All Hope Is Gone

Nope

Not my genre.

If they got a vocalist rather than this shooting shit included might listen to them again. As it is...I certainly won't!!

Yeah fuck it I like this - I know it's not healthy but once in a while it won't kill me

One of my favorites.

Day671 - corey taylor is a great singer and this album was a little more digestible than their debut album

Do I really need to listen to this? It's gonna be 1 star, I can tell you right away... 01) .execute. - 2,0 02) Gematria (The Killing Name) - 4,0 03) Sulfur - 5,0 04) Psychosocial - 6,0 05) Dead Memories - 6,0 06) Vendetta - 5,0 07) Butcher's Hook - 4,0 08) Gehenna - 5,0 09) This Cold Black - 4,0 10) Wherein Lies Continue - 4,0 11) Snuff - 6,5 12) All Hope Is Gone - 3,0 TOTAL: 4,54 (45/100) Current ranking: 697/724

I'd rather swallow razor blades before listening to this again.

Absolutely not

Nope

So much yelling and screaming yet it feels so empty and fake. This just annoyed me the further I went into this album. Ugh.

I'm actually glad to have listened to this but I do not like this style of scream metal rock. The good: Slipknot are really good musicians and there's a lot of creative musical talent in the album. Good debut album that set the tone of the band. Some singing with the screaming and thrashing. The bad: I just don't like much screaming music... it's either too hard (Slipnot) or too soft (whiny pop screamo). Glad I'm through it and onto the next one.

I mean its slipknot 🤷 I usually listen to my daily album at work, and Slipknot isn't my first choice for working music exactly 😅 I had a metal phase when i was 18, and i can enjoy some metal, but i rarely seek it out on my own volition.

Not the finest Slipknot album, but some absolute bangers and mash on here, and I was fortunate enough to catch the tour and they certainly delivered the goods live!

Heavy heavy and what a way to start an album! Not quite to the level of Subliminal Verses but a crunching album none the less.

I’m not a Slipknot fan, but I gave this album a full listen — mostly out of morbid curiosity. It wasn’t quite the unholy assault I expected, but it still felt like getting yelled at by a haunted toolbox for an hour. There are flashes of talent buried under the noise, but blink and you’ll miss ’em. I can respect the energy, I just don’t want it anywhere near my car speakers again. Not awful, but I’m definitely scheduling quiet time afterward.

This feels like the most structured slipknot album they have? Less experimentation and more centered around mainstream rock at the time? Not sure how to describe it compared to the rest of their work. Either way it's a great album. The last one with Joey Jordison I think, amazing drumming. I forgot how many hits were on this album. Snuff is still such a great sad song. I'm curious to see if there are other slipknot albums on this because I definitely I would have guessed that one of their first three albums would have been on this list before this one. Giving it a 5, but I'd probably rate 4.5 with some of their other albums being a 5.

107/1089 i’m not a metalhead but this was actually a pretty good listen overall, some bits were a bit harsh and too much for me though. I had already heard a couple songs, so it was good to have some expectations set (unlike with Pantera which I had the other day) i may not listen to this album again but i did add a few songs to my playlist for this project. these being: Snuff, Child of Burning Time, ‘Til We Die, Dead Memories, Sulfur 66/100

You're really going to put All Hope Is Gone instead of Iowa and Vol. 3? The writer is a full blown idiot.

Better than I thought. Great for working out and lifting weights!

Hm. Spodziewałam się większego poweru. Czegoś co obudzi samego diabła. A dostałam trochę growlu i kilka piosenek, które mogliby śpiewać Muse. I co najgorsze, te wolne ballady były jasnym punktem tej płyty. Nie wiem, zawsze mi się wydawało, że metal zdziera z Ciebie skórę, dlatego go nie słuchałam. A tu się okazuje, że w większości wypadków jest po prostu nudny. 6/10

Habil humorlös hårdrock (helt ok)

Respekterar deras skicklighet men personligen känner jag att andra band gör samma grej fast bättre så fastnar inte riktigt. Välgjort dock!

De bästa låtarna riktigt bra, men blir tröttsamt i längden. Och långt är det.

Man tröttnar lite fast det är ju najs asså

It's always interesting to see how some of these nu metal groups evolved their sound as time went on (assuming these groups were able to survive post-nu metal, that is). I think Slipknot evolved quite nicely here, adopting more of a groove metal/death metal sound here as they approached the end of the 2000's. Still complete with themes of general angst about modern society of course, but it's at least slightly pleasant to listen to compared to some other acts.

It's slipknot. It's loud. It's too aggressive for me. Specific songs i do like but have a mix of things and this album just made my head hurt.

Monet biisit musikaalisesti tosi hyviä ja monipuolisia, rummut ja kitarat mahtavia. Kuitenkin liikaa huutolaulua mun makuun.

Its ok

Kruttsterk

Favorite Track: Wherein Lies Continue

7/10, didn't listen to the whole thing but, so far what I had listening to managed to attract my attention towards this genre more

I have to admit I liked this album, especially compared to the other, slef titled, Slipknot album I've had. This waa far more listenable, even if it's admittedly way poppier. I kind of like the slower stuff here, like Snuff and Vermillion Pt 2, and the heavy stuff still goes pretty hard like Germatria. It's fine and still not my genre of choice, but I liked this sooooo much more than I expected to. My favorite is probably Gematria, in light of recent Venezuelan events.

I'm surprised again! Delightful band, great sound

Not their best but it definitely has its moments.

Solid album, though not something I would want to listen to all the time.

I know nothing about the genre, but it was surprisingly accessible and the drumming impressive. Not something I would revisit, but I don't hate it.

Ett riktigt album. Inga låtar sticker ut jättemycket varken uppåt eller neråt.vilka jävla trummor! Och oväntat melodiösa och dynamiska. Verkligen inte bara bröt. Snuff är en kanon låt! En stark fyra

Not as heavy as expected. With nine members, the sound should be bigger. The vocals don't always work. They are not as crazy and hard as once believed.....but the drummer rocks and there are a few interesting musical moments throughout. Explain to me, Robert Dimery, why Slipknot has two entries and Tool has zero.

Bike to and from - melodic metalica

Good

I maintain that good metal is always written by nerds, and you can tell. I don’t think these guys are nerdy enough

This was a hard listen for me. I didn't at all like the first 13 tracks except for the drumming and more melodic parts. The last two, I liked way more, so it deserves a 2 in my books. Not a re-listen for me.

++: .execute., Gematria (The Killing Name), Vendetta, This Cold Black +: Sulfur, Dead Memories, Butcher's Hook, Gehenna, Snuff, All Hope Is Gone +-: Psychosocial, Wherein Lies Continue 6,9/10

I've never listened to Slipknot before - this wasn't as harsh as I was expecting based on their whole look. Basically pop-metal and even emo sounding at many parts with the occassional heavy or thrash moment.

