Now this is the album that everyone recognizes. This is the album that everyone knows. Everyone has heard of the singles in this album, Duality, Before I Forget, Vermillion Pt.1, andVermillion Pt.2. Slipknot added an acoustic guitar sound throughout this album, so it's softer than "Slipknot" and "Iowa" but it still sounds amazing. It is also true that they're many subliminal messages throughout the album. In the 80 minute video they made and released after this album was out, it had many "easter eggs" to unlock and you can find all 9 of them and you can see 9 different clips of each band member and see what they do. This album is Voliminal 3: (The Subliminal Verses).
"Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" 2004
1- Prelude 3.0
It sounds pretty weird in the beginning of the song, but it's a great introduction to the album. Also, unlike the other albums, this is actually a song. Not just a 1 minute or less song that goes to the next song in the track list. No, this is an actual song. It still goes right along to the next song, which makes it a good introduction.
2- The Blister Exists
This song is all drums and percussion. Mostly percussion, since Chris Fehn and Shawn Crahan use marching snares to keep the rhythm. Other than that, the guitars match the drums and percussion sound to make a thrashy fast speed. A great song in this album. May I also mention, I like the little drum/snare break. It's about 30 seconds and when it's around 15-30 seconds, the guitars come and have their own jam out with the drums/percussion. It then goes back to the song and after that, it ends with the small percussion break. The same beat as before, but the song ends that way.
3- Three Nil
I'm not really much a fan of this song. Don't get me wrong, it's a good song. But it's like what I said in Part IV about The Shape. It's good, but not heard much. They did perform this song live, but even so, I still don't find it enjoyable enough, like the other songs.
4- Duality
Here's a song that everyone knows. It's annoying how people judge Slipknot just by this song. It's not that great, honestly. I like the fact it starts out slow and then it just goes crazy. The video for this song won "Roadrunner's best metal music video of all time." I can see why, it starts off with the band in an abandoned house, all broken. Outside the house, hundreds of people, all of them being maggots (the name given to Slipknot fans). They all just come in and wreck the shit out of everything. You can see most of them jamming out with Slipknot in a room and you can see other just breaking walls, throwing shit out of windows, pushing and shoving each other. It's a funny sight, but the song is okay. I like the song, don't get me wrong, but the fact that this song went a tad mainstream, I started to dislike it. Oh well.
5- Opium of The People
Now this, this song is my favorite Slipknot song overall. I also think the best metal song in this album. No one really has heard of this song, but I think they should. It's my favorite, no doubt. It's basically 5 minutes of awesomeness. It has it's own breakdown with Mick and Joey. Corey then screams back into the song and everything goes back to where it's awesome.
6- Circle
This song really has no meaning, but they wanted to try out a song where they can add an acoustic feeling to it, and it takes the spot. It has a sad feeling to it, an aspect of which no Slipknot song has. Until this album, they're other acoustic feeling songs, but in the order of the track list, this is the first.
7- Welcome
Going back to the harsh Slipknot, this song is amazing. I love the fact that it brings you back intro reality after listening to Circle. To me, it sounds like an exploding volcano. The beginning, the volcano is about to erupt. The middle is when the volcano just explodes, and around the ending is the lava burning everything in sight. The small guitar solo is just jizztastic. This comes second in my favorite Slipknot song list.
8- Vermilion
This song was for Corey Taylor's girlfriend or wife at the time. During this album, he still had a drinking problem. When he was drunk, he always thought about the problems he has had in his life. So, he tried to make a song to try and make his significant other realize what he has in his mind concerning her. The video for this song is excellent. It's made from stop motion, and everyone likes a bit of stop motion in their life.
9- Pulse of the Maggots
Remember in Part IV, what I said about The Heretic Anthem? Well, this song is like that, but not an anthem. You can say, it's pretty much our march. What gives us our courage to do anything. "We fight 'til no one can fight us. We live, and no one can stop us. We pull when we're pushed too far. And the advantages. The bottom line is. We never, had to fight in the first place. We only, had to spit back in their face. We won't, walk alone any longer. What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger." See where I'm getting at?
10- Before I Forget
Ughhh. Even if this song won a Grammy Award and AOL's top metal song of the decade (back then, it was 2005), in my opinion, it's not great. I'm a maggot, I can't lie about that. But this song, it just isn't great. It went mainstream when it first came out as a single. This is one of the first songs I heard from them and I liked it. After hearing their whole discography, this song isn't that great. It's good, but not in my opinion.
11- Vermilion Pt. 2
The second part of Vermilion. This is another song with an acoustic guitar. This part is when Corey gets sober from being drunk all the time and start to think of depressing things about his failing relationship. He says aspects that he appreciates from his significant other and the reason why he loves her. It's a sad sob story, I know, but it adds the acoustic guitar feeling to it, and that's what basically matters.
12- The Nameless
Just like Welcome brought you back into reality after Circle, this song jolts you back to your main state of mind after listening to Vermilion Pt. 2. It starts off all jumpy, but then it goes back to realizing that you're alive. After listening to Vermilion Pt. 2, I honestly jumped up half a centimeter up my chair when it changed to this song. The chorus of this song amuses me, a tad. "(Don't go) I never wanted anybody more than I wanted you. (I know) The only thing I ever really loved, was hate." Corey is trying to continue say the fact that he still loves her, but also hates the fact that she's still alive. Confusing? Yes, I know.
13- The Virus of Life
I don't really know what's going in this song. It's all percussion with the help of Craig, sampler. Adding noises here and there. I'm pretty sure this is an adaptation of what goes through a mind after being sober and understanding what's wrong with your life, so you go back into drinking, realizing what's wrong with you and you talk to yourself about the things that go through your mind. That's what I think, because I don't really know understand what's going through this song, but hey, it's still awesome. When I first heard this song in this album, I kept listening to it, I didn't stop until a week.
14- Danger - Keep Away
Back when I had my "moments", I kept hearing this song. I would sing it to myself and think of my past doings and regrets. "I won't let you walk away, without hearing what I have to say." I think that's pretty heartfelt. Another one, "What if I never saw you again... I'd die right next to you in the end." I find this a great song because when Corey sings, not only does he sing, but Chris Fehn adds backup vocals, and they sound great together.
Well, that's all for this album. Overall, this album is an 8 out of 10. Some songs I didn't like, and since it's their first album with an acoustic guitar feeling to it, it didn't come out the way we all wanted it to be. We all like the old Slipknot, but this new Slipknot doesn't really quite make it. If you want to buy this album, go ahead. Everyone knows the singles in this album, but if you're a metal head and want heavy stuff, go back and listen to Slipknot or Iowa. You won't be disappointed.
Until next time, goodbye.
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