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.' Percussionist Shawn Crahan stated, 'Eventually we got sick of waiting for shit to happen. Coming back together and working out their differences hindered the writing process initially. After the album was completed, the band said these side projects 'saved the band' and 'helped break out of the box were in'. There had been speculation regarding the possibility of a third album and the band's future, owing to members working on other musical projects. 3: The Subliminal Verses with producer Rick Rubin at The Mansion in Los Angeles in 2003. 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

Roadrunner Records have listed the music video for ' Duality' as the best music video in Roadrunner history. At the end of 2009, 'Before I Forget' was listed as 'AOL's Top Metal Song of the Decade'. The band also received the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song ' 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 received generally positive reviews. 3 is credited as Slipknot's first to incorporate more traditional, melodic song structures, guitar solos and acoustic instruments. Nevertheless, the band managed to write more than enough material for a new album. Initially, the band was unproductive lead vocalist Corey Taylor was drinking heavily.

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 2002, speculation regarding the future began. It is the band's only album produced by Rick Rubin. A special edition, containing a bonus disc, was released on April 12, 2005. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released on May 25, 2004, by Roadrunner Records.

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