Slipknot Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2LP, Violet Vinyl)

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Release Date: 2022-07-01

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)is the third studio album by Americanheavy metalbandSlipknot, released on May 25, 2004, byRoadrunner Records. A special edition, containing a bonus disc, was released on April 12, 2005. It is the band’s only album produced byRick 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 includingMurderdolls,To My Surprise, and the reformation ofStone Sour. In 2003, Slipknot moved intoThe Mansionto work on the album. Initially, the band was unproductive; lead vocalistCorey Taylorwasdrinking heavily. Nevertheless, the band managed to write more than enough material for a new album.Vol. 3is credited as Slipknot’s first to incorporate more traditional, melodic song structures,guitar solosand acoustic instruments.