Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
Studio album by
Slipknot
ReleasedMay 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
Recorded2003–2004
StudioThe Mansion in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California; Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research and Sound City in Los Angeles[1]
Genre
Length60:09
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerRick Rubin
Slipknot chronology
Iowa
(2001) 		Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
(2004) 		9.0: Live
(2005)
Slipknot studio album chronology
Iowa
(2001) 		Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
(2004) 		All Hope Is Gone
(2008)
Singles from Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
  1. "Duality"
    Released: May 4, 2004
  2. "Vermilion"
    Released: October 5, 2004
  3. "Vermilion Pt. 2"
    Released: October 5, 2004
  4. "Before I Forget"
    Released: March 8, 2005
  5. "The Nameless"
    Released: November 1, 2005 (live)
  6. "The Blister Exists"
    Released: January 24, 2006
Alternative cover
Special edition cover

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released on May 25, 2004, by Roadrunner Records. 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. 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, the band managed to write more than enough material for a new album. Vol. 3 is credited as Slipknot's first to incorporate more traditional, melodic song structures, guitar solos and acoustic instruments.

The album received generally positive reviews. Slipknot was praised by AllMusic for its "dedication to making it a Slipknot album",[4] while Q added that the album was "a triumph".[5] 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".[6] Roadrunner Records have listed the music video for "Duality" as the best music video in Roadrunner history.[7]

  1. ^ "Vol. 3 The Subliminal Verses (CD)". Tower Records. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Morse, Steve (June 18, 2004). "Slipknot: Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "False Metal, Dead! 300 Headbangers, Part 11". Popdose. October 8, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Q was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Top Metal Songs of the Decade 2000s" Archived October 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. AOL. Retrieved May 4, 2010
  7. ^ "THE TEN GREATEST MUSIC VIDEOS IN ROADRUNNER HISTORY: #5 - #1". April 30, 2010. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved May 4, 2010