3/5. I think I liked the direction they took here but it falls through about halfway through when the originality fails and the amount of songs on this album becomes doubled when it doesn't have to be. Similar themes and song structure made me lose track of where I was in the album because I thought I had put it on repeat. Thankfully there were songs that did stand out, for better or worse. Overall, it wasn't a terrible album but the lyrics did suffer at times and I wish there was just a little more effort put into the songwriting because the skill is there, just not utilized well. Best Song: Psychosocial, Snuff, Psychosocial, Gematria (The Killing Name), All Hope Is Gone

Epic

This isn’t for me, but I will say I’m happy to enjoy some music with some actual emotion and energy. The drummer is on fucking fire.

Great instrumentalists, I’m just not a fan of the screaming. A couple gems buried in there though

When I think of Slipknot I mostly think of songs that sound like Psychosocial, so I was impressed and surprised by stuff like Sulfur and Snuff. Also the drums on this album is awesome.

Tried and failed to enjoy this. This wouldn’t make on my 100,001 album list.

Bastante guay recordar mi momento slipknot

It was ok nothing stood out really

Unequivocally the worst Slipknot album of the era where everyone was alive and still in the band. Why is it on this list and not Iowa?

Actually preferred the slower tracks.

What started as a slight dismay turned quickly into a rabbit hole dive into the wild unapologetically chaotic, hypocritical and somber yet hopeful in the face of the apocalypse experience that is Slipknot. The opening of the album immediately grips my attention with the distortion of ‘.execute’ then continues on into ‘Gematria’ with ‘Sulfur’ immediately being one of if not my favorite songs on the album. I’d be lying though if I said the intensity of the album dragged on a bit too long with me personally losing momentum for the album after the song ‘dead memories’. However, after getting to ‘This Cold Black’ I was quickly brought back in with ‘Wherein lies Continue’. Unfortunately the landing for me of this album really stuck with ‘Child of Burning Time’ rather than ‘Psychosocial-live’ or ‘Vermilion, pt.2-bloodstone mix’. So to say I was a fan of the albums ending would be a lie. Overall this album gets me hyped to uncover more of Slipknot’s past discography. However, I don’t think they’ve completely won me over as a fan to anticipate their future bodies of work.

Not the least bit surprising that the top review is a 1 from an author who is enamored by Thom Yorke, whose name carries the unnecessary dead weight of extra letters and is in a perpetual state of delivering equally unnecessary whiny falsettos. This album may not be everyone's cup of tea but it doesn't suffer from that author's brand of snobbery and pretentiousness.

I arrived upon a rating for this one within 30 seconds of track one starting. This is NOT an album I ever needed to hear - it is frankly just noise. I’d like the hour of my time it took to endure this back.

there's two bangers and a bunch a bullshit

Wha, why does this exist?

I didn't need to listen to this before I die

I once had a Slipknot CD. Some dude must have left it in my car or something. There was one song on that album I think I liked. This was not that album.

Knot my cup of tea

I love Slipknot, but this isn't there best. I wonder if Iowa and their self titled album are on this list???

Struggled to get into it - not awful, but definitely wouldn’t return to this

Not my thing. The band presents itself like horror film, which is not my genre at all. If I try to ignore the visuals, the music itself is thrash metal and they are capable with their instruments (that drummer is absurdly fast). But the vocals are again half growls, and the tunes are not really catchy. Slipknot reminds me a bit of Limp Bizkit, but the latter is quite a bit better.

I shall now think and talk about Slipknot more than a (nearly) 50 year old should. Honestly, they seem like good musicians (especially the dummer), but my main issue is that they feel like two bands staple-gunmed together: A growly speed-metal band and a sad sack post-grunge band. And even when they share a song they never really mesh. Still, if my kids went through an overly angst period, I'd probably prefer them listen to this than a misanthropic hack like Fred Durst.

Didn't know pop metal was a genre. Some songs even gave a bit of a NIN feel - until the guy who insists on singing like someone has put a vice on his nuts and dragged them across a room starts growling at top volume.

needs more kick drum and anger. Jesus. Make it stop. minus 5 stars.

Dear Slipknot, please don’t burn our cities down. Burn down your own cities. I’m starting to remember why I hit the off-ramp at mile marker Classic Vinyl back in the 2010’s. Could have managed a 2 but the Linkin Park emo angst bits give me no choice

On the second song I was thinking maybe this wasn’t so bad. Just like relentless metal which I could enjoy in small doses but then by song four they start integrating conventional nu metal singing elements and I had to stop. If it was just punishing all the way through I would not have hated it

Double kick pedal is pretty intense. I'll crank this up on the way to hockey tonight. Hopefully I don't get into a fight. When is a good time to play Slipknot?

Drum sounds were kinda insane but no way.

Like the first three way more

Not into the growling/screaming heavy metal. The music on this album can be pretty fun, but I just don't really like the main singer. Occasionally there's another singer on the choruses, he's pretty good. And Snuff was really good. Which makes sense, as the growler guy isn't on it, it's all the other guy. It's almost enough to push up to a 2, but not quite enough to get past the growling. The extended edition has a few songs without the growler, those are better, would have been a better album if they were on the main release. Best song: Snuff

Ugh, this is not for me. It's like the soundtrack to a tri-state killing spree.

One of the better examples of 00s metal, I like the transitions from heavy vocals+thrashing into the more melodic sections.

Not bad.

Klassikko suosikkeja kyllä, mutta muut kappaleet jää sit vähän vaisuiksi. Ei oikeastaan sillein erikoisempia mainintoja. Parhaat: Psychosocial, Snuff, Dead Memories, Sulfur

love this album, but why is this on the list while iowa is not? anyways got jumpscared so hard when i loaded up the page lmaaaoooo rip joey, so many bangers 😔

I hated Slipknot when this came out, but I got this album during a heavy lifting day at the gym and it hit perfectly.

Just noise

There are nine of them. They are from Iowa. They wear masks. One would be inclined to do the same if one were responsible for – nay, even remotely associated with – with this monstrosity (a descriptor, alas, that might be misconstrued as a compliment). Least-shocking ex-out from the official book. 0/5 (And wouldn't Slipknot be an appropriate name for a smooth jazz or yacht rock act?)

Never really listened to them, but hey, I get the appeal, it's groovy, technically impressive, got some industrial metal vibes, got those post-hardcore and nu metal bridges, it's extremely accessible for a metal album. I can't hate.

Nice

I always end up comparing any Slipknot release to their debut album, and they always fall flat by comparison. All Hope is Gone has some decent tracks on it, but it also seems like a lot of deliberate attempts at radio-friendliness. 3/5

Weird to hear a slipknot album that isn't all that nu metal sounding. It was decent, but weird to hear more groove metal and such, and some thing I just associate with older metal. Anyways, didn't dislike it and it was pretty good even. 3/5

I didn’t HATE it like I thought I would

Shockingly good. I saw this pop up and was initially disappointed because I assumed I’d hate it. But listened to it (twice) while working out and it was pretty good. Powerful, rageful but also melodic and ear wormy in spots. Not saying this is the best metal I’ve heard, but not bad at all. I’m not a metal connoisseur though, so maybe it’s not as decent as I think it is. But I’m giving this a 3 for a solid good album for the genre.

What the hell is happening here? This...is really good! I gather this is the moment when hardcore Knot fans ditched them, because they'd discovered anti-nu-metal concepts like melody, songs and being musicians. What's particularly good here is that the few things that are good about nu-metal - insane drumming and a sense of energy - are still very much present and correct.

