Ranking Every Slipknot Album From Worst To Best
6. All Hope Is Gone (2008)
Onto a more familiar line up with the core 9 recording All Hope Is Gone, which at the time of its release, was a considerable change in direction compared to previous albums. The band’s 4th official entry focused on a much more experimental sound, which according to Clown, gave off a trippy vibe while embracing an artsy one too.
This album is in no way shape or form a bad album, but feels a little disjointed after the release of Subliminal Verses, which had opened the door to a much wider audience. Many of the band members have since commented on the rushed production and fragmented style of recording implemented by one-time producer Greg Fortman.
The album had some decent songs in the shape of Snuff, which acts as Slipknot’s attempt at a power ballad, singalong favourite Dead Memories, and the technical Sulfur, with the rest of the album feeling like filler material.
The real treat from All Hope Is Gone is the immensely popular and frantic Psychosocial, which has become one of the band’s most recognisable songs to date and a frequent entry on their live setlists.