydä lainaamassa ja kääntää mp3:ksi (taas vaihteeksi).Olisiko sitten vähän myöhemmin vielä tullut Disasterpieces live-DVD, mitä tuli pyöriteltyä paljonkin. Varmaan nimenomaan se varsin vauhdikas live imaisi lopulta mukaan. Varsinkin kun bändissä on (ainakin alkuaikoina) laulaja, pari kitaristia, basisti, rumpari, pari perkussionistia, dj, sämplääjä, niin lavalla ja lavan ulkopuolella tapahtumaa riitti. Jos ei soitettavaa ollut, niin sitten myllytettiin keskenään tai kiipeiltiin lavarakenteisiin. Kaksi ekaa Slipknotin levyä on itselle ne parhaat. Tällä All Hope Is Gonella on hetkensä, mutta ei kokonaisuutena mikään kummoinen. Levyn alkupään biisit on ihan hyvää Slipknotia, mutta loppuosalla ei slovari Snuffia lukuunottamatta ole kummoisia biisejä. Nostalgian sävyttämä 4.

This is the first CD I ever bought with my own money - I remember biking to Best Buy with Justin Wirsbinski. It's wild going back to this record on the day Trump leaves office and taking more time to notice the themes railing against American politics and the disguising of politics as religion at the end of the Bush administration than I did when I first bought it. I’d give this a 4.5 but I can’t justify a full 5. If I did it’d just be nostalgia The album is way more interesting considered against slipknots early stuff. It’s solidifies their transition from nu metal to something more mainstream. It is commercial metal but its well-executed, An entryway for a lot of people into the genre that is accessible without losing intensity.

Accessible for metal which isn’t a bad thing. I liked what I heard and Snuff was excellent in particular. Some filler I could have done without but overall good.

Well this is never an album that I thought I would like, as generally I don’t like anything heavier than Metallica or any metal later than 2000. I had previously dismissed Slipknot as a nu metal band with that characteristic artificial sound and whiny American vocals, but there is so much more to them than that. This album has its fair share of both of these and the classic ridiculously fast and tight drum and growling, shouty vocals, but combines it beautifully with regular metal and even Alice in Chains style songs. The appeal of this album is how it balances it, even in the same song! There is great energy and intensity and some really well written songs. Ultimately it is far too long for that level of intensity but hope is far from gone on this one.

I think maybe this album kind of sucked? I think I just have to note I don't really know metal or any of its branches, just as surely as I would say the same thing when reviewing a country, jazz, or crooner album. Just like those genres, any given song on this album was fine, and some of them kind of rocked, I probably would have liked it in a vacuum. But as song after song went by and they all sounded exactly the same (except the ones that were somehow whinier), every part that I had liked blurred into one and every part I disliked was highlighted through repetition. At one point I decided the album was pretty good and I would give it a decent review since it was almost over. I looked and I was only on track four or five.

Okay, Dead Memories kind of works for me. But it's also more alt than metal. I didn't hate Snuff, either, but, again, that's way more post-grunge than metal. I'd honestly think Snuff was by a completely different artist, probably one with a number in their name, if I didn't know what album it was from. I could pick out some good lyrics from other tracks, but, yeah, this is still not selling metal if the only high points were not metal. Given how out of place they feel, I wonder if those were label mandates, or "Beth" style letting one guy do what he really wants. I'm giving it a bonus point for Snuff, which I do like. The rest of the album is just not for me.

A bit too hard for me

It would've been a 1 based on most of the shouty vocals but two songs that were actually sung redeemed it - just! Not my sort of music. You can't relax to it or dance to it.

Vocals too loud.

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Harsh. Not my preference.

No thank you

I just can't, this type of music is too chaotic for me.

I could have lived and died without ever listening to this.

"All Hope is Gone" Yeah, no shit. There are bands that are hardcore/badass. Then there are bands, such as Slipknot, that could have more moments (Child of Burning Time, Vermillion, Pt. 2) if only they weren't so busy trying so hard to be badass. I can't believe it takes nine people to produce this crap.

The very reason Spotify has a private session feature. Don't want shit like this coming anywhere near my algorithm.

I wasn't expecting much. I got what i expected.

Nah sorry, this is shit and anachronistic. That nuff song is cheesy

First album that goes as metal as I expect metal to be while still being music

IM SO SAD THAT ITS OVER, slipknot are up there with some of my favourite bands so i was gassed to see this when i woke up. was slightly worried of the length of the album but genuinely it whizzed past and i could of listened to much more. favourites are psychosocial (obviously) and vermillion pt 2!! THEY DID THIS FOR ME

I rate Gematria a 5 star because me and my brother listen to this and we both like heavy meatal ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. I rate Phychosoclial a 5 star because me and my brother listen to this and we both like heavy meatal and the are good ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. I rate snuff a 5 star because me and my brother listen to this and we both like heavy meatal and the are good ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.

