By the time Slipknot went in to record Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), they were on the fast-track to cementing their status as the 21st century’s biggest metal sensation. Five years prior, the band’s self-titled debut album had catapulted them into the mainstream consciousness, exploding out of the nu metal bubble in a frenzied, 18-legged whirlwind of mayhem and misanthropy.
Two years later they transcended all expectations with Iowa, not only nabbing Number 1 spots in the charts in both the UK and Canada, but also Top 10 in a further seven countries (including No.3 at home in the USA), doubling-down on their most extreme inclinations as they incorporated more death metal and grindcore influences into the mix. The only problem was, it had damn near killed them.
