I was 13 when All Hope Is Gone came out and I won't lie, the more accessible radio rock tracks were my shit at the time. "DEAD MEMORIES IN MY HEEEEEAAAAARRRRRTTTTT" I'll see myself out.
I'd argue the album has some cool moments, but no full songs that do it for me besides "Psychosocial" and "Snuff".
I remember when All Hope Is Gone was about to come out, Joey said "this is how I've always wanted Slipknot to sound" which is interesting.
Listening to All Hope Is Gone for the first time (I stopped after really disliking Vol. 3) and am pleasantly surprised at how much of it I enjoy. Some of the singing bits have a Deftones vibe.
Finally listened to the new song. Jay is a perfectly capable drummer but does anyone else still feel like his precision changes their sound a bit too much? He’s super tight but Joey always had a different “feel” that makes the songs so much more chaotic.
Agreed. He isn't as loose as Joey or his parts nearly as primal, but he is still super. super good. I went to a drum clinic of his the year Gray Chapter came out and he ended by playing along to "Killpop". Seeing the outro played afew feet away from my eyes was super fucking rad and he was rocking out so hard.
Man, listening to Gray Chapter now for the first time in forever, the whole way through, and man is it A LOT better than I remember..
All Hope Is Gone and The Gray Chapter all get unnecessary shit - both albums fucking rule they're no Iowa but really what is?
A Slipknot/Volbeat/Gojira/Behemoth Chicago date on 7/20 showed up in my Facebook feed. No official announcements made yet, but take that how you will.