Musically, the album sees the band moving away from nu metal and focusing on a more standard metal sound,[REF] featuring additional elements of groove metal,[REF] death metal[REF] and thrash metal [REF].
Corey Taylor explained that the phrase "All Hope Is Gone" is aimed at the fans' expectations of the band, further elaborating, "Just when you thought you had us figured out, give up all hope because you're never, ever going to."[REF][REF]