Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
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Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) ( German : Volume 3: (The subliminal verses) ) is the third official studio album by the US Nu-Metal band Slipknot . It was released on May 25, 2004 by Roadrunner Records and was re-released as a Special Edition on April 12, 2005.
After Slipknot's first two albums were produced by Ross Robinson , the band first worked with the successful producer Rick Rubin . Slipknot's style of music changed accordingly on the album: In addition to aggressive and fast pieces, ballads are also included for the first time . The release of the studio album was followed by a 20-month world tour.
The majority of the critics received Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) positively, the versatility of the album was often praised. In addition, it achieved high chart positions and was awarded precious metal in several countries. Furthermore, the band won a Grammy Award for the first time with the single Before I Forget , after the first single Duality had already been nominated, but was unsuccessful.
Emergence
prehistory
After Slipknot released their second studio album Iowa in 2001, the band went on a world tour until 2002. Then the various band members devoted themselves to side projects.
Singer Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root worked on the debut album of their second band Stone Sour , which was released in 2002. Percussionist Shawn Crahan also devoted himself to his side project To My Surprise and Joey Jordison turned back to the band Murderdolls . Both bands released albums in 2003. In retrospect, the band members reported that these side projects had "secured the band's continued existence". At that time, differences between the band members had developed, which later affected the production of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) .
production
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In January 2003, drummer Joey Jordison began working on songs for a new studio album. During this time between six and ten songs were developed. According to percussionist Chris Fehn, a few pieces were written later in the studio, some of which producer Rubin also wrote.
Was taken Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) in the studio The Mansion with Rick Rubin, who has with bands like Slayer and System of a Down had worked. A total of 20 tracks were recorded, of which 14 made it onto the album. As a result, Slipknot no longer had the problem of not having enough songs to choose from, as with earlier recordings. The title of the work should originally have a reference to the number nine, since Slipknot consists of nine musicians.
The band members lived in the studio owned by Rick Rubin, which was different from the recordings for Iowa , where each band member lived in their own apartment.
Looking back, Joey Jordison reported that the band members had not spoken to each other for three months due to the differences between the members. During the recording of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) frontman Corey Taylor suffered from a drinking problem. He later commented, "Everything I did while I was drinking sounded like crap." In the same interview, Taylor revealed how dissatisfied he was with the selection of vocal recordings that made it onto the final version of the album.
Cover
The cover of the album was published in advance on MTV.com in early April 2004 . The cover shows a "grimace-like" mask made of leather with a zipper. The mask was designed by one of Slipknots' two percussionists, Shawn Crahan , and was available for purchase when the band performed later. It was also used in the music video for Vermillion and is worn by the protagonist when she meets the band. This mask is called the Maggot mask, as the fans of the band are called Maggots.
style
music
Even before the release of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) , some band members had announced a more experimental album. Drummer Joey Jordison described it as follows: "At times it sounds like Slayer meets Radiohead ."
The musical differences to its predecessor Iowa are partly clear. The melody already hinted at in earlier songs like Left Behind and Everything Ends takes up more space on Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) than on the two previous songs . Also, the songs on the band's third studio album are more structured. Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) is less oriented towards Death Metal and the other extreme varieties of Metal .
The harder tracks on the album, such as The Blister Exists , Welcome and Opium of the People , are characterized primarily by the fast and energetic use of electric guitars and drums. Especially in The Blister Exists this comes into play, percussion techniques such as blast beats and snare drum -Solos be accompanied guitars Electric fast. The tempo in this title is not always fast, but slows down briefly in the middle section. Unlike Iowa , where guttural vocal styles like croaking and screaming made up most of the singing, yelling and clear singing alternate on the heavier tracks of the album.
In addition to guttural and clear singing, forms of spoken chant , rap and low whispers can be heard on the album . This is particularly evident on the titles Duality and Before I Forget . In the choruses of these tracks, Corey Taylor's vocals are a lot more melodic than on earlier Slipknot tracks. Electronic elements and sampling are also present on the album, for example audience screams were inserted on Pulse of the Maggots .
