Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

{{Blockquote|"The first album was a lot of fun. The second album felt like we were saying, 'Fuck you, we're dying here.' And then the third record was the healing process." – Shawn Crahan{{cite magazine|first=Tom|last=Bryant|title=Hell unleashed|magazine=Kerrang #1423|date=14 July 2012|page=24}}}}

Slipknot recorded Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses with producer Rick Rubin at The Mansion in Los Angeles in 2003.{{Cite news|work=Metal Hammer|date=November 11, 2003|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=41607|title=Slipknot Studio Update|access-date=June 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420075019/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=41607|archive-date=April 20, 2008}} There had been speculation regarding the possibility of a third album and the band's future, owing to members working on other musical projects.{{Cite video|title=Slipknot – Up To Our Necks|medium=DVD|work=Chrome Dreams|date=2004}} After the album was completed, the band said these side projects "saved the band" and "helped [them] break out of the box [they] were in".{{Cite journal|last=Browne|first=Nichola|title=The Return of The Kings|journal=Kerrang!|pages=18–22|date=April 17, 2004}} Coming back together and working out their differences hindered the writing process initially. In 2008, drummer Joey Jordison said, "We didn't talk to each other for three months, we just sat there wasting money in the fucking Houdini mansion."{{Cite journal|last=Epstein|first=Dan|title=Wait and Bleed|journal=Revolver|pages=54–56|date=August 2008}} Percussionist Shawn Crahan stated, "Eventually we got sick of waiting for shit to happen. We got together, had a few beers and wrote a really artsy, fucked up song called 'Happy Ending'."{{Cite news|title=Slipknot 10 years after ... |work=Rocksound|pages=60–65|date=May 2009}}

In a 2003 interview, Jordison explained that despite the initial problems more than enough material was written for the album and added that "it's better to have stuff to pick from than to settle for shit", in contrast to how Slipknot settled too soon with fewer songs on previous albums.{{Cite journal|last=Lukes|first=Daniel|title=You Cannot Kill The 'Knot|journal=Kerrang!|pages=22–23|date=October 25, 2003}} Lead vocalist Corey Taylor admitted in an interview that he drank heavily throughout their time in the mansion, saying "I would drink from the moment I got up until the moment I passed out."{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/corey-taylor-off-drink-2/ |title=Corey Taylor off drink |access-date=June 18, 2008 |work=Metal Hammer |date=May 1, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403213237/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/corey-taylor-off-drink-2/ |archive-date=April 3, 2013 }} He explained that; "everything I did while I was drinking sounded like shit", while expressing how unhappy he was with the choice of vocal takes which ended up on the album. During this time, percussionist Crahan worked on Voliminal: Inside the Nine, a video documenting the creation process of the album and the touring which would follow.{{Cite magazine|access-date=July 15, 2008|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56845/dont-call-it-a-dvd-slipknot-slaves-over-lavish-film|title=Don't Call It A DVD: Slipknot Slaves Over Lavish Film|magazine=Billboard|date=October 26, 2006|author=Graff, Gary}}

In a Q&A for his book You're Making Me Hate You, Taylor stated that the first verse and chorus of the track "Circle" was written and recorded during the Iowa tour in 2001, and that it was the same take that ended up on the album.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALmBsOFFzKY Corey Taylor Pre-show with Q&A Irving Plaza 7/7/15 - YouTube]

Band members were divided over their experience of working with producer Rubin; some doubted his commitment to Slipknot as he split his time between many artists at once. In 2008, Taylor said he met Rubin only four times during the entire recording of Vol. 3… and that Rubin barely showed up to the studio: "We were being charged horrendous amounts of money. And for me, if you're going to produce something, you're fucking there. I don't care who you are."{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=105232 |title=SLIPKNOT Members On Working With Producer RICK RUBIN - Sep. 21, 2008 |work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |access-date=October 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331164140/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=105232 |archive-date=March 31, 2009 }} He added: "He is overrated, he is overpaid, and I will never work with him again." Conversely, guitarist Jim Root said in that same interview, "A lot of the guys in the band say Rick was unavailable. And yeah, he takes on a lot of projects at one time, but he also does things that are beneficial. He would listen to what we'd done, then have us retrack things that needed work. He's kind of like Big Brother up on the hill. Even though he wasn't there physically every day, he was. [Vol. 3 is] my favorite record we've done."{{cite news |access-date=April 9, 2014 |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-members-on-working-with-producer-rick-rubin/ |title= SLIPKNOT Members On Working With Producer RICK RUBIN |work=Blabbermouth |date=September 21, 2008 }}