4 pretty good

Definitely something I have to be in the right mood for, but this reminded me why I used to listen to this kind of music when I was younger. A bit angsty but also fun. Not something I would reach for everyday, but enjoyable when you’re in the right space for it. Also liked the way it mellowed a bit as the album went on, felt like it kept it varied. Fav song: Sulfur Least fav: Butcher’s Hook

Really did not need this today. For a song or two I can tolerate it but an hour and ten minutes come on. Feels like the different singers have completely different vibes as well. When it wasn’t the main one I was enjoying it way more. Specific rating- 0.8 Fav song- sulfur Least fav- This cold black

I really wanted to enjoy it…

I enjoyed some of the guitar work and some of the drum fills.

Unless you’re an angry 16-year old boy, I don’t understand how you can connect with this. It’s a lot. Someone should suggest that they take up meditation.

Zero

.5 or less

Slipknot is not a band I expected to show up on this list, but getting All Hope Is Gone as today's assignment was something of a welcome surprise. Despite the mixed things I've heard about their music and my lack of desire to dig deeper (based on what I HAVE heard from them), it's obvious they have a massive, enthusiastic fanbase and this was a good excuse to see what all the fuss is about. Unfortunately, I don't think AHIG is a very good LP. It's an album that is trying to be edgy, but often comes across quite dull. It's an album that is constantly trying to comment on modern religion/society/relationships, but doesn't have anything compelling to say. It's an album that tries to be accessible, but isn't catchy enough to stick with you. It's an album that is practically drowning in musical proficiency, but doesn't do anything interesting with that talent. Maybe I'm being a bit dramatic, but I am struggling to understand how anyone (outside of the most dedicated metal fans) felt like this LP was essential listening material. Some of the more melodic passages of the project (choruses, guitar solos, etc.) didn't even feel like they made musical sense when listened to in context. Like, was getting two Slipknot albums really necessarily when a band like Dream Theater doesn't even get one? The nicest thing I can say about All Hope Is Gone is that I didn't actively hate it while listening to it – Corey Taylor's yell-singing gets a bit grating by the end of the album, but the project as a whole generally didn't do anything risky or irritating enough to completely put me off. Slipknot will avoid a one star rating from me for now, but this is easily the worst album I've had to listen to for this challenge so far. I'll still give their self-titled LP a shot when the Generator gives it to me (assuming in good faith that they did SOMETHING to hook people in the '90s, beyond the mask gimmick), but I'm definitely less excited to do so at this point. Highlights: Psychosocial, Snuff

Favourite songs: Gematria (The Killing name), Sulfur, Psychosocial

Favourite tracks - Gematria (The Killing Name), Psychosocial, Sulfur

A couple of good songs but overall just not my style of metal.

I liked this a lot more than I expected but it did get a bit stale by the second half

i do not need this in my life ill stick to deftones. that being said its good metal but i am rarely in a metal mood so id ratger listen to metal i already know is good.

Better than I thought it would be overall. Snuff is just a great track

76/1001 Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ Slipknot have always been a band I can manage in small doses and so a record at almost and hour was going to be a challenge. That being said, I did enjoy the quieter moments on this and toleratedthe more hardcore stuff, which probably is controversial in saying...

no

.execute. 2.8 Gematria (The Killing Name) 2.4 Sulfur 2.7 Psychosocial 2.6 Dead Memories 2.8 Vendetta 2.3 Butcher's Hook 2.3 Gehenna 2.4 This Cold Black 2 Wherein Lies Continue 2.2 Snuff 2.7 All Hope Is Gone 2 Score: 2.433333333

RWWWAAAHHHH...SLIPKNOT....RWAAAHHHHH. 1/5

surprisingly a little more melodic then I would have thought, not my thing at all though

  I was super excited this morning when I saw I got Slipknot as I was craving something hard, but it wasn't long before I was rudely reminded why I'm not a big fan of this talented band. All Hope Is Gone was what I needed except for the clean singing HATED the clean singing & the Godawful ballad (WHY?) I wish Slipknot would release the clean singing junk somewhere else and just focus on the heavy (which they do exceptionally well) insane bone crushers. I need to make a playlist on YouTube & just add the tracks I like from all Slipknot albums because when they are good, they are a lot of fun and hit all the spots that need hitting. Oh, well, still good enough for 3 stars but as always, the clean singing keeps me from being much more than a casual fan.

Odd that being brought up on a diet of Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin etc that I never made the jump to Metal. I think it’s because each of the aforementioned gave us all a break from the thrashiness by including softer more cuddley songs on their albums. That and because Ian, Ozzy and Robert had great voices and were diverse. Unlike Metal vocals whose proponents seem to shout in Klingon fashion and at speeds to outdo each other and to get to the end of the song as quickly as possible. It was therefore a chore to get to the end of this album which was full of the hallmarks just described. It was a viscous assault on my ears forcing me to immediately find solace with the gentle tones of Joni. 1/5 4/9/25

Nope. (Slipk)not for me. There were occasional elements that were OK but this album really tested my record of having listened to every album so far in full

Wasn't totally unlistenable, but not my thing

A classic, I enjoyed it. But probably not gonna listen to it often

My ears are literally bleeding after listening to the first two tracks Quite liked Dead Memories Snuff so it's not all bad

Inte exakt min stil. Några bra låtar som psychosocial och germatria

69/100. All Hope Is Gone finds Slipknot at a crossroads, attempting to bridge their signature aggression with a more melodic, experimental edge. In some places, it works. In others, the cracks show.

This is an okay album. I thought the track Snuff was very pleasant, but nothing about the rest of the album struck me as particularly noteworthy.

Liked it more than I thought I would. This sounded closer to Disturbed (who I love) than Pantera or Sepultura (who I don't, but they're what I was expecting). It's a little disjointed as a couple different times I assumed autoplay had taken over since the vocals switched from screaming to singing on a few tracks and it's a long album. Overall pretty solid for a metal album, though. 4.0

What can I say? Been a Slipknot fan for a long time and I love this album

Not a bad album, probably a victim of the CD era making it overly long. Sometimes less is more.

