All Hope Is Gone (song)

Infobox Single
Name = All Hope Is Gone


Artist = Slipknot
Album = All Hope Is Gone
A-side =
Released = June 23, 2008
Format = Digital single
Recorded = February 2008–June 2008 at Sound Farm in Jamaica, Iowa
Genre = Metalcore
Length = 4:45
Label = Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast
Producer = Dave Fortman
Last single = "The Blister Exists"
(2007)
This single = "All Hope Is Gone"
(2008)
Next single = "Psychosocial"
(2008)

"All Hope Is Gone" is the first single and title track from Slipknot's fourth studio album, "All Hope Is Gone". It was released for one day only during June 20, 2008 as an MP3 in its entirety on the band's website for free download, and was followed by its release as a digital single on June 23, 2008.cite web |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99274|title= SLIPKNOT To Release Free Single On Friday|accessdate=2008-06-18 |publisher= Blabbermouth.net|date= 2008-06-18]

The song was originally announced by blabbermouth.net to be "a heavier track" from "All Hope Is Gone", scheduled to begin airplay on June 15.cite web |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99064|title= SLIPKNOT: New Single Sample, Artwork Available|accessdate=2008-06-15 |author= |date= 2008-06-15|work= |publisher=Blabbermouth.net]

Themes and production

In an interview with "Kerrang!" drummer Joey Jordison revealed that "All Hope Is Gone" is a true collaborative effort between the band and was one of the final songs recorded for the band's fourth studio album of the same name. "The song, music and theme speak for itself. It's a song about the world at stake: all the situations at hand, be it personal or worldly, and trying to turn things into a positive. Sometimes you have to face the grotesque to bring about something amazing." Jordison went on to say, "I actually demoed this song alone and didn't know what would come of it as we were nearing the end of the album. I was hoping it would make it. I knew it would, once everyone spewed their venom upon it."

Of the song's conception, Jordison said, "A lot of the grind riffs for the verses changed into riffs Paul had years ago, way before Slipknot. Funny how things won't die. Mick came in and fucking set fire to the track and Jim followed as well. Once Corey put his fucking vocals on it, that was it, man. That guy's voice and conviction could sell narcotics to a nun."

Track listing

# "All Hope Is Gone" (Album version) – 4:45

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