{{Blockquote|"Vol.3… was really hard for me. I was in such a dark and depressing place. But about halfway through I got my shit together. That's when I started the battle against my drinking and my crappy behaviour… ['Pulse of the Maggots'] was the anthem we'd been missing. It was originally called 'Triggers Yearn' and I was going in a whole different direction with it. Then Joey said he'd got a name for the song… but no lyrics. From then on, the song became more about the fans than it was about us. Without the fans, we'd be a bunch of jerks from Iowa, picking fights with each other in our basements." – Corey Taylor}}

Before the release of Vol. 3, band members had promised a more experimental album; drummer Jordison said that "it's almost as if Slayer was tapping on Radiohead". For the first time in Slipknot's career, songs such as "Circle" and "Vermilion Pt. 2" were led by an acoustic rather than an electric guitar. According to Todd Burns of Stylus, songs such as "Pulse of the Maggots" and "Before I Forget" incorporate a "pounding metal" style. AllMusic wrote that tracks, such as "The Blister Exists", "Three Nil", and "Opium of the People", combine the two extremes of their recognizable metal edge with melody, and the most apparent shifts being in Taylor's vocal style, with relatively few songs relying solely on screamed vocals in comparison to their earlier work. Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album "[bounced] between over-powering speed-metal and haunting acoustic rock".

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Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses is Slipknot's first album that does not warrant a Parental Advisory label, mainly because the lyrics of Vol. 3, compared to other Slipknot albums, are much less explicit in terms of profanity and obscure dark themes. While the standard edition does not feature the warning label, the special edition does due to the heavy profanity found in its bonus content. In a 2008 interview, guitarist Mick Thomson explained that vocalist Corey Taylor made a point of avoiding the use of profanity in response to claims that he relied on use of it.{{Cite web|author=Thomson, Mick |title=NAMM 2008 Report |work=On Track Magazine |url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29777240 |access-date=July 14, 2008 |author-link=Mick Thomson |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216055448/http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29777240 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 }} Only two instances of profanity occur on the album, which are the use of the word "bitched" in "Duality" and "bastards" which appears in the intro monologue for "Pulse of the Maggots".

According to AllMusic, the lyrics of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) include metaphors and touch on themes that include anger, disaffection, and psychosis. Taylor's diversity in his vocal delivery was praised; Burns considered tracks like "Vermilion Pt. 2" to have "stately vocal harmonies". Taylor's performance on the closing track "Danger – Keep Away" was specifically praised; Stylus called it the most "depressing and emotional" track on the album. Burns concluded that overall "the riffs have lost none of their impact, but it seems like finally the group also wants you to appreciate their vocal and lyrical impact."

The cover of the album features the "maggot mask" designed by Shawn Crahan.{{Cite news|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=Slipknot Want Their Maggots To Be Just As Hideous As The Band|publisher=MTV|date=April 9, 2004|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486281/20040409/slipknot.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422152219/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486281/20040409/slipknot.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 22, 2004|access-date=July 23, 2008}} The name of the mask is a reference to the name given to fans by the band.{{Cite news|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|title=Slipknot's Maggots Destroy Iowa Home|publisher=MTV|date=March 29, 2004|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486022/20040329/slipknot.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040417001639/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486022/20040329/slipknot.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2004|access-date=July 23, 2008}} The mask was made of stitched leather, with a zipper around the mouth area, and copies can be obtained as part of the band's merchandise.{{Cite web|title=Slipknot official store – Maggot mask|publisher=Bravado|url=http://slipknot1.com/item/accessories-home_page-masks__uniforms/slipknot_maggot_mask|access-date=May 19, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723144325/http://slipknot1.com/item/accessories-home_page-masks__uniforms/slipknot-maggot-mask|archive-date=July 23, 2012|df=mdy-all}} It is featured in the music video for the album's second single "Vermilion", in which the band appears whenever the protagonist wears the mask.{{Cite web|title=Slipknot "Vermilion" photo gallery |publisher=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1490939&pid=1652004 |access-date=July 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114132521/http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1490939&pid=1652004 |archive-date=January 14, 2009 }}