This is, indeed, an album. And no one can take that away from it. 1/5

Screamy metal is probably my least favorite genre, but this is slightly better than some of the others

Hell yeah brother

Not my thing but it is melodic for how hard it is. 3/5

enjoyed more than i would have thought. listened to in the gym for good pumps. solid 3.5

Vendetta is so cool

Things I like about metal music: guitar sounds that are distorted but still melodic, drumming that sounds like the drummer is trying to destroy his kit, the high energy and catharsis of it all Things I hate about metal music: screamy vocals that are barely intelligible It's amazing how one aesthetic choice can ruin an otherwise great genre. The parts of songs where the singer just sings instead of shouting are really enjoyable. But there's too much screaming here to raise it above 3 stars (also runs a little long but hey ho)

Groupe connu de nom. J'ai fatalement entendu parler du groupe à l'époque de son premier album (groupe de 9, avec 2 percussionnistes en plus du batteur, les masques ...), mais toute cette mise en scène m'avais plutôt fait fuir, alors que je suis fan de Metal extrême : à l'époque du leur premier album, je découvrais (et appréciais) Marduk avec son 'Panzer Division'. Je n'ai jamais eu envie par la suite d'écouter Slipknot ... C'est donc bien la première fois que j'écoute un album de ce groupe. Premier constat : les morceaux sont très variés, de très calme ('Snuff') à beaucoup plus violent ('All hope is gone'), avec au milieu des morceaux mid tempo qui groovent, le tout agrémenté de chorus guitare réussis, de riffs accrocheurs et parfois de changements de rythmes ('Gematria (The Killing Name)'). Second constat : l'heure est passée très vite ! J'ai vraiment apprécié l'écoute et ... j'en redemande ! L'album va rejoindre ma collection et je vais m'intéresser de près à la discographie du groupe. =>4/5

sranje, smeće, dno dna. zasad daleko najgori album koji sam slušao u sklopu ovog projekta

All Hope Is Gone from this list. One Slipknot album was tragic enough, but two!?!?! While so many great hip hop and R&B artists are delegated to a single album. We don’t even get 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me album, but we get TWO FUCKING SLIPKNOT ALBUMS?!?!? The author of these books should admit he doesn’t understand the premise of what you need to hear before you die.

love the way each song blends into one another. might be a bit long considering what it is but if I was a metal fan I would want another 4 hours. lyrics r a bit silly but I think that’s to be expected from white men in 2008.

Cover 6.5 You take the drums and guitar of almost any song and put it to any other song and it's virtually the same. A lot of hardcore punk is like this, as is most metal. That doesn't mean I don't like this album or this style of music. Nowadays, I tend to be more picky, so this album has less affect on me than it did in my teens thru my 30s. I gradually developed a certain musical taste. Although my enjoyment of metal hasn't gone away, it's diminished somewhat. Angry lyrics alone won't do it anymore. There a few not-so-formulaic songs on here. Standouts are Psychosexual, Vendetta, Snuff, Child of Burning Time, Vermilion Pt. 2 and Til We Die (I guess, . Other than these, there are no bad songs just a couple of whatever.

It's fast, it's mad, and it didn't impress me beyond that.

Made it half way then had to stop. Big fan of SoaD and RAtM. But not a full album of this

awww is someone afraid of nu metal

hey i know this one

Well, it's metal. I need to address it somehow... Track 3 is very poppy and nice. 2, more of a frightening one. 4. Feels a bit like a rock some with metal esthetics. It's actually very nice and rhymicly pleasing. 5. You can feel 2008 in this one. Not sure if in a good way. It's all very epic, but not touching. 6. Heavy again. Drums going crazy. Cool song. 7 with some different vocals, but less of a good song. 8 is better. A bit of a 90's grunge throwback. 9 very aggressive. Does it hurt him to sing like that? Nice riff anyway. 10.coolest song on the album so far. Super nice riffs and good vocals and hooks Snuff is actually very touching. A cheesy rock ballad, but very effective. 2008 all the way. 12. All power towards the end. Great guitars. Well, I know metal is not my thing, and this is definitely not one of the places to begin, but considering all that I think it's fine. 2.4

Hardcore and insatiable.

I like when they sing… when they scream I don’t like it at all… so I liked it more than I thought I would but… still not for me.

Everything I don't like about metal music

Some were alright, mostly just noisy

Likely more to my taste than most Slipknot albums. I appreciate the talent involved, but it still largely doesn't do a ton for me. Gehannah, Snuff, and Vendetta stand out.

3.5 I actually liked this alot more than I would have thought. Leaned a bit more into the thrash metal than the nu-metal of the earlier albums. but their aesthetic sure is corny. I took my 3 year old daughter trick or treating last year and there were some 13 year boys running around with slipknot masks on. I gave them a horns-up to pump their tires a bit and they seemed to get a kick out of it. Maybe thats who its for

DIDN'T LIKE IT

This is ok, but I pretty much lost interest in Slipknot after Iowa. 3

Pretty boring. Listened to about half.

Another good Slipknot album.

Ok 2/5

One of the bands I've been listening to the most the past few years. This isn't my fav album of theirs, but has a couple of my fav songs. 4/5

dnf i’m sorry

Not a huge fan of this one but love some of the others in their catalog

Heavy and noisy! Nice and perfect! Masterpiece. I like it. Album made more and more attractive when you go from track to track. It seems that the first ones are just noisy and not very nice but when you go down by the list of tracks it becomes more and more melodious, attractive and interesting. IMHO, the apogee is Wherein Lies Continue. Snuff is not heavy at all. All Hope Is Gone is a super hit.

So I don't really like metal or it's numerous subgenres, and this has done little to dissuade me of that option. I don't absolutely hate this album, but I don't understand why it's here, or who it's for. The more hardcore fans despise it for the more pop-puni vibes, people like me (who find nu-metal cringe and edgy) won't love it, and it seems to have little reason being on the list. There's definitely an argument that more metal belongs on the 1001, but this occupying a space isn't helping that argument at all. 06/08/25

I just don't like Slipknot

Not my usual genre, but strangely calming to my brain. I like the heavy double kick bass drum throughout. Fun to see them show some range with a couple of ballads in there. Might be good listening for productivity.

Slowly backs away while avoiding direct eye contact ...

its fine

I actually really enjoyed this despite my preconceptions of this type of music before listening. This was clearly more accessible than other albums in the same category though due to its mix of death metal like vocal screams with anger behind it and a more poppy choruses with much clearer, singing vocals (especially with snuff which was essentially a love ballad out of nowhere). The lyrics were a bit cringe and edgy sometimes which I guess is to be expected for a band like slipknot but for me it wasn’t about the lyrics, more its riffs and instrumentation (especially the drumming and guitar), the melodies and the vocals were also nice. There were no standout songs for me, I thought the whole album was quite concise and had no clear drop offs or highs really. Overall, 7/10.

From a certain perspective, the sustained heaviness is impressive. For the most part it is unrelenting aggressive churn.

my cup of tea 6/5

An album like the typical Metal fan. Definitely could have used some (quite a lot) of trimming around the edges, but it's good at its core.

Really enjoyed it! Not my normal type of music but definitely something i will look into now because of this album.

