All Hope Is Gone
by Slipknot
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 252 Ratings

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  1. Normaan
    Jan 29, 2023
    9
    the best era of Slipknot this is good between metal and acoustic they combine it
  2. Spikesito
    Jun 21, 2022
    10
    My favorite slipknot album.
    This album have it all, melodic songs, death metal stuff, 2 incredibles ballads
    It's perfect, slipknot made an excelent job with this album, this is why reached the top 1 on the billboard 200, this album have everything i want, it makes me sad how this album is the most hated by the band & in general is the album with the worst ratings, but i can't really found    My favorite slipknot album.
    This album have it all, melodic songs, death metal stuff, 2 incredibles ballads
    It's perfect, slipknot made an excelent job with this album, this is why reached the top 1 on the billboard 200, this album have everything i want, it makes me sad how this album is the most hated by the band & in general is the album with the worst ratings, but i can't really found something wrong in this album, it's an absolute masterpiece.
    The best songs:
    Gematria (The Killing Name)
    Psychosocial Sulfur
    Dead memories
    Snuff
    Gehenna
    This cold black All hope is gone 'Til We Die.

    If you like metal, please give it an oportunity to this masterpiece.
    Thank you Slipknot.    … Expand
  3. MrIslamic
    May 8, 2021
    10
    Amazing album, every song is amazing especially Sulfur, Psychosocial, Dead Memories, and Snuff, which all can be considered as masterpieces.
  4. Lopakf
    Jul 18, 2020
    9
    I know that psychosocial is the most liked song, i don't know. But i really like That song called "Sulfur" its like one of the best metal songs ever made. And the Art of this album... It's so damn epic, but that's my opinion.
  5. Epifan1
    May 21, 2020
    9
    Favorite Slipknot album. The difference of sounding from a strong drive like "Gematria" to "Snuff" and "Till we die". Between them perfectly wedged "Dead Memories", "Psychosocial" - hit.
    I'd add a title track to the list of the best album tracks. I want to listen to this gloomy semi-drive again and again. The other tracks are also good, just look into the details to make sure that it's    Favorite Slipknot album. The difference of sounding from a strong drive like "Gematria" to "Snuff" and "Till we die". Between them perfectly wedged "Dead Memories", "Psychosocial" - hit.
    I'd add a title track to the list of the best album tracks. I want to listen to this gloomy semi-drive again and again. The other tracks are also good, just look into the details to make sure that it's unique and not monotonous, as it seems at first glance.    … Expand
  6. Helpme
    Oct 5, 2019
    10
    It's a good album with good music, and Psychosocial is good and it's just a very good album, with amazing masks, and good head banging music
  7. Azelf_br
    Sep 15, 2019
    6
    This album is not that bad, songs like Psychosocial, Sulfur & Snuff are exemples of the few realy good songs in this album, but the most of the songs in this album are like OK.
  8. trubasyava
    Aug 10, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly, it's so pity that Slipknot released this album .. Even the band doesn't like it.. They played live only 4 songs(okay, 1 time they have played "All hope is gone", so, 5 songs).
    Bad work    … Expand
  9. flametail23
    Jul 14, 2019
    4
    This is the only album in the band's catalog that I honestly just don't enjoy that much. There are too many cleanly sung choruses this time around, to the point where they sort of begin to blend together and I struggle to remember which song is which. That being said however, songs like 'Sulfur', 'Gehenna' and 'Snuff' are among the best moments on this album.
  10. andrepusey1
    Jul 27, 2016
    7
    All Hope Is Gone is pretty much a tale of two halves: six of the album's 12 songs are more of the same complete world-beaters, while the other five (not counting the opener) are actually pretty mediocre... for Slipknot.

    That's the thing, they set such a high bar with Slipknot, Iowa and Vol. 3 that there was no way they could top it. Although that is the way it should be, I think. Either    All Hope Is Gone is pretty much a tale of two halves: six of the album's 12 songs are more of the same complete world-beaters, while the other five (not counting the opener) are actually pretty mediocre... for Slipknot.

    That's the thing, they set such a high bar with Slipknot, Iowa and Vol. 3 that there was no way they could top it. Although that is the way it should be, I think. Either way, Gematria, Sulfur, Psychosocial, Dead Memories, Snuff and the title track are all absolutely incredible singles. The rest are pretty forgettable, but have some good moments.