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Prior to the release of the album, the band released "Pulse of the Maggots" in its entirety as a free downloadable track on the now defunct SK Radio website, it was available for one day only on March 30, 2004. This also marked the beginning of Slipknot's touring cycle, The Subliminal Verses World Tour, starting with their appearance on the Jägermeister Music Tour.{{Cite web|access-date=July 15, 2008 |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1485648/20040309/slipknot.jhtml |title=Slipknot Ready To Unveil New Masks, Subliminal LP |publisher=VH1 |date=September 3, 2004 |author=Wiederhorn, Jon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080426020545/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1485648/20040309/slipknot.jhtml |archive-date=April 26, 2008 }} On May 4, 2004, "Duality" was released as their first official single.{{cite news|title=Slipknot Set First Single Off New Album |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=March 6, 2004 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=20055 |access-date=March 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050313075942/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=20055 |archive-date=March 13, 2005 }} Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was finally released on May 25, 2004,{{Cite web|access-date=July 15, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1487071/20040517/coldplay.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430003152/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1487071/20040517/coldplay.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 30, 2007|title=For The Record: Quick News On Dave Chappelle, Chris Martin And Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Simpson, Lenny Kravitz & More|publisher=MTV|date=May 17, 2004}} to coincide with the release of the album "Duality" was released on a special edition 7-inch red vinyl.{{cite news|title=Slipknot To Release 'Duality' Seven-Inch Vinyl Single |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 24, 2004 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=22878 |access-date=March 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607012145/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=22878 |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }} Alongside the normal edition of the album Roadrunner Records also released a limited edition CD that could connect to the Slipknot web site and obtain new songs and other promotional material, but as of 2009 the link on the CD has stopped working.{{Cite web|access-date=November 1, 2009|url=http://www.slipknot1.com/subliminal_verses.mov|title=Original access link to the portal reserved for the possessors of the 2004 limited edition of Subliminal Verses|publisher=Slipknot Official Web Site|date=May 25, 2004}}{{Dead link|date=June 2010|bot=DASHBot}} Other singles from the album included "Vermilion", "Before I Forget" and "The Blister Exists".[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r720800|pure_url=yes}} "allmusic ((( Vermilion > Overview )))"]. AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2010

(2005-05-22) [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=35790 "SLIPKNOT: 'Before I Forget' 7" Picture Discs Due In June"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606210937/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=35790 |date=June 6, 2011 }} . Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved June 9, 2010

(2005-02-03) [http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=11952 "Slipknot Choose "Before I Forget" For New Single"]. MetalUnderground. On April 12, 2005, a special edition version of the album, containing a bonus disc, was released.{{Cite web|access-date=July 15, 2008 |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/17925853 |title='Clown' Leaves Slipknot Tour To Be With Ailing Wife |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=March 21, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717003757/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/17925853 |archive-date=July 17, 2007 }}

{{Music ratings

|MC = 70/100

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Blender

| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}The basic Slipknot sound has improved. [#27, p.147]

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = A−Their most extreme CD to date. [4 June 2004, p.80]

|rev4 = NME

|rev4Score = 8/10{{Cite web|title= Slipknot : Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/slipknot/7428|date=June 8, 2004|work=NME|author=Silver, Dan|access-date=June 14, 2009}}

| rev5 = The Observer

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Campion |first1=Chris |title=The ten best CDs |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk:80/omm/reviews/0,13876,1033598,00.html |website=The Observer |accessdate=11 March 2023 |date=3 July 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603091239/http://observer.guardian.co.uk:80/omm/reviews/0,13876,1033598,00.html |archive-date=June 3, 2004 }}

|rev6 = Playlouder

|rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}A triumph. [Jul 2004, p.124]

|rev8 = Rolling Stone

|rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9Score = B{{cite web|author=Sinagra, Laura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IgWp27kuBIC&q=%22Spin%22+%22Slipknot%22&pg=PA108|title=Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses|work=Spin|date=July 2004|access-date=14 August 2019}}

| rev10 = Sputnikmusic

| rev10score = 4/5{{cite web |last1=Ward |first1=Kyle |title=Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/13055/Slipknot-Vol.-3-The-Subliminal-Verses/ |website=Sputnikmusic |accessdate=11 March 2023 |date=1 August 2007}}