I’d honestly forgotten that I had another Slipknot album to review. But sure enough, it was lurking in the shadows, waiting for me. Sitting there, with its dumb little mask, looking for the perfect opportunity to pop out and spook me with some guttural growling, or a noisy-ass guitar, or a blasting drum beat. I’d had three five-star albums in a row, which I think was a first for me, even close to 900 albums into this project. Well, the boys from Iowa decided that was an opportune time to come out of hiding and hit me with All Hope Is Gone. I really hated listening to their self-titled album when I had to review it, so I’m not looking forward to this album either. All hope is indeed gone on this Sunday morning, but this album isn’t going anywhere unless I fire it up… I will have to eat a small slice of humble pie, because this album was actually pretty good. I’m really picky when it comes to hard rock, but I enjoyed this album a whole lot more than I did Slipknot’s self-titled album. I could be misremembering, but I feel like the vocals on the whole first album were just guttural growling, but Corey Taylor showed a lot more range on All Hope Is Gone. Lyrically, I felt like this album had quite a bit of range as well, and allowing Corey Taylor to actually sing helped those lyrics carry a bit more weight on this album. The drumming was particularly excellent on this album, just as it was on the self-titled Slipknot album. “Gematria,” “Sulfur,” “Psychosocial,” and “Dead Memories” were all really good songs. Listening to these really helped me understand the appeal that Slipknot has with their audience. These songs reminded me a lot of what was playing on alternative rock radio stations around this time, but these songs sounded a lot better, due to some really good vocals, and songs that were really well arranged and produced. After “Dead Memories” though, I felt like the album didn’t offer much in terms of unique elements or interesting arrangements. That middle chunk of the album wasn’t bad, but I just didn’t find it particularly engaging. However, “Snuff” was my favorite song on All Hope Is Gone. The acoustic guitar was fantastic, the vocals were awesome, and there was some sort of sample or digital effect that sounded like pulsing that really made this song sound even better. This isn’t the sort of album that I’d rush back to, but in the right circumstances, like a workout, I could see myself throwing this on again.

When this popped up, I audibly said, “fuck yes!” I’ve just had a slog of 70s rock, 80s pop, and weird Girl From Ipanema-type albums, so this was incredibly refreshing. This is an awesome album, but it’s a little confusing that this is the album selected, when it’s probably the third or fourth best Slipknot album. Iowa is, in my opinion, their magnum opus, and their self-titled is another 5 star. All that said, there are some killer, all-time greats on this album. Psychosocial is as good as any song they’ve ever released, Snuff is a beautiful ballad that one would never expect from a band of Slipknot’s reputation, and songs like Gematria and Vendetta show that they’ve still got the heavy chops that have made them icons. I think there were a couple meandering songs that kept this from being a 5 star, but it’s definitely good enough to be in your metal album rotation.

Damn fine album from a band I didn't think I would enjoy.

Toen ik dit opzette liet ik alle hoop varen, maar het rare is dat dit geschreeuw en gebeuk toch wel wat heeft. Heel raar, óf in dit genre vind ik het helemaal niks, of het is eigenlijk wel prima, met alle remmen los. Laatst Judas Priest ook al. Net zoals je af en toe ineens een modern kunstwerk tegenkomt dat je wél iets doet. Dus tja. De volgende keer zal de death metal wel weer een 1 krijgen.

Wil je zonder te luisteren alvast een beeld krijgen van wat je te verwachten staat? Lees dan even de titels door. Nagenoeg alles verwijst naar de dood. Dit onderwerp wordt wellicht via verschillende perspectieven toegeschreeuwd. Maar woede is daarbij wel de basisemotie. Het geschreeuw klinkt mij eerst belachelijk in de oren. Tegelijk gaat het best mooi samen met de fijne krachtige / snelle ritmes (die slecht zijn voor de nekspieren). En op allerlei manieren breken ze het geschreeuw ook wel weer. De fijnste manier is de afwisseling met meer klassieke powerrock-zang, zoals bij het afsluitende nummer. Of misschien vind ik Slipknot het fijnste als zij zich een klein beetje inhouden.

Slipknot, dat moet wel Cees muziek zijn! Gek genoeg niet. Ik ken de band wel, maar ik ken verdraaid weinig muziek van ze. Dus ik ga hier ook geen relaas afsteken dat ze een ander album hadden moeten kiezen. Al had ik onbevooroordeeld Iowa verwacht, het 2e album. En ken ik slechts de 2 "singles" van het debuut, wait and bleed en spit it out. De snobs kiezen voor het 4e album, prima laat maar horen. Waarom ik het verder niet echt ken, is omdat ik die debiele maskers flauwekul vind en daarom nooit de behoefte heb gehad het te draaien. Het verhaal ging dat ze als ze elkaar zonder masker zagen, mochten vermoorden. Dat soort flauwekul houdt mij gewoon tegen om het verder te luisteren. Als je dat soort poppenkast nodig denkt te hebben, vind ik dat een zwaktebod. Gek genoeg hebben ze dat helemaal niet nodig. Joey Jordison is een (vd) tering goede drummer(s) en zanger Corey Taylor laat (bij Stone Sour nog meer) zien wat voor strot hij heeft. En dan lopen er op dit album naast die 2 nog eens 7 andere gasten rond die hun vak verstaan. Eigenlijk zonde dat ik me altijd heb laten misleiden door die maskers en de verhalen, ook al hoorde je vaak genoeg dat de muzikanten goed zijn. Het is alsnog niet helemaal mijn muziek (er zit echt nuance in al die metal blijkbaar, waardoor je de ene teringherrie wel waardeert en de andere minder), maar wel petje af voor wat die gasten kunnen. "Geen nootje verkeerd" zou ook op deze gasten kunnen slaan namelijk, in hun eigen genre. Ik twijfel dan ook over de score. Ik hoor wel dat het goed is, maar ik zet dit niet uit mezelf op. Dus objectief zou het een 5 kunnen zijn, maar subjectief niet. Het album duurt zelfs aan de lange kant en ik ken er geen "hitje" van. Ik neig zelfs meer naar een 3 dan een 4. Ik snap helemaal als je hier fan van bent en dan is het zeker de 5 sterren waard. Maar voor mij niet gek genoeg. Ik ben ongewoon streng voor mijn doen met 3 sterren, maar so be it.

A nice mix of songs that have different feels to them, works well as an album and is a pleasant listen.

More music, less screaming and growling please.

I’ve always overlooked Slipknot because they were so popular, and I figured my time was better spent digging into more underground artists. But now that I’m going back and actually listening to their albums, I have to say they’re a pretty solid band. This album is still aggressive, but it’s definitely more polished and melodic compared to their earlier work. It leans heavily into groove metal and has a more radio-friendly sound overall. Even with the cleaner production and accessible songwriting, I thought it was a pretty cool album and I genuinely enjoyed it.

Slipknot is just Kiss for kids who cut themselves. People have never pretended Kiss was deep though.

So much screaming, hate it

Not as hard on my ears as I expected, but absolutely not enjoyable, either. So... Is that 1/5 or 2/5? Considering I have as little appetite to finish this as I did with KISS or Björk's Medúlla, I'm afraid it's 1/5

How are there TWO Slipknot records on this list?

Kinda repetitive tbh

Miss me with that shiz* fam *Means sh*t

Listened in the truck via YouTube music. I had not listened to this one all the way through. My main Slipknot album is the one prior to this one. The end of this has Vermillion, Pt 2 which is a continuation from the previous album. It’s good but not quite as good as the original. The remainder of the album sounds like a Slipknot album. It has a lot of plays on YouTube so it must be popular.

How does this make a 'must listen to' list?

Ærlig talt en del mere cringe og tryhard end den sidste, vi havde med dem. Vokalen er så meget mere numetal på den her. Der er stadig fuld smadder på Joey Jordison, og der var nogle ret solide numre på, men den er ret uessentiel. Jeg var imponeret over at de lavede en ballade der ikke var en hel katastrofe haha

Forstår godt at Slipknot er på listen, synes den tidligere plade med dem holdte overraskende godt. Men ved altså ikke lige hvorfor den her er det, synes det meste af det var meget forgettable

Not their strongest album. Psychosocial and Snuff are the only rememberable songs.

