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Wednesday, June 18th 2008
SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCES 'ALL HOPE IS GONE' AS THE TITLE OF THEIR FOURTH ALBUM
New York, NY – Slipknot , the
Grammy Award winning hard rock machine from Des Moines, IA is back. The
band will release its fourth album, All Hope is Gone, on Roadrunner
Records on August 26, 2008. The album was recorded this spring in
Slipknot’s home state and is co-produced by the band and Dave Fortman.
“The nine” will spend their summer laying waste to arenas in North
America as they headline the first annual Rock Star Energy Mayhem
Festival. As Slipknot’s first tour in three years, these dates are sure
to bring the band’s legion of diehard fans, affectionately dubbed
“maggots,” out in full force.
All Hope is Gone is more of a statement than a record. Corey Taylor
comments, “Every album we have made is a statement about that space in
time. I think this era is the most mature, most beautiful and the most
powerful. We have made an album that will show the road behind, the road
ahead, and where we are as men. I think it’s the best thing I’ve ever
made. And I challenge anyone to prove me wrong.”
The album promises to blend elements of 2004’s Vol 3: (The Subliminal
Verses) and 2001’s Iowa, while adding a perspective, freshness and depth
that only three years apart can bring. The first single “Psychosocial”
will be delivered to radio on June 30 and will be available digitally on
July 1. A complete track listing will be announced shortly.
Slipknot is the ever-evolving definitive voice in hard rock music. They
are pioneers of an alternative metal scene, where scarring riffs and
thunderous percussion are punctuated by vocals, which seamlessly shift
from brutal to melodic within a breath. The band’s previous studio
albums, Slipknot, Iowa, Vol.3:(The Subliminal Verses) have all been
certified platinum or better, as have their DVDs, Welcome to Our
Neighborhood, Disasterpieces and Voliminal: Inside the Nine. The double
live 9.0: Live holds a gold certification.