    Elephant in the room: if you liked Corey and Jim's side project Stone Sour, you will love this... the choruses are huge, but the Slipknot charm is lacking in some places. It is hanging on by a thread, but I still play this very regularly.    … Expand
  11. harvestersorrow
    Jan 23, 2016
    6
    My least favourite album from the 9. unfortunate that it's last one with the original 9 members. i feel the strongest tracks on the album are Gematria, All hope is gone, Psychosocial, snuff and Sulfur. Dead memories is a solid track but not amazing. my least favourite tracks on this album are wherein lies continue and butchers hook. I first thought that maybe I would like these tracks uponMy least favourite album from the 9. unfortunate that it's last one with the original 9 members. i feel the strongest tracks on the album are Gematria, All hope is gone, Psychosocial, snuff and Sulfur. Dead memories is a solid track but not amazing. my least favourite tracks on this album are wherein lies continue and butchers hook. I first thought that maybe I would like these tracks upon a second or third listen, but I've listened to this album over 6 times and i must say these tracks always seem to stick out like a boner a transvestite beauty pageant. Gehenna is definitely a very experimental track and something I would have welcomed them to do with more of this album. That experimentation is what made the first two (and some of the third) so amazing. I feel that is what's lacking in this album. As Corey Taylor once said (i'm paraphrasing) "it just feels like a collection of songs", I couldn't agree with him more.… Expand
  12. Hank_Shrader
    Jan 12, 2016
    5
    All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot. A german review.
    Nachdem ich die Single Psychosocial hörte war ich nur noch mäßig gespannt auf dieses Album der 9 Jungs aus Iowa. Denn diesen Döm-Döm-Dödödödö-Döm Rhythmus fand ich eher nervig.
    Als das Album All Hope Is Gone dann erschien, war ich in dieser Erwartungshaltung bestätigt. Viele Lückenfüller, jedoch auch ein paar Highlights wie Dead Memories    All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot. A german review.
    Nachdem ich die Single Psychosocial hörte war ich nur noch mäßig gespannt auf dieses Album der 9 Jungs aus Iowa. Denn diesen Döm-Döm-Dödödödö-Döm Rhythmus fand ich eher nervig.
    Als das Album All Hope Is Gone dann erschien, war ich in dieser Erwartungshaltung bestätigt. Viele Lückenfüller, jedoch auch ein paar Highlights wie Dead Memories oder der Titeltrack.
    Insgesamt: 5/10    … Expand
  13. IAmNotLying
    Sep 16, 2015
    8
    "All Hope Is Gone" isn't bad, but it isn't as good as Slipknots previous albums. The music has its good moments and...less memorable. The albums starts with one of their worst intros ever, ".execute.". After that it's get good (for a little while). "Gematria (The Killing Name)", "Sulfur", "Psychosocial" and"Dead Memories" are four of the albums strongest tracks. After that you get five"All Hope Is Gone" isn't bad, but it isn't as good as Slipknots previous albums. The music has its good moments and...less memorable. The albums starts with one of their worst intros ever, ".execute.". After that it's get good (for a little while). "Gematria (The Killing Name)", "Sulfur", "Psychosocial" and"Dead Memories" are four of the albums strongest tracks. After that you get five songs that are decent, but not really good. The last two songs "Snuff" and "All Hope is Gone" is two of Slipknots best songs ("All Hope Is Gone" is also the best song by the band according to me). I would recommend this album, but get it cheap.

