Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses

Amazon.com 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 Product 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. 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."
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Author/Artist:Slipknot
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