'All Hope Is Gone' is the fourth studio album by Slipknot. It was released on August 20, 2008, by Roadrunner Records. A special edition of the album contains three bonus tracks, and is packaged in a six-fold digipak with a 40-page deluxe booklet and bonus DVD containing a documentary of the album's conception.
A special edition of the album will include a bonus DVD containing a 35-minute documentary of the album's conception directed by percussionist Shawn Crahan, titled Nine: The Making of All Hope Is Gone. Songs which will appear in this documentary are "Child of Burning Time," "Dead Memories," "Snuff," "Vendetta," "This Cold Black," "Psychosocial," and "Sulfur." Instrumental effects and garbled music by Crahan will also be featured on the DVD.
(#0) Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards
(#1) Joey Jordison – drums
(#2) Paul Gray – bass
(#3) Chris Fehn – custom percussion, backing vocals
(#4) Jim Root – guitars
(#5) Craig Jones – samples, media
(#6) Shawn Crahan – custom percussion, backing vocals, art direction, DVD director
