Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)
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| LP by Slipknot | ||
| Released | May 25, 2004 | |
| Recorded | 2003 (?) | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 60 min 15 sec | |
| Record label | Roadrunner | |
| Producer | Rick Rubin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4 stars out of 5 | link (http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70405182320011793&sql=A3gd5vwpqa9qk) |
| Rolling Stone | 3 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album?id=5280149&pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple1) |
| Slipknot albums | ||
| Iowa (2001) | Vol 3. (The Subliminal Verses) (2004) | N/A |
Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) is the fourth release by the Iowa-based Slipknot and third official album.
Slipknot's latest retains a lot of the brutal vocals, fast guitar and drum work, and unorthodox subject matter that the band has become famous for, but introduces more melodic, pensive attributes, akin to the dramatic difference in sound that "Bother" (by vocalist Corey Taylor's side project Stone Sour) bore to some of Taylor's earlier work.
The band have said that Radiohead and Slayer were the main influences on the album. The album features several guitar solos, which were prohibited by the band's previous producer, Ross Robinson.
Incidentally, the album was recorded at producer Rick Rubin's allegedly haunted mansion, which the band suggest as some of the source for inspiration.
A special edition of the album, featuring a bonus disc with additional tracks, was released in 2005.
Track listing
- "Prelude" (3:57)
- "The Blister Exists" (5:19)
- "Three Nil" (4:48)
- "Duality" (4:12)
- "Opium of the People" (3:12)
- "Circle" (4:22)
- "Welcome" (3:15)
- "Vermilion" (5:16)
- "Pulse of the Maggots" (4:19)
- "Before I Forget" (4:38)
- "Vermilion, Pt. 2" (3:44)
- "The Nameless" (4:28)
- "The Virus of Life" (5:25)
- "Danger - Keep Away" (3:15)
The special edition features a bonus disc with additional tracks:
- Don't Get Close
- Scream
- Vermilion (Terry Date mix)
- Danger: Keep Away (full-length version)
- The Blister Exists (live)
- Three Nil (live)
- Disasterpiece (live)
- People=Shit (live)
Personnel
- Corey (8) - Vocals
- Mick (7) - Guitar
- Sid (0) - Turntables
- Shawn (6) - Custom Percussion
- Paul (2) - Bass
- Joey (1) - Drums
- Chris (3) - Custom Percussion
- James (4) - Guitar
- Craig (5) - Samples/Media
- Rick Rubin - Producer
- Micaela Boland - Design
- Phillip Broussaard - Assistant Engineer
- Lindsay Chase - Production Coordination
- Monte Conner - A&R
- M. Shawn Crahan - Art Direction, Photography
- Greg Fidelman - Engineer, Mixing
- Ted Jensen - Mastering
- Dan Monti - Assistant Engineer
- Miles Wilson - Assistant Engineer
- Neil Zlozower - Photography
Chart positions
Album positions:
2004 Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) The Billboard 200 No. 2 2004 Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) Top Canadian Albums No. 2 2004 Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) Top Internet Albums No. 2
Single positions:
2004 Duality Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 10 2004 Duality Modern Rock Tracks No. 18 2005 Before I Forget Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 12