Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses) - Slipknot
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70 out of 100

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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 121 Ratings

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  • Summary: Rick Rubin produced this third LP for the popular mask-wearing Des Moines-based metal outfit, who are set to headline Ozzfest this summer.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Their most extreme CD to date. [4 June 2004, p.80]
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    At least two thirds of it is still comprised of head-spinning speed metal, but there are signs of genuine progression -- not to mention progressive rock -- from the off.
  3. Dot Music
    60
    OK, so it’s not Norah Jones dinner party territory and there’s enough torturous mayhem to gratify their faithful ‘maggots’ but there’s equally a contrived nature underlying the habitual havoc.
  4. Alternative Press
    20
    Plays out like a tepid, second-rate version of Iowa, which pretty much makes it a third-rate anything else. [Jul 2004, p.142]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 77
  3. Negative: 9 out of 77
  1. JayP
    10
    Without a doubt a staple in Metal and Music history, the best of the bands current Trilogy this album sets a new bar for the band. Merging both a Dark heaviness with a even darker sense of melody this albums covers both the areas of heavy metal and of passionate expression. This album should not go unheard and for any serious fan of metal or hard rock should not go un-owned.… Expand
  2. asylumspadez
    8
    How this album is rated so low by critics is something I will never know. This album is simply one of the best metal albums out there. Slipknot has established themselves as the leaders of Nu-Metal and Vol. 3 is nothing short of a master piece.… Expand
  3. BigPip
    7
    Firstly, a message to DeMarcus B: pro·fuse
  4. Maggotforever
    4
    Slipknot rocks! but i have to say that this album i softer than iowa and that sucks im not saying slipknot sucks im saying that they sould be more like they were on iowa cuz' thats there coolest album! cya at the next slipknot concert in copenhagen my fellow maggots… Expand

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