    Best song - "All Hope is Gone"
    Worst song - "Vendetta"    … Expand
  14. xxDylanxx
    Oct 27, 2014
    9
    Their worst album to DATE!!! the only good songs on here are Psychosocial and Sulfur the rest are watered down with acoustic guitars or they just are not as good as the others.
  15. doge
    Apr 11, 2014
    4
    I introduced myself to Slipknot through curiosity, and I hated the song Psychosocial at first. But after listening to that song, along with Sulfur and Snuff excessively, I grew to like all of them. So I decided to listen to the whole album that those songs are on. 57 minutes of my life that I'd gladly like back.
    What Slipknot basically does with almost every song here is they combine    I introduced myself to Slipknot through curiosity, and I hated the song Psychosocial at first. But after listening to that song, along with Sulfur and Snuff excessively, I grew to like all of them. So I decided to listen to the whole album that those songs are on. 57 minutes of my life that I'd gladly like back.
    What Slipknot basically does with almost every song here is they combine Corey Taylor's harsh sing-talk vocals (with occasional clean vocals) with trashy metal riffs. They do this excessively, and with songs like Gehenna reaching close to the 7 minute mark, it gets awfully repetitive.
    The one exception to this, however, is Snuff. Snuff is a beautiful song and is my personal favorite.
    Slipknot has a lot of longtime fans, but I am choosing to not be a new fan. Standout tracks are Sulfur, Psychosocial, Dead Memories, and Snuff. Don't waste your time with the rest of the album unless you're a true Slipknot fan unlike me.    … Expand
  16. StRyGwYr
    Apr 8, 2014
    8
    The album is good but it did have that energy.My favourite is All hope is gone , gehenna and vendetta. But still, they can't beat the previous album: Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses.
  17. Thief1337
    Feb 18, 2014
    4
    Disappointing. Conventional. Friendly melodies. Almost nothing original. It was the best billboard album, but the worst artistic one. It was released for good sells. I wouldn't recommend listening to that juvenile album.
  18. forestville
    Mar 15, 2013
    9
    This work has everything that characterizes slipknot:
    Hardness, melody, strong percussion, good lyrics, good DJ sound, etc.
    Definitely one of the best works of Slipknot and one of the best albums of 2008, is a complete disappointment that many do not hear this great work.
    This album definitely deserves a throne in the world of music of the decade 2000.
    They must listen before dying
  19. Speed4Runs
    Dec 13, 2012
    1
    Useless album, band members and sold out band. They don't make metal. It's garbage-like. Everyone listens to them without even knowing what do they listen to.
  20. seifer
    Jul 2, 2012
    9
    SlipKnot are without much of a doubt, one of the most distinguished metal bands of all time. Their music are unique in their own rights, I purely posted on this album because it's my favourite one. SlipKnot (In general) are brilliant anyway, to any heavy-metal loving person.
  21. scfcjh
    Jun 30, 2012
    8
    It is hard to better Volume 3, and this was proven by All Hope Is Gone. It in itself is a great album with punishing sounds from Psychosocial and melodic efforts emphasizing Taylor's vocal abilities such as Child of a Burning Time. Great album, but not quite as good as previous.
  22. asylumspadez
    Nov 17, 2011
    3
    Only track I really liked was Psychosocial. While there maybe a few likeable songs on the album, It simply isnt that good. Really disapointing if you ask me.
  23. A7sus4
    Nov 7, 2011
    8
    This album is certainly more accessible than previous efforts, but I can't hold that against them as it actually works straight through the entire album. Where as their first 2 albums were excellent exercises in single dimension rage, All Hope Is Gone (as well as on Vol. 3) is the sound of a band working effectively to take it's roots and into new, multi-dimensional (commercial) territory.This album is certainly more accessible than previous efforts, but I can't hold that against them as it actually works straight through the entire album. Where as their first 2 albums were excellent exercises in single dimension rage, All Hope Is Gone (as well as on Vol. 3) is the sound of a band working effectively to take it's roots and into new, multi-dimensional (commercial) territory. I think they do it pretty well. A usual the musicianship is killer.… Expand
  24. CHINESE_TIGER
    Jul 17, 2011
    10
    What can I say? This album is what got me into Slipknot in the first place. I personally love it all the same as their other albums. This is good music all around.
  25. futuremetallica
    Apr 7, 2011
    10
    My 2nd favorite album along with they're other album Subliminal verses.
    This album was perfection ,corey taylor really brought out some great lyrics in the songs ,this is they're latest album.
    The lyrics corey makes are inspirational and always were with the other albums they created. I really like their drummer "Joey Jordison" he would be my altime favorite drummer along with Lars    My 2nd favorite album along with they're other album Subliminal verses.
    This album was perfection ,corey taylor really brought out some great lyrics in the songs ,this is they're latest album.
    The lyrics corey makes are inspirational and always were with the other albums they created.
    I really like their drummer "Joey Jordison" he would be my altime favorite drummer along with Lars ulrich from Metallica.    … Expand
  26. roknewdo
    Mar 18, 2011
    10
    Excellent. It´s the real combination of Iowa heaviness with the Vol.3:Subliminal Verses quality. Really Masterpiece. Listen to it to feel completely energized.
  27. TheQuietGamer
    Mar 6, 2011
    9
    A lot of fans were disappointed with this album calling it "there weakest yet" but I found it awesome with the heavy deep voice of Corey Taylor, backed by the sick musical talents of the rest, this has to be there most brutal sounding album yet, while some songs such as Snuff and Dead Memories are weaker, they are no less enjoyable, but I feel they would have been better for Corey's otherA lot of fans were disappointed with this album calling it "there weakest yet" but I found it awesome with the heavy deep voice of Corey Taylor, backed by the sick musical talents of the rest, this has to be there most brutal sounding album yet, while some songs such as Snuff and Dead Memories are weaker, they are no less enjoyable, but I feel they would have been better for Corey's other band Stone Sour, but if you like Slipknot or Metal in general this is an album you must pick up.… Expand
  28. CPD
    Feb 12, 2011
    5
    Rather uninspired when compared to their early work. Although decent on its own, this album will find its greatest demise in being compared to its predecessors.
  29. One_SIC_Ma666ot
    Dec 11, 2010
    10
    Slipknot, at their finest. There's nothing to say here, but, AWESOME. One of my all-time favorite albums, easily my favorite Slipknot one, Just an incredible album.
  30. Rob274
    Aug 18, 2010
    6
    This album is good, but not one of their best. Unlike their other albums, when you like all of the songs except one.. In this album you will probably like 3 or 4 songs. In other words, this album is good....but not great.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. AllMusic
    80
    All Hope Is Gone as a whole winds up being as bleak and unforgiving as its title.
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  2. Billboard
    80
    The set is at once Slipknot's most ambitious and accessible outing to date, with a broad palette of sounds and textures that shift faster than Michael Phelps off the starting block.
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  3. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    Happily, Slipknot can pull in these directions and still maintain a new standard of bone-crunching intensity . There are louder metal bands in the world, for sure, but the Iowan nine-piece continue to make the most noise.
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