It was going to be in the top five best shows of our careers, and that's basically what it was: we got off the stage and all nine of us felt the same thing, we knew that we destroyed 80,000 people. Shawn Crahan stated that, "Going in and filming this, it just seemed like there was no way it could fail. The 45-minute film audible visions of (sic)nesses features Slipknot during and in-between gigs on the All Hope Is Gone World Tour. The show at Donington Park was filmed with 30 cameras.
(sic)nesses was recorded when Slipknot headlined the Download Festival in front of 80,000 fans on June 13, 2009. The album peaked at number one on four charts: the Australian Top 40 Music DVD Chart, the Finland Top 10 Music DVDs, the UK Top 10 Music DVD Chart, and the US Top Music Video Chart. Reception was generally positive, with Artistdirect rewarding the album a perfect five out of five stars, and giving the album eight and a half out of ten stars. Entrance to the screenings were free and it included free giveaways. On September 22, 2010, (sic)nesses premiered in select theaters across the United States. It is the band's first release since the death of the band's former bassist Paul Gray and is dedicated in his memory.
The double-disc release features a recording of their headlining performance at the 2009 Download Festival, along with a 45-minute behind the scenes documentary created by percussionist Shawn Crahan, and the four music videos from All Hope Is Gone. (sic)nesses is the fourth video album by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released on Septemon Roadrunner Records.