Slipknot es tan aburrido

7 / 10 - Not something I usually listen to, I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. A good fast-paced album to wake you up a bit in the morning

not my vibe cant stand the vocals, think with a different vocal style the songs could be decent

Psycosocial, Dead memories, snuff, vermillion pt2 absolute total bangers. exciting albums, I find that slipknots best songs on the albums are the ones where they mix the gutteral vocals with the clean ones, it makes for some really cool moments. Drums and percussion carry the first few songs. although the riff Gematria is pretty sweet. Sulfur is a good tune. The point around the middle of the album where it I feel like it becomes too much. The albums got some great highs but a few songs that are close to unbearable. all in all pretty decent

Perhaps at some time in my life this would have been a good listen, but it's not this decade. Musicianship is fine, great even on the drums. Songcraft though just isn't flowing and if I wanted this much shouting I'd go and talk to my teenage kids (joke, they really are wonderful),

dear god I can't believe i got through that. is there a zero stars option?

I do not like this. It's interesting that it contains so many elements of a kind of music that I really like but somehow the way this is all put together just does nothing for me.

We're not too deep into the 1001 project yet, but nothing compares to how much I hated this. The stunted adolescent angst of the lyrics, the awful vocals (screaming = fine,if tired; the singing = Creed-level cringe), the guitar wankery, the drum wankery (JFC that china cymbal)...I couldn't have liked it less. These dudes are huge, so this obviously does something for a lot of people, but I was counting down the seconds till it ended.

Very funny, guys!

Never understood the appeal of Slipknot. Technically proficient, but just felt like another cookie-cutter hard rock band.

didn't like this at all, i find that screaming to be very stressful to listen to wasn't so bad when they were singing normally but it wasn't very redeeming all the songs sounded the same - would have given this a 1.5 but am rounding it down

By track 2 I was ready to turn it off.

No thanks

Kinda better than I was expecting, but also more generic than I thought it would be. There were some really good songs like gematria and psychosocial but overall didn’t feel like anything too different from a million other metal bands

Some decent riffs if you enjoy metal

I like the more basic heavy metal songs enough not to rate it lower, but don't like Slipknot's particular brand of metal enough to rate it higher.

reminded me of MoS in a way, but not my genre.

better than I expected

I'm not the most familiar person with Slipknot's music compared to other nu metal bands (specially Korn or Linkin Park), and this album is already pretty far removed from their first two which are pretty well regarded. So I hoped that who knoes maybe I'll like it since I like some nu metal but noooooooooo this album was just the lamest a band of this style has sounded I think Just really boring and predictable mixes of groove metal and alt metal, with anthemic, group vocal things trying to be anti war, I appreciate the anti war/anti american angle but the lyrics read like a teenager wrote them, the music is fucking lame, and I'm just sitting here thinking that if they tried the whole clean vocals thing and less biting of death metal riffs to make them boring this would be good But its not

Grunt-screaming metal is not the genre for me. Also, the drummer needs to calm the hell down. I'm exhausted just listening to him.

All Hope Is Gone marks my second encounter with Slipknot as part of this music challenge. Unfortunately, much like my first experience with the band, this album didn’t resonate with me. It’s clear that this style just isn’t my genre—I find it difficult to connect with on any meaningful level. The album feels overly long and, at times, repetitive. I found the listening experience challenging, with relentlessly aggressive drums, a heavy reliance on power chords, and little in the way of melody. The vocals—mostly harsh shouting—struck me as more chaotic than expressive. I had to break the album into three or four sessions just to get through it. Favourite Tracks: Sulfur and Snuff stood out as relative highlights. Their more melodic and melancholic tones offered a welcome contrast to the otherwise abrasive soundscape. These tracks felt more structured and emotionally resonant. Least Favourite Track: Gematria was particularly tough to get through—dense, loud, and exhausting. Album Artwork: The cover came across as unintentionally comical. I’m not sure that was the intended effect, but it felt somewhat at odds with the album’s dark and aggressive tone.

No thanks

Way better than I remembered! :)

Love the manic energy, just not sure I can handle a whole album of it

I just can't get into slipknot, might be unfair for me to review but as a reflection of my taste it's low. I did have an old friend who really likes them (and korn) I just never could.

Legendary album from legendary band !

And to think that about 9 to 10 years ago I used to love Slipknot... I even have the Deluxe version of this album on CD! Coming back to this, I found that it is a very uninspiring album. The only songs with value are the singles, and even them don't offer any true memorable experience in my opinion. The rest are or very messy or inconsistent. Also, the solos are awful. They feel like moments to show off how technical they can be playing without adding any substance to the songs. I'll give it 2 stars because I don't think it was boring or painful enough to give it 1 star.

Does anybody else remember people suddenly becoming hardcore goths are this album game out? It’s not even got rock, but everyone suddenly dyed their hair black and had the thickest eyeliner I’d ever seen. At the time, I didn’t like this album at all, because Bowling For Soup was around the limit I could take regarding distorted guitars. Listening today, I can see why this was loved. It’s raw, and it’s really emotional at times. These are the lyrics of someone who was suffering, that much is certainly clear. Even if you don’t like Slipknot, I challenge you to not be moved by the lyrics.

Slipknot is like Mrs. Rachel if she traded her ukulele for a chainsaw and taught toddlers how to scream in 9/8 time. Both captivate their audiences with intense eye contact and oddly soothing chaos—just depends if you're teething or moshing.

Fine. Barely a 3. Does any Slipknot album deserve to be in this list? I don’t know.

Not my thing, although much like Slayer, these guys do the thing they do very well. And they’re local fellas, so respect.

Back to albums I wasn’t excited to listen to. Actually, I kind of liked this. It was more melodic than I expected, and had some 4 star and even 5 star moments. Unfortunately, it drug out with screams that I didn’t like, so evened out to a 3. Being from Des Moines, I’m never asked, “Do you know any of the Slipknot guys?” No, but I helped one once when I worked retail. He was nice enough. He’s dead now.

Has its moments, but I got tired on my second listen. I usually like to spin an album at least twice before I give my final evaluation. I've definitely heard and enjoyed some tracks off it before, but not something I'd listen to as a full record

Как у них только барабаны не лопнули.

I guess I don’t like slipknot

The needle swerving toward a more stone sour sound here. It’s no Iowa.

I actually kinda fucked with it. Some great songwriting and performances. Still not my thing but psychosocial is a banger

Rip cuz like I could see a world in which I enjoy this cuz they’re clearly talented musicians and this music isn’t uninteresting… but it’s just knot for me. Drummer rips.

Not my thing, did not finish.

Harsh, gutteral/screaming vocals with heavy guitar and drums

Different but good!

loud and chaotic. Knot my bag. (see what I did there? Huh? )

Not bad but nothing I need to listen to again. Joey Jordison was a great drummer and will be for all eternity.

I have a huge bias against anyone who unironically tells me they like slipknot. Well, maybe I have to give them a bit more of a chance, but not too much. Sound was OK, lyrics were pretty cringe.

