The Grammy Award-winning, ground-breaking, masked Des Moines nine-piece, SLIPKNOT, are set to unleash their fourth studio album, 'All Hope Is Gone’, with an exclusive advanced preview of the whole LP available on HMV’s new social discovery site getcloser.com from Monday 18th August ahead of release on 25th August.
Having shifted over 7 million albums worldwide, SLIPKNOT are a law unto themselves, crossing genres and storming the charts with stand out hits filled with brutal assaults and timeless melodies.
Their fourth album is set to breakdown more musical barriers, with a diverse recording that is guaranteed to impress existing fans and create a whole load more. From no-compromising heavy rock of 'Vendetta’ to the beautifully crafted acoustic-based 'Snuff’, 'All Hope Is Gone’ is the most focused, audacious and surprising musical experience you’ll find this year – and you can hear it first on getcloser.com.
HMV’s Getcloser.com is a place for music and film collectors to come together to share their passions, interests and knowledge and build their collections using the unique 'gap anaylser’ functionality that identifies gaps in iTunes collections. The site is packed full of information and exclusive content on the worlds leading artists and is the only place to grow your collection effectively online.
SLIPKNOT are currently finishing up their headline stint on the Rockstar Mayhem festival in the US, playing to an average of 18,000 fans a night. They then bring their show to this year’s Leeds and Reading Festivals on 22nd and 24th August, respectively. Stay tuned for a Winter headline arena tour to be announced very soon.