Circle and Vermillion Pt. 2 , the two ballads on the album, largely dispense with typical band instruments such as electric guitars or drums in favor of acoustic guitars and string instruments. Taylor's singing remains mostly clear on the ballads. Both songs have parallels to the alternative metal side project of Corey Taylor and James Root, Stone Sour .
Furthermore, the intro Prelude 3.0 as well as Danger - Keep Away have turned out to be a slower pace and a more experimental style, another characteristic of Slipknot's stylistic change.
Texts
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was Slipknot's first studio album that was not marked with the Parental Advisory sticker; Guitarist Mick Thomson stated in an interview in 2008 that Corey Taylor had taken care to avoid swear words when writing songs in order to meet his own [musical] standards.
Except for the use of swear words, the lyrical themes in contrast to the musical style have remained largely unchanged compared to their predecessor: On their third studio album, Slipknot's lyrics deal with topics such as anger, dissatisfaction, jealousy and psychosis . Some texts, such as the chorus of the single duality , use stylistic devices such as metaphors .
An example of the treatment of dark topics are the songs Vermillion and Vermillion Pt. 2 about a stalker who thinks he has found the love of his life. The first part Vermillion tells the main story, Vermillion Pt. 2 is a kind of continuation of the plot of the first part. Both report from the stalker's point of view.
Pulse of the Maggots (German: "Pulse of the maggots") is a tribute to the fans of the band. This is already referred to in the title of the song, as the term "Maggots" is used by the band to denote their fans. Welcome, on the other hand, is a message to all “who have tried to use the band [members] for personal gain, but who, when the band thought about not producing a third studio album, came from have averted them. ”Furthermore, the songs The Nameless , Circle and The Virus of Life , for example , take up the past of Corey Taylor, which has since been repeated on subsequent albums.
tour
On March 30, 2004, the nine band members started The Subliminal Verses World Tour to promote their release. The tour lasted until November 2005 and included appearances at Ozzfest 2004 and Rock am Ring 2005 . Slipknot toured with Metallica at times . Slipknot were accompanied by the metal band Lamb of God throughout the tour . The tour had to be interrupted several times. Guitarist James Root broke his wrist in a mountain bike accident. In addition, the father of percussionist Crahan died, which is why two concerts in Philadelphia were canceled.
Excerpts from the band's appearances were later used for Slipknot's first live album 9.0: Live . Another song (The Nameless) , originally on Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) , was released as a single from this.
reception
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The album reached the top 10 of the charts in more than ten countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United States of America. In all of these countries Slipknot achieved their best chart positions to date with their third studio album. In the first week of sales, the album also made it into the top 10 worldwide.
Reviews
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was received positively by a majority of the critics. Above all, the stylistic change from aggressive sound to melodic sound was praised. However, there were also critical voices in this regard. The US website Metacritic calculated a score of 70 out of a maximum of 100 points from 12 professional reviews; According to the website's rating system, this corresponds to a rating of “generally good rated”. The Entertainment Weekly and the Stylus Magazine described the album as the best ever by Slipknot. On the other hand, the Alternative Press , Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was a second-rate version of their previous album Iowa .
The album was also rated average to good in German-speaking media. Alexander Cordas from Laut.de awarded four out of five points and was delighted with melodic titles such as Vermillion and Circle . He also praised more aggressive songs like The Blister Exists and described the latter as a “rhythm grenade” . Armin Linder from Plattentests.de did the same for him . He assessed "Corey Taylor's vocal skills" with reference to the Ballad Circle as "irrefutable". He also described The Blister Exists as multi-layered and agreed with Alexander Corda's positive opinion about the piece. Vampster was also delighted with the work: The e-zine praised Joey Jordisson's drumming in the song Welcome , which was "fast" and "precise". In the end of the review, the release was classified as "one of the best records of the year so far".
