Slipknot - Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) [with covers and book

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

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Studio album by Slipknot

Released May 25, 2004

April 12, 2005 (Special Edition)

Recorded 2003 at The Mansion in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California;

Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research and Sound

City in Los Angeles, California

Genre Heavy metal, alternative metal, nu metal

Length 60:18

Label Roadrunner

Producer Rick Rubin



Slipknot chronology

Preceded by Iowa (2002)

Followed by 9.0: Live (2005)



Professional reviews

* Allmusic 4/5 stars

* Blender 3/5 stars

* The Boston Globe (favorable)

* The Detroit News (favorable)

* NME (8/10)

* Playlouder (favorable)

* Rolling Stone 3/5 stars

* Stylus (B)

* The Washington Post (favorable)

* Yahoo! Music 6/10 stars



Singles from Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

1. "Duality"

Released: May 4, 2004

2. "Vermilion"

Released: October 16, 2004

3. "Before I Forget"

Released: June 2005

4. "The Blister Exists"

Released: February 2007



Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. The album was released on May 25, 2004 through Roadrunner Records, and a special edition, containing a bonus disc, was released on April 12, 2005. It is the band's only album produced by Rick Rubin. Following the band's tour to promote its second album in 2002, speculation regarding the future began. Some band members had already been involved in side projects including Murderdolls, To My Surprise, and the reformation of Stone Sour. However, in 2003, Slipknot moved into The Mansion to work on the album. Initially, the band was unproductive; lead vocalist Corey Taylor was drinking heavily. Nevertheless, they wrote more than enough material for a new album—the band's first to incorporate more traditional, melodic song structures and acoustic guitars.



The album received generally positive reviews. Slipknot was praised by Allmusic for its "dedication to making it a Slipknot album", while Q added that the album was "a triumph". The album peaked within the top ten in album sales across eleven countries, and went Platinum in the United States. The band also received the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song "Before I Forget". At the end of 2009, Before I Forget was listed as AOL's Top metal song of the decade. Roadrunner Records have listed the music video for "Duality" as the best video in Roadrunner history.