SLIPKNOT - All Hope is Gone CD/VINYL 10th Anniversary

2008 was a weird moment for heavy music. Nu metal was supposedly dead, buried under a mountain of think pieces, but nobody told Slipknot. All Hope Is Gone landed like a sledgehammer to the chest of anyone who'd written them off, their heaviest, most relentless full-length and the record that silenced a lot of loud opinions.

The 10th Anniversary edition is a chance to revisit what made this album hit differently: the tightly coiled rage of "Psychosocial," the suffocating weight of "Gehenna," the sense that nine people from Iowa were collectively at the end of their rope and taking everyone down with them. Joey Jordison's drumming alone is worth the price. This belongs in any serious metal or alternative music collection, no qualifications needed.

Available on CD. Originally released 2008, this edition 2018. USA origin. Fans of: Stone Sour, Parkway Drive, Korn.