“Vol: 3 (The Subliminal Verses)” adds a dimension to the band. The disc is really compelling and versatile. [...] There is really everything here, from very heavy, fast and straight songs [...] to ballads. "
Another positive response came from rock-hard author Michael Rensen, who attested Slipknot “considerable technical skills” on their third album and Rick Rubin's attempt to make the band's music sound less monotonous than considered successful. Online magazines specializing in metal also rated the work positively. The website “Metal1”, which criticized the frequent use of electronic elements, came to the conclusion that “the riffs had not lost their hardness” and described Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) as “a musically very valuable album ". The German website "Metal.de" rated the album more moderately. The sound of the harder pieces on the album was described as "cramped" and "alibi-like". The Blister Exists in particular received praise, but compared to previous tracks by the band it was classified as "less authentic and therefore worse".
Awards and nominations
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Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was awarded the platinum record in the United States of America and Canada in 2005 and in Australia in 2008 . Furthermore, Slipknot received the gold record in Germany (2004) and in the United Kingdom for their third studio album .
Slipknot was nominated twice at the 2004 Grammy Awards . In addition to a nomination for the single Vermillion in the "Best Metal Performance" category, Slipknot's first single Duality was also nominated at the 46th Grammys in the "Best Hard Rock Performance" category. However, the prizes went to Evanescence and Metallica .
Slipknot only won their first Grammy two years later: The band was nominated again in the Best Metal Performance category for their fourth single from Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) Before I Forget and won the award for the first time after five unsuccessful Grammy nominations.
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was also nominated, together with the song Duality , which was extracted from the album , at the “ Kerrang Awards 2004” in the categories “Best Album” and “Best Video”. Slipknot were also represented twice in the band-related categories at that award ceremony. In addition, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was ranked 31st in the “50th” by readers of the magazine of the same name “Kerrang!” Best Albums of the 21st Century (The 50 Best Albums of the 21st Century) ”. The German magazine Visions had the album in their list of the 66 + 6 best metal albums of the third millennium in spring 2017.
Publications
Music videos and singles
From Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) a total of four singles were released and five music videos were shot. All music videos, with the exception of the later video for The Blister Exists , were released on the 2006 DVD Voliminal: Inside the Nine .
The song Duality was published as the first single on May 4, 2004. The accompanying music video cost between $ 300,000 and $ 500,000 and was recorded near Des Moines at the home of a fan of the band. Since numerous items belonging to the family living there were destroyed during the shoot, Slipknot's record label "Roadrunner Records" had to pay compensation to them. Duality was Slipknot's first single to make it into the German and Swiss charts, and is still one of the band's few singles to ever enter the German-language charts; it is even the only one in Switzerland. In addition, the song is, measured by chart positions, the most successful in the band's history. In the summer of 2009, EA Sport announced that the song would be part of the soundtrack for the 2010 Madden NFL video game .
On October 16, 2004 Slipknot released the song Vermillion as the second single of their third studio album. The music video for the song was shot in Los Angeles in late summer of the same year. As with the Duality video, Tony Petrossian was the director. A second music video for the title Vermillion Pt. 2 shot, the content of which is interwoven with Vermillion ; accordingly, the videos of both songs are similar. Vermillion made it into the German charts like Duality and was used on the soundtrack of the film Resident Evil: Apocalypse .
In June 2005, Before I Forget was released as the third single on the album, which won a Grammy a year later. The music video was shot again under the direction of Tony Petrossian. Until today it was the last collaboration between him and the band. The music video itself shows the band members without masks and overalls, but at no time is a whole face to be seen, only sections of, for example, the nose, eyes, chin and mouth.
The last single from Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was the song The Blister Exists . The song was released in February 2007, during the time the band was on hiatus due to solo projects. A music video was released, but not re-shot, but compiled from live recordings of the song.
Special edition
On April 12, 2005 Slipknot released a special edition of the album, which includes four live recordings as well as two new songs by the band. There is also a remix of Vermillion and the full version of the final song Danger - Keep Away .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Steve Huey: Slipknot> Biography allmusic .com. Retrieved January 9, 2010. (English)
- ↑ Nichola Browne: The Return of The Kings . In: Kerrang! . April 17, 2004, pp. 18-22.
- ^ A b Dan Epstein: Wait and Bleed . In: Revolver . August 2008, pp. 54-56.
- ↑ a b c d Michael Edele: "Fuck, I want my own room!" laut.de, May 25, 2004. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ↑ a b Daniel Lukes: You Cannot Kill The 'Knot . In: Kerrang! . October 25, 2003, pp. 22-23.
