3: (The Subliminal Verses) was finally released on May 25, 2004, to coincide with the release of the album "Duality" was released on a special edition 7-inch red vinyl. This also marked the beginning of Slipknot's touring cycle, The Subliminal Verses World Tour, starting with their appearance on the Jägermeister Music Tour, On May 4, 2004, "Duality" was released as their first official single.
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Prior 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, 2003. 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. 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. The title is a reference to the name given to fans by the band. The cover of the album features the "maggot mask" designed by Shawn Crahan. 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. 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." 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.
Band members were divided over their experience of working with producer Rubin, some of which doubted his commitment to Slipknot as he split his time between many artists at once. In a 2002 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 the stuff to pick from than to settle for shit", in contrast to how Slipknot settled too soon with fewer songs on previous albums. We got together, had a few beers and wrote a really artsy, fucked up song called ' Happy Ending'." During an interview in 2007, 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." Speaking retrospectively percussionist Shawn Crahan states "eventually we got sick of waiting for shit to happen. However, coming back together and working out their differences hindered the writing process initially. After the album was completed, the band said that these side projects "saved the band" and "helped break out of the box were in". Earlier there had been speculation regarding the possibility of a third album and the band's future, as some members worked on other musical projects. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) with producer Rick Rubin at The Mansion in Los Angeles, California in 2003. The band also received the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the single " Before I Forget". The album peaked within the top ten in album sales across eleven countries and went Platinum in the United States. 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 generally received positive reviews. Nevertheless, they wrote more than enough material for a new album-the band's first to incorporate more traditional, melodic song structures and acoustic guitars. Initially, the band was unproductive lead vocalist Corey Taylor was drinking heavily. However, in 2003, Slipknot moved into The Mansion to work on the album. Some band members had already been involved in side projects including Murderdolls, To My Surprise, and the reformation of Stone Sour. Following the band's tour to promote its second album in 2001, speculation regarding the future began.
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