Jag har dålig koll på metal. Är detta nydanande? Sticker det ut och motiverar en plats på listan? Överlag svaga texter och refränger. Hyfsat varierat, men hade tjänat på att några låtar valts bort.

Man this actually kinda slaps ngl. Pleasantly surprised. It goes kinda corny in a very american way sometimes, kinda like Linkin Park; in a strange eayi kinda like it. They're obviously very talented. Despite the corny parts, I actually think some parts go kinda hard. Well, I'm only 6 songs in, let's keep listening. Okay it does get tiring after a while... A bit too tiring.

Great musicians, good music, a little too much noise for my mood.

Fun fact: All the members of Slipknot were in their mid to late 30s when they wrote this cringe. As usual with heavy metal, the instruments are somewhere between fine and good, but I'd honestly rather listen to an instrumental version because of just how bad the lyrics are. It would be understandable if it was a group of teenagers, but this was written by grown men. I mostly listened to this with the lyrics up on the screen and I still didn't understand what they were trying to say. It's almost like I need to know some background lore before I can understand what they're talking about.

Much better than the first one

Metal fans try not to be insufferably pretentious challenge (impossible!) Just because your favorite band is satans aborted fetus and has 2 monthly listeners on Spotify doesn’t make your taste in music better, it just makes you a prick

Ugh... I'll give it a try. Mum I want to listen to Metallica... we have Metallica at home. I really really hate scream singing. Never did, probably never will. Talented fucking drummer though!

Loud pounding and screaming

Technically proficient with 2000s era production and verbose but predictable lyrics. Loses a point because it reminded me of high school. Gains a point because I listened to this at my dumb dead end job in dumb dead end Iowa.

Yeah, this is pretty much what 2008 was like! I probably would've liked this if I had listened to it then. Now I think the appeal is largely nostalgia - though I'll admit it was better than I expected, given this isn't my scene. My favorite track was Butcher's Hook. Feel a little trapped here because I gave Napalm Death 2 stars, and I like this more than that. Let's consider it a 2.5 rounded up, shall we?

Fire

What in the fuck is an album like this doing on a list like this? Are you fucking shitting me? Who wrote this fucking book? Slipknot is fucking terrible. Jesus. For fuck's sake.

I dont get hate this is raw af. i can never hate music like this, fucking radical (im tired of calling things awesome i struggling to think of lame synonyms)

Oof. Nope. Not for me. Drums are decent though.

It’s like Evanesence plus screaming and chanting. Not what I expected. But I didn’t hate it as much as I thought I would.

I don't typically listen to Slipknot, but I was digging this album quite a bit. Not everything was totally appealing, but there were some songs where I was vibing to.

It's a lot.

Ok, so, definitely not a genre that I'm going to throw on, I don't really listen to this style. That being said, open mind, there's some quality to this for what it is. After the hangover I started this one with, and a nap, damned if this one didn't start to grow on me. Title track is a banger.

I blame garbage like this for keeping me away from metal in my formative years. Assholes! Thisnis like their wort album too. WtF is this list

Just horrible. It should be on the 1001 albums I didn't need to listen to.

It seems very commercial as far as slipknot goes. I don’t know their other stuff but it’s not bad. 3 stars

Some good songs but way too long.

Not as bad as I was expecting it to be but I also realized I confuse Slipknot and GWAR a lot

Has no business being as good as it is

Slipknot is ok but really just too much noise for me at this point. Singer has a good voice and some of the slower songs actually play well, but most of the album I could do without.

All Hope Is Gone sits in a strange pocket of Slipknot’s discography. It’s a record caught between fury and accessibility. The heaviness is still present, but it’s polished, processed, and shaped into something more radio-friendly. The band seems like they’re reaching for something bigger while still clinging to the chaos that defined their earlier work. That tug-of-war gives the album a slightly uneven feel, but also a fascinating one. Tracks like “Gematria (The Killing Name)” and “Sulfur” still hit hard. The drumming is sharp, the riffs cut deep, and Corey’s vocals keep that trademark aggression front and center. But there are also more melodic moments like “Dead Memories” and “Snuff,” which explore a different emotional space. Those tracks show a band testing new ground without quite abandoning who they are. For me, it’s not their best, but it’s far from boring. I hear a group experimenting and trying to evolve, even if the results aren’t always smooth. Some songs feel timeless, others feel like stepping stones. But I still come back to it when I want something a bit different from Slipknot that still carries weight

Not really my style

Not usually much for screamo and hadn’t really listened to them a lot before, but this album had some solid rifts and vocals. The beginning took me a minute to get into but a few songs in, I was definitely vibing. I didn’t finish the album so I do need to revisit it later.

"All Hope Is Gone" is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Groove metal, nu metal and alternative metal are the Wiki-listed genres. I'm confused by the nu metal classification. It was their final album to feature their Iowa-era lineup and has themes of anger, disaffection, obsession and the music industry. The bandmembers included (#8) Corey Taylor (vocals, acoustic guitar), (#7) Mick Thomson (guitars), (#6) Shawn "Clown" Crahan (percussion, backing vocals, drums), (#5) Craig "133" Jones (samples, media, keyboards), (#4) Jim Root (guitars), (#3) Chris Fehn (percussion, backing vocals), (#2) Paul Gray (bass, backing vocals), (#1) Joey Jordison (drums) and (#0) Sid Wilson (turntables, keyboards). The album was well-received critically and, commercially, hit #1 in both the US and UK. Oh, yeah, these guys were masks when they perform. The album really gets going on the second song "Gematria (The Killing Name)." Drums, guitar, a metal groove. Very "Master of Puppets"-ish. Incredible drumming, deep-throated vocals, a crazy guitar solo. Firmly in death/thrash metal area. About the US bombing of other countries. They slow it down a bit in "Sulfur." More melodic and actual singing by Taylor. He's got a good voice when he's doesn't go Satan. I know I've heard the fourth song "Pyschosocial." I have no idea where or why. It's a song that is slow and charging. Back to Satan vocals and then back to normal. A heavy and good song about social anxiety. The band shows it can go straight rock if they want to in "Dead Memories." Melodic. Nice vocals. Very sentimental..Awwww! I didn't see the acoustic ballad coming in "Snuff." Normal drumming. It's pretty much all Corey Taylor on vocals and the acoustic guitar. They couldn't end on a ballad? Could they? Nope! They go back to extremely fast thrash on the closing "All Hope Is Gone." An extremely bleak and dark look at the US and the world in general. This album can be hard, fast and in your face and also melodic with very good vocals. Incredible drumming by Jordison. Great guitar work too. They do cover a lot of genres - death/thrash metal, hard rock, groove metal and ballads. The lyrics can be political or personal. Yeah, this is a solid album and if you're into metal or hard rock, there's a lot to like here.

Didn't care for this one as much as I did the other album of theirs I got.

Just dreadful

Quite a bit was fine. Quite a bit was an audio assault. The last track was probably best.

Slipknot is not really an album band for me but it’s still Slipknot, so overall I enjoyed this.