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Critical reception to Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses was generally positive. It received a score of 70% on review aggregator Metacritic based on 12 reviews.{{cite web|access-date=July 14, 2008|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/vol-3-the-subliminal-verses|title=Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)|website=Metacritic}} Johnny Loftus of AllMusic called the album "not just another flashy alt-metal billboard", praising the band's "dedication to making it a Slipknot album".{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r686871|pure_url=yes}}|title=Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses – Review|access-date=June 14, 2008|first=Johnny|last=Loftus|website=AllMusic}} Todd Burns of Stylus wrote that people who accuse the band of having "softened" are "mistaking softness for maturation". Burns went on to call the album "the best pop inflected metal album since System of a Down's Toxicity".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/slipknot/vol-3-the-subliminal-verses.htm |title=Slipknot – Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses |access-date=June 14, 2008 |first=Todd |last=Burns |date=May 28, 2004 |magazine=Stylus Magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403190755/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/slipknot/vol-3-the-subliminal-verses.htm |archive-date=April 3, 2008 }} Sean Richardson of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A− and wrote that it is a "deranged hippie update" of Slayer's "masterpiece" Reign in Blood, which was also produced by Rubin.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,643201,00.html|title=Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)|access-date=June 14, 2008|first=Sean|last=Richardson|date=June 4, 2004|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|page=80|archive-date=October 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012203944/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,643201,00.html|url-status=dead}} Q hailed Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses as "a triumph".{{Cite journal| date=July 2004 |title=Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses|journal=Q|page=124}} John Robb of PlayLouder complimented Slipknot's unexpected rise to become "one of the biggest groups in the world", dubbing "Before I Forget" a "classic [Slipknot] anthem". Robb added that the album is better than Iowa, citing its "differing textures".{{Cite web|url=http://www.playlouder.com/review/+vol3thesublimina/ |title=Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses |access-date=June 18, 2008 |first=John |last=Robb |date=May 26, 2004 |publisher=Playlouder |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040625162120/http://www.playlouder.com/review/%2Bvol3thesublimina/ |archive-date=June 25, 2004 |url-status=dead }} Rolling Stone gave the album a rating of 3 out of 5, stating the album presented "newer extremes" for the band, "which in Slipknot's case means tunefulness and traditional song structures".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/slipknot/albums/album/5280149/review/6054734/vol_3_the_subliminal_verses|title=Slipknot (Metal) – Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)|access-date=June 14, 2008|first=Robert|last=Cherry|date=June 10, 2004|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619005206/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/slipknot/albums/album/5280149/review/6054734/vol_3_the_subliminal_verses|archive-date=June 19, 2008|url-status=dead}}

A review from the BBC praised the album, declaring that there "is no finer metal band on the planet". It cited the group's integration of "hyperactive bass drums, complex, compelling riffs and ridiculously fast fretwork" with more melodic styles and described Vermilion as "the key track ... an emotional, melodramatic, utterly convincing rollercoaster ride".{{cite web |access-date=April 9, 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6654 |title= Slipknot Volume 3: (The Subliminal Verses) Review |publisher=BBC |date=2004 |author=Reynolds, Nick}}

Alternative Press criticized the album, writing that it "plays out like a tepid, second-rate version of Iowa, which pretty much makes it a third-rate anything else."{{Cite journal| date=July 2004 |title=Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses|journal=Alternative Press|pages=142}} Yahoo!'s Chris Heath also reviewed the album negatively, writing that "The Nameless" combines "the ludicrously vicious and ridiculously placid" and that by doing so makes the track feel "awkward". Heath added, "the themes are predictably absurd ... yet mildly comical given the inclusion of such disparate styles stationed side by side."{{Cite web|title=Slipknot – Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/040603/33/1wp9b.html|date=June 3, 2004|publisher=Yahoo! Music|author=Heath, Chris|access-date=November 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616231319/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/040603/33/1wp9b.html|archive-date=June 16, 2004|url-status=dead}}

Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses peaked at position number two on the US Billboard 200, following selling 242,683 copies in its first week.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-vol-3-debuts-at-no-2-on-billboard-chart/|title=SLIPKNOT: 'Vol. 3' Debuts At No. 2 On BILLBOARD Chart|date=June 2, 2004|publisher=Blabbermouth|access-date=September 11, 2020}} The album also charted and peaked at number two on the Australian Recording Industry Association, and Canadian sales charts.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=slipknot|chart=all}}|title=Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Slipknot&titel=Vol.+3:+The+Subliminal+Verses&cat=a|title=Slipknot Australian Charts|publisher=australiancharts.com|access-date=February 9, 2008}} The album was certified Platinum in the United States on February 21, 2005. In 2006, the band won their first Grammy for Best Metal Performance with "Before I Forget".{{Cite news |title=List of Grammy winners |publisher=CNN |date=February 9, 2006 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/09/grammys.list/index.html |access-date=June 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125172301/http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/09/grammys.list/index.html |archive-date=November 25, 2009 }} In 2009, Metal Hammer called it one of the "Albums of the Decade".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/albums-of-the-decade-slipknot-vol-3-the-subliminal-verses/ |title=Albums Of The Decade: Slipknot – Vol. 3:(The Subliminal Verses) |access-date=July 16, 2009 |date=June 30, 2009 |magazine=Metal Hammer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725065142/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/albums-of-the-decade-slipknot-vol-3-the-subliminal-verses/ |archive-date=July 25, 2009 }} It was also rated 31st in UK magazine Kerrang!{{'}}s "The 50 Best Albums of the 21st Century" reader poll.{{Cite news|title=A Century of Sound|pages=22–47|work=Kerrang!|date=August 8, 2009}}

In 2005, the album was ranked number 396 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.{{Cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=Rock Hard|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=51}}

All tracks written by Corey Taylor, Mick Thomson, Shawn Crahan, Craig Jones, Jim Root, Chris Fehn, Paul Gray, Joey Jordison and Sid Wilson.{{Cite book|last=Stocker|first=Pete Billmann and David|title=Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses|year=2004|publisher=Hal Leonard|location=Milwaukee, Wis.|isbn=978-0-634-08653-3|edition=Guitar tab.}}

{{Track listing

|total_length = 60:09

|title1 = Prelude 3.0

|length1 = 3:57

|title2 = The Blister Exists

|length2 = 5:19

|title3 = Three Nil

|length3 = 4:48

|title4 = Duality

|length4 = 4:12

|title5 = Opium of the People

|length5 = 3:12

|title6 = Circle

|length6 = 4:22

|title7 = Welcome

|length7 = 3:15

|title8 = Vermilion

|length8 = 5:16

|title9 = Pulse of the Maggots

|length9 = 4:19

|title10 = Before I Forget

|length10 = 4:38

|title11 = Vermilion Pt. 2

|length11 = 3:44

|title12 = The Nameless

|length12 = 4:28

|title13 = The Virus of Life

|length13 = 5:25

|title14 = Danger – Keep Away

|length14 = 3:13

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{{Track listing

|headline = Japanese edition bonus track

|title15 = Scream

|length15 = 4:31

|total_length = 64:40

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{{Track listing

|headline = Japanese limited edition bonus DVD

|title1 = Duality

|note1 = music video

|title2 = Vermilion

|note2 = music video

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{{Track listing

|headline = Australian tour edition bonus disc

|title1 = Don't Get Close

|length1 = 3:47

|title2 = Scream

|length2 = 4:31

|title3 = Vermilion

|length3 = 5:25

|note3 = single mix

|title4 = Danger – Keep Away

|length4 = 7:55

|note4 = full-length version

|title5 = Disasterpiece

|length5 = 5:25

|note5 = live

|title6 = New Abortion

|length6 = 4:01

|note6 = live

|title7 = People = Shit

|length7 = 3:54

|note7 = live

| total_length = 34:58

}}

{{Track listing

|headline = Special edition bonus disc

|title1 = Don't Get Close

|length1 = 3:47

|title2 = Scream

|length2 = 4:31

|title3 = Vermilion

|length3 = 5:25

|note3 = Terry Date mix

|title4 = Danger – Keep Away

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• (#8) Corey Taylor – vocals
• (#7) Mick Thomson – guitars
• (#6) Shawn Crahan – percussion, backing vocals, art direction, photography
• (#5) Craig Jones – samplers, keyboards
• (#4) Jim Root – guitars
• (#3) Chris Fehn – percussion, backing vocals
• (#2) Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals
• (#1) Joey Jordison – drums, mixing
• (#0) Sid Wilson – turntables

• Michael Boland – design for The Boland Design CO.
• Neil Zlozower – band photography

• Rick Rubin – producer
• Greg Fidelman – mixing
• Phillip Broussard – assistant engineer
• Miles Wilson – assistant engineer
• Dan Monti – assistant engineer
• Lindsay Chase – album production coordination
• Ted Jensen – mastering

• Monte Conner – A&R
• Cory Brennan and Merck Mercuriadis – management for Sanctuary Artist Management Inc.
• Michael Arfen – US booking agent for Writers and Artists Agency International
• John Jackson – international booking agent for K2 Agency

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