Product Description

Third album from masked nine-man Iowan nu-metal goliath. Still on a mission to infect the world's kids with "the sickness", this broadens their palette somewhat, whilst doing little to tamper with their trademark sound. Produced by heroically bearded US metal supremo Rick Rubin (Slayer, Johnny Cash), it includes the single 'Duality'.

Track Listing

1. Prelude 3.0
2. The Blister Exists
3. Three Nil
4. Duality
5. Opium Of The People
6. Circle
7. Welcome
8. Vermilion
9. Pulse Of The Maggots
10. Before I Forget
11. Vermilion, PT. 2
12. The Nameless
13. The Virus Of Life
14. Danger - Keep Away

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #818 in Music
• Released on: 2004-05-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.co.uk Review
There's absolutely nothing subliminal about Slipknot's third album, Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses). No, the anger and frustration is pretty much at the forefront throughout the 14 tracks here. But this isn't just blind rage on display--the nine masked men of Slipknot sound more focused than ever, all because they manage to broaden their sound. Best of all, they display a profound awareness of hard rock's heritage and their place within it (helped in no small part by the direction of legendary producer Rick Rubin).

Vol. 3 has hints of Slayer's speed metal (right down to the double-time guitar solo in "Welcome") and Nine Inch Nails' sweeping and meticulously-constructed epics (and, in particular, The Downward Spiral). They even show that they're capable of exercising restraint, applying a delicate touch to the string-laden "Circle" and the piano and acoustic-guitar-led "Vermilion Pt. 2". Mostly, though, Vol. 3 is an organic industrial metal album, mixing sampled sounds and beats with real, rapid-fire drumming and split-second riffing. There's a lot going on here, even on tracks with silly names such as "Pulse of the Maggots". It probably doesn't do them any favours to say that Slipknot are cleverer than they look. But, on Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) they prove themselves cleverer than most of their peers. Quite simply, this is an exceptional metal album. --Robert Burrow

Customer Reviews

If you don't like this....
you're too old - no excuses. This album makes Metallica sound average, dated and out of ideas. The Blister Exists is the best metal tune I've heard in at least a decade - buy it for that if nothing else. This CD is the sonic equivalent of an 18 wheeler crashing through your frontroom while you're eating your tea.

I have grown to love this album. It's their best.
Ok I aint a massive fan of Slipknot because i'm more into the 80s metal scene then nu - metal but this album is really good. I didnt like their debut album(it only had 2 good songs), Iowa was a really good album and this album is brilliant. They have gotten alot better at what they do. This is a mixture of Slipknots usual heavy stuff, and a couple a slow ballad type songs, and damn they do it well. The lyrics are brilliant, Corey Taylor as i always knew is an amazing singer and frontman(just check out Stone Sour), the guitars are very good the good riffs and finally they put some proper solos on some songs. The best songs for me are The Blisters Exists, Opium Of people (awesome solo), Circle ( indeed a brilliant acoustic songs slipknot fans wont be happy with this which just shows how closed minded they are), Pulse Of Maggots & The Nameless. Slipknots newest song Pshycosocial which they just released as a single is brilliant i shall be buying their new album when it comes out. Indeed Slipknot are a very good band sorry i got into them so late.

a mixture
a mixture of soft and heavy metal (if you like old school heavy slipknot get the debute)