Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone (Review)

Heard of Slipknot, the masked men from Iowa, dressed in jumpsuits. Oh yeah, they also have bar codes on their jumpsuits. They also change their masks with every album, the change is supposed to be an evolved form of the previous one. That is pretty creative, isn't it? and difference in approach from the other bands out there. That is not all, Slipknot is a 9 member band; 1 lead vocalist, 1 drummer, 3 handling the guitar, 2 on percussion, 1 on turntables, and 1 on sampler. With all this, these fellows must a bunch of talented musicians, right? Most of them don't really think so. There are a large group of Slipknot haters out there, but I would give their fourth studio album "All hope is gone" a thumbs up. The album does show signs of maturation in Slipknot's musicianship, with much improved vocals from Corey Taylor and better guitar riffs. Some of songs are Stone Sour-esque slow songs, but overall, the album does sound heavy.

"All hope is gone" starts with .execute followed by Gematria, sounding heavy as ever with good guitar riffs, clearly setting the intensity that you are bound to start headbanging. The following track Sulfur doesn't disappoint you either. The transition from Sulfur to Psychosocial is totally mind blowing, I was out of my mind with Psychosocial. Vendetta and Butcher's Hook show you how heavy Slipknot can get. Gehanna and This Cold Black are also impressive, but the best song of the album for me is the title song, All hope is gone. By the end of it, I'm already yearning for more.

Rating : 8.5/10