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SlipKnoT: ALL HOPE IS GONE
With no fewer than nine members and a unique stage image based on grotesque masks and boiler suits, Slipknot retained a mystique that was unprecedented in the metal world, never allowing their faces to become known – so that the focus would remain on their music.
The first edition of this book published in 2001 followed the band from their inception in Des Moines, Iowa in the mid-1990s through to the release of their second an updated edition followed in 2003.
It’s now a decade since the first volume appeared, and in that time Slipknot have evolved into a completely different band from the one that first emerged into the limelight in 1999. Everyone knows their faces now.
The band’s music is darker, deeper and more adult after four studio albums, three DVDs and a live release.
Most strikingly, the sudden death of their bass player Paul Gray in 2010 has changed the face and the attitude of the group, although their commercial profile is, if anything, greater than it was before.
All Hope Is Gone explores this unlikely and tragic evolution, with new chapters covering the band’s career to date – and it also asks what their future will be.
The first edition of this book published in 2001 followed the band from their inception in Des Moines, Iowa in the mid-1990s through to the release of their second an updated edition followed in 2003.
It’s now a decade since the first volume appeared, and in that time Slipknot have evolved into a completely different band from the one that first emerged into the limelight in 1999. Everyone knows their faces now.
The band’s music is darker, deeper and more adult after four studio albums, three DVDs and a live release.
Most strikingly, the sudden death of their bass player Paul Gray in 2010 has changed the face and the attitude of the group, although their commercial profile is, if anything, greater than it was before.
All Hope Is Gone explores this unlikely and tragic evolution, with new chapters covering the band’s career to date – and it also asks what their future will be.
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296 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2012
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March 19, 2025
Als fan van Slipknot, is het een prima boek om meer te weten te komen over de geschiedenis van de band. Er staan genoeg anecdotes in, die niet overal bekend zijn. Zodat je voor je gevoel geen wikipedia pagina aan het lezen bent.
Verklaringen over onderwerpen van nummers zet je wel aan tot denken. Vooral als een van je favoriete nummers blijkt te gaan over iemand die zijn eigen polsen heeft doorgesneden. Maakt dit de muziek slechter? Nee, het laat vooral zien dat Slipknot niet bang is grenzen op te zoeken.
Verklaringen over onderwerpen van nummers zet je wel aan tot denken. Vooral als een van je favoriete nummers blijkt te gaan over iemand die zijn eigen polsen heeft doorgesneden. Maakt dit de muziek slechter? Nee, het laat vooral zien dat Slipknot niet bang is grenzen op te zoeken.
November 30, 2014
Pitkästä aikaa tullut kuunneltua Slipknotia oikein urakalla, uusi levy on niin hyvä, että ajattelin nyt lukaista tän kirjankin joka oli käännetty suomeksi. Ihan jees...
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