I love this album so much. Slipknot is one of my favorite bands. Snuff is one of my favorite songs because of the sentimental value it has- I first heard this song when my grandma was in hospice and lyrics like "It took the death of hope to let you go" were very relatable at the time. Joey Jordison is my favorite!

You're kidding?! No "Iowa" and instead this "All Hope is Gone" makes the list; shockingly bad choice. In my opinion, this is probably the fourth best Slipknot album. It still gets 5 stars, as it's good, but it's nowhere near as good as the first two albums. I'm probably rounding this up from a 4.5, whereas the first two albums are "full fives". I hadn't listened to this album in years, but playing it today didn't really change my opinion. About a third of it is really good, another third is fine, and the final third is okay, but just doesn't seem to fit the rest of the album in tone, sounding more like Corey brought some of his Stone Sour work in to work on.

This is haunted house music (like the kind that's put on for Halloween, not like the house I grew up in - shout out to my ghastly homies). Sick drums tho. Really like how it's not too much high pitched music backing, that's usually my issue with the really hard stuff. 4.5/5... for the genre tho... it gets really hard for me to rate when it's outside my genre.... but if I got in a truck and the driver was like "oh I'm gonna turn on some super hard rock do you want Korn or Slipknot?" I'd pick Slipknot. If they asked if I wanted Enya or Slipknot I'd pick Enya.

Not even the best Slipknot album and it's still five stars.

Fuck yeah!! Finally some METAL!!! I don't think I've ever listened to a Slipknot album all the way through. This will be a treat.

Forgotten how good

I saw Slipknot on here and I already knew I would like it, but not this much. This album has EVERYTHING. You want heavier metal like Iowa? They got it. You want more lyrical songs with their style? They got it. You want that nu metal feel? They got it. It just has it all. Corey Taylor's voice, whether he's screaming, singing, talking in an interview, its personally one of my favorites. The drum parts are fun, the guitar parts are fun, this album is just amazing. The only reason it doesn't get a perfect score for me, is the fact their first 2 albums are better. 4.75 Liked Songs: All of them Least Favorite: None

this album took me right back to middle school. psychosocial is still iconic and it's still a total banger

Metal doesn't earn your appreciation with a single. It slowly knocks down your fortifications against the abrasive noise and plays directly to your fundamental emotions. Death metal in particular unlocks the animalistic part of you. This album delivers hate for the establishment, loss of faith in society, and war against unity. Despite the rage, there is also peace in giving up hope and love for the solidarity. The closing track Til We Die even left me with optimism.

5/5, that album my teenage years!

Not bad

I'm giving this a 5 because I'd recommend it to others, but it's not the biggest 5 I've given. There's some pretty solid hits on here, but the tracks also sometimes get a bit same-y. There's not really a lot of bands that I know of who have a sound quite like Slipknot, so that's cool Standouts Sulfur Psychosocial Snuff 5/5

This is some wild shit. A much younger me would've enjoyed this a lot. The guitars are a bit washed out to my ears. So I just focus on the drumming. This isn't my usual listen but I appreciate good musicianship and the drums are standout. The album cover is creepy, like a good metal record should be. The vocals are also good for this style of music.

i have dabbled in slipknot over the years with liking individual songs. This is the first time i have ever listened to a full album. LOVED IT. straight on to spotify to add it to my albums

Welcome to my Controversial Artists list, Slipknot! One star for their self-titled album and now this. Maybe it's because the previous album from this site was hours of generic drum & bass that sounded like a space dolphin giving a drum machine diarrhoea that's making me more predisposed towards any actual humans playing actual instruments.

Powerful, angry, political, emotional, an all time favorite band of mine which already showed their prowess in their early years and only built on off of this reputation.

Stands as one of the best metal AF records. Sonic brilliance.

I'm giving this a 5 because I'd recommend it to others, but it's not the biggest 5 I've given. There's some pretty solid hits on here, but the tracks also sometimes get a bit same-y. There's not really a lot of bands that I know of who have a sound quite like Slipknot, so that's cool Standouts Sulfur Psychosocial 5/5

Controlled chaos. I love it. I forgot how many good songs are on this album. Of course I remember the big single Psychosocial but Dead Memories and Sulfur came back to me like I listened to them just yesterday. I wouldn't consider myself a big Slipknot fan but this album really is some of their best work. I love the hard gritty nature layered with the some occasional soft vocals. The squealing guitar and relentless drums really set the tone. Getting this album generated in October is just the cherry on top because the memories this album invokes are from my middle school/ high school days going to haunted houses on the weekends. They would blast this stuff while you waited in line and went through the mazes.

