All Hope Is Gone
So I just managed to get my hands on a copy of All hope is gone - Slipknot, and have just finished my second listen through and I have some very mixed feelings about it.
The album kicks off with .execute. a nice way to get you in the feel for the old Slipknot, leaving the calmness of Vol: 3 behind and giving the feel of the Self titled album, or perhaps Iowa. This feeling continued through the next three songs and I was ready to name this album their best yet; that was until Dead Memories. This song sounded a lot more like something of Stone Sour than Slipknot, the song is good but dreadfully out of place on this album. If it were on a Stone Sour album then I am sure it would have been more favourability received, but as it stands it seems to be tainting this album with the feel Stone Sour.
Luckily the next song Vendetta is my favourite on the album. Reminding me somewhat of People=Shit, an intense song with a tremendous chorous. This made me think that Dead Memories was just a one off and the album was going to snatch a place in my heart still. My hopes only grew through the next song Butcher's Hook still bringing the aggressiveness of the Self titled album, at this point I was loving this album and then another song came on that had me torn. Gehenna is a blend of both of Slipknot styles, I had to listen to this one a few times over before I could make a decision on it, eventually I came to the conclusion that this song was exactly what the album was about, mixing the intense Slipknot with the calm melodies perfectly. This style is also shown in the song Wherein Lies Continue making my love grow for the album almost forgetting Dead Memories, that is until Snuff this is by far the softest song that Slipknot has done, fans of Vermillion Pt. 2 will love this; unfortunately, I am not one of those who liked Vermillion Pt. 2 and I dislike this song just as much. But the album is saved at the very end by the namesake of the album All hope is gone it holds true to the heavy side of slipknot throughout with an epic guitar solo in the middle and the kind of vocals from the older albums.
I hear you cry "So Kenny what did you think of the album over all"
Despite the two songs I have named and shamed as out of place the album still takes its place as their second best to date. Even the softer songs are good, though when listening to the album in its entirety they break up the flow of the album. This may well have been the intention but I still feel that they don't belong where they are.
Overall it is a good album, definitely worth the money if you are a Slipknot fan then you need this album, though if you are not planning on getting this album you should still listen to some of the better songs such as Psychosocial and Vendetta.
So I just managed to get my hands on a copy of All hope is gone - Slipknot, and have just finished my second listen through and I have some very mixed feelings about it.
The album kicks off with .execute. a nice way to get you in the feel for the old Slipknot, leaving the calmness of Vol: 3 behind and giving the feel of the Self titled album, or perhaps Iowa. This feeling continued through the next three songs and I was ready to name this album their best yet; that was until Dead Memories. This song sounded a lot more like something of Stone Sour than Slipknot, the song is good but dreadfully out of place on this album. If it were on a Stone Sour album then I am sure it would have been more favourability received, but as it stands it seems to be tainting this album with the feel Stone Sour.
Luckily the next song Vendetta is my favourite on the album. Reminding me somewhat of People=Shit, an intense song with a tremendous chorous. This made me think that Dead Memories was just a one off and the album was going to snatch a place in my heart still. My hopes only grew through the next song Butcher's Hook still bringing the aggressiveness of the Self titled album, at this point I was loving this album and then another song came on that had me torn. Gehenna is a blend of both of Slipknot styles, I had to listen to this one a few times over before I could make a decision on it, eventually I came to the conclusion that this song was exactly what the album was about, mixing the intense Slipknot with the calm melodies perfectly. This style is also shown in the song Wherein Lies Continue making my love grow for the album almost forgetting Dead Memories, that is until Snuff this is by far the softest song that Slipknot has done, fans of Vermillion Pt. 2 will love this; unfortunately, I am not one of those who liked Vermillion Pt. 2 and I dislike this song just as much. But the album is saved at the very end by the namesake of the album All hope is gone it holds true to the heavy side of slipknot throughout with an epic guitar solo in the middle and the kind of vocals from the older albums.
I hear you cry "So Kenny what did you think of the album over all"
Despite the two songs I have named and shamed as out of place the album still takes its place as their second best to date. Even the softer songs are good, though when listening to the album in its entirety they break up the flow of the album. This may well have been the intention but I still feel that they don't belong where they are.
Overall it is a good album, definitely worth the money if you are a Slipknot fan then you need this album, though if you are not planning on getting this album you should still listen to some of the better songs such as Psychosocial and Vendetta.
