Slipknot – All Hope Is Gone

After the intro that is “Execute”, Slipknot lets it all go on the metallic threesome that is “Gematria”, “Sulfur” and first single “Psychosocial”. I have never been a big fan of these guys but even I have to admit that this is some prime metal. Joey Jordison might be a small man but he is a great drummer and Corey Taylor shows us why he is one of the best singers in today’s metalscene. The rest of the band seems more focused as well which translates in less chaos and more well-structured songs. Always a good thing.

Except for one Stone Sour leftover (“Snuff”), this is by far the best Slipknot album to date with even some room for experiments (the dark and dragging “Gehenna”). It’s solid proof of why these Iowa natives are one of the only bands that survived the nu metal movement in one piece.
Score: 7.5 out of 10
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