One of my favourite bands, and one of their best albums

absolutely

Hell yeah slipknot

9/10

I really dig it, from the intense songs to the calm ones

5 Stars

Was not expecting to get a high school nostalgia trip today. One of the albums I listened to extensively when I first decided I wanted to learn how to play drums. Powerful, heavy, and totally complex. Has appeal to long time fans and more mainstream sounding hits. Excellent album. Top tracks: Sulfur, Psychosocial, Dead Memories, Snuff

Wow never really listened to slipknot but really rippin riffs, this was really fun to listen to after some of the others on this list.

The summer of 2009 I was taking drivers ed and I met this guy who I ended up hanging out with all summer. I had a big crush on him but nothing ever came of it. But we hung out all the time and he listened to slipknot all the time. I love this band. There is a reason that they are one of the top bands in this genre. Vendetta is (and was) my fave.

Its pretty much all bangers or at least good listening. Is good stuff

Damn, cool album. Great musicianship, cool track after cool track. I might have damaged my hearing, but that's ok. Favorite tracks: Gematria (great lyrics), Sulfur, Psychosocial, Vendetta (I bet this one is fun to hear live), Butcher's Hook, Gehenna, This Cold Black.

Overraskende bra, hvis jeg skal høre heavy metal så er det gooooo

Yes! I only really knew the first Slipknot record and a few of the hits, but this is a great record all-round. Love the production, super riff-heavy, just great. Favourite tracks: Gematria, Sulfur, Psychosocial, Vendetta.

i really liked this album, even more than i thought i would. i knew a handful of tracks from it beforehand but enjoyed most of what was going on here. tracks like psychosocial and snuff are some of slipknot's best, and this album strikes a good balance between really gritty, dark, heavy tracks and the nice but sad ballads. with only one real exception, the songs were all in the neighborhood of 4-6 minutes long, which was a bit grueling for some of the less interesting tracks in the middle. in fact, i really enjoyed tracks 1-5 and 11-15, but the middle third of the album just didn't do much for me. still, that many good and varied tracks makes this an easy 5 star for this list. favorites: tracks 2-5 and 11-15. especially sulfur, psychosocial, dead memories, snuff, and vermilion pt 2

I am biased, this was the first metal album I ever heard. My uncle borrowed the CD to me and told me not to tell my mom I was listening to 'screamo' music. Still love this album.

Goated album

Enjoyed way more than I thought I would.

Damn, this is even better than I remember. The drift from nu-metal to groove was just the perfect decision by Slipknot. All Hope Is Gone completely lives up to it's runtime with plenty of outstanding tracks. The duo of 'Sulfur' into 'Psychoscial' really is something, and the face-melting solo on 'This Cold Black' comes out of nowhere! Also, I acknowledge that 'Snuff' is sort of selling out, but it's just one hell of a track.

better than i remember

Heavy nice stuff..

too much metal for me...

Me gustó demasiado este álbum ya que me gusta el género de rock, aunque las letras y los gritos si me sacaron de onda

yeah, all hope is gone.

Wow!

Slipknot innit. 🤘 This Cold Black 👌

A modern metal classic

Metal

4.5

It's not perfect (far from it). It's not the best thing that happened to the music... However, listen to it makes me remember my teenage years and so I'll give it 5 stars just for it.

Really a 4.5, but today I'm rounding up - the world needs to give some respect to heavy metal. Great hammer-drill rock with some melody. Midwestern comfort food for the quietly anxious. Felt like I'd finished a good core workout just by listening.

🙌🏻

Epic rage

AND THE RAIN WILL KILL US AAALLL!!!! SO motherfucking teaaaa i just love slipknot, this is like prime corey taylor aswell!!! sulfur and psychosocial are obviously classics but the rest of the album slaps too!! perfect example of screamo at its finest, i have this album on cd so im also quite biased, and my yearbook quote was a lyric from snuff. super fun, would give a 4.5 if i could :/

Great for a Monday.

Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of drums? Well in Gematria you can! I rate this song a ⭐⭐⭐. I kind of recommend this song. Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of electric guitar? Well in Psychsocial you can! I rate this song a ⭐⭐⭐⭐. I recommend this song. Do you want to listen to some music that has some guitar? Well in Snuff you can! I rate this song a ⭐⭐⭐⭐. I recommend this song.

Gematria I like this song because my sister listens to it when she goes with my uncle. psychosocial I like this song because it is a heavie meatl song. snuff i like this song because it is a rock song