- ↑ metalhammer.co.uk: Corey Taylor off drink ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. January 5, 2006. Accessed January 26, 2010. (English)
- ↑ Slipknot 10 years after ... . In: Rocksound , May 2009, pp. 60-65.
- ↑ blabbermouth.net: SLIPKNOT: New Album Cover Posted Online ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Roadrunner Records, April 9, 2004. Accessed January 31, 2010. (English)
- ↑ slipknot1.com: " Archive link ( memento of the original from June 17, 2013 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. "
- ↑ a b Alexander Cordas: Slipknot - “Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses "(CD review) Review auf Laut.de . Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ a b c d e CD review: Slipknot - Vol.3: (The Subliminal Verses) ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Metal1.info. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ↑ cdstarts.de: Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses Accessed February 1, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d Armin Linder: Review: Slipknot - Vol. 3: (The subliminal verses) Review on Plattentests.de . Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ a b c d SLIPKNOT: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses). CD Review Review on vampster . Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ vids.myspace.com: NAMM 2008 Report ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 7, 2010. (Video)
- ↑ Johny Loftus: Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses> Review allmusic.com . Retrieved January 7, 2010. (English)
- ↑ a b c slipknot-metal.com: Slipknot Song Meanings Accessed January 7, 2010. (English)
- ↑ powermetal.com: Concert Review: Metallica / Slipknot Retrieved January 9, 2010.
- ↑ blabbermouth.com: SLIPKNOT: Philadelphia Dates Canceled ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Roadrunner Records, October 27, 2005. Accessed January 31, 2010. (English)
- ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
- ↑ Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses) Reviews Reviews on Metacritic . Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ Michael Rensen: Review ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on rock hard . Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ CD Review: Slipknot - Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) Review on metal.de. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ Gold & Platinum riaa.com. Retrieved September 17, 2009. (English)
- ↑ Gold & Platinum - February 2005 cria.ca. Retrieved September 17, 2009. (English)
- ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums aria.com. Retrieved September 17, 2009. (English)
- ^ Federal Association of the Music Industry: Gold / platinum database musikindustrie.de. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ↑ Certified Awards bpi.co.uk. Retrieved September 17, 2009. (English)
- ↑ METALLICA, CRADLE OF FILTH, MOTÖRHEAD Among GRAMMY Nominees roadrunnerrecords.com, December 7, 2004. Accessed September 17, 2009. (English)
- ↑ a b List of Grammy winners CNN.com, February 9, 2006. Accessed September 17, 2009. (English)
- ↑ SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, THE DARKNESS Among 'Best Band' Nominees At KERRANG! AWARDS 2004 ( Memento of the original dated February 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. roadrunnerrecords.com, August 25, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009. (English)
- ^ "A Century of Sound". Kerrang !: pp. 22–47. August 8, 2009
- ↑ oA: The 66 + 6 best metal albums of the millennium . In: Visions, issue 289, pages 52–66
- ↑ blabbermouth.net: SLIPKNOT Set First Single Off New Album ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Roadrunner Records, March 6, 2004. Accessed September 21, 2009. (English)
- ↑ Report: SLIPKNOT's 'Duality' Video Cost Nearly Half A Million To Produce ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Roadrunnerrecords.com, April 2, 2004. Retrieved September 23, 2009. (English)
- ↑ For The Record: Quick News On Maroon 5, The Roots And Dave Chappelle, Slipknot, Morrissey, Velvet Underground & More mtv.com, March 31, 2004. Accessed September 23, 2009. (English)
- ↑ roadrunnerrecords.com: EA Sports Announces Game Soundtracks ( Memento from August 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) July 29, 2009. Accessed November 6, 2015. (English)
- ↑ blabbermouth.com: SLIPKNOT To Launch Two-Pronged Radio Campaign ( Memento of the original from December 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Roadrunner Records, September 15, 2004. Accessed November 16, 2009. (English)
- ↑ slipknot-metal.com: Slipknot Discography Retrieved January 5, 2010. (English)
