DigiPak

DigiPak - Slipknot-All Hope Is Gone 

 The front cover of the album features all nine members of the bands, wearing their masks and jumpsuits for which they are famous, and a holographic nine pointed star, which they use to represent each member of the band. The band is stood in an empty field, with blackened skies, showing very little light and happiness, fitting with the albums title of “All Hope Is Gone”. It also contains the bands name, title and a label saying that it is a special edition, featuring a cd, dvd, and bonus tracks, etc. This gives the audience all the information that they require, including an explicit content label. 

 The back cover features a close up of a thorn, being the only thing in focus, with a grey background, sticking with the atmospheric style of the front cover. It also contains four holographic images of the Slipknot S, running along the background. The track listings run horizontally on the album, contrasting the image of the thorn and the S, showing them to be of importance, although they are wrote a lot smaller than the majority of track listings, taking up very little room by comparison. It also has credits, including production and direction, as well as labels and the barcode. 

 The other images featured in the DigiPak are stills from the music videos filmed for the album, primarily from “Psychosocial”, which was the biggest hit from the album. The photos also follow with the dark theme, showing the set of the video, featuring run down buildings and empty forests. It also features the band wearing alternate masks, with huge heads, showing a possible different style for this album. All of the photos and videos for the album were directed by one of the bands percussionists, showing his style, and the way he wants to portray the band. 

Because this is the special edition album, it came with an extra DVD, featuring videos on how the band made the album, as well as the actual CD. Both have images similar to that of the stills on the DigiPak, showing a moody, dark atmosphere, and images from some of their music videos. They also both contain the nine pointer star,  again showing the unity of the band and how much they seem to think of each other, contrasting the name "All Hope Is Gone", sending a fairly positive message to the audience.