Although Coldplay and Slipknot share a love of despairing album titles (Coldplay's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends and Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone) and a fondness for costumes (see Coldplay's "Violet Hill"), we never expected to write a single story that contained both these bands.

Here's a rundown of what's available online and in record stores this week. Check out SPIN's full review below, plus a stream of a song from each new album.