Pretty aggressive, quite powerful sounding, however there are so many kick drum hits. Just bin that double kick pedal please. It was a long album, I feel it could have been shorter and I still would have understood that they are quite angry. I find it quite hard to bother listening to the vocal when they are produced in this way, it's not that I don't want to, it just blends in with everything else, it's not very dynamic... so I'm not really sure what they're angry about. But they sure are angry. Maybe they don't like mayonnaise. That's understandable. It's everywhere too, hard to escape mayonnaise. Frustrating times. Anyway, I reckon delete 1/3 of the kick drum hits and drop about 4 songs and this would be knocking on the door of a 4. But as it is it's a 3.

At points this sounds like two completely different bands. Overall it was better than I was expecting. There were a few tracks that were pretty awful, but a few that were surprisingly good. I'm going to give it 3 stars, which seems pretty fair.

Has it's ups and downs. Overall good.

129/1089 - The switch between screaming and singing is irritating. Drumming is flashy, obviously takes a lot of effort to be good enough to sound like that but I'm not sure I enjoy how it sounds. At least they were relatively nice to Nardwuar. No good reason for this to be on the list as other nu-metal albums are more influential, so -1 star for that too. On the bright side, my reviews 125-129 is a straight! Non-list recommendation: I am using one of my free four album recommendations from the Charlatans notes - (Demon Days - Gorillaz).

I live in a house with 2 massive slipknot fans. Both step children. I've always poopooed slipknot since they first popped up as they were very "mainstream" and the go to for sad kids around me. However, on reflection... Them drum beats are inescapable backed up by big riffs they create an awesome soundscape. I just feel it gets let down by silly vocals a lot. The singy bits are quite nice, there's just too much roaring. I always feel SOAD have a good balance with the singing to roaring ratio. Also it feels a lot of the lyrics here are a bit cringe and "white knighty"

no words this is an incredible Album!

Not for me unfortunately, will give a 2 as there are some good heavy riffs

I am a guy who absolutely loves nu-metal so it obviously comes as no surprise that i love All Hope Is Gone. This is an album i do have some experience with by listening to a lot of the more popular songs off of it quite a fair bit. But of course, every song off this album is a genuinely great listen. This album is nearly nonstop heaviness throughout but also had a much more slow and melancholic side to it with songs like Snuff. Even though they were not utilized much, the electronic elements that were used in this album added quite a lot to the songs that had them. This album is a long one but still one that is amazing the whole way through. Best Song: Dead Memories Worst Song: This Cold Black

pretty decent album, but why is this on here? not saying it because i don’t like it, slipknot are definitely one of the best nu metal bands out there. it’s just this album seems so out of place against all the other albums included in this book lmao

No. I am sad to denigrate the integrity of this project, but I could not listen to the whole album.

I like Slipknot and Corey Taylor. This is a great album. I can't say I love every song, but for the majority they're epic tracks. I don't think people really give Slipknot enough of a chance to learn to appreciate what they do. Beyond the masks there is a lot of great musical work, the drums are kick ass.

Not my style at all

I simply could not take these guys seriously 😭 At least the last 3 songs redeemed the album

Good, but not exactly my thing.

Really enjoy a lot of screaming vocals Slipknot. Melodic emo vocals Slipknot is hit or miss

Trash metal for bored suburban teens. Does not belong on this list in any way, shape , or form.

Sort of reassuring that there’s people out there who love this. Something for everyone. Angry music by angry people for angry people

I think this album is a missed opportunity, which is something I often feel with Slipknot. They are technically (I think) good musicians but the screamy vocals kill some good quality guitar and drums. But I always find bits I do like - Psychosocial, Snuff and the Vermillion pt 2 remix are decent, and a couple of others almost get the balance right. Overall a 3 being a mixture of good and bad.

Not great.

I wasn’t really looking forward to listening to this album but really enjoyed it. Quite a variety of different styles. Great musicianship. The two G songs were really good as was Vendetta.

I dismissed slipknot for a long time. They're really good and great mix of songs in the album, like snuff and vermilion and psychosocial

Very intense throughout. Some of it loud, angry, negative, brutal. Other times introspective, sensitive, beautiful. I could listen to this again to find more. But, mostly, it’s too dark for me.

I waffled a lot on this one. It's not exactly my style by I do like some punk and hardcore. There's some alright stuff on this album. A lot of it just runs together. So I was going to give it 3 stars but deducting one point for how silly the masks are. And if you can't acknowledge that then I'm sorry but there's no helping you.

Getting this between a Gorillaz album and Blood On The Tracks is… yeah. I was initially unfairly hard on this, impulsively giving it my first 1-star rating, but it’s better than that. Would be a 3 if it was less focused on clean vocals, honestly. It’s not bad.

Great technical skills from every member but not my thing

Yeah, dig it. It's driving. It's got great musicianship. Not a super big fan of the "I'ma scare you from fighting me by using my dominant male monkey motherfucker voice " singing. But overall, good shit.

Not as good as the self titled album for me. The drumming is still the highlight. It’s a little too long. My favorite songs were Sulfur and Psychosocial.

Some great songs on the album. The singers voice is really good both with the darker voice that comes out in some songs and in songs where he mostly sings cleanly like Dead Memories. I had a great time listening through this one!

very good but not my favorite of their music

Oh boy--as expected Slipknot is......controversial with the reviewers of this list. Metal/hard rock of this type is a "love it or hate it" kind of thing and I'm usually in the "love it" side. That said, Slipknot tries too hard sometimes and it shows. Psychosocial is legit good, though. The guitar riff, while very simple, carries the song. The clean vocals are quite good, too.

So annoying

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

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 :/

THIS IS JUST PURE NOISE. I have never wanted something to end quicker . PERIOD.

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

Great for a Monday.

I was a massive slipknot fan as a teenager especially the first two albums (not including MFKR). Even so I don’t think I’d ever heard this album all the way through until now and after finishing it I’m not surprised why. Don’t get me wrong the singles are pretty great Nu-Metal/alt rock bangers with the exception of Snuff, Dead Memories, Gematria (The Killing Name) and Sulfur easily being my favourite tracks on this album. However a lot of the rest of the album feels a bit like Slipknot playing it safe and by the numbers, whether that’s the truth or not it definitely sounds a bit more generic and predictable. The album feels a bit overproduced, it’s missing some of the characteristic grime from the first two albums and I think it would work really well to really make the album feel grittier and angrier. On one hand the band shows something more interesting on songs like Gematria (The Killing Name) where they start to push in a more death metal inspired direction which I think suits the band quite well. But then tracks like Butcher’s Hook seem to do their best to be as annoying as possible with the last minute or so of the track having the most irritating vocal refrain. Out of the performances the drums stand out head and shoulders above the rest. Joey Jordison is an all time great drummer and the one good thing the clean production does for the album is let his drumming take the centre stage. Overall it’s ok, if you’re a fan then the highs are pretty high but the lows feel frustrating and in some places lazy. 3/5

Anfangs anstrengend, aber nach einer Weile hatte sich mein Kleinhirn an den Lärm gewöhnt. Und dann gibt es Songs wie Snuff, die erstaunlich moderat klingen... Kommt auf meine Liste "Vielleicht nochmal reinhören".

This is the heavy stuff. Could scare your mother with it. That being said, I do not enjoy this very much myself.