Nearing the half way mark we usher in Day 10 of our Album Of The Year advent calendar. Having previously seen albums that have been the epitome of evolution, creative aspiration, the age old if ain’t broke don’t fix it mentality and now we see the comeback. After having such a turbulent career with the passing of key songwriter and true friend Paul Gray, Slipknot were significantly wounded. Add to this last year’s departure of Joey Jordison and things were not looking good for the nontet.