Pulse of the Maggots

Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses

Released

May 25, 2004

Recorded

2003

Studio

The Mansion in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California; Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research and Sound City in Los Angeles, California

Genre

Length

60:09

Slipknot chronology

Iowa
(2001)

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
(2004)

9.0: Live
(2005)

Singles from Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses

"Pulse of the Maggots"
Released: March 30, 2004 (Promotional)
"Duality"
Released: May 4, 2004
"Vermilion"
Released: October 16, 2004
"Vermilion Pt. 2"
Released: October 16, 2004
"Before I Forget"
Released: July 13, 2005
"The Nameless"
Released: November 1, 2005 (Live)
"The Blister Exists"
Released: 2006 (Promotional)

Alternative cover

Special edition cover

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Boston Globe	favorable
The Detroit News	favorable
NME	8/10
Playlouder
Rolling Stone
The Washington Post	favorable

Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses is the third studio album by American metal band Slipknot. The album was released on May 25, 2004, by Roadrunner Records, and a special edition, containing a bonus disc, was released on April 12, 2005. It is the band's only album produced by Rick Rubin, and also the only one not to feature any profanity. 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 including Murderdolls, To My Surprise, and the reformation of Stone Sour. In 2003, Slipknot moved into The Mansion to work on the album. Initially, the band was unproductive; lead vocalist Corey Taylor was drinking heavily. Nevertheless, they wrote more than enough material for a new album—the band's first to incorporate more traditional, melodic song structures, guitar solos and acoustic guitars.

The album received generally positive reviews. Slipknot was praised by AllMusic for its "dedication to making it a Slipknot album", while Q added that the album was "a triumph". The album peaked within the top ten in album sales across eleven countries, and went Platinum in the United States. The band also received the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song "Before I Forget". At the end of 2009, "Before I Forget" was listed as "AOL's Top Metal Song of the Decade".Roadrunner Records have listed the music video for "Duality" as the best music video in Roadrunner history.

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