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Rating: Promoted as the latest single by Slipknot, "All Hope Is Gone" is actually just a first excerpt from the band's latest work from Iowa (U.S.A.) which returns to make headlines four years after the half misstep of "Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)", an album perhaps too melodic and almost devoid of that anger that had given Taylor & co. such fame.
Unlike their latest musical effort, "All Hope Is Gone" seems to immediately set the record straight: Slipknot is back much more intense than before, with that renewed anger that gave birth to "Slipknot" and "Iowa". Already from the first notes, the piece is well-structured, mainly based on fast rhythms (Jordison delivers a truly exceptional performance), upon which the riffs of the Thompson/Root duo heavily lean, capable of constructing structures that, while remaining fairly simple, prove to be interesting and rowdy enough to ensure a good dose of chaos. Corey's voice in this case is closer to the release of "Slipknot", but here it sounds much dirtier and more gritty and, in a sense, also more interesting and unique.
The 4 minutes and 41 seconds fly by in a decidedly enjoyable manner, entertaining and energizing, finding their weak point only in the solo which is not very effective and inspired, yet does not seriously impair the final result of the piece.
The 2008 Slipknot manages to still sound interesting and, although they haven't invented anything new, they demonstrate a good personality and an ever-growing awareness of the means at their disposal; hoping that the album follows the coordinates already set by this "All Hope Is Gone", we can only enjoy this little "jewel" until we discover what the next album of these eight wild American guys has in store for us.
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 All Hope Is Gone (04:45)
The state of the nation - violation!
A broken promise is as good as a lie.
The hell is humongous, the devil's among us
and we will burn because we won't unite!
We won't witness anymore freedom.
Where is anybody? Do we need 'em?"
I would rather fight,
than let another die.
We're the problem,
but we're also the solution.
ALL HOPE IS GONE!!!
If you want you cannot take it from me.
If you think you can, you still don't know me.
Let me tell you, when I said it, I meant it
and I will always have the right to defend it.
Fifty seconds, a hundred murders.
The bill of rights is a bill of sale.
What will you do when the war is over?
What will you do when your systems fail!?
[chorus]
We have made the presence -obsolete.
What do you want?
What do you need?
We'll find a way,
When all hope is gone!
We've seen the fall of the elite.
Bury your life,
Take your disease.
We'll end the world,
when all hope is gone!
[chorus]
The wretched are the wounded,
The hungry starved to death.
At a place where no-one goes,
the air itself is a final breathe.
So discontinue,
the antisceptic cash charade.
As the cry of justice comes,
Our malignant fire fades.
I am the reason your future suffers.
I am the hatred you won't embrace.
I am the worm of a pure distinction.
I am the remedy, spit in my face!
All your lies and wars are out-dated.
All your subjects are dulling mind games.
I can rattle off a million other reasons why
but doesn't matter when the only thing we love will die.
[chorus 2x]
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By Zio_Ozzy
"The song immediately kicks off very strong with a very aggressive instrumental part."
"If the whole album is like 'All Hope Is Gone', we can expect one of the best albums from the 'knot."
By wish
"This work is exactly what the previous album 'Vol 3 The Subliminal Verses' and the Taylor and Root project 'Stone Sour' predicted for the band’s future: a remarkable melodic addition to the usual brutal and death-leaning style Slipknot had accustomed us to."
"If one is too attached to the old Slipknot, the title of the work will be extremely prophetic."
By velu
"All Hope Is Gone is a real wonder for the ears, it’s great to sing at the top of your lungs."
"This album makes us understand that experience has made the 9 masked men take giant steps... definitively METAL!"
By Tanzi
"This album is truly excellent, the band’s best, and I don’t regret rushing to my trusted shop on the day it was released."
"’Snuff’ is one of the jewels of the album, marking the band’s maturation with an unprecedented ballad in their history."
By gurzogurzo
So many riffs in this new masterpiece from Slipknot, just as there are many riffs that get smashed on Mick Thomson’s guitar.
With stones thrown with a baseball bat like Gematria, it’s clear that Slipknot are truly strong.
