Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses

Description

This is the third album that features 15 tracks of new
Slipknot. Recorded at the Houdini mansion in LA with Rick Rick Rubin
producing. If it’s sometimes a chore to get past Slipknot’s
stratified shock-rock shtick, Iowa’s nouveau metal-mongers take the occasion
of their third album proper to prove there’s a genuinely restless, undeniable
musical juggernaut beneath the horror-show masquerade. Producer Rick Rubin has
honed their modern metal assault to a fine edge here, tempering it with a
compelling sense of dynamics missing from all too many similar heavy forgings
in the bargain. But credit the band with hammering together the solid
foundations of what stands as their best album to date, a collection that
succeeds by–surprise–reverting to more traditional song-forms and
occasionally operating at something other than a relentless fevered pitch.
Call it mainstreaming or a newfound maturity; whatever it is, it pays diverse
dividends from the opening cinematic tension of “Prelude 3.0” and
paramilitary-cadenced thrill ride “Three Nil” to the moody, rap-thrash single
“Duality” and the unlikely, angst-laden pop hooks of “Circle.” If that song’s
cello-inflected atmospherics and lilting Corey Taylor vocals may have the
band’s faithful initially rubbing their ears in puzzlement, by the time the
evocative acoustic guitars, bittersweet harmonies and string quartet break of
“Vermilion Pt. 2” rolls around, it’s clear this is a band who’s challenged
itself with broad new horizons–and triumphed. –Jerry McCulley Review “Somber
spoken word, belligerent howls, and some of the most pristeen vocal melodies
true metal has ever known.” — METAL EDGE Magazine, June 2004 “Success hasn’t
spoiled SLIPKNOT…the boys favor straight-up metal that’s so caustic it peels
paint off walls.” –NY Post “They might be more structured, more developed and
more interesting — but Slipknot are still programmed to kill. ” –MTV.com,
April 20, 2004 “Vol. 3 retains the brute force and cathartic fury, but sets
those primal elements within a significantly broader tonal spectrum.”
–REVOLVER Magazine, June 2004 From the Artist Many profess to know numbers 0
– 8 through the afore-mentioned cover stories and other worldwide press. But
those who truly know this Des Moines mob know them through their jaw-dropping
live sets. Called the Best Live band in a recent Revolver magazine readers
poll, Slipknot are one of the few bands working today who’s live show
transcends the medium- a Slipknot show is an event unto itself. The band are
currently headlining the Jagermeister Music Tour in the US, to be followed by
a European tour as direct support for Metallica, then headlining the side
stage at Ozzfest this summer. Of this second-stage headline, Gray says “It’s
hard to feel the vibe when your crowd is 200 feet away. This was our chance to
get back to connecting with our fans, and we’re loving it.” Past tours include
Ozzfest 1999, Tattoo The Earth and Pledge of Allegiance. This go-‘round, the
band’s look has evolved with their music. New, streamlined masks are a
reflection of the changes in who the band members are, as people. Taylor adds
“The mask-thing started out because we wanted to show another side of
ourselves through them We have grown and changed and so have the masks.” About
that growing and changing, Jordison says “A lot of people won’t ever
understand why we do what we do and the band thrives on that. The record
itself represents that feeling of gratitude toward the people that refuse to
let us die – the fans themselves. The time away only made us a stronger band
and the other projects absoluteley had nothing to do with the way this record
was made. When all 9 of us combine we only know one sound and that is the
sound of Slipknot.”

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.71 x 6.61 x 0.39 inches; 3.6 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Roadrunner Records
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1980600
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2004
• SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ ADD
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2006
• Label ‏ : ‎ Roadrunner Records