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Generally favorable reviews- based on 252 Ratings
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Positive: 197 out of 252
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Mixed: 39 out of 252
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JeffHOct 7, 2008
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DeanG.Sep 11, 2008This album was very close to a 10, not give it a 10 because its not a classic, its a modern great for metal though and i recommend it for anyone that likes this kind of music.
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JF.Sep 12, 2008amazing! every song is great and different...they improve musically every album and try new things! i love the fact that they can change and try new things and still rock!
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BrianB.Jan 12, 2009
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JoeyW.Nov 18, 2008Their best album to date and an instant favorite, this time Slipknot delivers from the best of 2 worlds, from their old nu metal heavyness to their melodic, well-written work from the previous record, mighty worthy a praise.
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KyleMDec 17, 2008It's got good lyrics. It's got anger. It's got nice twists. But it just doesn't have the slipknot twist. I'm giving it 8 just because it's slipknot.
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KirbySep 18, 2008
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AlexAMar 14, 2009
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Aug 18, 2010I love every single Slipknot album but this one is my favorite. There are many different styles on this album; ranging from erie melody to explosive thrash. The thing that unifies all of the songs is that they are all equally heavy. You can't go wrong here.
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Dec 11, 2010Slipknot, 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.
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Mar 18, 2011Excellent. It´s the real combination of Iowa heaviness with the Vol.3:Subliminal Verses quality. Really Masterpiece. Listen to it to feel completely energized.
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Apr 7, 2011
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Jul 17, 2011What 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.
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Apr 8, 2014The 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.
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Oct 5, 2019It'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
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Sep 15, 2019This 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.
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Nov 7, 2011
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Aug 18, 2010This 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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Mar 6, 2011
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Nov 17, 2011Only 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.
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Xx5h34xXOct 14, 2008
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DarinC.Aug 26, 2008A few bright spots, overall very weak album. Too much emo-driven lyrics now looking at adult things. Not as good as previous albums.
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DPB.Aug 27, 2008
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SeanSep 4, 2008
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elmosarusFeb 7, 2009Ridiculous... to even think Slipknot is still "anti-mainstream" and "brutal" is a joke. after years of horrible albums, Corey Taylor has to bring a Stone Sour feel to the helpless band? pathetic. not to say it doesn't take talent to play in a band, but don't try to label yourself as "The Best Band Ever"... its sad, 3/4 of their fans are all posers or total n00bs to metal.
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RyanBJul 25, 2009Slipknot definitely have some good songs on this album, but in my opinion, Vol. 3 was more intricate and more interesting. The soft tracks on the album sound like they belong with Stone Sour, while the heavier songs are no departure from Slipknot, which, while good in some ways, leaves a lot to be desired.
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TimTSep 25, 2008
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TomPSep 28, 2008LMFAO! Orelha's comment was the funniest review I've seen in awhile. And props to Joe. That just made my day. I haven't even listened to this album so...A review?...well, it's Slipknot, what's left to expect?
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Feb 12, 2011Rather 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.
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Dec 13, 2012Useless 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.
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BlakeSep 9, 2008
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ChrisE.Aug 26, 2008Slipknot has always progressed, each album evolving on the last, this isn't the first, nor iowa, nor subliminal verses. standing by itself, it is very good.
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DylanD.Aug 26, 2008An excellent, excellent album that shows the maturity of the group as a whole. Excellent turn to what sounds more thrash metal than Nu-Metal. For me, this album will only be beaten by Metallica's Death Magnetic.
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TylerG.Aug 28, 2008Culmination of their career. Freaking awesome in lamens terms. Hate with intelligence is presented here perfectly.
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JoelG.Sep 29, 2008Fast but no-key solos, forgettable songs... These guys are supposed to be more than just another metal band but this cd makes me question.
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victorb.Sep 3, 2008It was not what i expected at all, the songs are good but the tone of them is weird, i mean if your gonna do alternative with metal you have to put some distance between both... so i give it a thumbs up, but the band did not surpass the challenge of making a better album than the last.
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MatthewS.Feb 9, 2009Slipknot is dead. This is not Slipknot. They have officially turned into radio rock. It's pretty sad. They have transformed themselves into the very thing they hated. I hope they look into the mirror and realize that soon. If they could get back to making some intense music again that would be fantastic. This album is so weak. No intensity, no creativity, just crap!
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ShaunTAug 26, 2008
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ALH.Aug 26, 2008Slipknots career has culminated to this album: it is the best summary of their music in one unbelievably impressive whole. the best metal release of the last 5 or so years...beat this Metallica.
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JaneCAug 26, 2008The sound of this album is outstanding. So bone crunchingly perfect to listen to. Their best album yet!
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OrelhaAug 29, 2008Weak boring and some shit, is the badest album from slipknot ever and maybe bad critics make this musicians make some good next time, unless them have lost all they hope like I.
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EdC.Sep 10, 2008
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MCG.Sep 11, 2008I would drag my sack across each of their terrible masks. Absolutely sack-draggingly awful.
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JoeBlowSep 2, 2008
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billDNov 28, 2008Its almost okay as a cd. this and vol 3 are the poser cds of this band and they suck kinda. the songs were taken mainstream by guitar hero and straight up posers.
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FilipL.Oct 23, 2008All we already knew that new album would't be so energetic like selftitled and iowa.. simply they've been into mainstream many years from now, so they act like that. sad but true.
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JayV.Aug 26, 2008Totally amazing, unexpected in some aspects but none the less awe inspiring. A some how bleak yet vibrant expression of opinions and feeling about the world today and personal events.
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[Anonymous]Aug 26, 2008I love every single track on this cd. I don't really agree with the track order, but rearranged....and it is absolutely perfect.
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JeffM.Aug 26, 2008This CD is awesome! i can't stop listening to it!
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T.SaskwatchAug 28, 2008
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ErniePSep 25, 2008
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Jul 2, 2012SlipKnot 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.
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Jun 30, 2012It 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.
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Mar 15, 2013This 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.
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Feb 18, 2014Disappointing. 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.
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Jul 14, 2019This 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.
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Oct 27, 2014Their 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.
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Aug 10, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jul 18, 2020I 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.
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May 8, 2021Amazing album, every song is amazing especially Sulfur, Psychosocial, Dead Memories, and Snuff, which all can be considered as masterpieces.
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Jan 29, 2023the best era of Slipknot this is good between metal and acoustic they combine it
Awards & Rankings
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All Hope Is Gone as a whole winds up being as bleak and unforgiving as its title.
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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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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.